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Professional Development for the Behavioral Health Field of Minnesota

Professional Development for the Behavioral Health Field of Minnesota

work throughout the years

🌱 Leadership & Program Development

  • Former Clinical Director for a large co-occurring behavioral health program

  • Former Board Member, ESABA (East Side Area Business Association)

  • Created and launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative

  • Implemented a Contingency Management program and trained clinical staff

  • Developed and implemented the R.I.P.L.E. (Rewards in Positive Living Environment) behavioral reinforcement program

  • Developed clinical programming, policies, procedures, and staff development initiatives for a 245G program

🎓 Teaching, Training & Speaking

  • Former Adjunct Instructor, Minneapolis College Addiction Counseling Program

  • Taught Group Counseling and Internship Seminar

  • Presenter at the MARRCH Spring Conference

  • Presented Relational-Cultural Theory internally and publicly

  • Designed and delivered trainings for behavioral health professionals and frontline staff (topics such as allyship, cultural appropriation and microaggressions, use of pronouns and gender identity, recovery supported language, crisis response skills etc)

🤝🏽 Consultation, Mentorship & Supervision

  • Board-approved Clinical Supervisor (LICSW & LADC) for 10+ years

  • Well-versed in Minnesota 245G standards, clinical programming, and regulatory requirements

  • Mentor for Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) Psychiatry Residents

  • Clinical mentorship and reflective consultation for counselors and clinicians

  • Leadership consultation for supervisors and behavioral health leaders

❤️ Crisis Response & Team Support

  • Provided crisis grief counseling after fatal overdose in the community.

  • Led debriefings after critical incidents and workplace trauma.

  • Supported teams through organizational change, loss, and transition.

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