Experience

National Counseling Group

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Regional Director of Child Placing Services

  • May 2010 - Present

  Provides overall administrative leadership, direction, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of work activities and program assignments for the therapeutic foster care program. Recruits, trains and assesses case management staff and foster parents and placement of children in safe, approved foster homes, respite services for foster parents. Assisted in the development of program statement, goals, service levels. Trains or secures training in community resources and family systems methodology and… Show more Provides overall administrative leadership, direction, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of work activities and program assignments for the therapeutic foster care program. Recruits, trains and assesses case management staff and foster parents and placement of children in safe, approved foster homes, respite services for foster parents. Assisted in the development of program statement, goals, service levels. Trains or secures training in community resources and family systems methodology and other pertinent modalities to ensure that the staff maintains a professional level of knowledge and skills Show less Provides overall administrative leadership, direction, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of work activities and program assignments for the therapeutic foster care program. Recruits, trains and assesses case management staff and foster parents and placement of children in safe, approved foster homes, respite services for foster parents. Assisted in the development of program statement, goals, service levels. Trains or secures training in community resources and family systems methodology and… Show more Provides overall administrative leadership, direction, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of work activities and program assignments for the therapeutic foster care program. Recruits, trains and assesses case management staff and foster parents and placement of children in safe, approved foster homes, respite services for foster parents. Assisted in the development of program statement, goals, service levels. Trains or secures training in community resources and family systems methodology and other pertinent modalities to ensure that the staff maintains a professional level of knowledge and skills Show less



The Pines Residential Treatment Center

• Clinical Care Coordinator

  • May 2009 - May 2010

  Reviewing all treatment plans for clinical appropriateness for diagnostic and residential stay of VA, DC, PA, NE, and NC Medicaid clients. Reviewing all treatment plans for clinical appropriateness for diagnostic and residential stay of VA, DC, PA, NE, and NC Medicaid clients.



Virginia Beach Dept of Human Services

• Senior Social Worker

  • Sep 2006 - May 2009

  Provided case management services to clients and families with high levels of abuse and neglect. Identified, assessed, and analyzed the needs of the famillies in order to coordinate services to achieve permanency. Conducted home visits, attended court hearings, FAPT meetings, school meetings, etc. Provided case management services to clients and families with high levels of abuse and neglect. Identified, assessed, and analyzed the needs of the famillies in order to coordinate services to achieve permanency. Conducted home visits, attended court hearings, FAPT meetings, school meetings, etc.



Stillpoint

• Virginia Beach VA

• Child Placing Supervisor

  • Sep 2005 - Sep 2006

  Provided clinical supervision to therapeutic foster care case management staff. Facilitated foster parent training, completed intake social history assessments, and home study reports. Reviewed all treatment plans and other written reports of staff. Participated in business development activities to expand the company. Provided clinical supervision to therapeutic foster care case management staff. Facilitated foster parent training, completed intake social history assessments, and home study reports. Reviewed all treatment plans and other written reports of staff. Participated in business development activities to expand the company.



Community Solutions

• Virginia Beach VA

• Case Manager/HYPE Program Coordinator

  • Jan 2003 - Sep 2005