Pilar Vargas, Psy.D.

Experience

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  EMPACT-SPC

  Aug 2004 - Mar 2012

  • Clinical supervision of managers and coordinators within the prevention department and trauma healing department• Evaluation and progressive discipline of staff within programs supervised.• Clinical supervision of approximately 8-10 interns receiving Master’s and Doctoral Level Degrees in psychology and counseling.• Develop and maintain departmental budgets.• Part of agency administration team working towards agency policy, procedures, implementation.• Participate in EMPACT-SPC Board Meetings• Participation in community based meetings and trainings• Community Media Spokesperson for Agency• Oversee our Reach Out. Check In. Save a Life. Campaign which encourages people to connect with others, to make simple acts of caring a part of their everyday activities. Show less • Clinical coordinator/supervisor for mobile crisis department at a community mental health agency. Coordination of day-to-day operations of crisis programs including CPS Stabilization Teams, Crisis Stabilization Teams, Behavior Management Services, PAD Teams and Crisis Dispatch. • Clinical supervision of approximately 25-35 staff within crisis department programs. • Worked 24- hour on-call rotations to provide clinical support, consultation and staffing to mobile teams, community providers and other clinicians.• Clinical supervision of approximately 8-10 interns receiving Master’s and Doctoral Level Degrees in psychology, counseling and social work.• Evaluation and progressive discipline of staff within programs supervised. • Work to maintain departmental budgets.• Responsible for completion of the weekly crisis schedule which includes time-off requests, sick calls, vacation time and filling of scheduling needs of teams that work 24 hours/day, 365 days/year and include 9 dispatch teams, 4 PAD teams, 4 CPS Stabilization Teams and Special Project Teams.• Responsible for coordinating recruitment, interviewing and hiring of new employees and interns in crisis department.• Facilitated Crisis Trainings including Substance Abuse, Risk Assessment, Ethics, Suicide and Homicide Assessment, Community Resources, In-Home Safety and Crisis Intervention and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). Show less

  • Director of Suicide Prevention and Trauma Services

    Oct 2007 - Mar 2012

  • Clinical Coordinator, Mobile Crisis Services

    Aug 2004 - Oct 2007
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  University of Phoenix

  Dec 2010 - now

  Core Faculty Instructor

  • Core faculty instructor for courses in counseling and psychology to undergraduate and graduate students in their different degreed programs• Faculty advisor for students in the counseling program• Supervisor for Spanish speaking students in practicum program

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  American Association of Suicidology

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2015

  Director of Prevention Division
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  PEOPLE OF COLOR NETWORK

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2014

  Clinical Director
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  Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC)

  Apr 2014 - May 2016

  Vice President of Integrated Health and Human Services

   Direct and manage the Health and Human Service Programs to include out-patient, residential, shelter and transition environments. Procure major funding, program development, implementation, and administration within a comprehensive system continuum of care. Oversee and accountable for the integrated health care model to promote community and corporate partnerships. Accountable for quality of services, contract compliance, licensing regulations, contract regulations, appropriation and use of funds. Compliance utilization with behavioral health claims, reconciliation and annual reporting.  Assist Chief Operating Officer in organizational planning, development and evaluation responsibilities Show less

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  TRUST Commission Board

  Jun 2015 - now

  TRUST Commission Board Member

  The Tobacco, Revenue, Use, Spending and Tracking Commission (TRUST Commission) was created as part of Proposition 303. They serve as an advisory board to the Arizona Department of Health Services on issues of tobacco control. As outlined in Proposition 303, the TRUST Commission confirms existing statutes authorizing the Arizona Department of Health Services to use a portion of the tobacco tax funds for tobacco education and prevention, serves as an advisory board for the Chronic Disease Fund, including its use of certain funding provided through tax dollars, and submits an annual report of its activities to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.Visit our archive to view annual reports and obtain additional TRUST Commission minutes. Show less

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  Florence Crittenton

  May 2016 - Mar 2017

  Chief Operations Officer

  Providing strategic and operating leadership to implement the mission and vision of agency by managing day to day operations within budget guidelines for agency programs and servicesResponsible for conceptualizing, developing and facilitating the implementation of programming and daily operations in support of policies, goals and objectives established by CEO and the Board of Directors by performing duties personally or through staff. Responsible for functions of Therapeutic Group Homes, Girl's Ranch, Clinical and Community Based Services that support the mission of Florence Crittenton to provide girls whose life we touch with safety, hope, and opportunity. Show less

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  Open Hearts Family Wellness

  Mar 2017 - Aug 2018

  Chief Clinical Integration Officer

  In this role, CCIO has primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all clinical and integration-related activities of the company. CCIO will provide supervision of the quality service provider clinical and case management work, supervision of the psychiatrist and nurse practitioner service, compliance and technical reporting related to contract management and general operations.CCIO has the vital responsibility of oversight of the integrated healthcare evolution and operational function. This includes responsibility for accounting, finance, program budget forecasting, strategic planning, job costing, legal, internal quality assurance and contractor compliance, investor relationships and partnership compliance and private and institutional financing. Show less

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  A.S.U. Community Advisory Board Parents Taking Action

  Jul 2017 - now

  Community Board Member

  Community Advisory Board Member of Parents Taking Action. A Psycho-Educational Intervention for Latino Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder lead by Arizona State University..

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  UnitedHealthcare

  Aug 2018 - now

  Children's Healthcare Administrator