Experience

The Children's Home of Reading - Building Kids Lives since 1884

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

• Family Interventionist.

  • Jan 2019 - Present

• Assistant Director of Residential Services

  • Sep 2016 - Jan 2019

  Children’s Home of Reading – Reading, PaOversee a treatment based residential for sexual offending males utilizing the Sanctuary and Model of Care principles.Provide management, supervision and training to staff Certified Safe Crisis Management Trainer Facilitate weekly staff meetingsParticipate in the monthly treatment plan meetings



Kidspeace

• Therapeutic Support Staff

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  Provide one-on-one service to clients with autism in a home/community setting. Providing support and interventions which include behavior medication techniques and proactive strategies to stabilize the client as outlined in the service plan. Support the family and school personnel in their efforts to stabilize the client by providing information, guidance, modeling, and counseling. Work collaboratively with the Behavioral Specialist Consultant, Service Supervisor, and all team members to ensure the service plan is meeting the client’s needs and recommend other services as needed. Maintain daily logs of behavior progress and relay information to team members, supervisors, and other staff as required. Show less



The Impact Project

• Community Volunteer

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  Serve as one of 5 panel members to conduct informal hearings for youth in the community who received misdemeanor citations. • Create contracts for restitution. • Attend scheduled review hearings, where the contract terms are reviewed with the youth and parents/guardians Serve as one of 5 panel members to conduct informal hearings for youth in the community who received misdemeanor citations. • Create contracts for restitution. • Attend scheduled review hearings, where the contract terms are reviewed with the youth and parents/guardians



Northwestern Human Services

• Program Director

  • Aug 2010 - Oct 2011

  Designed, administered and implemented services for Transitional Age Residential Treatment Facility servicing young adults with MH/MR diagnoses. • Responsible for marketing and promoting program within central western Pennsylvania region. • Designed resident manual outlining program’s rules, structure and expectations. • Trained and managed team of 9 employees responsible for supervision of clients and implementation of the individual service plan. • Ensured regulation compliance with Department of Public Welfare. • Responsible for grant management, compliance and reporting. • Coordinated community volunteer opportunities for program residents. • Graduated 80% of participants from program. Show less



Catholic Charities

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Operations

  • Feb 2004 - Jul 2010

  Identified and solved programmatic issues: staff conflict, crisis intervention, behavior management• Responsible for compliance with regulations of Division of Youth and Family Services(DYFS) and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization(JCAHO) of 6 programs.• Assisted with recruitment, hiring, training, supervision and evaluation of up to 60 employees.• Collaborated with external agencies, service providers and stakeholders to successfully integrate youth back into the least restrictive setting.• Managed financial resources for entire residential department• Directed the Leadership Team to utilize best practices to prepare youth for successful discharge.• Revised structure of resident manual for male group home to meet changing client needs. Show less

• Residential Program Director

  • May 2002 - Feb 2004

  Responsible for daily operations of two adolescent therapeutic treatment facilities servicing clients with behavioral and MH/MR diagnoses.• Ensured that both facilities are in compliance with DYFS and JCAHO regulations.• Trained program supervisors and behavioral technicians.• Interviewed potential clients and families for program admission.• Monitored program budget.

• Milieu Director & Assistant Milieu Director

  • Dec 1998 - May 2002

  Ensured program compliance with DYFS and JACHO regulations.• Responsible for development, organization and delivery of services for youth in boy’s group home with behavioral and MH/MR diagnoses.• Supervised staff members and organized weekly staff meetings.• Responsible for implementation of treatment plans through collaboration with social workers to develop problem solving, coping and social skills in clients at boy’s group home.



Community Access Unlimited

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

• Support Counselor

  • May 1997 - Dec 1998

  Responsible for case management, Individual Service Plans for at-risk males/females ages 16-21. • Taught life skills to clients. • Facilitated psycho-educational and behavioral management groups Responsible for case management, Individual Service Plans for at-risk males/females ages 16-21. • Taught life skills to clients. • Facilitated psycho-educational and behavioral management groups