Gavin W. McCluskey, LCSW, BCD

Resume/Curriculum Vitae

Address: **** ******* *****

Sacramento, California, USA 95834

Home: 916-***-****

Cell: 916-***-****

E-Mail: acuzhc@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To provide progressive team leadership in developing and enhancing programs and business practices through proven managerial techniques in either the public, non-profit or private sectors

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan, 2016 to present, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Linder Psychiatric Group, Inc., Roseville, California

Provide direct services to referred patients for biological, social, and psychological assessments and evaluation for the provision of psycho-therapeutic treatment in individual and group process

As appropriate, refer patients for medication and monitor medication efficacy in fulfilling individual patient treatment goals

Participate in treatment planning and review of all patients under treatment as determined by the Clinical Director, staff Psychiatrists, Peer Psycho-therapists and the CEO/Owner of Linder Psychological Group, Inc.

July, 2015 to Dec, 2015, Mental Health Consultant, ARC Registry, Mill Valley, California

Dec, 2014 to June, 2015 Mental Health Consultant, In Sync, LLC, Roseville, California

Served as a Mental Health contract Consultant to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in the provision of treatment to inmate/patients in the Mental Health Treatment Services’ (MHTS) level of care at assigned CDCR prisons

Provide direct services of assessment for suicidality, diagnosis, crisis intervention, psycho-tropic medication monitoring and brief psychotherapy both in individual and group process utilizing cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral techniques

Conduct training to custodial and mental health clinical staff on rules violation referrals on inmate/patients in the MHTS level of care on regulations developed as a result of Coleman vs. Brown and Clark vs. Brown

Jan, 2014 - July, 2014 Manager, Out-Patient Clinical Services, Sierra Vista Hospital, Sacramento, California

May, 2012 - July, 2014 Manager, Out-Patient Corporate Compliance, Sierra Vista Hospital,

Sacramento, California

•Responsibility for managing the day to day operations for the Out-Patient treatment programs of Partial Hospitalization, Chemical Dependency Intensive Out-Patient, Intensive Out-Patient Services and Dual Hospitalization Program treatment with Sierra Vista Hospital

•Managerial and supervisory responsibility for all aspects of clinical treatment and treatment team oversight of Physicians, Nursing and Clinicians

•Continuation of Co-Managerial responsibilities for Out-Patient Corporate Compliance in fulfillment of the UHS Corporate Integrity Agreement from its commencement in May, 2012

•Ensure Federal and State regulatory mandates are complied with in Sierra Vista’s OutPatient Services programs

•Ensure compliance with JCAHO, HIPPA, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations in accord with the Universal Health Services, Inc. Corporate Integrity Agreement with CMS commencing May 1, 2012

•Auditing all Medicare medical records for MD, Clinician, and Nursing compliance requirements for documentation and initiating corrective action and conducting training to ensure corrective action is adhered to

•Reporting out to the Director of Out-Patient Services, the CEO and other corporate entities in regular reports to ensure full compliance and maximized reimbursement

Jan, 2011 –Apr, 2012

Director of Social Services, Sierra Vista Hospital, Sacramento, California

•Direct and manage a team of 32 Supervisors, Clinicians, Chemical Dependency Counselors, Social Workers and Discharge Planners in a 120 bed in-patient behavioral care psychiatric hospital

•Develop Plans of Corrective Action in responding to JCAHO, HIPPA, and State regulatory and Federal CMS audit of hospital procedures for the Social Services Department

•Direct the implementation the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) contract for custodial housing and treatment for referred wards for Welfare and Institutions Code 5150, including the facility physical makeover of the designated unit to fulfill State regulatory statutes, ensuring proposed staffing met all contract requirements, ensuring treating and custodial staff were trained to both State and Federal regulatory guidelines for housing the wards, and regularly reporting out to DJJ on fulfillment of related contract requirements, treatment progress and risk factors avoidance

•Provide treatment team supervision and re-structure of the Social Services Department to enhance hospital operations, reduce audited outlier scores for quality improvement and maximize insurance reimbursement for patient care

•Conduct clinical supervision of MFT interns and ASW interns in pre-licensure clinical hours in accordance with The California Department of Consumer Affairs’ Board of Behavioral Sciences requirements.

Nov, 2009 - Jan, 2011

Clinical Supervisor, Volunteers in Victim Assistance (VIVA), Sacramento, California

•Supervise eight (8) Marriage and Family Therapist Interns and Licensed Clinical Social Work Associates in the provision of counseling advocacy, and psychotherapy to victims of violent crime, write grants, and provide administrative oversight in support of community based agency goals and objectives

•Serve on the VIVA Board of Directors and train volunteer advocates in addition to clinical staff

Jan, 2007 -Nov, 2009

Private Organizational Consultant on Mental Health, Social Services and Criminal Justice Programs, Province of Alberta, Canada

• Conduct training and oversight to governmental and community based organizations on programmatic implementation including grant writing and inter-agency memoranda of understanding in fulfilling Federal and Provincial regulatory requirements

Feb, 2003 – Jan, 2007

Manager, Licensing and Certification Field Operations

Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Residential and Outpatient Programs Compliance Branch, Sacramento, California

• Supervise and train 15.0 FTE field operations senior analysts in the administration to license and certify approximately 900 alcohol and other drug treatment programs and facilities in the State of California providing alcohol and other drug treatment

Aug, 2001 -Feb, 2003

Supervisory Manager, Department for Alcohol and Drug Programs, Office of Criminal Justice Collaboration, Sacramento, California

•Manage policy and program development of the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act (SACPA of 2000), with the passage of Proposition 36, mandating drug treatment for eligible non-violent drug offenders

•Provide supervision direction to senior analyst staff in promulgating regulations and guidelines for the successful implementation of SACPA of 2000

•Review and approve 58 California County plans for SACPA’s implementation in the allocated funding of $120 million per fiscal year, maintain budget plans and objectives, plan and conduct statewide training, provide supervision to the staffing of SACPA’s Statewide Advisory Group; and ensure criminal justice collaboration in the interpretation of public policy to the judiciary, law enforcement, probation, parole, other impacted state agencies, treatment providers and Proposition 36 proponents

Aug, 2000 – August, 2001 State Point of Contact

Governor’s Office of Criminal Justice Planning, Sacramento, California

•California Counter-Drug Procurement Program State Point of Contact Manager for the transfer of Federal Excess Equipment (Public Law Sections 1033 and 1122) to local and California state law enforcement agencies

•Screen, train applicants, and approve law enforcement contract applications for acceptance into the multi-million dollar program of transferred equipment and administer its budget

•Supervise California National Guardsmen, California Highway Patrolmen, local law enforcement, and support administrative personnel assigned to the program

Feb, 1989 – Aug, 2000

Senior Program Specialist,

Governor’s Office of Criminal Justice Planning, Sacramento California

Provide grants and contract administration in diverse public safety and Victim services programs, including the following: (1989 to 1993: Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse branches, 1993 to 1997: Anti-Drug Abuse branch, 1997 to 2000: Victim/Witness branch

•Ensure million dollar grants and contracts were obligated and monitored for Federal and State regulatory compliance

•Interpret Federal Public law, State statute, Gubernatorial decree and Legislative authority in developing legislative mandated programs impacting local governments and community based organizations

•Create and implement request for proposal, request for application, and interagency memoranda of understanding for grants and other funding sources

•Develop and conduct statewide training in diverse public safety and victim services programmatic areas

•Facilitate local meetings and steering committees of local officials impacted by funding

•Coordinate curriculum development in training sexual assault examiners and victim service advocates and coordinators

•Prepare budget change proposals, conduct legislative analysis and develop legislative proposals for submission to the Governor’s Office

•Served as assigned staff to the Gubernatorial and Legislatively appointed California Council on Criminal Justice as well as the Ad Hoc Victim/Witness State Advisory Group

•Serve as principle co-author in promulgating complex forms and curriculae in forensic examinations involving adult and child sexual assault and abuse

Oct, 1987 – Feb, 1989

Social Services Supervisor/Social Worker; Master’s Degree

Sacramento County Department of Social Services, Sacramento, California

•Supervised a unit of 8 social workers conducting elder abuse investigations

•Assigned and prioritized elder abuse cases for investigation

•Participated in inter-agency meetings relating to senior’s issues in Sacramento county

•Provide public education and outreach on elder abuse

•Provide training to mandated reporters of elder abuse

•Conducted psychosocial and mental status assessments, as needed, on dependent and elder abuse victims

•Coordinate and prepare local reports of elder abuse incidence for state Departments of Social Services and Health Services

Oct, 1986 –Oct, 1987

Psychotherapist, Master’s Degree

North Area Mental Health Center (County Contract Health Center) Sacramento, California

•Brief counseling and crisis oriented therapy for patients attending the primary mental health provider of services to North Sacramento involving individual, conjoint and group therapeutic models

•Medication management and after care review of assigned caseload of approximately 30 patients

Sept, 1985 – Oct, 1986

Psychiatric Social Worker

Sacramento County Mental Health Center, Sacramento California

•Crisis psychiatric assessment of Welfare and Institution (W & I) 5150 detainees, brief therapy, and referral for treatment

•Psycho-social-medical assessment of in-patients on three day, 14 day and 90 day W & I holds for treatment

Sept, 1975 – June, 1985

Social Worker IV

Alberta Department of Social Services and Community Health, Camrose, Alberta, Canada

•Diverse social and probationary case work including the following: Child and Adult Protection Services, Family Court; Alberta Social Services representation in Provincial and Court of Queen’s Bench on family law and subrogation proceedings

•Social Allowance and Income Security, including aid to families with dependent children, (AFDC); assessment and training for job skills preparation

•Served as liaison for Camrose City Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment involving establishment of child abuse investigation protocols

•Community outreach and training on issues impacting local government services, social services, and criminal justice policy.

•This position was inclusive of a sabbatical from 1982 to 1984 for post-secondary education at CSU, Sacramento to obtain my MSW

1990 –present

Licensed Psychotherapist, Private Practice

• Diverse private practice encompassing child and elder victims of abuse, chemical dependency treatment, psycho-tropic medication assessment and management for patients in long term care facilities, marriage and family therapy

• provide training and clinical supervision to health care, child and adult care providers, marriage and family therapists and licensed clinical social work interns.

Education

Aug, 1982 – May, 1984 California State University Sacramento, California, Social Work/Public Administration

Master’s Degree of Social Work (four letters of International Student Academic Achievement)

Sept, 1971 – May, 1975 University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada,

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Degree, Co-Major: Psychology/Urban Geography

Accreditation

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Board of Behavioral Sciences, California

License LCS 14871, May, 1990)

Board Certified Diplomate (BCD) (American Board of Examiners in Clinical

Social Work, BCD 58699, July, 2013)

Clinical Supervisory Accreditation, (State of California Board of Behavioral

Sciences (Accredication by Zur Institute), May 2010)

Registered Social Worker (Alberta, Registration RSW 9156, May, 2007 currently expired)

Publications

OCJP 923: Child Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Form (draft co-author)

OCJP 925: Adult Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Form (draft co-author)

Curriculum of Training for Sexual Assault Examiners (co-author, State publication)

Adult and Child Sexual Assault: A Comparative Analysis Utilizing Axiomatic Theory, (Master’s Thesis)

Management Training

Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, S. Covey, (Seven Weeks of Seminar completion required of all senior staff)

State Training on Management Principles, (three weeks) covering the primary components of supervisory management, project delegation, direct reports, discipline and dismissal procedures, team building recruitment and retention and the legal and ethical principles of supervision and management in a union setting

Management By Objectives (One year training in a Social Services Community Health setting under Provincial Regulatory guidelines and requirements)

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

National Association of Social Workers

California Sexual Assault Investigators Association (former)

National Organization for Victim Assistance

California Victim Witness Coordinating Council (former Ad Hoc Member)

California Drug Court Professionals Association (former)

Board of Directors Volunteers in Victim Assistance (VIVA) (former), California Narcotics Officers Association (former)

REFERENCES

Judy O’Neil (retired) Chief, Victim/Witness Branch, Governor’s Office of Criminal Justice Planning, 916-***-****

Dr. Sterling Alexander, Director of Risk Management and Performance Improvement, Sierra Vista Hospital, 916-***-****

Michelle Guina, MFTI, Former Director of Human Resources, Sierra Vista Hospital, 530-***-****

Harold Boscovich, Director of Victim Services (retired), County of Alameda, Alameda District Attorney’s Office, 510-***-****

Dr. Jeffrey Friend, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento, Supervisory Staff Psychiatrist, Sierra Vista Hospital, 916-***-****

Dr. Peter Cotsirilos, Staff Psychiatrist, Sutter County, 916-***-****

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