Experience

JCCA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Vice President of Behavioral Health and Wellness

  • Feb 2022 - Present

• Director of Psychology/ Internship Training Director

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Responsible for the coordination and maintenance of mental health services across Brooklyn, Bronx and Westchester locations of JCCA, a social services agency serving children and families directly impacted by the social welfare system. Mental health department includes one Deputy Director of Residential Services, a staff of ten supervising psychologists, two social work therapists, six pre-doctoral psychology interns, and ten psychology externs. • Director of training for APA accredited predoctoral internship program, including coordinating yearly APPIC match, addressing all training matters and concerns, and overseeing all programmatic decisions and changes related to APA accreditation process. • Directly supervises Externship Training Coordinators across sites.• Integrally involved in transition to fee-for-service model, with insights into the ways in which the child welfare system interfaces with managed care organizations within the context of behavioral health. • Maintain a caseload of child therapy patients with a variety of diagnostic presentations as well as complex trauma.• Provide weekly individual clinical and assessment supervision to staff psychologists, psychology interns and externs, social work therapists.• Provide seminars throughout the year for psychology intern class, including group psychotherapy, substance abuse/ harm reduction, and attachment theory. • Chair of Sanctuary Core Committee, exploring innovative ways to disseminate the ideas of the Sanctuary Model throughout the agency, including to staff and clients. • Core member of Race Equity Committee, exploring various methods of modeling and maintaining race consciousness among staff, with clients, and within the community.• Mental Health Coordination Unit (MHCU) Champion; participates in monthly MHCU conference call with ACS and other child welfare agencies, and coordinates and review all MHCU correspondence when youth are psychiatrically hospitalized. Show less

• Coordinator of Psychology

  • Jul 2015 - Oct 2017

  • Served children and families with complex and chronic trauma, all of whom were navigating the foster care system.• Responsible for the coordination and maintenance of mental health services in the Bronx location of a large, foster care agency dedicated to serving children and adolescents in the foster care system. In-house mental health department includes two staff psychologists, one social work therapist, two pre-doctoral psychology interns, and four psychology externs. • Maintain a caseload of approximately twenty therapy patients, ranging in age from seven to 21. Clients are all in foster care and reflect a range of diagnostic presentations, and all have experienced significant and chronic trauma.• Maintain a leadership role in APA accredited internship and externship match program.• Provide weekly individual clinical and assessment supervision to staff psychologists, interns, externs and social work therapist, as well as weekly group supervision to trainees.• Provide weekly clinical supervision to staff social workers in a group setting. • Provide various seminars throughout the year for psychology intern class. Topics include group psychotherapy, substance abuse, and attachment. • Engage in daily and active consultation with all staff within a multidisciplinary team. • Participate in leadership team of the Atlas Research Project, via which children and families in foster care participate in Trauma Systems Therapy in order to demonstrate improved outcomes and fewer lateral moves. • Co-facilitate the Sanctuary Core Committee, exploring innovative ways to disseminate the ideas of the Sanctuary Model throughout the agency, including to staff and clients. • Continue to consult with staff and complete assessments for JCCA’s preventive program, which works with in-tact families who are at risk of foster care placement. Show less

• Senior Supervising Psychologist

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2015

  • Served children and families with complex and chronic trauma, all of whom were navigating the foster care system. • Maintained a caseload of approximately thirty therapy patients, ranging in age from seven to 21.• Facilitated therapy groups for children and adolescents.• Maintained an active role in APA accredited internship and externship match program.• Provided weekly individual clinical and assessment supervision to two psychology interns and two psychology externs, as well as weekly group supervision to trainees.• Provided various seminars throughout the year for psychology intern class. • Engaged in daily and active consultation with all staff within a multidisciplinary team. • Participated in Atlas Research Project, providing Trauma Systems Therapy to clients in order to demonstrate improved outcomes and fewer lateral moves. • Participated in Sanctuary Core Committee, exploring innovative ways to disseminate the ideas of the Sanctuary Model throughout the agency, including to staff and clients. • Developed and implemented a system for managing psychological evaluation referrals throughout the agency. • Continued to consulted with staff and completed assessments for JCCA’s preventive program, which works with in-tact families who are at risk of foster care placement. Show less

• Supervising Psychologist

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2010

  • Served children and families with complex and chronic trauma, all of whom were navigating the foster care system.• Maintained a caseload of approximately thirty individual therapy patients, ranging in age from three to 21.• Facilitated therapy groups for children and adolescents.• Completed psychological testing batteries for initial intakes as well as to address specific clinical concerns or areas of intervention.• Maintained an active role in APA accredited internship and externship match program.• Provided weekly individual clinical and assessment supervision to two psychology interns and one psychology extern, as well as spearheading and implementing weekly group supervision for trainees.• Provided various seminars throughout the year for psychology intern class. • Engaged in daily and active consultation with all staff within a multidisciplinary team. • Participated in the core group for the development and implementation of the Sanctuary Model, and spearheaded staff and foster parent training in this model. • Consulted with staff and completed assessments for JCCA’s preventive program, which works with in-tact families who are at risk of foster care placement. Show less



Long Island University

• Brooklyn, NY

• Supervising Psychologist

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Provide weekly clinical supervision for third year doctoral student’s individual treatment of patient at Long Island University’s mental health clinic. • Provide weekly clinical supervision for third year doctoral student’s individual treatment of patient at Long Island University’s mental health clinic.



Kings County Health Clinic

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Predoctoral Intern, Clinical Psychology

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2008

  • Provided inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, groups, and families. • Conducted regular intake evaluations in both inpatient and outpatient settings. • Completed six full test batteries, including cognitive and projective assessments, as well as achievement assessments when required. Received seven to ten hours of supervision per week. • Attended weekly seminars and didactics, including those focusing on projective and neuropsychological assessments, cross-cultural issues, ethical concerns, and brief psychotherapy modalities. Show less



JCCA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Psychology Extern

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2007

  • Conducted individual outpatient therapy and group psychotherapy with clients in foster care, ages three to 21 years old, as well as with their families and foster families. • Completed psychological evaluations for new intakes, and as otherwise needed. • Completed regular behavioral assessments for children and adolescents already in care, as required by the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. • Attended weekly individual supervision, weekly rounds, and frequent didactic seminars. Show less



Long Island University Psychological Services Center

• Brooklyn, NY

• Predoctoral Clinician

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2007

  • Provided long-term psychotherapy for Long Island University’s student population. • Conducted intake evaluations and complete two full test batteries, including cognitive and projective assessments. • Received two hours per week of individual supervision and one hour per week of testing supervision in first year, and one hour per week of individual supervision every year thereafter. • Provided long-term psychotherapy for Long Island University’s student population. • Conducted intake evaluations and complete two full test batteries, including cognitive and projective assessments. • Received two hours per week of individual supervision and one hour per week of testing supervision in first year, and one hour per week of individual supervision every year thereafter.



Beth Israel Medical Center

• Greater New York City Area

• Psychology Extern

  • Sep 2005 - Aug 2006

  • Led two to three psychotherapy groups per week. • Received weekly group supervision. • Completed four psychological test batteries per year, including cognitive and projective assessment. • Attended and participated in weekly rounds and attended monthly grand rounds. • Led two to three psychotherapy groups per week. • Received weekly group supervision. • Completed four psychological test batteries per year, including cognitive and projective assessment. • Attended and participated in weekly rounds and attended monthly grand rounds.



Peter Krueger Psychiatric Outpatient Services

• Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC, NY

• Psychology Extern

  • Sep 2005 - Aug 2006

  • Provided weekly psychotherapy to individuals with HIV and AIDS, with an average of six patients per week. • Conducted approximately one to two initial evaluations per week. • Received one hour per week of individual supervision. • Attended and participated in weekly rounds. • Provided weekly psychotherapy to individuals with HIV and AIDS, with an average of six patients per week. • Conducted approximately one to two initial evaluations per week. • Received one hour per week of individual supervision. • Attended and participated in weekly rounds.



Brief Psychotherapy Research

• United States
• Mental Health Care

• Psychology Extern

  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2005

  • Provided 30 sessions of manualized individual cognitive behavioral therapy. • Received weekly individual or group supervision, during which videotaped therapy sessions were watched and critiqued. • Provided 30 sessions of manualized individual cognitive behavioral therapy. • Received weekly individual or group supervision, during which videotaped therapy sessions were watched and critiqued.



Beth Israel Medical Center

• Greater New York City Area

• Psychology Extern

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2004

  • Led two to three psychotherapy groups per week. • Received weekly group supervision. • Completed four psychological test batteries per year, including cognitive and projective assessment. • Attended and participated in weekly rounds and attended monthly grand rounds. • Led two to three psychotherapy groups per week. • Received weekly group supervision. • Completed four psychological test batteries per year, including cognitive and projective assessment. • Attended and participated in weekly rounds and attended monthly grand rounds.



YAI

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Individual Service Coordinator

  • Aug 2000 - Aug 2001

  • Served as liaison between developmentally disabled adults, social workers, direct care providers, residential facilities, and families. • Recorded minutes of meetings and maintained accurate records of over 50 clients. • Attended various in-service trainings focusing on issues and trends in the fields of developmental disabilities and the community.

• Human Service Professional

  • Sep 1999 - Aug 2000

  • Created and provided daily lessons to adults with developmental and psychiatric disabilities, with a focus on community integration and behavior modification. Provided individual counseling to developmentally disabled adults.