Experience

Partnership for Children of Essex

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Care Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  • Work directly with at risk youth within Essex County, ages 2-21, by providing mental and behavioral health resources. • Coordinate and conduct Child and Family Team Meetings with the family, youth, and other system partners, to address youth and family’s needs, and implement strategies to support and meet those needs. • Provide Wraparound services to youth and family so that family is linked to proper supports within the community, to assist with stabilizing youth. • Develop and implement Individual Service Plan (ISP), which details the needs and strategies that the team will be implementing in helping the family to reach their vision goal. • Make referrals to community supports which include but are not limited to: in home therapists, behavioral assistants, mentors, evaluations, Partial Hospitalization Programs and Out of Home if needed. • Assisting the youth and family with transitioning from treatment by locating and linking the family to long term community supports such as out-patient services. Show less



ASAPP Healthcare

• New Jersey

• Behavioral Assistant

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  • Provide One on One skill building intervention with at-risk, special needs youth and their families. • Implement Behavioral Assistant Individualized Service Plans (BAISPs), developed by licensed therapists. • Thoroughly document all activities and interactions with youth using Cyber in a timely manner. • Implement and incorporate community based activities and programs to meet youth’s needs as explained on the BAISP. • Accurately complete time logs and written progress reports. • Create a safe, comfortable and professional work environment at all times for youth and families. • Attend monthly staff meetings. • Communicate weekly with the child and family team to discuss current and up-coming client visits and goals. • Provide services such as role-modeling appropriate behavior, behavioral modification techniques, and help to enhance self-esteem, while encouraging growth and development. Show less



Summit Area YMCA

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2016

  • Create and execute various strength-based curriculums for participants within the YMCA program. • Implement and manage mentorship program by pairing high school students with middle school students to implement structure and to learn valuable leadership skills for their transition to becoming young adults. • Organizes, coordinates, and executes age appropriate program that will keep teens positively involved in the community, and develop them in to responsible young adults. • Coordinate “Common Faces”, a program designed to bring in young corporate professionals from the community to speak with students about various career possibilities and opportunities. • Lead weekly college and SAT preparation and planning meetings for college bound juniors and seniors • Orchestrate and host annual college tours for students though-out the east coast. • Serve as Manager of 6th Grade social skill program and work in collaboration with parents to ensure safety, participation, and program needs of each youth. • Provide crisis intervention for youth participants as needed. • Coordinate administrative aspects of program to assure compliance with funding/level of service mandates; oversee the maintenance of a roster and quarterly reporting. • Interacted positively with staff (at all levels and from all departments) in a fast paced team environment sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. Show less