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SHOBHA MIRCHANDANI, Licensed Professional Counselor NJ, WY

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EXPERIENCE

New Horizons Behavior Healthcare October 2010-Present

Program Director NJ

• Conduct Intakes, Assessments and Evaluations

• Pre Authorize clients through Medicaid

• Lead Staff Team Meetings

• Liaise with referral Sources-making necessary Presentations

• Generate Revenue by ensuring clients participation in Program

• Hire and train Staff using MI in meetings and trainings/orientation

• Provide Clinical Supervision and Direction to clinical staff

• Create and Maintain a therapeutic milieu

• Train staff to facilitate MICA and IMR Groups

• Conduct 1:1 therapy sessions for dual diagnosed and BPD clients

• Audit Client charts and Service Plans

• Assess Clients in crisis

• Maintain Licensing and Credentials by Partial Care Standards

• Communicate and Collaborate effectively with Medicaid and State Health Care

High Point Partial Care May 2009-June 2010

Program Director NJ

• Conduct Intakes, Assessments and Evaluations

• Pre Authorize clients through Medicaid

• Lead Staff Team Meetings

• Liaise with referral Sources-making necessary Presentations

• Generate Revenue by ensuring clients participation in Program

• Hire and train Staff using MI in meetings and trainings/orientation

• Provide Clinical Supervision and Direction to clinical staff

• Create and Maintain a therapeutic milieu

• Train staff to facilitate Drug and Alcohol and IMR Groups

• Conduct 1:1 therapy sessions for dual diagnosed clients

• Audit Client charts and Service Plans

• Assess Clients in crisis

• Maintain Licensing and Credentials by Partial Care Standards

• Communicate and Collaborate effectively with Medicaid and State Health Care

Service Providers October 2007-Present

Provide Intensive Community Counseling to Children and their Families NJ

Conduct Strengths and Needs Assessments for Children/Adolescents

Value Options Jan 2009-April 2009

Clinical Care Coordinator NJ

• Co-ordinate with other Care Coordinators to assure that the comprehensive treatment needs of children/adolescents and their families are met.

• Complete telephone and electronic screening, triage and referrals for routine, urgent and emergency services.

• Gather demographic, clinical and family preference information to connect children/adolescents and their families with the appropriate services and providers(s).

• Review all requests for services for clinical appropriateness utilizing DCBHS assessment tools, assessment algorithms (when available), Clinical Guidelines, relevant clinical information and professional knowledge and render appropriate authorization decisions.

• Ensure continuity of care through contact with providers, CMOs, YCM, MRSS, Systems Partners and families.

• Conduct admission, continued stay and discharge reviews to assess initial and continued need for services and to assure that children/adolescents and their families receive excellent clinical care in the least-restrictive, most clinically appropriate environment.

• Document in the DCBHS-MIS per the Clinical Department’s Policies and Procedures regarding documentation requirements.

• Have current, in-depth knowledge of ABSolute and adhere to all documentation procedures when conducting reviews.

GTBHC July 2006-Dec 31, 2008

Clinical Coordinator/Assistant Director NJ Co-ordinate and organize the Partial Care Program

• Create and Maintain a therapeutic milieu

• Perform Directorial duties (in the absence)

• Conduct Intakes, Assessments and Evaluations

• Hire and train Staff using MI in meetings and trainings/orientation

• Lead Staff Team Meetings and Supervise MICA Counselors

• Provide Clinical Supervision and Direction to staff (MA level)

• Audit Client charts and Service Plans

• Facilitate TREM (Women’s Group), MICA

• IMR Administrator

• Co-Facilitate DBT Skills Training

• Communicate and Collaborate effectively with Medicaid and State Health Care

Cathedral Home For Children Nov. 2004-July 2006

Primary Therapist Laramie, WY.

• Provide individual and family counseling to adolescents with Dual Diagnosis, ADHD, Depression, PTSD, emerging Personality Disorders and Emotional Behavior Disorders

• Provide Pre Vocational and Career Counseling to Adolescents

• Orchestrate development and implementation of Individual Behavioral Plan and Treatment Plans

• Represent clients in Court, MDT, and IEP’s

• Facilitate groups for victims of substance abuse, sexual abuse, sexual offenders and rape victims

• Conduct Intakes, Assessments and Comprehensive Assessments

• Lead Treatment Team and Supervise Youth Case Managers

• Communicate effectively with professionals, and Clinical Teams from CA School District

• Communicate effectively with Medicaid and Department of Family Services

The Psychiatric Institute of Washington D.C. May 2001 - August 2004 Special Education Teacher/Counselor Washington D.C.

Principal Education Teacher/Counselor in Psychiatric Institute

• Worked with ADHD and Emotional Behavior disorders

• Taught and Counseled Children and Adolescents-dealing with substance abuse, and PTSD issues

• Conducted Diagnostic Educational Testing (Woodcock Johnson) and made Recommendations

• Orchestrated development and implementation of Individual Educational Plans

• Facilitated groups such as Conflict Resolution, Abuse Survivors and Trauma

• Created and implemented Behavior Modification Program

• Communicated effectively with professionals and Inter Disciplinary Teams

• Assisted with Research study

• Prepared individual lesson plans

• Created multi-sensory teaching materials

• Worked with Developmentally Disabled, Schizophrenia, Trauma, DID, and Substance Abuse

Minerva Fischer Community Residences February 2000 –May 2000

Mental Health Counselor (Developmentally Disabled) Washington D.C

Counselor for key Community Residence Program

• Lead/Supervise team of Counselors

• Expertise in Case Management

• Orchestrated Behavior Management

• Designed Behavior Modification, and Functional Assessment

• Wrote Reports and Logs on patients

• Participated in treatment planning

GD Somani High School March 88 –May 1998

Special Education Teacher (Team Leader) Bombay, India

• Worked with ADHD, Developmentally Disabled and Emotional Behavior disorders

• Created and implemented Behavior Modification Program

• Orchestrated development and implementation of Individual Educational Plans

• Prepared individual lesson plans

• Created multi-sensory teaching materials

• Taught and Counseled Children and Adolescents with Learning Disability and Dyslexia

• Conducted Diagnostic Educational Testing (WISC and WAIS) and made Recommendations

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Award of Academic Excellence from Chi-Sigma-Iota

• Honor-Roll List at The George Washington University

• Recipient of the Half Tuition Award at The George Washington University

• Consultant for a Program for Autistic Children in the Middle East in 1998

• Provided DBT Skills Training in India

RESEARCH

• Undertook Research as part of my Graduate Study

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Trained for Motivational Interviewing an Evidence Based Practice-New Jersey

• Trained as a DBT Skills Trainer by Marsha Linehan-Virginia

• Trained for TREM (Trauma) at GTBHC

• Continuing Credits from IDDT Training-UMDNJ, NJ

• IMR and WRAP training

• Consultant for Children with Autism in UAE

• Special Ed. Teacher working with Learning Disabled Children in India

EDUCATION

MA in Education and Human Development-George Washington University, Washington DC-2002

Major: Counseling Psychology

MSC in Human Development and Psychology-SNDT University, Bombay, India-1998

Major Guidance Counseling and Psychology

B.ED in Teachers Training and Education –Bombay University, Bombay, India-1980

B.Sc in Early Childhood Education and Psychology-SNDT University, Bombay, India-1978

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