Mental Health Quality Assurance
Resume:
Susanne B. Green, M.A., RBT
Columbia, TN 38401
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National Provider Identification (NPI) #196******* Professional Profile
Over 30 years of experience as a Behavior Specialist, Behavior Interventionist, Early Interventionist, Child and Family Therapist, Parent Educator and Trainer, Child and Family Advocate, specializing in emotional, behavioral and mental health issues associated with spectrum disorders and chemical dependency
Successfully designed, developed and directed the first outpatient therapy program in the country to treat dual-diagnosed children/adolescents and their families called the Children’s Intervention Center
Proven Clinical/Program Director responsible for design and oversight of treatment plans, recruiting and training staff, maintaining quality assurance and state licensing requirements, ensuring coordination and collaboration among staff, clients, client families, and the community
Professional Skills and Expertise
~ Child & Family Counseling/Consulting/Advocacy
~ Clinical Assessment/Evaluation
~ Curriculum & Resource Development
~ Treatment Planning/Implementation
~ Behavioral Interventionist
~ Data Measurement and Assessment
~ Liaison for Juvenile Justice & Children’s Services
~ Client Liaison for Health/Education/Social Services
~ Program Concept & Development
~ Staff Recruitment, Training and Development
~ Evaluation/Supervision of Program & Staff
~ Marketing & Fund Raising - Non-profit programs
~ Team Building and Leadership
~ Business Management and Budgets
~ State and Federal Regulation Compliance
~ Reputation for exceptional customer service
Professional Experience
ABA Support Specialist/Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), Global Behavior Education Alliance, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee March 2020-Present-Treatment Plan Modification, Data Review, IEP meetings/Teacher Training
Parent Advocacy, Intake Paperwork/Treatment Plan Review and signatures, Assessments and Evaluations Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), New Connection, Bellevue-, Tennessee October,2020-March,2021 Behavior Frontiers, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2019-Sept 2019; Jones Therapy Services, LLC, Williamson and surrounding counties, Tennessee, June 2018-March 2019
Provided direct treatment in clinic, home, school & community settings for children ages 24 mos. - 18 years with developmental delays and diagnosed with autism.
Performed evaluations: Preference Assessment, FBA, ABLLS-R, VB-Mapp, MAS, FAST and Vineland
Implemented evidence-based behavior strategies based on evaluations
Collected comprehensive data
Provided parent education and support
Served as child/adolescent advocate and collaborator in Individual Education Plans (IEP’s Special Education Teacher’s Assistant, Sunset Middle School, Nolensville, TN, August 2017 - May 2018
● Provided one-on-one and group support to middle school students with special needs
● Carried out directives of Special Education teacher CEO, Director/Developer, Child and Family Resources, LLC, Williamson and surrounding counties, Tennessee, October 2014-December 2017
Provided in-home support for families of children with behavioral or special needs issues
Assessed family dynamics and environment
Coached families – Implemented and modeled behavioral strategies, prepared materials specific to child’s needs, measured progress, provided follow-up and general family support
Collaborated with health care providers, Children’s Services, Juvenile Justice & school professionals Therapeutic Care Manager – Masters Level, Family Menders, Northern Georgia (Dade, Catoosa, Walker and Whitfield Counties) and Eastern Tennessee, February 2014–June 2014
Provided intensive home-based counseling for at-risk youth and their families, primarily children in foster care being adopted or reuniting with their families
Provided therapeutic care to children/adolescents suffering from trauma, loss and grief, domestic violence and attachment issues
Implemented intervention strategies: CBT, TF-CBT, ABA, Play Therapy and Attachment Therapy, including Reactive Attachment Therapy
Provided weekly clinical progress assessment to both Children’s Services & Juvenile Justice Special Instructor/Evaluator – Babies Can’t Wait, Northern Georgia (Dade, Catoosa, and Walker Counties), March 2013–June 2014
Early Intervention Program providing support services for children aged birth - 3 years
● Administered the Developmental Assessment of Young Children-2nd Edition to identify areas of delays in the five major developmental domains
● Designed developmentally appropriate learning activities to meet children’s IFSP’s Family Wellness Consultant AERI Behavioral Health, a division of Family Behavior Resources, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, May 2010-February 2012
● Mental Health liaison for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Fayette County, PA.
● Performed in-classroom observations (w/prior parental approval) of children aged 12 mos. - 5 years who had been identified with emotional, social and behavioral issues.
● Created plan of recommendation for coordination of care for each child and presented it to Head Start Program Administrators
● Visited children’s families in their homes to educate them about available resource agencies, facilitated the connection with the agencies and attended scheduled initial appointment
● Assessed each classroom environment and presented schools with modification recommendations
● Provided monthly Parent Education workshops
Behavior Specialist Consultant/Mobile Therapist – Family Behavior Resources, Sept. 2005–February 2012
● Specialized in direct treatment of at-risk youth (behavior issues, grief and loss, trauma and attachment and spectrum disorders), both in-home and in-clinic
Evaluated clients using BLA, Preference Assessment, FBA, ABLLS-R, VB-Mapp, MAS, FAST, Vineland Scale, the Vanderbilt Assessment Scales and the Conner’s Parent and Teacher Rating Scales
● Developed and implemented treatment plans to address functional needs and targeted behaviors.
● Applied behavioral interventions: CBT, TF-CBT, Play Therapy, Attachment Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Lazarus Multimodal Therapy, and Trauma Therapy, including Attachment and Reactive Attachment Therapy
● Trained and supervised Therapeutic Support Services (TSS) staff members
● Collaborated with parents, teachers, therapists, and other members of the community Mobile Therapist, Behavior Specialist – Community Psychiatric Centers, Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, March 2004–September 2005
● Specialized in direct treatment of at-risk youth (behavior issues, grief and loss, trauma and attachment and spectrum disorders), both in-home and in-clinic
● Evaluated clients using BLA, the Preference Assessment, FBA, ABLLS-R, the Vanderbilt Assessment Scales and the Conner’s Parent and Teacher Rating Scales
● Developed and implemented treatment plans to address functional needs and targeted behaviors
● Applied behavioral interventions: CBT, Play Therapy, Attachment Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Multimodal Therapy, & Trauma Therapy, including Attachment and Reactive Attachment Therapy
● Trained and supervised Therapeutic Support Services (TSS) staff members
● Collaborated with parents, teachers, therapists, and other members of the community Supervisor, Behavior Specialist, Mobile Therapist – Holcomb Behavioral Health System, Exton, Pennsylvania, January 2000–November 2003
● Specialized in direct treatment of at-risk youth (behavior issues, grief and loss, trauma and attachment and spectrum disorders)
● Evaluated clients: Vanderbilt Assessment Scales and the Conner’s Parent and Teacher Rating Scales
● Developed and implemented treatment plans to address functional needs and targeted behaviors.
● Applied behavioral interventions: CBT, Play Therapy, Attachment Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Multimodal Therapy, and Trauma Therapy, including Attachment and Reactive Attachment Therapy
● Trained and supervised Therapeutic Support Services (TSS) staff members
● Collaborated with parents, teachers, therapists, and other members of the community Clinical Director, Northeast Treatment Center, Delaware City, Delaware, March 1997–November 1999
● Directed Reflection House, a 12-month inpatient program for chemically dependent pregnant and parenting mothers referred by their probation and parole officers
● Recruited, supervised, and evaluated clinical staff
● Established and maintained collaborative services for families
● Developed a new parent education-reunification program for mothers graduating from Reflection House who were allowed to reunite with their children in accordance with the Adoption and Safe Family Act (ASFA) enacted in 1997, and in collaboration with Children’s Services
● Tracked budget, progress of patients and professional quality of clinical staff and reported to the Delaware Drug and Alcohol Licensing Board
Clinical Supervisor/Family Therapist – Northeast Treatment Center Outpatient Services, Wilmington, Delaware, July 1996 – March 1997
● Provided in-clinic counseling for children and their chemically dependent or in-recovery parents at the individual, group, and family levels
● Administered the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) for adults and the T-Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI) for teens
Child/Adolescent Therapy Coordinator – Counterpoint, Inc., Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 1990 – 1995
Specialized in outpatient, Structural Family Therapy counseling for children/adolescents and them families struggling with issues attendant to chemical dependency, e.g., co-dependency, neglect, abuse and trauma
Performed intakes and evaluated adults using the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and adolescents using the T-Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI)
Primary Counselor for Concern Foster Care Agency - worked with Reactive Attachment Disorder
(RAD) and integration issues in reunification and adoption cases; provided expert legal testimony in court
Developed and implemented family counseling component for Samara House, a halfway house for women in recovery and their children
Child/Adolescent Therapy Coordinator Cont. – Counterpoint, Inc., Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 1990 – 1995
At-Risk Specialist/Consultant to students in the Student Assistance Program (SAP) for the Oxford County School District of Chester County, Pennsylvania
Developed linkages and collaborative services with outside agencies; provided support and case management services to the Department of Children, Youth and Family and Juvenile Justice Program Creator/Director – Children’s Intervention Center, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1985 – 1990
Developed and founded the Children’s Intervention Center, an outpatient counseling clinic for dual diagnosed children/adolescents and their families
Directed fund-raising campaign for the program’s start-up funds
Recruited and hired clinical and support personnel
Marketed program
Directed program, supervised and evaluated clinical staff
Managed budget and reviewed documentation for Quality Assurance
Provided expert legal testimony for family reunification cases Child/Family Counselor – Private Practice – West Chester and Exton, Pennsylvania, 1985 - 1997
Specialized in counseling children/adolescents and families struggling with mental health and chemical dependency issues
Provided individual, group, and family counseling, marital counseling
Conducted Parent Education Workshops
Provided expert legal testimony for family reunification cases EDUCATION
February 2017 Online RBT Certification Program - 40 hours Tina Patterson, M.Ed., BCBA, Operations & Clinical Consultant, “Clinician with a Mission” – Based in Tennessee; Granted RBT Certification # RBT-18-57001 May, 2018; Certification renewed September 2019,2020,2021,2022, 202*-****-**** Vermont College at Norwich University, Montpelier, Vermont (Philadelphia, PA Division)
Master of Arts in Child and Family Counseling
1979-1983 Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio Bachelor of Arts in Human Services
1973-1977 Downingtown High School, Downingtown, PA, Academic Focus
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