Manager Program

Evelyn E. Copeland, Ph.D., MSW, LICSW

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Professional Achievements

Area of Accomplishment

Clinical counseling responsible for interviewing, behavioral health assessment, applying

evidenced based models in the evaluation process, diagnosis and treatment of psychological

disorders using the following skills: individual, family and group psychotherapy and couples

therapy, alcohol and drug treatment assessment.

Assess and resolve complex social, economic and behavioral problems that may impact the

patients’ medical treatment while in in patient or out patient treatment for patients being

discharged for referral and case management.

Evaluates the individual and family system as well as assesses patient’s functioning within

work, family and routines of daily living and identifies areas needing continued support

resources and treatment orders to assist patients.

Conducts psychosocial evaluations and provides therapeutic interventions including crisis

counseling to individuals, groups and families to develop behavioral assessment plans.

Provide services as part of a multi disciplinary team and participate in after care planning

that involve linking and referring to community based care.

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for the District of Columbia working with abused

and/or neglected children. Serve as a volunteer advocate and mentor to victimized youth to

move toward reunification or stable nurturing homes.

Work History

Program Manager, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2001 2010

Monitored and managed Coalitions at the community level using innovative approaches to

design, strengthen and evaluate research based prevention planning.

Serves as the Department’s liaison with Federal and State to verify the program’s

adherence to legislative requirements at the State, Federal and local levels.

Represented the State program as a technical expert on inter agency agreements

pertaining to Community coalition programming.

Program Manager, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 1994 2001

Monitored, managed and directed activities for Cooperative Agreements and Contracts on

behavioral health initiatives for the Family Strengthening Initiative, HIV/AIDS Planning

grant and discretionary grants.

Provided oversight to insure quality, organization and financing of prevention programs at

the State and Federal level.

Established performance measures for Family Strengthening Programs to evaluate their

effectiveness in the community.

Identified Best Practices for programs and evaluated their effectiveness with selected

programs.

Program Manager, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 1992 1994

Served as the consultant for the Pregnant Post Partum Women and their Infants for the

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP/SAMSHA).

Performed a variety of evaluation, analytical and administrative activities to support this

initiative.

Collaborated with Program officials in the development of the Request for Application

(RFA) and Continuation Application for Pregnant Post Partum Women and their Infants.

Chief, Office of Information and Prevention and Education, District of Columbia

Government, Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA) 1992 1989

Responsible for the day to day operation of the Office that provided grant funding to

facilitate the dissemination of prevention and education information to the citizen of the

District of Columbia.

Work collaboratively with the District of Columbia School System and Neighborhood

Advisory Commissioners to fund, organize and present information to After School

programs in their Wards.

Responsible for the supervision of professionals and para professionals who visited schools,

health fairs and local community meetings to deliver prevention messages.

Program Manager, District of Columbia Government, Addiction Prevention and

Recovery Administration (APRA) DC General Hospital, Karrick Hall, 1989 1984

Responsible for the day to day operation of a 24 hour residential facility serving alcohol and

substance abusing clients of the District of Columbia.

Evaluated and realigned organizational structure of the managerial staff to achieve

maximum benefit for the staff and organization.

Established and implemented long and short term goals to improve the standard of care for

clients.

Responsible for Performance Appraisals for Program Manager, Psychologist, and Social

Workers and was the Reviewer for staff assigned in other operations.

Developed and maintained good working relationships with a variety of groups and

individuals to promote the services available.

Exercised fiscal management responsibility for budget development, monitoring

expenditures and reallocation of funds based on shifting program priorities.

Developed schedules to ensure full coverage for the facility.

Responsible for Performance Appraisals for Program Manager, Psychologist, and Social

Workers and was the Reviewer for staff assigned in other operations.

Program Manager, District of Columbia Government, Addiction Prevention and

Recovery Administration (APRA) Mary E. Herring Home, 1984 1981

Responsible for the day to day operation of a 24 hour residential facility serving alcohol and

substance abusing clients of the District of Columbia.

Provided case management, psychological and psychiatric assessments, counseling

(individual and group), vocational counseling and employment counseling, serving

approximately 25,000 patients annually.

Exercised fiscal management responsibility for budget development, monitoring

expenditures and reallocation of funds based on shifting program priorities.

Developed and maintained good working relationships with a variety of groups and

individuals to promote the services available.

Negotiated contracts with vendors.

Developed work schedules to insure full coverage for the facility.

Responsible for Performance Appraisals for Program Manager, Psychologist, and Social

Workers and was the Reviewer for staff assigned in other operations.

Special Assistant to the Administrator, District of Columbia Government,

Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA) 1990 1984

Responsible for the development of policy statements, drafted procedures to establish

quality services in District of Columbia managed clinics and contract managed clinics.

Reviewed Federal legislation for clinical services to ensure adherence to Federal guidelines.

Worked as the liaison between the Administrator’s office and Clinical facilities to establish

consistent policies and procedures across the Administration.

Interpreted Federal policy and its application to substance abuse programs provided by the

Administration.

Advised the Administrator verbally and in written reports of problems resulting from

program accreditation reviews.

Analyzed evaluated and advised the Administrator on proposed Federal policy that affected

funding and staffing ratios.

Program Analysis, District of Columbia Government, Addiction Prevention and

Recovery Administration (APRA) 1987 1990

Responsible for advising the Chief, Bureau of Treatment Services on Clinical out patient

services.

Initiated contact with numerous organizational components office heads, private agencies,

bureau and division chiefs in preparing studies and reports identifying the

accomplishments and operational problems. Developed recommendations for alternative

approaches to remedy the problem.

Prepared reports relative to the operation of the bureau, i.e. weekly reports, monthly

reports and external correspondence and responses.

Developed, coordinated and reviewed policy statements for the bureau chief concerning

activities relative to substance abuse and made recommendations on feasibility of

implementation.

Advised on technical and administrative guidance to the Bureau Chief in planning work

and coordinating the bureau’s program. Analyzed, evaluated and interpreted program data

used to advise and recommend procedural change, corrective action and management

improvement.

State Prevention Coordinator, District of Columbia Government, Office of State

Health Planning and Development, Single State Agency 1984 1987

Responsible for directing, developing, coordinating and managing prevention activities for

the District of Columbia.

Managed prevention programs for the District of Columbia and linked programs and

individuals seeking prevention funding.

Developed and wrote the Five year Prevention Plan for the District of Columbia.

Participated in National and International meetings as the State authority on prevention

activities for the District of Columbia.

Served on Review Panels for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Chief, Re Entry Branch, District of Columbia Government, Addiction Prevention

and Recovery Administration (APRA) 1981 1984

Supervisory Social Worker for the Clinical Assessment Unit working in the Central Intake

Division providing clinical assessment for residents of the District of Columbia seeking

treatment for alcohol or substance abuse.

Established policy and procedures for a new unit to adhere to Federal and National

Association of Social Work guidelines.

Advised community organizations on admission policies and establishment of treatment

facilities in the Wards.

Chaired the inter disciplinary team meetings to evaluate clients’ progress in treatment.

Responsible for Performance Appraisals for Social Workers assigned to the Unit.

Served as Adjunct Professor with local Schools of Social Work.

Social Worker, Re Entry Branch, District of Columbia Government, Addiction

Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA) 1978 1981

Conducted Clinical Assessments with clients seeking admission to treatment.

Initiated referrals for clients traveling out of state to receive medication (methadone).

Initiated interviews with patients and provided written assessment for referrals to the

inter disciplinary.

Initiated and presented reports to criminal judicial system for clients referred through the

Courts.

Education

Ph.D., Walden University, Health Services, Minneapolis, MN

MSW Florida State University, Tallahassee Florida

BA Paine College, Augusta, Georgia

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