Resumé

RELATED EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS

  • Eleven years direct practice experience and nine years of administrative experience
  • New York State OASAS Counselor Wellness Program Coordinator
  • Systems analysis of training needs and training facilitator for a variety of human services providers e.g. NYC Department of Health & NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
  • Training entity development and network coordination
  • Technical assistance and development of programs that meet regulatory compliance for 350 hours of education and training toward the NY State CASAC Credential – Associate to Masters level
  • Clinical supervision trainer
  • Case Presentation Method (CPM) ICRC Auditor and Oral Examiner & certified trainer of oral examiners
  • Critical Incident Stress De-briefing (Basic & Advanced Level)- OASAS Crisis Response Team member
  • International addictions policy analysis between Ireland and the United States
  • Trauma / Complicated grief and bereavement specific education, training, and clinical experience
  • Cultural diversity / Competence trainer of trainers
  • OASAS Spirituality Initiative -lead trainer
  • Quantitative and qualitative research experience
  • New York State Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW # 067270-1)
  • Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC # 7812)

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

  • Conceived, researched, formulated and implemented new addictions treatment programs at the Richard C. Ward Addictions Treatment Center which consists of the following:
    • Client centered behavior management program with a focus on the dual diagnosed patient. Program designed to modify maladaptive behaviors and effectively empower the individual through increased awareness of choices
  • Stress Reduction Meditation Program with a focus on its relation to internal regulation and locus of control
  • Web Based distance learning course conception, development, and instruction.
  • Experience with Lotus Notes 6, Angel and Blackboard operating platforms
  • Competency based educational supervision training for supervisors

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES (OASAS)

Mid Hudson Field Office

Addictions Program Specialist II 02/2006- Present

  • Lead responsibility for the coordination and oversight of addiction treatment services in Westchester County
  • Conduct site visits and systems analysis
  • Review and approve program budget submissions
  • Review expenditure and revenue reports
  • Assist in the development of capitol and minor maintenance projects
  • Collaborate with County Local Government Units
  • Represent OASAS on work groups and committees
  • Review, negotiate and approve prevention work plans, IPMES Work Scopes, and Program Action Reports

Bureau of Workforce Development

Staff Development Specialist III /Trainer 06/1998 – 2/2006

Responsible for:

  • Providing programs: Train-the-Trainer in existing OASAS curricula
  • Delivering training in specific OASAS curricula to staff of provider agencies
  • Revising and developing new curricula
  • Reviewing education and training provider applications and providing technical assistance
  • Reviewing delivery of pilot training by contracted providers

EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE:

    Adjunct Instructor 9/2003 – Present

  • Chemical Addiction: Theory and Practices
  • Grief and Loss
  • Ethics
  • Adolescent Addictions
  • Graduate Independent study in the area of Social Welfare Policy Analysis

HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

    Adjunct Instructor: Sept 2005 – employment on an as needed basis

  • Guest Lecturer: “Spirituality as an Addiction Specific Treatment Framework”
  • Adolescent Substance Dependence: Course development.

RICHARD C WARD ADDICTIONS TREATMENT CENTER

Alcoholism Counselor I 10/1995 – 06/1998

Responsible for:

  • All phases of case management
  • Individual counseling
  • Large group presentations and lectures
  • Small group facilitation
  • Documenting all aspects of client care
  • Crisis intervention
  • Conducting stress reduction and meditation classes
  • Developing and implementing new programs
  • Acting as Agency liaison / supervisor of the Alumni Association and Self-Help groups

MIDDLETOWN ALCOHOLISM CRISIS CENTER

Alcoholism Counselor Assistant 07/1991-10/1995

Responsible for:

  • Admissions assessment and intake processes
  • Developing treatment plans after completion of alcohol and drug assessments
  • Providing addictions counseling for both individuals and small groups
  • Conducting educational training workshops and lectures for clientele and outside agencies
  • Networking with outside agencies to make appropriate referrals and arranging transportation as needed
  • Intervention counseling on an as-needed basis

EDUCATION

ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

A.A., Psychology/Sociology May 1994, G.P.A.2.99

SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Forty credit hours, Addictions Counseling Curriculum completed May 1996, G.P.A. 3.66

EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE

    B.A., Community and Human Services May 1997 –Addictions Counseling Major

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY

    Master of Social Work June 2002, G.P.A. 3.99

CLINICAL INTERNSHIPS

Saratoga Center for the Family – Community Psychotherapy Clinic

2/2001-8/2001

Schenectady Catholic Charities – Family Counseling Program

8/2001-5/2002

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Black Belt (Chinese) martial arts

Antiques

Reading

Gardening