RESUME

Debra LaClair,LMSW

***** ****** ****

Port Charlotte, Fl 33948

941-***-**** - Home

941-***-****-Cell

EDUCATION:

Syracuse University, NYS LMSW/MSW

SUNY Potsdam, B.A. Sociology

Mater Dei College, A.ASW

SPECIAL COMMITTEES:

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Chairperson - 1 year

Committee Member - 2 years

Aggression Replacement Trainer

150 CASAC Hours

NYS Sex Offender Trained

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

2000 - Present St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center

Inpatient Children and Youth Facility

1 Chimney Point Drive

Ogdensburg, NY 13669

SWI/SWII

Responsibilities Include: Individual, family and

group sessions; core histories/evaluations;

assessments/referrals; case management; treatment

plans; CSE meetings; program development and

discharge planning within an inpatient children's

unit. Primary responsibilities on a ten bed male

adolescent unit, ages 13-18. Completed own data

entry to electronic medical record.

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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE CONTINUED:

1998 - 2000 Genesis Behavioral Health

CDT/MICA Supervising Social Worker

218 Stone Street

Watertown, NY 13601

Supervising Social Worker for the Outpatient

Continuing Day Treatment/MICA Program.

Responsibilities Included: Supervision of RN, 3

Mental Health Counselors, CASAC Counselor and

program; group individual counseling; assessment and

referral; case management; program policy and

procedure development/implementation; continuing

liaison; mental status exams; social histories and

discharge planning. Full understanding of Medicaid

and Medicare guidelines.

1995 - 1997 Kelly Hall Treatment Facility

Coastal Recoveries

Punta Gorda, Florida

Clinical Coordinator: Coordinator of 5 level/30 bed,

court referred male adolescent treatment facility.

Responsibilities Included: Supervision of treatment

program, 2 Therapists and 1 Case Manager; program and

community development; group and individual

counseling; family intervention and caseload

management to include intakes, social histories,

mental status exams, and discharge planning.

1994 - 1995 Ogdensburg Correctional Facility

One Correction Way

Ogdensburg, NY 13669

ASAT Correction Counselor: Director of Alcohol and

Substance Abuse Treatment Program.

Responsibilities Included: Supervision of Grade 14

ASAT Program Assistant and six inmate staff;

coordinate and develop programs for inmate population

accordingly; initiate discussion groups through daily

assignments, readings and video; intakes; social

histories; treatment plans; daily progress sheets and

discharge summaries.

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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE CONTINUED:

1991 - 1994 Ogdensburg Correctional Facility

One Correction Way

Ogdensburg, NY 13669

Correction Counselor: Responsible for caseload

management of 125 - 200 medium security inmates,

assessment of needs and recommendation and evaluation

of programs.

Responsibilities Included: Pre-release/Community

Preparation Programs, including development of

program material, coordination of community

participation and supervision of 12 inmate staff;

also involved in programming of entire facility

population into treatment programs and work

assignments.

1998 - 1990 St. Lawrence County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Service

Potsdam, NY 13676

Psychiatric Social Worker

Responsibilities Included: Evaluations, intakes, social histories,

treatment plans, progress notes, discussion groups,

educational lectures, family therapy, discharge

summary and referrals, individual and group

counseling, consultation liaison, and program

development.

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