Experience

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Behavioral Health Therapist

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  -Provide individual therapy to caseload of 25 runaway, homeless, high risk adolescents and young adults -Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and risk assessments -Develop and implement individualized, strength-based treatment plans thatutilize CBT, DBT, MI and other evidenced based treatment protocols -Perform brief, five-session, manualized interventions for substance abuse with individuals as research clinician for MGH study -Collaborate with interdisciplinary team within Bridge Over Troubled Waters' multiservice agency -Reach out to and maintain contact with collateral contacts including family, education systems, service providers and other outside agencies -Connect people with resources to address housing, benefits, addiction, education, employment, mental health, medical and social needs Show less



Howard Center

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Medication Assisted Treatment Services Navigator

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

  -Managed a caseload of 70 individuals engaging in suboxone treatment within a low barrier suboxone treatment setting -Conducted biopsychosocial assessments -Developed and implement treatment plans with clients -Provided clients with individual therapy -Connected clients with resources to address housing, benefits, medical, mental health, legal, employment, and social needs-Triage and assist clients in connecting with appropriate levels of care for ongoing medication assisted treatment and other substance abuse treatment services -Participate in monthly meetings with MAT providers from other programs and agencies with the goal of improving systems of care and approaches to triaging -Collaborate with community providers to support clients in accessing wrap around services Show less

• Medication Assisted Treatment Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - Oct 2018

  -Managed a caseload of individuals in various stages of opioid addiction, treatment and recovery -Provided advocacy, resource navigation and MAT care coordination for clients being released from incarceration, clients with open DCF cases, and clients with partners already engaging in MAT -Provided housing case management and advocacy for people without stable housing -Collaborated with other treatment providers to connect clients with wrap around services -Helped organize monthly Patient Centered Medical Home Neighborhood meetings among community providers -Developed and facilitated bi-monthly groups about opioid addiction and MAT services for inmates with opioid addiction at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility -Developed and facilitated bi-monthly harm reduction education groups for people in varying stages of addiction and recovery Show less

• Safe Recovery Case Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2015

  -Provided advocacy, support and resource navigation around housing, medical needs, and addiction treatment needs to a caseload of individuals -Oriented clients to harm reduction resources within Safe Recovery’s syringe exchange -Connected clients with drug treatment and rehabilitation resources -Trained providers, clients and community members how to identify and reverse opioid overdose with Naloxone -Provided clients with HIV and Hep C testing, counseling, education, and treatment referrals Show less