Experience

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  Partnership against domestic violence

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2013

  Crisis line advocate | program management

  • Promoted from volunteer to crisis line advocate within three months• Completed crisis line screening and assessments during high volume call hours to determine eligibility for admission and coordinate necessary referrals • Performed efficiently and independently in a high-pressure environment while running high-security safe house facility managing living space for up to 40 women and children• Liaise with law enforcement and local agencies to respond to crisis and support incoming residents• Creation of individualized safety planning for all crisis line callers and program participants• Trainer for incoming crisis line volunteers Show less

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  Peace corps

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Served female youth ages 12-16 with a history of abuse, mental illness, addiction, or neglect including curriculum development, project management, and team building • Co-designed and facilitated classroom curriculum; developed partnership with Hands Across the Sea and local patron Sandals Halcyon to refurbish school library; created curriculum for socio emotional learning • Led volunteer meetings, facilitated team building activities, and initiated welcoming and supportive programming for newly arriving volunteer cohorts Show less

  • VAC Volunteer Advisory Council Leader

    Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Community Development and Education Specialist

    Jan 2013 - Apr 2015
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  Kirkbride center

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2020

  Delivered therapeutic services in substance use and residential treatment areas, operating within person-centered, holistic, attachment-informed framework while adapting to evolving best practices. Navigated complex interrelated systems and engaged key stakeholders to negotiate treatment pathways. Provided large-group educational programming for up to 60 clients across topics such as coping skills, conflict management, neurobiological mechanisms of change, somatic therapy, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and addiction/substance abuse. Show less

  • Therapist and Mindfulness Program Coordinator

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Field Supervisor

    Sept 2018 - May 2019
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  Bryn mawr graduate school of social work and social research

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  Provide professional instruction and supervision to social work students who lack access to resources at field placement site. Meet weekly with students and lead virtual bi-weekly group meetings. Observe student behaviors, practices, and competencies. Review process recordings and regularly communicate with students’ agency task supervisors assess progress. Ensure completion of semester learning agreements and field evaluations. Teach up to two classes per semester with up to 25 students per course, including adult learners. Designed courses incorporating diverse learning styles and fostering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across complex concepts in substance use, clinical foundations, brief treatment and human behavior in social environment. Utilize interpersonal group dynamics, teambuilding, and mentorship techniques to foster inclusive learning environments, both in-person and virtually. Selected to facilitate Wellness pilot program, CONNECT, training graduate-level social workers within curriculum based on Jones and Okun’s White Supremacy Culture in Institutions. Emphasized importance of anti-racist, anti-oppression practices in professional and educational settings. Assisted with curriculum design and program evaluation, assessing strengths, barriers, and weaknesses of content.

  • Field Supervisor

    Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Jan 2022 - Sept 2022

  • Graduate CONNECT Cohort Facilitator

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
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  School of social policy & practice at the university of pennsylvania

  Sept 2020 - May 2021

  Teacher assistant

  TA for graduate level social work courses at the University of Pennsylvania.

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  School of social policy & practice at the university of pennsylvania

  Sept 2021 - May 2022

  Field liaison & course instructor

  Served as field liaison and course lecturer for first-year MSW foundations class. Designed lessons incorporating diverse learning styles and fostering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across complex concepts in clinical foundations, brief treatment, rapport building, use of self, ethics, and documentation. Utilize interpersonal group dynamics, team building, and mentorship techniques to foster inclusive learning environments, both in-person and virtually. Built and maintained ongoing relationships with field placement agencies for each student facilitating semester placement visits and assisting in conflict management/ problem solving as needed. Show less

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  School of social policy & practice at the university of pennsylvania

  Sept 2022 - May 2023

  Field supervisor

  Provide professional instruction and supervision to social work students who lack access to resources at field placement site. Meet weekly with students and lead virtual bi-weekly group meetings. Observe student behaviors, practices, and competencies. Review process recordings and regularly communicate with students’ agency task supervisors assess progress. Ensure completion of semester learning agreements and field evaluations.

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  Harmony bay wellness

  Jan 2023 - now

  Advantage Behavioral Health is a network of outpatient behavioral health facilities located throughout New Jersey and the tri-state area. The network includes Harmony Bay Wellness, Victory Bay Recovery Center, and the ABHS Management Services Organization.ABHS is a network of behavioral health facilities committed to sustained healing and recovery from behavioral health and substance use conditions.Our team is comprised of dedicated individuals who are driven with a passion and commitment to improving the lives of our clients struggling with behavioral health and substance use conditions, erasing the stigma and shame of mental illness and addiction and providing the best treatment that is available.We not only help patients address their symptoms or behaviors, but provide them with the tools they need to achieve lasting recovery. Show less

  • Executive Director

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Regional Director of Outpatient Services

    Oct 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Assistant Director of Outpatient Services

    Aug 2023 - Oct 2023

  • Clinical Supervisor

    Jan 2023 - Jul 2023