Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Treatment Modalities
License
Timeline
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Julia DiMatteo

Julia DiMatteo

Honey Brook,PA

Summary

My areas of experience for the 25 years include: Supervision, Counseling for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling, Hospice, Quality Improvement, Utilzation Management, and Program Development. Modalities used are Trauma Informed Care, MI, ME, Mindfulness, ESFT, Relational Therapy, and CBT. Assisted in directing audits for DSAMH, DDAP, CRAF, PBH, and insurance companies. My career goal is to secure full time employment to promote wellness and effective care.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1

LMSW

Work History

Clinical Supervisor

Journey’s LLC
05.2024 - Current
  • Hire and supervise therapist to monitor documentation compliance, productivity, and quality compliance
  • Train clinical staff on clinical language therapeutic interventions, and documentation
  • Provide clinical feedback and clinical direction to the therapists, therapy teams, and group supervision
  • Complete and monitor all clinical documentation
  • Provide individual, family, and individual counseling (Trauma Informed Care, ESFT, Relational therapy, CBT, MI, Mindfulness, Psychoeducation, and Psychodynamic)
  • Assisted in CRAF accreditation and quality control
  • In the process of Ecosystemic Family Therapy Certification
  • Provide specialized Ecosystemic Family Therapy Clinical Supervision to build relationships and restore family functioning
  • Monitor and track productivity, payroll, monthly outcome reports

Clinical Supervisor

ARS
10.2023 - 05.2024
  • Hire and supervise counselors to monitor documentation compliance, productivity, and quality compliance
  • Assisted the Executive Director in operations and organization of clinic operationally and clinically and served as back-up to the Executive Director
  • Train all new clinical staff on clinical language therapeutic interventions, and documentation
  • Train all clinical staff on co-occurring disorders symptoms, therapeutic interventions, and treatment management
  • Complete and monitor all clinical documentation
  • Provide individual, family, and group counseling (Trauma Informed Care, CBT, ME, MI, Mindfulness, Psychoeducation, and Psychodynamic)
  • Marketing for prospective referral sources, engaged in community outreach events and marketing, quality management, crisis intervention
  • Developed and Established Group Outpatient Program

Clinical Supervisor

Bowling Green Brandywine
07.2021 - 10.2023
  • Created and implemented a Trauma Treatment Uni program for Women with Co-occurring disorders
  • Supervised therapists to monitor documentation compliance and quality compliance
  • Train all new clinical staff on clinical language therapeutic interventions, and documentation
  • Train all clinical staff (includes all counselors and Clinical Director) on mental health and substance abuse diagnosis, interventions, payor standards, treatment requirements for a Rehab level of care and documentation
  • Train all departments within facility on de-escalation and documentation
  • Responsible for entire clinical staff scheduling and daily therapy programming schedules
  • Ensuring programming is running on schedule and all clients are in-group crisis intervention and client de-escalation for 170 clients
  • Complete and monitor all clinical documentation
  • Provide individual and group (small and large) counseling (Trauma Informed Care, CBT, MI, Mindfulness and Psychodynamic)
  • Interview and hire prospective referral sources, engaged in the safety committee for the facility, quality management, crisis intervention with clients
  • Taught clinical orientation for all new employees from all disciplines of care
  • Incorporated new expressive therapies into the therapy program and more structure in the scheduling

Senior Team Lead/ Program Team Lead

Connections CSP
04.2016 - 07.2021
  • Supervise staff (including clinicians, case managers, performance improvement, Clinical Supervisor, and RN’s), utilization review, documentation, quality improvement, manage and create relationships with other community providers, manage billing, process management, complete monthly admission and discharge reports, assist in facilitating TMACT and CRAF, and serve as a back-up to ACT Director for 6 teams and over 700 clients
  • Provide evidence-based treatment (Trauma informed, CBT, psychoeducation, psychodynamic, and MI therapy) to consumers who have a mental health diagnosis and co-occurring disorders.
  • Complete and monitor all clinical documentation for quality and regulation requirements

Social Worker and Grief Counselor

Heartland Hospice
01.2008 - 01.2016
  • Provide therapy to children, adults, and families who have addiction, mental health, and trauma experiences in the forms of psychosocial assessments, individual and group counseling, (Behavior Modification Therapy, Trauma Informed Care, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) facilitate support groups, discharge planning, resource referrals

Psychiatric Social Worker III

State of Delaware
02.2006 - 02.2008
  • Complete psychiatric assessments; coordinate dispositions for psychiatric care follow-up and refer clients to needed social services
  • Supervise three psychiatric social workers and monitor documentation

Lead Counselor for an Intensive Outpatient Program/ Supervisor of Case Management Program

Community Services of Devereux
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Supervise and Lead Intensive Outpatient Program for 25 children, supervise staff, creating and managing treatment plans, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, budget management, and program presentations
  • Manage and supervise a Resource Coordination case management program for 150 children
  • Supervised 10 case managers, conducted individual and group supervision sessions, program audits, and program presentations

Case Manager

Dauphin County Case Management Unit
01.2002 - 01.2003
  • Worked with dually diagnoses clients by goal planning, crisis intervention work, assessments, and referrals to day programming, residential needs, and social services

Director

Mental Health Association
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Plan weekly meetings, coordinate volunteer services, work within the budget, organize fundraising activities, and lead weekly meetings for individuals with a mental health diagnosis

Intervention Specialist

Community Action Program
01.2001 - 01.2002
  • Provide treatment for 35 clients in drug and alcohol unit by completing assessments for substance abuse and codependency, treatment planning, referrals, and lead parenting support and education groups

Intensive Case Manager and Residential Advisor

Community Services Group
01.2000 - 01.2001
  • Managed caseload of 75 dually diagnoses consumers in the mental health system by accessing community resources, goal planning, crisis intervention, socialization skills, assessments, and day programming
  • Residential advisor for client with forensic and mental health issues in a long-term residential mental health facility

Education

Master’s Non-profit Leadership -

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
01-2026

Master of Human Behavior - undefined

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
12.2013

Certificate in Mental Health Theories - undefined

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
12.2013

Certified Addiction Diseases Counselor Course - undefined

Catholic Charities of Delaware
08.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

Millersville University
Millersville, PA
05.2001

Skills

  • Family therapy
  • Unit supervision
  • Compliance with regulatory guidelines
  • Substance abuse treatment and mental health therapy
  • Records management
  • Quality assurance control
  • Individual therapy
  • Clinical instruction
  • Clinical Evidence-Based therapies
  • Documentation requirements
  • Staff education and training
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Developing clinical Programs
  • Staff management and scheduling

Certification

  • ASAM, 2021
  • Certificate in Mental Health Theories, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, 10/01/10, 12/01/13
  • Ecosystemic Family Therapy, 05/01/24, present

Treatment Modalities

  • Trauma Informed Care
  • MI
  • ME
  • Mindfulness
  • ESFT
  • Relational Therapy
  • CBT

License

LMSW, Delaware

Timeline

Clinical Supervisor

Journey’s LLC
05.2024 - Current

Clinical Supervisor

ARS
10.2023 - 05.2024

Clinical Supervisor

Bowling Green Brandywine
07.2021 - 10.2023

Senior Team Lead/ Program Team Lead

Connections CSP
04.2016 - 07.2021

Social Worker and Grief Counselor

Heartland Hospice
01.2008 - 01.2016

Psychiatric Social Worker III

State of Delaware
02.2006 - 02.2008

Lead Counselor for an Intensive Outpatient Program/ Supervisor of Case Management Program

Community Services of Devereux
01.2004 - 01.2006

Case Manager

Dauphin County Case Management Unit
01.2002 - 01.2003

Director

Mental Health Association
01.2001 - 01.2003

Intervention Specialist

Community Action Program
01.2001 - 01.2002

Intensive Case Manager and Residential Advisor

Community Services Group
01.2000 - 01.2001

Master of Human Behavior - undefined

Capella University

Certificate in Mental Health Theories - undefined

Capella University

Certified Addiction Diseases Counselor Course - undefined

Catholic Charities of Delaware

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

Millersville University
  • ASAM, 2021
  • Certificate in Mental Health Theories, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, 10/01/10, 12/01/13
  • Ecosystemic Family Therapy, 05/01/24, present

Master’s Non-profit Leadership -

Arizona State University
Julia DiMatteo