Experience

NYC AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY

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

• Psychotherapist

  • 2023 - Present



BEHAVIORAL ENHANCEMENT & SUBSTANCE ABUSE MEDICINE TREATMENT PLLC

• Long Island, NY

• Substance Abuse/ Mental Health Therapist

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Park Avenue Psychotherapy

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

• Psychotherapist

  • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022



Brookside Multicare Nursing Center

• Smithtown, New York

• Neuropsychological Unit Director

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2021

  Providing clinical and administrative oversight to ensure the behavioral health program is in compliance with state and federal regulations. Experience overseeing care for TBI, developmentally disabled, and mentally challenged adults and geriatric population. Implementing and overseeing resident documentation appropriately bill for services provided by the treatment team. Ensuring programatic compliance with regulated regulations and agency policies. Work directly with the inter-disciplinary team to implement and develop structured activities to meet the cognitive needs of all residents within the program. Work directly with the rehabilitation department and dietary department to ensure all residents are receiving care appropriate to their ambulation and dietary needs. Implementing and developing policies and procedures to ensure the facility is up-to-date on all required NYS Department of Behavioral Health codes. Develop and oversee daily documentation to ensure all resident care is being properly reflected and documented. Implementation and development of therapeutic de-escalation techniques to de-escalate behaviors while creating appropriate healthy outlets. Show less



Mercy Haven, Inc.

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

• Community Residence Administrator

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

  •Supervising and evaluating staff to ensure the implementation of program procedures. •Supervising and coordinating the development and review of individual service plans, discharge plans, progress, incident and utilization reports. •Attending appropriate committee meetings, inter and intra Agency, to advocate for service recipients/employee needs. • Strength-Based Team approach assisting service recipients and their families with complex behavioral and/or mental health diagnosis. • Providing various therapeutic activities to help service recipients cope with obstacles such as bereavement, suicidal ideations, depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles. • Provide ongoing supervision of caseload and service providers to ensure all workers are meeting the needs of the service recipients and their families. Show less



IGHL

• Riverhead, New York

• Crisis Intervention Specialist

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2015

  • Provided support to service recipients with developmental disabilities by assisting in the development and implementation of all support plans. • Assisted the service recipients in achieving their personal goals and desires, by providing interaction and choices for activities that help service recipients overcome barriers and achieve long-term and short-term goals. • Supported service recipients to help them create independence in activities of daily living. • Maintained open communication and cooperative work effort with other staff to assure quality and continuity of support to the service recipients. • Completed reportable OPWDD documents, including daily logs, incident reports, outcome reports, and data sheets, in a concise and timely manner. • Adhered to service recipient's behavioral and health management plans, and offered viable suggestions to increase the safety of the service recipients. • Ensured that the service recipients exercised their rights and that their rights were not restricted without due process. Show less



TV & Film Support Services, Inc

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Individualized Care Coordinator

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Strength-Based Team approach, assisted service recipients and their families with complex behavioral and/or mental health diagnosis. • Provided various therapeutic activities to help service recipients cope with obstacles such as bereavement, suicidal ideations, depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles. • Provided ongoing supervision of caseload and service providers to ensure all workers are meeting the needs of the service recipients and their families. • Provided intensive outreach, to secure linkages to therapeutic and psychiatric services for services recipients, while avoiding hospitalization and/or out of home placement. • Advocated for educational needs throughout the service recipients educational placement,to ensure service recipients’ educational needs are met. • Actively collaborated with service recipients’ educational placement, to develop Individualized Educational Plans and Behavior Modification Plans. • Conducted crisis intervention services, while providing behavioral invention techniques to service recipients and their families. • Development of behavioral healthcare plans, linkage to behavioral health, substance abuse, medical, housing, vocational, educational ,and legal services. • Provision of field visits, phone contacts, and on-going coordination with providers, to ensure service recipients retain their services and resources. Show less



Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI)

• Instructor/ Crisis Intervention Specialist

  • Oct 2010 - Jul 2014

  • Provided day habilitation crisis intervention services. • Helped individuals build and maintain relationships with family and friends. • Followed individual’s daily activity/classroom schedule, and implemented all formal goals and protocols of service recipients. • Fulfilled responsibilities of primary advocate which included paperwork, advocacy, and programming. • Accompanied individuals on medical appointments, jobs, and community activities. • Obtained knowledge and accurate implementation of emergency procedures. Show less