Experience

SHREWSBURY YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, INC

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

• Clinical Director

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Provided administrative, clinical, and supervisory oversight of SYFS’s outpatient clinic Supervised 12 clinicians and Master’s Level Interns Maintained small caseload of children and adolescents Through state and foundation funding, provided Youth, Adult, and Teen Mental Health First Aid trainings across Massachusetts Developed a vaping treatment curriculum that was implemented in multiple school districts across Central Massachusetts Authored content for multiple trainings including Vaping 101, Self-Care During COVID, Supporting Children and Youth During COVID, and Mental Health 101 for Parents Oversaw SYFS’s Clinical Internship program including offsite placements, weekly individual and group supervision, regular trainings on clinical topics, and ongoing contact with graduate programs Served as part of the leadership of the Shrewsbury Coalition on Addiction Prevention and Education (SCAPE), a youth substance use prevention coalition Show less



, Dearborn Academy, Newton, MA

• Clinical Coordinator

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  Oversaw the clinical services provided to all students at a therapeutic Elementary/Middle and High School Directly supervised 8 Master's Level clinicians and managed the intern program Encouraged clinicians to utilize evidence based practices such as CBT and DBT Collaborated with Clinicians, Teachers, Career Counselors, Speech and Language Pathologists, and Behavioral Counselors to ensure the school was providing a trauma informed learning environment Managed student crises using a tiered level of response, including accessing community supports such as Mobile Crisis and the Sectioning process, if required Promoted an increase in the level of family and collateral collaboration through modeling and direct coaching of staff Developed and implemented a semester long health curriculum for 7th and 8th graders Facilitated a monthly support group for caregivers Show less



Institute for Health and Recovery

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Youth and Young Adult Services

  • Nov 2012 - Sep 2017

• SAFE and SCAP Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2008 - Oct 2012

  Managed a clinical substance use treatment state grant in which Masters Level clinicians implemented evidenced based practices such as A-CRA and the GAIN•Wrote quarterly and annual reports documenting project activities for the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) and the grant evaluator•Designed the SAFE program to meet both evidence based practice and health insurance standards•Conducted clinical chart reviews to ensure that all clinical services and documentation met both grant and health insurance standards•Ensured that the SAFE project clinical policies and documentation was in compliance with BSAS and Mental Health licensing regulations•Provided weekly clinical supervision for Master’s Level Clinicians and held monthly project meetings for SAFE staffSCAP Project•Oversaw capacity building project aimed at developing, improving, and increasing access to adolescent substance use services throughout Suffolk County•Provided technical assistance around youth substance youth for schools, state agencies, CBHI providers, community organizations, and other youth serving organizations•Wrote quarterly and annual reports documenting project activities BSAS•Drafted drug education curriculum, approved by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, to be used state wide for youth who receive marijuana possession citations•Authored 10 week substance use prevention curriculum. Using a train-the-trainer model, implemented the curriculum in Boston Public High Schools, DYS and DCF programs, as well as with Peer Leader groups•Developed Substance Use 101 and Substance Use Resources trainings. Presented these trainings for youth providers, schools, state agencies, and programs throughout Suffolk County•Provided clinical support for all other BSAS funded youth projects within the agency Show less



CRJ

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Director

  • Oct 2005 - Nov 2007

  Responsible for all clinical services, clinical documentation, and clinical decision making in a 12 bed residential program for 16-21 year old males committed to the Department of Youth Services (DYS) •Maintained case files in accordance with DYS and Department of Early Education and Care standards •Responsible for addressing medication needs of all residents •Supervised case managers on a weekly basis, and participated in their hiring process •Facilitated training on suicide prevention, physical and mental health issues, and medication administration for all new staff from CRJ’s Youth Services Department on a monthly basis •Provided individual counseling and mental health crisis intervention for residents •Facilitated weekly substance abuse and Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups Show less



Suffolk County Juvenile Resource Center

• Clinician

  • Oct 2004 - Oct 2005

  Facilitated daily substance abuse and anger management groups for adolescent males mandated to an alternative sentencing program •Provided individual counseling addressing issues such as trauma, substance abuse, family problems, and teen parenting •Worked with Boston Public School Teachers, probation officers, DYS case workers, the Office of Community Corrections, and other JRC staff to ensure optimal treatment and services were being provided to program participants Facilitated daily substance abuse and anger management groups for adolescent males mandated to an alternative sentencing program •Provided individual counseling addressing issues such as trauma, substance abuse, family problems, and teen parenting •Worked with Boston Public School Teachers, probation officers, DYS case workers, the Office of Community Corrections, and other JRC staff to ensure optimal treatment and services were being provided to program participants



Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family Stabilization Clinician/ Individual Clinician

  • Jun 2003 - Oct 2004

  Provided home and office based therapy for children and adolescents •Completed clinical diagnostic interviews and developed individual treatment plans accordingly •Provided short term, intensive clinical and systems oriented case management to families in crisis •Relied upon solution-focused therapy, reality therapy, motivational interviewing, and cognitive-behavioral treatment to guide the therapeutic process Provided home and office based therapy for children and adolescents •Completed clinical diagnostic interviews and developed individual treatment plans accordingly •Provided short term, intensive clinical and systems oriented case management to families in crisis •Relied upon solution-focused therapy, reality therapy, motivational interviewing, and cognitive-behavioral treatment to guide the therapeutic process



New Avenues for Youth

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

• Service Coordinator

  • Jul 2002 - Dec 2002

  Offered case management and counseling services to homeless, street dependent adolescents and young adults in a client centered and client directed manner •Helped empower youth to address issues such as serious drug addiction, prostitution, and homelessness, and severe mental health difficulties •Developed curriculum for and facilitated a sexual wellness and education group Offered case management and counseling services to homeless, street dependent adolescents and young adults in a client centered and client directed manner •Helped empower youth to address issues such as serious drug addiction, prostitution, and homelessness, and severe mental health difficulties •Developed curriculum for and facilitated a sexual wellness and education group