Jen Banta, PhD

Experience

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  Denver Health Medical Center

  Aug 2002 - Aug 2003

  Psychology Intern, APA Program

  Completed APA-approved internship at a large general hospital providing generalist training in clinical psychology and exposure to a diverse patient population, including a large proportion of indigent patients. Completed rotations in substance use, adult inpatient psychiatry, psychiatric ER, and child and family psychiatry. Responsibilities included intake assessments, individual and group therapy, diagnostic assessment, and supervision of externs. Co-facilitated intensive outpatient, relapse prevention, and HIV harm reduction groups and facilitated daily inpatient psychiatry groups. Wrote short-term certifications and 72-hour holds. Show less

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  Kaiser Permanente

  Aug 2003 - Aug 2004

  Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry

  Completed year-long fellowship at an outpatient managed care adult psychiatry clinic. Provided individual, group, and couples psychotherapy to adults from diverse backgrounds. Developed and co-facilitated women's sexual trauma survivor group. Co-facilitated body image and self-esteem groups. Collaborated with Internal Medicine Department on weight-management program incorporating motivational and cognitive-behavioral components.

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  Self employed

  Oct 2005 - May 2008

  Private Practice Therapist

  Conducted brief and long-term individual psychotherapy for private pay clients from integrationist perspective.

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  Art Institute

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Counselor and Interim Disabilities Services Coordinator

  Counseling center staff at small arts college located in urban multicultural setting with diverse student body. Provided short-term individual and couples counseling to students at AiCA-SF. Consulted with faculty, staff, and administration about student and community concerns. Conducted outreach workshops and programming (e.g., stress management, Body Acceptance Month, National Coming Out Day, personal safety, smoking cessation). Coordinated disability accommodations for students with medical, psychiatric, and learning disabilities in accordance with the ADA. Managed sign language interpreting staff. Show less

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  HealthRIGHT 360

  May 2012 - Mar 2014

  Mental Health Training Director/Clinical Lead

  Championed the mental health of uninsured traditionally underserved individuals working in trauma-informed care setting while overseeing the clinical practicum experience for approximately 22 doctoral and Masters student therapists.Selected Contributions:▪Facilitated monthly workshop on burnout prevention & resiliency for pre-licensed therapists ▪ Designed and converted unused space into open-access shared meditation space▪ Leveraged community network for collaboration resulting in weekly pro-bono trauma-informed yoga classes for participants Show less

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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2015

  Program Director

  Improved the mental health services of military veterans through extensive clinical intervention, research, patient assessment, and other evidence-based practices.Selected Contributions:▪ Introduced data-driven program monitoring and measurement controls to provide more targeted treatment recommendations.▪ Launched the IOP Steering Committee to advance innovation in evidence-based therapies.▪ Directed the completion of the following evidence-based interventions: motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral marital therapy, and brief interventions. Show less

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  My Doctor Medical Group

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2017

  Director of Behavioral Health

  Served as an asset of the founder/CMO and practice manager regarding the establishment of evidence-based group therapy and integrated behavioral health treatment programs for families, couples, and individuals.Selected Contributions:▪ Played in a central role in growing the behavioral health services practices increasing clinician headcount by 2.5x.

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  Self-employed

  Apr 2017 - now

  Principal Consultant (Applied Behavior Science, Organizational/Training)

  I bring design and systems thinking and the science of behavior change to help organizations thrive. I provide consultation on ethical business practices, change management, and servant-based leadership for sustainable growth and culture across healthcare and tech sectors. I contract in the public health sector on workforce development, implementation of training best practices, and QA/QI initiatives.

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  Vida Health, Inc.

  Dec 2017 - Apr 2019

  Director of Behavioral Health and Clinical Strategy

  This was a great opportunity to partner with product development, business development, sales, and engineering teams to ensure proper representation of behavioral science considerations for the creation of a digital health coaching application used to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties.

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  The Lotus Collaborative

  Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

  Program Director/Former Director Of Training And Development

  August 2021-February 2022: Provide leadership and oversight for operations and program delivery of the San Francisco and Santa Cruz Clinics at the Lotus Collaborative, Inc. TLC, Inc. provides trauma-informed evidence-based eating disorder, mood, and trauma treatment. Lotus offers in-person, hybrid, and telehealth options.Previous roles with TLC, Inc: Assistant Clinical Director, Santa CruzOrganizational Consultant, Company-wideDirector of Training and Professional Development, Company-wide Show less

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  Heluna Health

  Feb 2022 - now

  Training Program Manager SFDPH/Heluna

  Program Manager for Heluna/Internal Title is Training Coordinator. Full time, long term contract for San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). Hires, onboards, manages, and supervises the members of the training team within Reserve for Accelerated Disease Response Program (RADR) of Population Health Division (PHD). Executes activities in the budget and RADR work plan related to training and DIsease Intervention Specialist (DIS) improvement. Assists in developing and implementing operational policies to ensure the efficient operation of training team within RADR. Collaborates with Program Manager – RADR with grant reporting and compliance and high level reports on outcomes to Medical Director and external stakeholders. Participates in QA/QI activities for groups across PHD. Project management and process improvement for internal and partner projects across DPC including outbreak preparedness activities, new hire onboarding and training, workforce wellness and retention, digital literacy, and health equity. Show less