Danita LeBlanc

Experience

• 

  Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center

  Mar 1987 - Jun 1990

  Crisis Intervention Specialist

  • Supervised 6-7 part time social work staff and 1 full time assistant• Ensured 24/7 coverage for supportive crisis counseling with part time staff• Supervised and provided training and resource materials to all personnel engaged in the COPE team program• Developed in-service programs for hospital staff to ensure familiarity with COPE team procedures and to provide staff development in identifying and assessing suicidal patients

• 

  Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

  Jun 1990 - Nov 1991

  COPE (Crisis Oriented Psychiatric Evaluation) Team Director
• 

  Baton Rouge General Medical Center Behavioral Health Unit

  Jun 1992 - Nov 1994

  Clinical Social Worker

  • Supervised 1-3 graduate live social work interns in field each semester• Provided LCSW clinical supervision for 1-4 MSW level employees• Interviewed patients and families to compile a psychosocial assessment; reviewed all patient assessments to compile the Integrated Clinical Summary for each patient assigned• Conducted individual, group and family therapy• Participated on the interdisciplinary treatment team to define goals and objectives and develop discharge plans for patients Show less

• 

  LSU School of Social Work

  Aug 1995 - May 2002

  Field Internship Director

  • Coordinated field internships for approximately 200 graduate level social work students in 125 agencies throughout the state• Initiated a standardized review process with incoming students to obtain a more accurate idea of students’ needs, strengths and preferences regarding field internship• Analyzed & developed policies and procedures relative to the field internship experience taking into account the larger University issues and Council on Social Work Education accrediting guidelines Show less

• 

  LA Spirit Crisis Counseling Program

  Sept 2005 - Dec 2006

  Child/Youth Crisis Services Coordinator

  • Coordinating Child Youth Crisis Services of LA Spirit with other disaster recovery programs and with existing resources across the state.• Suicide Prevention among Children & Youth

• 

  DHH/OMH LA Spirit Hurricane Crisis Counseling Program

  Dec 2006 - Jun 2010

  • Directed the Hurricane Recovery Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) to serve survivors impacted by Hurricane Gustav in the southern part of the State• Ensured program activities met with the Federal, State, and program guidelines• Oversight for up to 225 employees across 53 parishes• Wrote the Crisis Counseling Program federal grant and compiled quarterly and final reports • Directed services of one contract provider operating under five Crisis Counseling Program grants with an initial total of 257 employees• Responsible for comprehensive quarterly reports of all three grants submitted to Federal partners

  • Executive Director

    Sept 2008 - Jun 2010

  • Southwest Operations Director/ Hurricanes Katrina & Rita

    Dec 2006 - Oct 2008
• 

  DHH/Office of Behavioral Health

  Jul 2010 - now

  Program Manager/Social Work

  Special Projects & Initiatives - examples include:• Coordination of personnel & facilities in merger of the Offices of Addictive Disorders & Mental Health into the Office of Behavioral Health • Transition to the Statewide Management Organization (SMO) for behavioral health services *