Highly-motivated Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 plus years of experience in hospital, EAP and private practice settings.
Summary of Skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong communicator
Program development
Staff development
Eating disorder assessment and treatment
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Extensive experience providing individual and group therapy
EAP experience
Education
B.S: Communications/Public RelationsMay, 1986Syracuse University - S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
MSW - Family Mental Health ConcentrationJune, 1992Syracuse University School of Social Work
Professional Experience
LCSW/Therapist01/2000 to Current Psychological Healthcare, P.L.L.CSyracuse, NY
Facilitate 25-30 individual and family therapy sessions per week..
Assistant Clinical Director06/2005 to 12/2013Centre SyracuseSyracuse, NY
Managed day-to-day operation of a partial hospital program.
Provided general direction, guidance, leadership, expertise and assistance to clinical and administrative staff.
Evaluated potential clients for admission to the program.
Collaborate and assist with the recruitment and interviewing of candidates for clinical and non-clinical positions.
Provided input and assistance to the clinical director regarding corrective and termination decisions, as needed.
Oversaw compliance with necessary documentation using OMH standards.
Collaborated with treatment team to achieve positive patient treatment outcomes.
Developed groups on body image, women's issues and trauma.
Triaged both medical and psychological emergencies in the milieu and after hours.
Group leader for psychotherapy and psycho-educational groups daily.
Provided individual therapy drawing upon Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Family Systems Theory.
Maintained an outpatient practice of 10 plus clients per week.
Program Director /Clinical Community Liaison01/2001 to 08/2002Four Winds SyracuseSyracuse, NY
Supervised clinicians, therapy aides and counselors in a 43-bed adult inpatient unit.
Developed programs and promoted a therapeutic community for patients and staff.
Solidified and expanded relationships with referring community accounts (mental health practitioners, hospitals, community health agencies.) Established new accounts within a specified territory; maintained and serviced accounts as needed.
Director07/1997 to 12/1999Yost, Inc.Syracuse, NY
Managed EAP clinical services on a day-to-day basis for 100 plus companies.
Supervised and trained a staff of 5 Master's level counselors
Provided direct clinical services including EAP and long-term treatment.
Developed and facilitated training workshops on drug and alcohol abuse and workplace violence.
Consulted with management on employee issues.
Provided crisis intervention and site visits for corporate EAP accounts locally and across the United States.
Social Worker12/1994 to 06/1997Benjamin Rush CenterSyracuse, NY
Served on a multi-disciplinary team to develop treatment and discharge plans; Completed assessments and histories on adult patients; Facilitated a support group for families of patients with eating disorders; Co-lead Women's Program Survivor Group and Anxiety Group; Participated in the development of psycho-educational groups for the Dissociative Disorders Track; Supervised Master's level Social Work interns.
Social Work Intern09/1991 to 05/1992Child and Family ServicesSyracuse, NY
Provided individual and family therapy in an outpatient mental health clinic.
Social Work Intern09/1990 to 05/1991Huntington Family ServicesSyracuse, NY
Provided case management and group therapy for pregnant and parenting teens.
