Benjamin H. Brown Jr.

Pittsburgh Pa.

Home phone: 412-***-****

Cell phone: 412-***-****

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EDUCATION

Associates Degree Psychology- Awarded August 1980, CCAC 3.9 GPA Dean’s List

Bachelor of Science, Psychology- Awarded 12/1984, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

MBA-awarded 09/2003, American Intercontinental University Dunwoody Ga. 3.0 GPA

WORK EXPERIENCE

7/5/2022 to Present

Senior Program Manager Youth and Family Services Familylinks.org

Supervision of five residential adolescent programs that included four residential step-down programs and a coed community-based shelter program. I am responsible for the daily operations of each program. This includes hiring and firing of staff, overseeing the works schedules as well as the supervision of the Program managers of each of those programs and the staff under their supervision. I am also responsible for the budgets of each program. Each program houses a census of 1 to a maximum of ten adolescents spread throughout the individual programs. Two of those programs are congregate care programs and one is program that specializes in the care of adolescents with emotional issues stemming from trauma.

10/9/2021-6/20/2022

Title- Housing Director of Chartiers Center Mental Health Community Residential Rehab

Supervised a community based residential program for adults with mental health diagnoses that ranged from personality disorders to chronic and persistently mentally ill disorders. I supervised a staff of six workers, two of them being bachelor level clinicians and the remaining being peer support counselors. I was responsible for a residential census of 18 adult clients and their care within the residential treatment setting. I maintained a budget for the program as well as monitoring the bills for each residents’ housing utilities ( telephone bills and electric bills). I was also responsible for the admission of new residents to the housing program, specifically reviewing their referral information from the referring provider(s).

2/10/2019-10/7/2021

Title- Behavioral Health Care Coordinator- PA Health and Wellness

As the Behavioral Health Care Coordinator, I provided linkage for health plan participants to various behavioral health providers for the entire state of Pennsylvania.

2/13/18 to 2/10/2019

Title-RTFA Supervisor-Pittsburgh Mercy Health System

Job Description and duties: I am responsible for providing programmatic support, supervision, administrative direction, planning and development for the Residential Treatment Facility (RTFA). I am also responsible for ensuring that staff and programs are in compliance with all Federal, State, County, managed care regulations and CARF accreditation standards in a manner that ensures that PMHS values and quality of care is present. I also work in collaboration with the Acute Programs Senior Manager, will have input into the budget, manage, supervise and monitor in a cost efficient manner adhering to the value of stewardship. Most importantly I provide leadership and direct supervision to a variety of supervisees with various professional backgrounds.

11/14/2013-2/13/18

Title-Crisis Residential Center Team Lead, Pittsburgh Mercy Health System

Job Description: As the CRC Team Lead I am responsible for the weekend operations of the CRC. I manage all four shifts of the clinical employees working under my supervision. I work a total of sixteen hours on Saturday and Sunday. I also work as part of the clinical team. I review and perform clinical assessments on potential walk-in clients as well as telephone referrals and scheduled referrals from other mental health programs. I am also responsible for overseeing the operations of the phone room that fields 911 calls. I work with the support of my immediate supervisor who is on-call, as well as my Program Director. I am responsible for the generation of all incident reports or major events that may occur at the CRC on the weekend.

11/16/2012 to 10/28/2013

Title-Western Psychiatric Clinician Evaluator I-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Job Description: Perform psychiatric evaluations on a diverse population of individuals presenting in a psychiatric emergency room setting. Assist a team of psychiatrists, doctors and nurses in making the clinical determination as to whether an individual’s thoughts and behaviors warranted admission to an inpatient level of care or outpatient level of care.

2/12/2011 to 1/11/2012

Title-Clinician Mercy Behavioral Health RTFA

Job Description: Provide therapeutic treatment milieu for adult inpatient mental health population. Supervise a staff of part-time and full time weekend clinicians over a 32 hour weekend shift.

3/12/2010 to 4/8/2010

Title- Marketing Representative Roxbury Treatment Centers Shippensburg Pa.

Job Description: Responsible for the marketing of treatment services offered at the Roxbury dual diagnosis program in the Western Pennsylvania region for drug and alcohol treatment.

10/15/07 to 3/12/2010

Title-Enhanced Clinical Case Manager/Mercy Behavioral Health

Job Description: Monitored medication regimen of community based mental health population. Developed treatment plans with and for clients. I assisted clients with budgeting of personal finances. I also linked clients with appropriate resources in the community.

3/13/06 to 12/15/06

Title-Assistant Director-Gateway Rehabilitation Center/ Braddock Pa. 15104

Job Description: Managed a staff of twenty-four employees, both professional and front line staff. Communicate and document pertinent inmate and facility information to various Department of Corrections disciplines. I prepared weekly and monthly status reports for the Department of Corrections Supervised and maintained facility cleanliness. Reviewed all clinical charts and paperwork submitted by case management and therapeutic staff. I managed budgetary concerns for the facility. I also addressed and resolved daily facility issues that would arise during the work week.

2/19/04 to 3/6/06

Title-Allegheny County Juvenile Probation Officer/Assistant Supervisor-CISP Program

Job Description: Supervised a staff of fifteen counselors. I managed a caseload of thirty-five to forty court adjudicated male youths. I effectively communicated with various juvenile court disciplines. Provided ongoing educational support to families and youths referred to the CISP program. I prepared criminal petitions for court presentations.

5/2002 to 5/2003

Title-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Drug and Alcohol Adult Intake Therapist -UPMC Braddock Hospital Inpatient Unit

Job Description: Performed initial psychiatric evaluations on new client referrals. I supervised a staff of four nurses and psychiatric technicians. Maintained and monitored treatment plans for each patient. I also managed a caseload of over thirty patients Met expectations for providing timely dispositions at the time of discharge. PCPC trained and certified.

3/2001 to 5/2002

Title-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Adult Partial and Outpatient Program Drug and Alcohol Therapist

Job Description: Performed initial psychiatric evaluations on new inpatient referrals. I was responsible for maintaining a caseload of sixty patients. Maintained and monitored treatment plans for each patient. I facilitated individual and group therapy sessions with outpatient and partial program. Facilitated individual and didactic group therapy sessions with acute schizophrenic population. I met weekly with treatment team to evaluate progress of each client.

10/1997 to 3/2001

Title-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Clinical Case manager- Schizophrenic Population-Outpatient Program

Job Description: Maintained a caseload of 60 plus adult schizophrenics in living the community. I monitored each client's adherence to their medication regimen on a daily level in the community. Developed treatment plans with each client. I was responsible for linking clients to resources in the community with respect to their individual mental and physical needs. Provided therapeutic support and crisis intervention in crisis situations as needed.

1989 to 10/1997

Title-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Milieu Therapist Inpatient Mood Disorders/Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Program

Job Description: Facilitated and co-facilitated didactic drug and alcohol group sessions for an inpatient Adolescent population. I was responsible for monitoring and documenting the patients' progress on a daily basis at an inpatient level of treatment. I periodically met with senior staff and supervisory staff to discuss the progress of each client.

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