Experience

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  Wediko children's services

  Jun 1992 - Jul 1998

  Mental health clinician

  Clinical Supervisor for Summer Short-Term residential treatment. (New Hampshire) School-based clinician for academic calendar. (Boston)

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  Lahey hospital & medical center

  Aug 1998 - Dec 2000

  Mental health clinician

  Provided direct care to those requiring urgent mental health treatment by partnering with other care and support team members to meet patients’ immediate and longer range needs. Screened and assessed the clinical requirements of patients through accepted standards of interviewing. Completed psychosocial assessments through collaboration with family, physician, health care team, community agency representatives, and therapists. Completed mental status evaluations and risk assessments for patients utilizing emergency room services while ensuring compliance with HIPAA. Show less

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  C.h.i.l.d, inc.

  Dec 2000 - Dec 2012

  Mental health clinician / family services manager

  Supervised 5 case workers to execute the referral and intake process. Implemented child/family recruitment plans to build and maintain enrollment levels. Reviewed all new intakes, signed off on eligibility; identified areas of concern, and reviewed priority scoring. Ensured that parents were properly oriented to all aspects of the program and available community resources. Executed a tracking system for ongoing referrals and follow-up. Worked across functions to develop training programs for staff and education programs for parents. • Selected to represent the agency on a countywide partnership among agencies committed to addressing behavioral, mental health, and environmental factors impacting outcomes within the RI Child and Adolescent Services System Program (CASSP)• Developed and executed training to peer clinicians to ensure that therapeutic childcare programs were compliant with certification standards issued by the RI Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and in partnership with the Comprehensive Evaluation Diagnosis Assessment Referral and Re-evaluation (CEDARR) initiative Show less

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  C.h.i.l.d., inc.

  Dec 2012 - Aug 2023

  Deputy director / mental health clinician

  Manage a team of 3 direct report managers and 9 case workers at four facilities for a private non-profit agency providing comprehensive mental health, child development and family support services to low- and moderate-income families. Develop community and industry partnerships to facilitate access to programs that are otherwise closed to the public. Assist with the management of operational and fiscal activities to include staffing levels, and policy development. Engage children and parents of diverse backgrounds to understand and address their needs within or outside the core scope of work. Lead client advocacy initiatives with internal and external stakeholders.• Maintain confidentiality of child, parent, employee, and agency information to comply with the requirements of RI Department of Education, Federal Administration for Children and Medicaid.*Mentor family services managers to properly align children and families with appropriate services across a full spectrum of needs and resources.• Ensure staff is trained and effectively utilizes ChildPlus Head Start data management software.• Partner with several statewide services agencies to promote and facilitate access to public assistance programs including WIC, SNAP, RI Works, Child Care Assistance Program, long term services and supports, general public assistance, and energy assistance programs• Took on responsibility for patient privacy and compliance training with a focus on reducing fraud, waste, and abuse and assuring patient privacy• Selected to represent the agency on the implementation committee for the “Warwick 13,” a coalition of the city's non-profit and social service organizations, which earned the United Way of Rhode Island’s Innovative Community Partnership Award in 2014• Facilitated growth of statewide partners in recruitment from 40 to 56 agencies• Increased Head Start enrollment from the foster care pipeline by improving DCYF’s understanding of CHILD, Inc.’s offerings and target market Show less

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  Nocd

  May 2024 - now

  Psychotherapist

  Teletherapist supporting courageous individuals who are confronting and conquering OCD, Anxiety and Depression.