Experience

Sasha Bruce Youthwork

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Director

  • Oct 2014 - Present



Health Department

• Social Worker

  • 2002 - Oct 2014



PG County Health Dept

• Washington, DC

• Child & Family Therapist/Social Worker

  • Sep 2002 - 2013

  : Conducts individual, group, and family counseling for adolescents with problems in the following areas: substance abuse, emotional health, mental health, behavioral health, or other related problems, servicing primarily families residing in Prince George's County. Provides high end social work and crisis intervention services to clients and their families. Develops, implements, and maintains treatment plans and behavior modification plans. Maintain case files with appropriate forms on an electronic monitoring system, evaluations, status reports, recommendations, and other records of client's progress. Provides diagnostic impressions in accordance with the DSM IV TR on case histories and clinical assessments. Provides assessments, recommendations, and evaluations to other health care staff along with judicial personnel when appropriate. Teaching substance abuse classes, conducting intake interviews, urine surveillance, maintaining confidential records, conduct ongoing case management, conducting complete biopsychosocial evaluations of clients, maintain synergetic relationships with external community alliances such as the Department of Juvenile Services, Department of Social Services, Board of Education, and other external agencies to ensure most appropriate services are provided to each client. Skilled and solution focused professional Social Worker specializing in Child & Family Counseling with strong advocation towards the concept of self determination. My approach is rooted in evidenced based practices with orientations of: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, Client Centered Therapy, Creative Art Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Social Learning Therapy. Excellent written & oral skills. Skilled at analyzing and assessing problems, recommending solutions, and developing theory based, goal oriented strategies focused on desired outcomes. Show less



Building Communities Today for Tomorrow

• Silver Spring, MD

• Director of Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) and Mentoring Program

  • Mar 2004 - May 2009

  Provided direct clinical services to youth and their families in short-term behavioral treatment programs; conducted assessments, developed treatment plans, evaluated service delivery, and provided clinical direction to the treatment team. Developed collaborative relationships, provided clinical consultations, model interventions, and trained staff and caregivers as it related to the treatment plan. Assessed and developed service plans or behavioral intervention plans for child and parents/caregivers in areas of behavior, social, recreational, and life skills functioning. Facilitated ongoing treatment team meetings evaluating program interventions to ensure quality and consistency of interventions to clients and families. Facilitated weekly 1:1 supervision with staff, led bi-weekly staff meetings and other trainings on site and in the community. Participated in the agency new hire process, screening potential new employees; staff scheduling, budget adherence, supervised 20+ staff comprised of mentors, counselors, and administrative staff. Demonstrated awareness of, sensitivity to, and competence in dealing with cultural and socioeconomic diversity of client population. Show less



Justice Resources, Inc.

• Baltimore, MD

• Case Manager

  • Apr 1999 - Feb 2002

  Conduct home assessments and intake screenings for youth and parents Complete needs assessments of youth through interviews with youth & family Provide mediation and crisis intervention services as needed Provide information and referrals to other youth service organizations based on needs assessments results Prepare treatment plans, individual, group, and family counseling notes, and court reports Conduct home assessments and intake screenings for youth and parents Complete needs assessments of youth through interviews with youth & family Provide mediation and crisis intervention services as needed Provide information and referrals to other youth service organizations based on needs assessments results Prepare treatment plans, individual, group, and family counseling notes, and court reports



NCIA

• Behavior Management Therapist

  • 1993 - 1997

  Supervised teachers, 1:1 advocates, school administrative staff, and mentors. Implemented effective behavioral management techniques; developed and implemented formal and/or informal systems for collecting and recording baseline data based on individual needs and target behaviors; developed Individualized Educational Plan for all students based on needs and targeted goals; initiated and implemented personalized behavior management programs including interventions such as preventative techniques, de-escalation of behavior, re-direction, counseling, crisis intervention; conducted daily opening and closing group sessions; instrumental member of the Admission for Reviw and Dismissal committee; developed systems for establishing appropriate contacts and effective communication with parents and personnel from other agencies; developed a career development component for eligible students; created an alliance with Carver High School for our students to have vocational training Show less