Mental Health Manager

Deborah S. Palladino

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Specializing In:

Bio-Psychosocial Assessment & Analysis Individualized Treatment Planning

Personnel & Business Management Individual, Group & Family Therapy Conflict

Resolution Addiction & Trauma Intervention Grant Writing

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW Columbia University

Bachelor of Arts Binghamton University

Licensed Social Worker State of New York

Supervision in Field Instruction Certification (SIFI Adelphi University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Psychiatric Social Worker, Westchester Medical Center (Mobile Crisis Team / CPEP),

Valhalla, NY, 2007-2009.

• Evaluated mental health status of patients in psychiatric crisis in the community and

the emergency room. Wrote comprehensive assessments.

• Coordinated treatment and discharge planning with an interdisciplinary team and

community service supports.

• Managed psychiatric crisis telephone hotline.

Director of Non-Residential Services, Grace Smith House, Inc. (domestic violence program),

Poughkeepsie, NY, 2006-2007.

• Supervised all personnel, volunteers, undergraduate and graduate student interns;

Interviewed and hired program staff.

• Coordinated program services and projects.

• Facilitated individual counseling and groups for domestic violence victims.

• Wrote grants to secure program funding and develop new programming; generated

related monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to funding sources.

• Worked with CPS, DSS, committees, family court, the District Attorney’s Office, police,

and various public initiatives to address the needs of domestic violence victims.

Business Manager, TWC Construction (residential renovation business), Woodstock, NY, 2004-

2006.

• Managed financial and day-to-day operations, including: business planning, customer

relations, job estimating, sales, budgeting, billing, contract negotiation, and human

resources.

Therapist, Family Services, Inc. / Saint Francis Hospital (an outpatient mental health

treatment program for adults), Rhinebeck, NY, 2002-2004.

• Provided individual, group, and couples therapy for a caseload of 65+ clients with

varied and complex presenting problems; completed psychosocial assessment,

chemical dependency screening, and diagnosis.

• Researched, designed, and implemented an innovative and effective group for female

trauma victims, resulting in reports of enhanced coping skills and decreased

psychiatric symptoms.

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Professional Experience continued…

Therapist, Catholic Family Services (outpatient treatment program for children, adolescents,

and adults), Stamford, CT, 2000-2002.

• Provided individual and family counseling, precise documentation, and admissions

screening and coordination.

• Designed and implemented creative goal plans / interventions for ethnically diverse

individuals and families, addressing substance abuse prevention and treatment, grief

and loss issues, relationships, parenting, life transitions, and problem solving skills.

• Mediated family conflicts, resulting in enhanced communication and dispute resolution.

Psychiatric Social Work Intern, Westchester Medical Center, Behavioral Health Center (acute

care, inpatient child psychiatric unit), Valhalla, NY, 1999-2000.

• Conducted assessment, discharge planning, and family therapy sessions.

• Advocated for patients within the foster care, mental health, residential treatment, and

educational systems, to ensure comprehensive aftercare and support services.

Registrar, Daytop Village, Inc. (residential substance abuse program serving adolescents),

New York, NY 1997-1999.

• Coordinated admissions for a culturally diverse, court mandated population.

• Interviewed and screened applicants to determine program readiness.

• Monitored, authorized, and collected payment for treatment services; negotiated fee-

for-service and insurance payment contracts.

• Wrote, analyzed, and presented monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.

Counselor, Catholic Charities TLS Program (a transitional living mental health program for

adults), Binghamton, NY, 1994-1997.

• Provided individual and group counseling, individualized treatment planning, and daily

living skills training for adults with chronic psychiatric disabilities.

• Diffused and managed client crisis and conflicts.

• Connected clients with service providers to facilitate ongoing treatment.

Counselor, YWCA Crossroads Program (transitional living program for homeless, parenting,

and pregnant adolescent girls), Binghamton, NY, 1992-1994.

• Provided individual and group counseling, addressing substance abuse, anger

management, family and peer relationships, parenting skills, vocational / educational

goal planning, and self-esteem.

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