Ruth B. Cruz-Roldan

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Harrisburg, PA 17102

(H) 717-***-**** (C) 717- 725-1799 (B) 717-***-**** acwqhv@r.postjobfree.com

Career Profile

Highly focused and results-driven Social Services Professional with exceptional experience in federal/municipal government, psychiatric outplacement clinic, emergency shelter and entrepreneurship environments. Proven abilities in establishing start-up operations, services/staff development and improving outcomes for children. Highly skilled in the development and execution of strategic planning, management of federal funds with the strong background in planning, organizing, coordinating, analysis, leadership, empowerment and directing operational systems to meet and exceed corporate objectives. Over fifteen years working with children. Current Behavior Specialist License (BSL) and Bilingual - Spanish and English.

Areas of Effectiveness

Staff/Program Management

Family and Youth Services

Compliance Officer

Financial Management

Behavioral Specialist/Counselor

Client Relationship Builder

Strategic Vision Development

Clinician/Assessments

Grant Preparation/ Application

Experience

2015 to Beacon Psychological Services – Camp Hill, PA

2016 Outpatient Therapist – individual, family and marriage counseling

Provides outpatient services such as individual, marriage, and family therapy.

Provides crisis interventions.

Identify psychological, emotional and behavioral issues.

Diagnose psychological, emotional or behavioral disorders (DSM-V).

Develop and implement treatment plan and therapeutic processes.

Help clients define goals and action plans to achieve personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.

Monitor client progress through regular sessions.

2014 to UNITED METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN - Mechanicsburg, PA

2015 Clinician – Emergency Shelter

Interview and evaluate each child as a part of the intake process.

Monitor the child’s behavioral health plan, taking into consideration his/her social, emotional, behavioral, and educational needs while supporting the child’s individual strengths.

Create, develop and periodically assess and update child’s Individual Service Plan, accurately reflecting the child’s progress.

Prepare and distribute documentation and reports as required by state and federal law.

Keep accurate case notes for each child in the program.

Provide, on a regularly scheduled basis, individual and group counseling to assist the child in developing, gaining, and maintaining appropriate interpersonal relationships and behaviors. This requires taking into consideration the whole child’s (social, emotional, cognitive, cultural, and behavioral) needs.

Provide, on a regularly scheduled basis, group and individual instruction to a resident that is designed to help residents adjust to living in the United States.

Act as a liaison and provide consultation and assistance to federal, state, and local officials (including project officers, lawyers, and judges) to assist in the assessment of and planning for the child’s placement.

Provide consultation to Educational Coordinator/Teacher’s Aid in provision of services to child.

Maintain contact, communication and consultation with Youth Care workers, Case Managers, and other staff who participate in the child’s program at UMHC-Residential.

Assist in the preparation of discharge planning for each child.

Conduct mental health assessments for all UAC in care.

Noted Accomplishment: Increased improvement rate of appropriate interpersonal behaviors /relationships for 60-65 children. Several children achieved exceptional improvements.

2006 T.W. PONESSA & ASSOCIATES – Dauphin County (Harrisburg), PA

2015 Mobile Therapist/Behavioral Specialist Consultant

Identify the strengths and needs of the child/family and provide individual and family therapy to the child; listen to the family and provide clinical information to help the family.

Determine the needs for any necessary family support services, special evaluations and/or other systems such as mental retardation, child welfare, juvenile probation and others.

Assist the family to promote independence of the family in managing mental health needs and/or behavior problems.

Develop a crisis plan with other involved professionals and the family; and develop a treatment plan and work with the family and other members of the treatment team such as school staff to design/direct a behavior modification plan to meet the needs of child/family.

Provide assessment/program design/monitoring of treatment interventions.

Licensed Behavioral Specialist Consultant and work with Autism Spectrum Disorder clients.

2001 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JUAN

to 2004 CSBG Program Director & Compliance Officer

Directed, managed and developed the annual municipal proposal for $4 million.

Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual CSBG reports.

Active member of the CSBG Board.

Monitored 20 centers that received funds from CSBG, including the Delegate Agency.

Served as liaison between federal, state, and municipal CSBG agencies.

Coordinated new work plans for the centers.

Implemented ROMA (Results Oriented Management Accountability).

1998 OFFICE OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO

to 2001 Juvenile Justice Program Director

Planned/designed/coordinated/directed the strategic vision for the Juvenile Justice Program.

Executed strategies/marketing initiatives to achieve established objectives of state/federal funds; managed an annual budget of $10 million in federal grants.

Led and supervised a ten member staff of monitors and financial officers.

Established a relationship program among various Juvenile Institutions, Correctional Institutions and the Puerto Rico Police Department.

Developed business relationship with the Puerto Rico Federal Counseling Board and the Juvenile Justice Office and Prevention of Delinquency of the Federal Justice Department and the Coalition of Juvenile Justice.

Administrated/supervised Juvenile Justice Programs’ development and utilization of assigned funds. Devised/implemented/recorded and prepared reports for Grant Applications, Compliance Monitoring Report, Three Year Plan, Performance Reports and Individual Project Reports.

1995 FUNDACION C.E.N.A., San Juan, PR

to 1997 Director/ 1997

Developed, designed and directed the strategic vision for the Juvenile Institution

Supervised a 60 person staff.

In charge of supervising institution of 150 minor transgressors, including resident services, security and counseling.

Maintained strong relationship with various government agencies and the Tribunal Superior of Puerto Rico.

Structured, developed and implemented the Institutions Procedures Manual.

Planned, coordinated and directed therapeutic and corrective interventions programs.

Supervised a 12 member staff and 100 minor law transgressors.

Coordinated and managed services to improve the minor’s quality of living.

1992 PUERTO RICO SENATE, San Juan, PR

to 1994 Legal Assistant

Responsible for researching, preparing public hearing reports, commission’s recommendations and resolution evaluations.

Managed, coordinated and submitted constitutional and legislative amendments for the Senate.

Additional Professional Experience

1998 JOHN DEWEY COLLEGE, Hato Rey, PR

Professor

Taught Interpersonal Relations, Assertive Communication, Philosophy of Juvenile Institutions Norms and Procedures.

Provided training for Juvenile Institution staff on how to effectively deal with minor transgressor and managed interpersonal relations.

Skilled in the development of proposals and concurrent amendments addressing the need and feasibility of opening of a detention center, providing vocational services and a full service vocational center, for presentation before the Administration of Juvenile Institutions.

Awards

Women of Excellence, YWCA, Harrisburg, PA, 2015

Community Award, Estamos Unidos of Pennsylvania, May 2014

Volunteer Work

ESCAPE Program: work with sexually abused children and assist families in court proceedings, including counseling sessions.

Harrisburg School Board Director

PSBA (Pennsylvania School Board Director) 2013 Minority Delegate

Latino Professional Association

Harrisburg School Board Director

The Civic Club of Harrisburg

Seminars

Child Abuse/Juvenile Delinquency

Fraud

Federal Funds

Justice and Delinquency Prevention US Department of Justice

Identification of Drug Users Among Minors

Safety Procedures

Certified Results-Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) Trainer

ABA trainings

Behavior Specialist License

Education

1994 M. A. – Criminal Justice, INTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, San Juan, PR

1984 B. A. – Social Science, Major: Political Science, UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, Río Piedras, PR

1982 Associate Degree – Secretarial Science, HUERTAS BUSINESS COLLEGE, San Juan, PR

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