Cynthia Grsevinsky **** S Ash Ave, Tempe, AZ ***** 480-***-****

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Aid to Adoption of Special Kids – Family Specialist/Trainer 5/2014 - Present

As family specialist, support families through training, licensing, adoption and reunification process. Other duties

include creating staff trainings, delivering state mandated trainings for potential foster parents, mentoring new staff

members, recruiting and interviewing.

A New Leaf Foster/Adopt Program – Program Manager/Trainer 6/12-8/13

As program manager responsible for supporting, hiring and coaching licensing workers and supporting foster families.

As trainer responsible for hosting PSMAPP classes and creating and hosting advanced trainings for foster parents.

Duties also included recruitment and retention of foster parents and creating community awareness regarding the need

for foster homes.

Yippee Yoga – Yoga Instructor Tempe AZ 8/12-12/12

Created and taught children’s after school yoga programs.

Ameripsych – Supervisor/Trainer, Mesa, AZ 8/11-5/12

As supervisor duties included assisting licensing workers and supporting foster families. As trainer responsible for

hosting PSMAPP classes and creating and hosting advanced trainings for foster parents. Duties also included

recruitment and retention of foster parents and creating community awareness regarding the need for foster homes.

WM Psychological Services –Resource Specialist, San Carlos, AZ 2/11-8/11

As resource specialist, assisted in program development and planning for family events, support groups and student

activities for enrolled youth of the Young Warriors program.

Southwest Network - System of Care Manager /Lead/Trainer Mesa, AZ 2008-2010

As team lead supervised team of high needs case managers who work with children and families in the behavioral

health system. Responsibilities included assisting families and teams in assessment of needs, utilization of strengths,

discovery of community resources, creation of safety, service and crisis plans and collaboration with fellow team

members. Other duties included payroll processing, monthly productivity reports and creation of training curriculum

and team building exercises.

As trainer responsible for creating and delivering curriculum, partnering with families, leadership and staff to assess

training needs to modify material accordingly. Additional duties were to partner with contracting agencies in our

community to ensure continuity of care and quality assurance for families.

As system of care manager provided supervision of four teams of case manager and their team leads. Responsibilities

included coaching, technical and emotional support to staff and families, creation of monthly productivity reports,

collaboration with leadership to ensure quality of care, Partnered with community and family members to discover

interventions and supports that would best serve families according to individual assessment of needs and capacity and

to provide support to reach goals, manageability and independence.

Marc Center of Mesa - Coordinator Mesa, AZ 2008

As coordinator worked with eighty providers who supported families in the community and at home with rehabilitation

and respite service in order to foster independence and avoid out of home placement of family members with

developmental challenges. Worked with teams and families to assess needs, create service plans, and determine the

best care according to the unique situation of each family. Other duties included hiring, payroll, processing service and

usage reports and coaching and supporting the providers who supported family members.

Just Breathe Wellness Sanctuary - Yoga Instructor Phoenix, AZ 2007-2008

As yoga instructor taught Yin and Hatha classes.

Child and Family Support Services – Coordinator/Educator Tempe, AZ 2005-2007

As educator worked with youths and families by supporting through partnering with one another, utilizing resources of

individuals and their communities, underscoring competencies, nurturing strengths, clarifying challenges, and

collaborating with families’ teams to assist in achieving goals and acquiring independence.

As coordinator supervised various teams of educators providing support, assistance in the creation of service and crisis

plans, monthly team building activities and performance evaluations for staff and teams, created monthly productivity

reports to leadership, provided consistent communication with parents to ensure quality of care and review of goals. In

this role other duties were payroll, training of staff and feedback to leadership regarding training needs, review of the

effectiveness of documentation, employee incentive programs and employee retention.

As coordinator also volunteered and assisted in co-creating a young women’s’ group which focused on self care, self

esteem building, community awareness and involvement and various other activities which allowed young woman role

modeling opportunities, peer relationships, self care techniques and awareness and stress relief.

Empact Suicide Prevention Services - Case Manager Tempe, AZ 2003-2005

As FSP provided coaching, mentoring and support to youths and families based on identified needs in service plan

through the Child and Family Team process while being mindful of each family’s culture, community and individual

capacities and goals.

As high needs case manager facilitated Child and Family Team meetings, co-created appropriated documentation such

as service, safety and crisis plans, submitted regular progress notes, collaborated with community to determine

resources for families and worked with families to determine goals, solicited feedback from families and teams

regarding the quality of care delivered.

Educational Development

Healing Emphasis Yoga Therapy (500 hours) 2014 – Study of developing a holistic and comprehensive assessment

healing plan for clients based on the understanding that one surrenders to their individual and authentic healing path.

SWIHA Yoga of the Voice (200 hours) 2007 – Study of sound, music and singing and how these modalities may assist

in emotional and physical healing

Radiant Child Yoga Program (20 hours) 2006 – Study of how yoga may assist children of all ages to relax, feel

confident, and maintain a sense of joy. This course also reviewed benefits to children with special needs.

SWIHA Yoga Teacher Training (200 hours) 2005- Study that went in to depth regarding the practice, and origin of

yoga, and assisted students in self exploration and the practice of mindfulness.

SCC Associates Degree 1991

ASU Bachelors of Science 1997

Volunteer Work

Liberty Wildlife 1990

Compeer Program for Mental Health Association 1989-1991

Certifications/Awards

Yoga Teacher Certification 200 hour

Yoga Teacher Certification 500 hour – currently enrolled second year of program 2014 graduation

First Aid/CPR Certified/Fingerprint clearance card

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