Frank Garcia Jr.
Salt Lake Case Manager
Salt Lake City,United States
Summary
Passionate JJYS Case Manager accustomed to treating diverse youth and family needs while managing dynamic conditions associated with each case. Collaborative professional working with residential/outpatient treatment programs and secure care facilities. Possessing excellent case management knowledge and judgment combined with strong documentation and problem-solving abilities. Well-versed in training other case management professionals to become independent leaders to the youth, families, and community we serve.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
JJYS Salt Lake Case Manager
Salt Lake Case Management
Salt Lake City, Utah
02.2019 - Current
- Working to build relationships with secure care facilities, private providers, and treatment programs.
- Working with youth and families to repair relationships by connecting them with therapists, and giving them a voice during Child and Family Team Meetings.
- Connecting you and your families with resources identified in the UFACET Assessment.
- Selecting appropriate identified risk areas to be included in the Needs Assessment Service Place identified in the PRA and BAW for the youth to focus on, to reduce risk in the community.
- Trainer/distributor for our Tracker PAL, Intellitrack Electronic Monitoring. Training the case management team to put on, remove, and monitor our youth in the community.
- Field Trainer for Salt Lake Case Management Team.
- Level 4 Exceptional Earner 2023 UPM Annual Review.
- CM Program Manual Revision Committee.
JJS Counselor II
Day Skills Intervention (DSI)
Salt Lake City , Utah
10.2018 - 02.2019
- Worked with low, moderate, and high-risk youth on probation and in the JJS to gain new skills to eliminate problem behaviors and thinking errors.
- I wrote court reports for youth going to court, documenting their progress, CFTM meetings, their behavior at home, and treatment hours completed.
- Trained to facilitate DBT groups.
- Helped the youth understand mindfulness through role play and skill practices to reduce risk and make progress in the stages of change.
Transitional Support Services
Salt Lake Case Management
Salt Lake City, Utah
12.2015 - 09.2018
- Working with youth transitioning out of long-term facilities reduces the risk in the community by helping them gain employment, connecting them with federal resources such as WIOA and Voc Rehab, and completing education requirements while on parole.
- Certified as an Integrated Crisis Response Trainer.
- Put ankle monitors on high-risk youth and monitor their movements while they are in the community.
- Facilitated Transition Groups in the secure care facility the rules and expectations while on parole and completed Carey Guide/Casey Life skills.
- I attended YPA Parole Hearings to present to the board members the progress made in the transition group, and I focused on transition goals.
JJS Counselor 1
Wasatch Youth Center
Salt Lake City , Utah
09.2013 - 12.2015
- Developed strategies to address youth's action steps to accomplish treatment goals.
- Helped the youth develop positive alternatives to their criminal thinking and behaviors.
- Co-facilitated a substance abuse program, Seeking Safety, which helped youth who use illegal substances cope with trauma and find less harmful alternatives.
- Co-facilitator in implementing the University of Utah Reading Clinic, helping our youth improve their reading levels.
- I wrote YPA progress and parole reports for when the youth had hearings with the Youth Parole Authority.
- Utilized creative approaches, such as music therapy, when working with the youth who have difficulty expressing themselves appropriately.
- Trained volunteer mentors with the LDS Church work with our youth in the facility.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kearns High School
Kearns, Utah06-2004
Skills
- Effective Supervision
- Active Listener
- Time Management
- Interpersonal Skills
- Collaborative Leadership
- Self-Care
- Effective Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Emotional Intelligence
Timeline
JJYS Salt Lake Case Manager
Salt Lake Case Management
02.2019 - Current
JJS Counselor II
Day Skills Intervention (DSI)
10.2018 - 02.2019
Transitional Support Services
Salt Lake Case Management
12.2015 - 09.2018
JJS Counselor 1
Wasatch Youth Center
09.2013 - 12.2015
High School Diploma -
Kearns High School
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