Quality Assurance Management
Resume:
Ava Diamond, LCSW
* **** **** **. **********, CT 065**-***-*** 4152 ***@**************.***
CLINICAL: DIVERSE SETTINGS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF POPULATIONS:
• Residential treatment, out patient clinic, in patient hospital, chemical dependence treatment, special education
school
• Children, adolescents, adults, individuals, groups, and families
• Expertise in Chemical dependency, Trauma management and recovery, Anxiety, Child development
• Cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior modification, play therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation groups,
milieu management, and community education programs
MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION/PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
u Trained and supervised staff (chemical dependence treatment, parent/child therapy and residential treatment)
u Supervised interns in chemical dependence treatment
u Provided team building for new clinical staff teams
u Managed day to day operations of treatment facility
u Participated in quality assurance in hospital position
u Developed Relational Impact Medicine workshops
u Developed and facilitated exceptional programs for adolescent personal development
u Created and implemented psychoeducation classes for chemical dependence program
u Provided clinical consultation for teachers in special education school
u Managed Summer Camp and special community projects
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PUBLIC SPEAKING/TEACHING:
*Developed Relational Impact Medicine (www.relationalimpactmedicine.org) an experiential, educational
workshop series for healthcare professionals designed to reduce burnout, improve interdisciplinary communication,
and rejuvenate empathic care for patients. Taught as an elective course at Yale University School of Medicine and
offered through Planetree Organization as an international teleseminar and consult service.
*Current speaking engagements through New Canaan Cares focus on parenting, family, and child development
issues.
Professional Experience ______________________________________________________________
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR/COORDINATOR
HOSPITAL OF ST. RAPHAEL
FAMILY BASED RECOVERY PROGRAM
NEW HAVEN, CT
JANUARY 2009 – PRESENT
PRIVATE PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE
NEW CANAAN, CT
NOVEMBER 2008 – PRESENT
www.avadiamondlcsw.com
CO FOUNDER, RESILIENCY EDUCATION & SKILLS TRAINING (REST)
www.healthcareREST.com
APRIL 2009 PRESENT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
RESILIENCY EDUCATION & SKILLS TRAINING elective course
SEPTEMBER 2010 PRESENT
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER
Programs developed and presented include:
Recipe for Resiliency: guilt free parenting for entitlement free kids
Emerging from Diaper Darkness: integrating self beyond Mom
Rediscovering Romance: marital rejuvenation for parents
Brain Power for Body Power: overcoming cognitive blocks to health and wellness
Change the Trophy…find the prize inside
From Superhuman to Fully Human emotional and cognitive recovery from steroid use
NEW CANAAN CARES
SEPTEMBER 2010 PRESENT
CAREER HISTORY:
November, 2009 November, 2010 Griffin Hospital, Outpatient Psychiatry,Derby, CT
National Motivational Speaker
December 2007 December 2008 Barbizon School of Modeling, Acting, Personal Development
Special Events Coordinator/Camp Director
November 2006 present FROZEN ROPES, Orange, CT
School Social Worker
March 2004 April 2006 Yale University Cederhurst School, New Haven, CT
Special Program Coordinator, Curriculum Specialist, Teacher
December, 1999 June 2003 Dept. of Jewish Education, Woodbridge, CT
Social Worker in Chemical Dependence Treatment
January 1991 January 1995 Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT
Residential Treatment Director
September 1985 1987 The Linden Center, Los Angeles, CA
Education _________________________________________________________________________
M.S.W., Clinical Social Work, Columbia University, New York 1991
B.A., Communication, University of Southern California, California 1987
Intensive trainings:
Trauma focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Level II EMDR, Laurel Parnell instructed
Narrative Medicine, Columbia University
Mindfulness Training
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
References available upon request.
Special interests__________________________________________________________
International Natural Bodybuilding Federation Pro………Ms. Fit Body 2011
CLINICAL: DIVERSE SETTINGS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF POPULATIONS:
• Residential treatment, out patient clinic, in patient hospital, chemical dependence treatment,
special education school
• Children, adolescents, adults, individuals, groups, and families
• Expertise in Chemical dependency, Trauma management and recovery, Anxiety, Child
development
• Cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior modification, play therapy, family therapy,
psychoeducation groups, milieu management, and community education programs
MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION/PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
u Trained and supervised staff (chemical dependence treatment, parent/child therapy and
residential treatment)
u Supervised interns in chemical dependence treatment
u Provided team building for new clinical staff teams
u Managed day to day operations of treatment facility
u Participated in quality assurance in hospital position
u Developed Relational Impact Medicine workshops
u Developed and facilitated exceptional programs for adolescent personal development
u Created and implemented psychoeducation classes for chemical dependence program
u Provided clinical consultation for teachers in special education school
u Managed Summer Camp and special community projects
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PUBLIC SPEAKING/TEACHING:
*Developed Relational Impact Medicine (www.relationalimpactmedicine.org) an experiential,
educational workshop series for healthcare professionals designed to reduce burnout, improve
interdisciplinary communication, and rejuvenate empathic care for patients. Taught as an elective
course at Yale University School of Medicine and offered through Planetree Organization as an
international teleseminar and consult service.
*Current speaking engagements through New Canaan Cares focus on parenting, family, and child
development issues.
Ava Diamond, LCSW
8 Pine Hill Rd. u Woodbridge, CT 06525 u 203-***-**** u ***@**************.***
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CLINICAL: DIVERSE SETTINGS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF POPULATIONS:
• Residential treatment, out patient clinic, in patient hospital, chemical dependence treatment,
special education school
• Children, adolescents, adults, individuals, groups, and families
• Expertise in Chemical dependency, Trauma management and recovery, Anxiety, Child
development
• Cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior modification, play therapy, family therapy,
psychoeducation groups, milieu management, and community education programs
MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION/PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:
u Trained and supervised staff (chemical dependence treatment, parent/child therapy and
residential treatment)
u Supervised interns in chemical dependence treatment
u Provided team building for new clinical staff teams
u Managed day to day operations of treatment facility
u Participated in quality assurance in hospital position
u Developed Relational Impact Medicine workshops
u Developed and facilitated exceptional programs for adolescent personal development
u Created and implemented psychoeducation classes for chemical dependence program
u Provided clinical consultation for teachers in special education school
u Managed Summer Camp and special community projects
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PUBLIC SPEAKING/TEACHING:
*Developed Relational Impact Medicine (www.relationalimpactmedicine.org) an experiential,
educational workshop series for healthcare professionals designed to reduce burnout, improve
interdisciplinary communication, and rejuvenate empathic care for patients. Taught as an elective
course at Yale University School of Medicine and offered through Planetree Organization as an
international teleseminar and consult service.
*Current speaking engagements through New Canaan Cares focus on parenting, family, and child
development issues.
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