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Cindy Famero

Cindy Famero

Lawton,Oklahoma

Summary

Forward-thinking project management specialist confident in leading team members, managing schedules and coordinating resources. Keeps projects on-track with decisive supervision and quick problem-solving. Persuasive in communicating and negotiating with internal team members, vendors and other stakeholders. Dedicated advocate for change in the SUD field

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

KADAP- Project Coordinator TOR

10.2023 - Current
  • Facilitate the deliverables of TOR grant, treatment, awareness and training for OUD, this includes MAT (medication assisted treatment) services
  • Develop strategies to make treatment accessible for the community, designing cultural relevant practices and activities that create less risk for the entire family
  • I have Co-authored and submitted 3 grants- COIPP(IHS 2024) Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Project, 550,000 per year for 5 years
  • TOR (2024 SAMSA) Tribal Opioid Response, 750,000 per year for 5 years
  • CTAS (2024 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation) 650,000 per year for 5 years Each grant was Intricately designed to assist in areas that were not funded, closing the gaps and creating wrap-around services for all tribal members.

Special Advocate

Office of Disability Concerns
10.2021 - Current
  • Assist people with Disabilities advocate for their rights
  • Create presentations of awareness and connect with all resources to better serve people affected with Disabilities, case manage and advocate for those with disabilities as well as help them apply their knowledge of Americans with Disabilities Act.

Director Of Community Happiness

Comanche Academy
07.2021 - 08.2021
  • Assist Community involvement via culturally invigorated curriculum through Land, Water and place-based paradigm teachings
  • Assist with cultural teachings in the classroom and to the parent community
  • Involve song, dance and regalia making into the academy community, to include talking circles, medicine harvest and food, shelter and clothing obtainment.

Project Director

Tribal Opioid Response
12.2020 - 07.2021
  • Manages the daily operation of the Comanche Nation Tribal Opioid Response Red Road Recovery Project
  • Develop and implement cultural and spiritual based practices into daily structure of the Comanche Nation Treatment Program and Services
  • Facilitate evidence-based substance abuse education and relapse prevention groups to individuals suffering from SUD/OUD
  • Develop and foster collaborative community partnerships with local first responders and community service providers
  • Provide information to the local community regarding opioid and stimulant addiction and substance use disorder
  • Coordinate and implement training to community partners
  • Act as a positive role model and mentor for staff and clients
  • Certified to facilitate “Thinking for a Change” and “White Bison Warrior Down”; certified to administer the LS/CMI risk/needs assessment and SASSI.

Case Manager

Reintegration Comanche Nation
03.2019 - 12.2020
  • Facilitate Substance Use Disorder education
  • Maintain reintegration files for incarcerated and released tribal members
  • Refer to drug and alcohol treatment, intake and assessment, outreach and community engagements
  • Re-entry task force facilitation with multiple county wide agencies
  • Case management with follow up and aftercare assistance
  • Work with clients to develop a wellness plan to make and reach goals associated with substance free lifestyle and a life free from recidivism.

Case Manager

Social Services Department
10.2018 - 02.2019
  • Made home visits for guardianship juveniles and a authored court reports to Bureau of Indian Affairs, CFR Court, Anadarko, Ok
  • Maintained client files with case notes
  • Updated reports and maintained communications with families, juveniles and community regarding social services
  • Maintained strict confidentiality standards, transported clients to and from appointments- DHS, Mental Health, Dr, AA and NA meetings
  • Facilitate Survivors of Homicide group, weekly
  • Supervised parent-child visits, in and out of facility
  • Assisted clients with DV issues
  • Assisted clients with budgeting, life-skills and social skill, in order to live, productively.

Shelter Advocate

Comanche Nation Family Assistance
Lawton, OK
09.2016 - 10.2018
  • Manage, support and advocate for up to 13 clients in Domestic Violence and Sexual assault situations
  • Case Management and daily case note taking.

Administrative Assistant

Comanche Nation Reintegration Program
Lawton, Ok
03.2016 - 09.2016
  • Manage client files, assist tribal members to gain employment, needed services such as clothing, bus pass and other services
  • Maintain records for current mailing addresses of incarcerated tribal members, any other records needed for livelihood of tribal members, maintain communication with Department of Correction Systems in multiple states, assisted with tribal money and other pertinent items sent to incarcerated tribal members.

Substance Use Disorder Counselor/Addiction Specialist

El Centro de Libertad Outpatient
San Francisco, CA
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Interviewed and assessed 5 new clients each week
  • Selected and compiled relevant information and resources for clients to support them in overcoming mental and emotional problems
  • Worked weekly with 25 clients diagnosed as having co-occurring disorders
  • Assessed and wrote treatment plans and weekly progress notes for each client assigned to caseload
  • Conducted individual counseling sessions to address physical, mental, social and emotional problems caused by substance abuse
  • Developed case files and treatment plans under the supervision of the facility's clinical psychologist
  • Conferred with parents and guardians, teachers and administrators to resolve clients' behavioral and academic problems
  • Acted as a role model for clients by exhibiting positive behaviors
  • Led group therapy sessions consisting of 2 to 35 youth focusing on Drug Education
  • Conducted up to 2 crisis counseling sessions each week
  • Selected and compiled relevant information and resources for clients to support them in overcoming mental and emotional problems
  • Worked with Youth Services at intense day school for at risk youth
  • Referred clients to outside social service providers to address psychiatric and personal issues
  • Selected and recommended new instructional materials and programs for use in the substance abuse program
  • Facilitated a weekly discussion group about relationship issues for men and women
  • Pursued ongoing education and training opportunities to further develop professional skills
  • Diagnosed clients using DSM-IV criteria
  • Communicated regularly with family members and significant others during the treatment process
  • Referred family members to outside support options to help them cope during times of increased stress.

Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor Intern

CATCi
San Francisco, CA
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Cultivated positive relationships with other mental health professionals, programs and associations
  • Administered discipline appropriately and set limits for behavior
  • Built positive rapport with law enforcement officers, court officials and community service agencies
  • Supported residential clients in completing tasks such as toileting, brushing teeth and general hygiene
  • Referred clients to other mental health resources in the community for further services
  • Communicated regularly with family members and significant others during the treatment process
  • Planned and ran Sober Spirit Alumni Camp out, an Alumni event targeted at maintaining contact, supporting each other in Wellbriety
  • Interview and assessed 10 new clients each week
  • Selected and compiled relevant information and resources for clients to support them in overcoming mental and emotional problems
  • Worked with 5 clients with co-occurring disorders
  • Assessed and wrote treatment plans and weekly progress notes for each client assigned to caseload
  • Worked with clinical psychiatrist to draft treatment plans for a caseload of [Number] patients
  • Referred clients to outside social service providers to address psychiatric and personal issues
  • Completed documentation for all clients attending group sessions
  • Facilitated a weekly discussion group about relationship issues for men and women
  • Pursued ongoing education and training opportunities to further develop professional skills
  • Case Management
  • Facilitated Matrix Groups (Relapse Prevention), Sweat Lodge Ceremonies for wellness, Traditional Ceremony Intertribal sessions, Inner Child Group
  • High understanding of Clinical setting, Clinical procedures, HIPPA and confidentiality laws
  • Skilled at Drug Testing procedures and protocol including chain of command.

Parent Partner

San Mateo County Children and Family Services
Redwood City, CA
01.2010 - 08.2012
  • Conducted 2 crisis counseling sessions each week
  • Interviewed and assessed 2 new clients each week
  • Selected and compiled relevant information and resources for clients to support them in overcoming mental and emotional problems
  • Assessed and wrote treatment plans and weekly progress notes for each client assigned to caseload
  • Cultivated positive relationships with other mental health professionals, programs and associations
  • Built positive rapport with law enforcement officers, court officials and community service agencies
  • Referred clients to other mental health resources in the community for further services.

House Manager/Security

Friendship House Association of American Indians
San Francisco, CA
08.2008 - 01.2012
  • Managed up to 80 clients in 80 bed residential treatment center, delivery of medications, implement chores, maintain client confidentiality, client policy, Conflict resolution, Crisis Intervention, Patrolled the facility and served as a general security presence and visible deterrent to crime and rule infractions
  • Reported all incidents, accidents and medical emergencies to law enforcement
  • Responded quickly to medical emergencies, bomb threats and fire alarms
  • Answered alarms and investigated disturbances
  • Patrolled industrial and commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows and gates
  • Continuously monitored security cameras and fire, building and alarm systems
  • Checked passes and credentials of persons seeking to enter the property.

Resident Tech

STAR- Specialized Treatment for Adolescent Recovery
Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Lawton, Ok
08.1990 - 12.1992
  • Managed health records by writing SOAP notes on daily activities for short-term treatment of adolescents affected by Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health
  • Managed up to 20 inpatient clients, maintained confidentiality and health record standards, Assisted in groups and medication distribution
  • Worked on the Mental Health side of ward by managing up to 10 clients and their activities.

Case Manager

Tribal Opioid Response
12.2020
  • Prepares and validates program applications for services for clients receiving substance abuse treatment
  • Develop and implement culturally relevant, individualized case management plans identifying client needs and barriers to success
  • Provide referrals, linkage, monitoring, support, and advocacy in partnership with the client and family to support self-efficacy and community tenure
  • Coordinate MAT services for clients needing the same
  • Develop and foster collaborative community partnerships with local first responders and community service providers
  • Coordinate and implement training to community partners.

Education

Certified in Administration of Criminal justice -

College of San Mateo
12.2014

Certified substance use disorder counseling -

Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK
05.2014

CERTIFIED co-occurring disorders -

College of San Mateo
05.2014

Skills

  • Case planning
  • Addictions specialist
  • Treatment Planning
  • Certified Addictions Counselor (Ca)
  • DSM-IV knowledge
  • Child Protective Services (CPS) in depth knowledge
  • Group behavior and dynamics
  • Certified in Co-Occurring Disorders
  • Community resources specialist
  • Clinical documentation
  • Biopsychosocial assessments
  • Suicide risk assessments
  • Court procedures, knowledgeable DHS, family and criminal
  • Case Manager I- trained 40 hours
  • PRSS (Peer Recovery Support Specialist) 40 hours
  • 6,000 Clinical hours
  • Native resources, knowledge
  • Parent-Partner trained
  • Department of Corrections Volunteer Badged- 2018-2021
  • Budget coordination
  • Project Management
  • Cultural Sensitivity

Affiliations

  • Executive Director, Warrior Woman Society, 01/2018, present
  • MMIW- INDIAN CAPITAL Board Member, 06/2018, 2022
  • STATE CHAPTER OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE- Vice Chairperson
  • Design Team Founder for the Comanche Academy Charter School 2016
  • President NASA, Native American Student Association Cameron University 2020-2022

Honorsreceived

  • Selected as a presenter for the 2021 APPA (American Probation and Parole Association) Winter Conference in Seattle, Washington and the 2021 American Indian Justice Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for innovations in Reentry within Tribal Justice Systems; presentation is titled: Earth Medicine Empowers Justice.
  • Selected as 2019 City of Lawton Mayor’s Commission 'Woman of the Year' for dedication, commitment, and exemplary volunteer services within Comanche County.
  • Selected in December 2022, as Parent of the Year by the Oklahoma Council on Indian Education

References

  • Lanora Parker, 580-350-7933
  • Dr. Cornell Pewewardy, 580-674-0742
  • Dave Fratello, 580-699-3347
  • Josh Debartello, 1-405-496-3011

Accomplishments

  • Woman of the Year- Comanche County 2019
  • Parent of the Year- Oklahoma Council on Indian Education 2022

Timeline

KADAP- Project Coordinator TOR

10.2023 - Current

Special Advocate

Office of Disability Concerns
10.2021 - Current

Director Of Community Happiness

Comanche Academy
07.2021 - 08.2021

Project Director

Tribal Opioid Response
12.2020 - 07.2021

Case Manager

Tribal Opioid Response
12.2020

Case Manager

Reintegration Comanche Nation
03.2019 - 12.2020

Case Manager

Social Services Department
10.2018 - 02.2019

Shelter Advocate

Comanche Nation Family Assistance
09.2016 - 10.2018

Administrative Assistant

Comanche Nation Reintegration Program
03.2016 - 09.2016

Substance Use Disorder Counselor/Addiction Specialist

El Centro de Libertad Outpatient
01.2014 - 01.2015

Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor Intern

CATCi
01.2012 - 01.2014

Parent Partner

San Mateo County Children and Family Services
01.2010 - 08.2012

House Manager/Security

Friendship House Association of American Indians
08.2008 - 01.2012

Resident Tech

STAR- Specialized Treatment for Adolescent Recovery
08.1990 - 12.1992

Certified in Administration of Criminal justice -

College of San Mateo

Certified substance use disorder counseling -

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

CERTIFIED co-occurring disorders -

College of San Mateo

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