Coordinator of Family Services

• Sep 2021 - Present

Senior Clinician

• Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

•Provide a high quality direct clinical experience to each family with fidelity to the Room to Grow program model and curriculum, evaluation strategy, and organizational values.•Serve as an experienced, knowledgeable resource for peers in the Clinical and Family Services departments around direct practice and case management.•Support program growth and community integration through community engagement and key community relationship cultivation. •Assist in regional and national special projects including, but not limited to: Team training development and implementation, and improving practices around referrals, and other case management challenges.

Clinician

• Nov 2016 - Sep 2020

•With fidelity to the Room to Grow curriculum, provide clients with parenting education support, including what to expect at each stage of their child’s development (birth through 36 months), strategies to recognize and respond to their child’s needs, and help with their individual challenges and concerns•Facilitate selection of developmentally appropriate baby items•Refer clients to outside support services and follow up on access to these resources •Identify outside resources for clients and develop relationships with other service organizations to aid in connecting families to needed community supports (government and non-profit)•Represent Room to Grow and present client stories during donor and outreach events and panels

Social Work Coach/Field Instructor

• May 2020 - May 2021

•Provide clinical support and coaching for volunteers working with individuals experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. •Serve as clinical supervisor of graduate level social work student interns, providing weekly clinical supervision with focus on developing clinical skills within a PROP framework. •Create and conduct trainings on clinical skills and interventions for GatherFor staff and volunteers. •Assist program founder with creation of standard operating procedures. •Identify resources and community programs to support the ongoing needs of the enrolled program participants.

Clinical/Administrative Coordinator

• Jan 2015 - Nov 2016

•Oversee daily operations of the practice including opening and closing the facility •Serve as a face of the practice and being the point person for all family interactions •Assist with screening, hiring and overseeing current staff of 25 people. •Conduct intakes and assign/schedule all incoming children evaluations and/or treatment •Coordinate all Early Intervention cases including taking initial referral, provider assignment, and billing of sessions •Counsel and educate families on types of services available through SBD as well as the early intervention and CPSE programs •Provide clinicians with support and guidance on communicating with parents and working with challenging child behaviors •Assist with payroll for contract employees •Ensure compliance with all city, state and federal regulations for providing clinical interventions

Fee For Service Social Worker

• Dec 2012 - Jun 2015

•Work one on one with early intervention families in the home•Provide parent counseling around issues related to child’s diagnosis or services•Connect families to community resources and sources of additional support•Assist with behavioral interventions and play therapy

Fee For Service Special Instructor/ABA Provider

• Feb 2013 - Jan 2015

•Provide one-on-one behavioral interventions to toddlers in an early intervention program•Apply principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis in daily interactions•Assist with skill building in the home and community•Teach and reinforce simple communication skills•Utilize embedded coaching to support and train parents for skill carryover•Teach social skills and encourage peer interaction

Early Intervention Service Coordinator

• Aug 2011 - Dec 2014

•Coordinate early intervention services for children ages 0-3 and their families•Assist with scheduling and coordination of evaluations•Maintain a caseload of 25-35 children/families•Assist with provider staffing•Coordinate and track necessary paperwork and deadlines•Collaborate with NYC Early Intervention officials•Provide emotional support and guidance to families•Organize & partake in Individualized Family Service Plan Meetings•Assist with transition to pre-school and CPSE programs•Coordinate & oversee annual Special Needs School fair in conjunction with Manhattan JCC

Part-time Clinician

• May 2011 - Sep 2011

•Provide mental health counseling and play therapy to clients ranging from 5-17 years old with Axis I diagnoses•Maintain caseload of 20-25 clients•Conduct biopsychosocial intakes with new clients•Diagnose and create individualized treatment plans for clients•Work with clients’ families to provide support and family therapy

Social Work Intern

• Sep 2010 - May 2011

•Provide mental health counseling to clients ranging from 5-25 years old with Axis I diagnoses•Maintain caseload of 12-14 clients•Conduct biopsychosocial intakes with new clients•Diagnose and create individualized treatment plans for clients•Work with clients’ families to provide support and family therapy•Created and lead psychoeducation parenting group

Social Work Intern- Elder Abuse Prevention Program

• Sep 2009 - May 2010

•Worked directly with clients providing crisis counseling, individual counseling and family mediation •Drafted family court petitions and attended court hearings with clients •Connected clients to community resources and supports •Worked directly with clients providing crisis counseling, individual counseling and family mediation •Drafted family court petitions and attended court hearings with clients •Connected clients to community resources and supports

Therapeutic Staff Support/ABA interventionist

• Sep 2008 - Jul 2009

Worked directly with clients ages 4-18 providing one-on-one behavioral interventions, emphasizing positive relationships with peers, anger management, enhancing communication skills and self-reliance Worked directly with clients ages 4-18 providing one-on-one behavioral interventions, emphasizing positive relationships with peers, anger management, enhancing communication skills and self-reliance

Lab Coordinator

• Jun 2008 - Jul 2009

Conducted interviews of adoptive families who were participants in Early Growth & Development Study; led video editing and coding preparation process and supervised undergraduate research assistants Conducted interviews of adoptive families who were participants in Early Growth & Development Study; led video editing and coding preparation process and supervised undergraduate research assistants

Research Assistant

• Sep 2005 - Dec 2007

Performed lab work relating to infant and toddler development including recruiting and managing study participants, organizing study data, maintaining research database and training lab assistants Performed lab work relating to infant and toddler development including recruiting and managing study participants, organizing study data, maintaining research database and training lab assistants