Amy Margagnoni
Shrewsbury,Massachusetts
Summary
Dedicated professional with fifteen-years experience in counseling and crisis intervention with at-risk youth. Offers extensive experience managing clinicians in acute settings as well as collaborating with systems of care and community providers. Seeking a position with the opportunity for new challenges and professional development and advancement.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Director
Worcester Recovery Center And Hospital
11.2021 - Current
- Oversee clinical operations of Adolescent Continuing Care Units (ACCU) to ensure that all clinicians are providing quality care to adolescents participating in the highest level of care in the state including adhering to DMH regulations.
- Provide clinical supervision to all clinical social workers in the facilitation of individual, family and group therapy as well as setting appropriate treatment goals and aftercare planning.
- Facilitate admissions by reviewing referral documentation, and assessing readiness in conjunction with medical and nursing directors. Collaborate with collaterals (DCF, DMH and the sending hospital), youth and the family to ensure a thoughtful transition.
- Manage caseload of youth and their families. Implement evidence-based treatment within the individual, family and group modalities.
- Initiate a clinical leadership role in interdisciplinary treatment team to develop, implement and revise youth’s treatment plan.
- Consult with interdisciplinary team in addressing unit acuity and develop crisis intervention plans to support the milieu in conjunction with nursing and milieu staff.
Assistant Clinical Director
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
02.2018 - 11.2021
- Manage the day to day operations of Wayside's Day Center (PHP) to ensure that all treatment modalities are meeting insurance regulations and providing quality care to high risk adolescents participating in acute level of care
- Develop and oversee group curriculum for a range of therapeutic groups ranging including CBT, DBT and expressive therapies
- Assist program director in the facilitation of programming including the group schedule
- Enhance program development in conjunction with clinical director to include evaluating, developing and implementing procedures throughout Wayside's campus
- Train and oversee Wayside's campus graduate intern program and provide supervision to graduate students
- Responsible for training clinicians on-call through developing their crisis intervention skills and knowledge of utilization of community crisis services when applicable
- Served as back up on call twice per month
- Serve as a member of the agency's clinical risk committee.
Clinical Supervisor
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
09.2007 - 02.2018
- Supervise clinicians and graduate interns on the facilitation of individual cases including conducting insurance reviews, facilitating individual and family sessions and developing appropriate aftercare planning
- Participate in program operations meetings to ensure CBAT/STARR programs are meeting regulations and providing quality care to high risk adolescents participating in acute level of care
- Edit all documentation written by unlicensed clinicians to ensure documentation meets medical necessity requires and is reflective of DSM-V criteria
- Participate as a member of the agency's UR team
- Interview and hire clinical staff
- Facilitate clinical rounds and staff meetings.
Clinician
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
10.2006 - 09.2007
- Provided individual, family and group therapy for 12 to 18 year-old at-risk adolescents with mental illness, addiction issues and chronic emotional and behavioral challenges in both acute and long-term settings
- Wrote risk, diagnostic biopsychosocial assessments according to the DSM-IV/V, individual treatment plans, recommendations, progress notes and discharge summaries
- Collaborated with clients, parents and collaterals such as schools, DCF, DMH, DYS and the courts to establish intervention strategies, safety planning and aftercare.
Education
MSW - Clinical Social Work
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA01.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Northeastern University
Boston, MA01.2001
Skills
- Effective Communication
- Crisis Management
- Motivational interviewing
- DBT-A
- DBT-C
- CAMS training
Certification
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Massachusetts, 07/2008
- TF-CBT
- Therapy Training Boston- Family system intensive program.
Timeline
Clinical Director
Worcester Recovery Center And Hospital
11.2021 - Current
Assistant Clinical Director
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
02.2018 - 11.2021
Clinical Supervisor
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
09.2007 - 02.2018
Clinician
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
10.2006 - 09.2007
MSW - Clinical Social Work
Boston College
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Northeastern University