Management Mental Health

Fernando Crespo

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Riverview, FL *3579

Mobile 813-***-****

*********@*****.***

EDUCATION: M.S. Degree in Counseling - May 2013

B.A. Degree in Psychology - May 2009

The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

EXPERIENCE:

January/2014-Present- Director of Juvenile Detention

. Planning, Organizing and managing the overall operations of the

detention Center, including programs within a secure detention, home

detention, and pre-placement supervision. Ensuring achievement of

established goals and departmental policy and procedure.

. Establishing current, efficient facility operating procedures that

comply with all departmental policy and Quality assurance standards as

well as specifically identified regional directives.

. Establishing and managing personnel policies and procedures for

recruitment, hiring, disciplines, rewards, training, and scheduling.

. Developing, implementing and communicating a mission that insures that

detainees are safe and secure and that protects public safety.

. Developing strategic goals and objectives for center operations.

. Completing periodic written reports as required by department.

. Recommending improvements and/or enhancements for policy and procedure

related to department.

. Ensuring full facility compliance with life, safety, health, and

sanitation, and quality or life related standards.

. Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.

. Knowledge of detention services policy and procedure.

. Knowledge of the Department State and Federal policy and procedure

relating operation of a Juvenile Detention Center.

. Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing, and analyzing data.

. Ability to practice management principles and practices.

. Ability to develop and implement various program monitoring

methodologies and techniques.

. Ability to provide in-service training on detention center operational

methods, facility operating procedures and department policy and

procedure.

. Ability to develop program policy, procedures, manuals, administrative

rules and agreements.

. Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policy

and procedures and prioritize work load.

. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments, and develop

various reports.

. Ability to formulate and monitor standards and operating policy and

procedures.

. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with

others, and communicate effectively

205- Nov, 2013 Shift Supervisor Youth Worker- New Jersey State Juvenile

Justice Commission

. Planned and organized programs of leisure time activities, on both an

individual and group basis, as indicated by the therapeutic needs of

each resident.

. Maintained daily logs on the needs, issues and progress of each

resident.

. Prepared concise reports on critical incidents and report to various

levels as needed.

. Developed uniform practices and direction with inter-institutional

activities.

. Assigned resident work activities; provided instruction, supervised

resident activities.

. Counseling Youth with Mild to severe Mental Health behaviors

. Trained in Crisis Intervention and Prevention

. Interpreted and apply the rules, regulations, and procedures of the

organization.

. Counseled at risk youth in small group/Group and individual sessions.

. Supervised Community Advisory Group

. Administered proper medications and documentation regarding

administration of meds.

. Provide emergency first-aid, and arrange for immediate care transport.

. Bilingual (Spanish) translation between parents, staff and educational

personnel.

. Served as a Gang intelligence liaison and crisis intervention staff

member.

. Responsible for the operation and Census of 225 (Male)Juvenile

Delinquents

2004- 2005 Senior Youth Worker - New Jersey State Juvenile Justice

Commission

. Utilized appropriate individual counseling techniques.

. Provided therapeutic counseling to identify and resolve areas of

behavioral dysfunction.

. Provided trained therapeutic counseling behavior by residents during

daily living activities.

. Transported transferred residents to other facilities and medical

treatment facilities.

. Bilingual (Spanish) translation between parents and staff.

. Sported coordinator for peer role-modeling positive behavior.

. Utilized appropriate crisis intervention and behavioral management

techniques.

. Planed organized programs of leisure time activities, on +both an

individual and group basis, as indicated by therapeutic needs of each

resident.

. Coordinated and develop uniform practices and direction with inter-

institutional activities.

. Coordinated and taught anti-bullying/cyber bullying programs.

2002 - 2004 Assistant Superintendent Weaversville Intensive Care Unit

. Responsible for the operation of a 75 Male/Female resident population.

. Hired, trained and supervised juvenile counselors

. Conducted performance evaluations and disciplinary actions.

. Counseled individuals with Oppositional/ADHD/ Mental Health disorders

. Ensured proper staffing needs, trainings, including gang prevention

and supervision

. Trainer for Administered medications to juveniles with health concerns

. Conducted daily room/physical searches

. Monitored resident Census daily

. 01Supervise residents to court and hospital visits

. Gang Coordinator

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8/00 - 9/02 (NYC) Department of Juvenile Justice - Juvenile Detention

Centers - Juvenile Counselor

. Prevention and intervention of custodial care of juvenile offenders

. Trained in P.R.T (Physical Restraint Techniques) system

. Trained and experienced in child abuse detection and reporting

. Trained and experienced in gang intelligence and suicide-risk guard

. Conducted daily frisks, random strip searches, resident counts/census

. Exercised Behavioral Management Program daily

. Prepared observation and evaluation reports

. Supervised and participated in facility sports programs

. Translated between residents, parents and counselors

. Promoted to admissions office (Intake Counselor) -responsibilities

include: census, visits, court bag searches, court transfers, accurate

records.

. Youth mediation board to Counsel and process Behaviors for Male/Female

Youth

9/93 - 12/99 William E. Grady Technical/Vocational High School, Brooklyn,

NY

9/98 - 12/99 Peer Mediator Coordinator/Gang Prevention

. Supervised paraprofessionals, teacher's aides and students

. Counseled students at risk as part of our violence prevention program

. Coordinated sports programs and school dances

. Worked with school safety/NYPD, to promote a drug/violence free

teaching environment

. Process suspensions and expulsions

CERTIFICATIONS:

Bilingual fluent in Spanish - Speak, write and read

Suicide prevention

Certified -First Aid/CPR/BLS and Safe Crisis Management

Gang Coordinator

Completed CASAC substance abuse program, December 2012

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