Carla Lee
Agawam
Summary
My career focus is, and has always been on helping hurting people people find hope, skills and related information to press toward greater health and wellness.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinician
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK
Westfield
08.2020 - 04.2023
- Provide short-term mental health therapy for families on caseload
- Complete required assessments - CANS, Intakes, Risk Assessments, Diagnostics, Treatment Plans, etc.
- Discharge families as needed
- Maintain collaborative relationships with all client providers
- Working toward Licensure, LMHC
Social Worker
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Hartford
08.2008 - 05.2017
- Managed a case load of families to develop safe, nurturing and stable environments for their children to live in and thrive.
- Used strength based and family centered practices, to educate families about community resources.
- Made strategic referrals to services and supports for parents to maintain the family unit while developing skills to be competent, sober, and safe caregivers
- Monitored children in their homes via ongoing risk and safety assessments
- Children assessed to unsafe in their parents' care were removed from their homes and placed in foster care with the intent of reunification when parents rehabilitate
Director of Program Operations
M.L.K. COMMUNITY CENTER
Springfield
12.2000 - 07.2008
- Provided over-site and leadership to all informal learning programs within the department
- Responsible for staffing, funding, budgeting, program development/implementation/quality assurance
- Facility maintenance, college work-study volunteers and other community partnering
- Strategically increased funding sources and amounts; expanded community collaborations and advocacy efforts
Leadership and Management
GIRL SCOUTS
Orlando
01.1991 - 04.2001
- Provided leadership and daily oversight to the Adult Education and Training, Membership Development and Urban Program Departments in each Council.
- Increased girl and adult membership yearly
- Create curriculum for adult training
- Offered ongoing training to volunteer leadership and trainers
- Grant writing and fund development
- Managed department staff, volunteers and budget
- Increased community awareness and partnerships; organize large training events
Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA05.2021
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Psychology
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA05.1984
Skills
- Operations management
- Training and development
- Strength based
- Results-oriented
- Client-centered
- Leadership
- Child & family counseling
- Meeting Facilitation
- Curriculum Development
- Intake Experience
- Program Development
- Individual / Group Counseling
- Behavioral Therapy
- Child Protective Services
- Presentation Skills
- Social Work
- Mental Health Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Case Management
- Group Therapy
- Workforce Development
- Motivational Interviewing
- Addiction Counseling
- Behavioral Health
- Crisis Intervention
- Crisis Management
- Management
Certification
LMHC eligible
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Clinician
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK
08.2020 - 04.2023
Social Worker
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
08.2008 - 05.2017
Director of Program Operations
M.L.K. COMMUNITY CENTER
12.2000 - 07.2008
Leadership and Management
GIRL SCOUTS
01.1991 - 04.2001
MASTER OF SCIENCE - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Bay Path University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Psychology
University of Massachusetts