Solution-Focused Care Senior Scientist

• Apr 2021 - Present

Strengthening Transformational Care Planning through Person-Centered Intelligence Solutions (P-CIS) technology, using 'real-life time' data. Creating world-wide mass collaborations shifting from systems of care towards 'systems that care.' Serving as a conduit for systemic changes supporting the goal of helping children/youth, emerging adults and adults reach their best potential of ‘self’ to attain sustained social equity. Strengthening Transformational Care Planning through Person-Centered Intelligence Solutions (P-CIS) technology, using 'real-life time' data. Creating world-wide mass collaborations shifting from systems of care towards 'systems that care.' Serving as a conduit for systemic changes supporting the goal of helping children/youth, emerging adults and adults reach their best potential of ‘self’ to attain sustained social equity.

Senior Training & Consultation Specialist

• Nov 2008 - Apr 2021

Provides advanced level training and consultation services, including curriculum development and technical assistance within assigned projects for the statewide Unified/Care Management Organizations, as well various personnel within the New Jersey Division of Children’s System of Care (formerly DCBHS). Actively conducts various system of care research supporting the mission of DCSOC, through the publication within scholarly journals. In addition, participating and contributing to the Behavioral Research Training Institute (BRTI) team through individual/group supervision meetings as well as certifying that BRTI complies with all established professional and ethical standards to the highest regards. Actively serves as the ‘point person’ for all DCSOC Wraparound and Information Management Decision Support Tools statewide trainings. Serving as senior level liaison to delegated project areas to ensure maximum interchange of information and utilization of resources to best serve the children and families of New Jersey. Additionally roles/responsibilities include ensuring that DCSOC Trainings demonstrate sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic factors and implement strategies for continual feedback from external entities, system provides and children/families. Show less

Senior Training & Consultation Specialist

• Nov 2011 - Jul 2013

Provides advanced level training and consultation services, including curriculum development and technical assistance within assigned projects for the statewide Unified/Care Management Organizations, as well various personnel within the New Jersey Division of Child Behavioral Health Services (DCBHS). Actively conducts various system of care research supporting the mission of DCBHS, through the publication within scholarly journals. In addition, participating and contributing to the Behavioral Research Training Institute (BRTI) team through individual/group supervision meetings as well as certifying that BRTI complies with all established professional and ethical standards to the highest regards. Actively serves as the ‘point person’ for all DCBHS Wraparound and Information Management Decision Support Tools statewide trainings. Serving as senior level liaison to delegated project areas to ensure maximum interchange of information and utilization of resources to best serve the children and families of New Jersey. Additionally roles/responsibilities include ensuring that DCBHS Trainings demonstrate sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic factors and implement strategies for continual feedback from external entities, system provides and children/families. Show less

Training & Consultation Specialist

• Nov 2008 - Nov 2011

Sr Training & Consultation Specialist

• 2008 - 2013

Clinical Director

• Mar 2005 - Nov 2008

Passaic County Care Management Organization- Directed daily clinical operations, while collaborating with the Executive Director on all aspects of budgetary/policy development and implementation. Ensured and maintained up to date knowledge base of current clinical standards, both State and Federal, as they apply to the Division of Child Behavioral Health Services (DCBHS)/CMO, in order to ensure compliance by all staff. Regularly trained and coordinated clinical supervisory staff to ensure compliance to standards of care for the delivery of services to ‘at-risk’ children and their families, identified and abated barriers to service delivery, while maintaining open communications with a variety of agencies to ensure positive outcome based interventions and the expansion of services within the county/state. Show less