Experience

Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director Behavioral Health

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Amanda Pyper LMFT

• Lompoc, California

• Psychotherapist In Private Practice (part-time)

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Part-time psychotherapy practice Part-time psychotherapy practice



Santa Ynez Valley Special Education Consortium

• Buellton, California, United States

• Intensive Mental Health Therapist

  • Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

  Providing mental health services to high school students eligible under special education provisions. Providing short-term counseling services to high-school students in crisis. Providing mental health services to high school students eligible under special education provisions. Providing short-term counseling services to high-school students in crisis.



CenCal Health

• United States
• Insurance
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Behavioral Health Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2022

  Delegation oversight of Managed Behavioral Health Organization (MBHO) for Medi-Cal/Medicaid covered ABA and non-specialty out-patient mental health services. Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert during Behavioral Health Insourcing project including development of claim code set-up, education of provider services staff, development and oversight of Behavioral Health Call Center Delegation oversight of Managed Behavioral Health Organization (MBHO) for Medi-Cal/Medicaid covered ABA and non-specialty out-patient mental health services. Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert during Behavioral Health Insourcing project including development of claim code set-up, education of provider services staff, development and oversight of Behavioral Health Call Center



County of Santa Barbara

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Manager - Department of Behavioral Wellness

  • May 2016 - Sep 2017

  Managing out-patient clinics serving children, transitional age youth and adult clients with severe and persistent mental illness Managing out-patient clinics serving children, transitional age youth and adult clients with severe and persistent mental illness



Cottage Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• MH Clinician

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2016

  Per Diem position providing crisis intervention and admissions to voluntary in-patient unit. Per Diem position providing crisis intervention and admissions to voluntary in-patient unit.



County of Ventura

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Apr 2016

  Developed centralized screening, triage, assessment and referral program for county mental health division resulting in timely access to initial mental health services. Re-organization of county crisis team resulting in improvement of timely crisis responses, reduction in grievances by community members and clean audit findings by DHCS. Management of 2nd largest adult mental health clinic (900 clients). Management of county mental contract of crisis residential program, children's crisis team & PATH federal contract for homeless outreach. Liaison with in-county psychiatric in-patient hospital. Chair of Continuum of Care Team overseeing placement at IMD's and high level treatment facilities. Facilitating implementation of evidence-based practices in adult clinics: CBT treatment and co-occurring disorders treatment



Casa Pacifica

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Aug 2005 - Mar 2009

  Developed and managed 1st Children's Mobile Crisis Team in Santa Barbara County. Development of protocols, management of relations with external stake-holders (police, child protective services, county mental health, ambulance company, hospitals). Developed process and outcome metric reporting to provide County Behavioral Health Dept with required data to support continued funding of program. Developed and managed 1st Children's Mobile Crisis Team in Santa Barbara County. Development of protocols, management of relations with external stake-holders (police, child protective services, county mental health, ambulance company, hospitals). Developed process and outcome metric reporting to provide County Behavioral Health Dept with required data to support continued funding of program.



County of Santa Barbara

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• MH Practitioner

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2005

  Individual, family and group therapy with children and adolescents at out-patient county mh clinic Individual, family and group therapy with children and adolescents at out-patient county mh clinic



Sycamores

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mental Health Therapist

  • Oct 2002 - Feb 2005

  Clinician at Level 12 Residential Facility. Provide individual, family and group therapy to seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents that were referred by LA County Probation or Social Services. Clinician at Level 12 Residential Facility. Provide individual, family and group therapy to seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents that were referred by LA County Probation or Social Services.



Penny Lane Centers

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mental Health Therapist

  • Aug 2001 - Oct 2002

  Provide mental health services to adolescents at Sylmar Juvenile Hall Provide mental health services to adolescents at Sylmar Juvenile Hall



TARA Psychiatric Hospital

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Clinical Psychologist

  • Nov 1999 - Mar 2001

  Providing individual and group psychotherapy to clients at a short-term therapeutic unit at renowned psychiatric facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. Supervised clinical psychology interns. Introduced and implemented DBT treatment at unit. Co-supervisor of Masters thesis on implementation of DBT groups at unit. Providing individual and group psychotherapy to clients at a short-term therapeutic unit at renowned psychiatric facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. Supervised clinical psychology interns. Introduced and implemented DBT treatment at unit. Co-supervisor of Masters thesis on implementation of DBT groups at unit.