Lateashea Foster
Hampton,NY
Summary
Result-oriented professional with 15+ years' experience in the human services industry, promoting best practices and delivering effective solutions for diverse families and children. Strong team building and problem-solving skills. Passionate about serving patients with diverse needs, applying behavior modification strategies such as shaping and chaining. Demonstrated understanding of data collection and recordkeeping requirements, promoting academic, functional, and social skills development within clinic, home, and community environments.
Overview
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Work History
Register Behavior Technician
New York Therapy Placement Services
Queens, NY
- Work in homes and other locations with children and adults implementing established goals and following treatment protocols
- Organize and update program book
- Monitor and collect information about client’s behavior and skills using data collection
- Complete log notes for each session
- Must be able to access the internet daily to enter information with computers, laptops, tablets or phones
- Attend team meetings.
Early Intervention Service Coordinator
Gloria B. Rose
Brooklyn, NY
- Assists families to plan and obtain services appropriate to their needs
- Supervise, Coordinate and monitors delivery of identified services and the proper use of resources
- Participates in the development, review and evaluation of individualized family service plans (IFSP)
- Participates with the family in the IFSP meeting to finalize services that will be provided
- Document, audits & maintains written records and reports regarding service coordination activities
- Instrumental in developing caseloads delegating and providing services as authorized to children and their families
- Attends and participates in continuing education, ongoing staff in-services and quarterly meetings
- Follows mandatory guidelines according to EI Regional Policies and Procedures and Employee Handbook.
Program Coordinator-Early Childhood Division
The Child Center of New York
Queens, NY
- Ensures staff are appropriately recruited and subsequently trained to meet program requirements
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the agency policies and applicable laws
- Participates in program planning and identifies gaps in services and programs and makes recommendations for meeting community needs
- Markets program and acts as a representative to internal and external stakeholders
- Addresses the special needs of each group served, and assists in making reasonable accommodations for the hearing impaired, physically challenged or any other disability
- Recruits, interviews and selects families to participate in the program
- Manages the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Department.
Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional/ QIDP/ MSC
The Salvation Army
Queens, NY
- Design and Develop all CIA's, Design Goals and Methodologies and Interventions that are clinically sound and easy to carry out
- Interface with all clinicians and coordinate and oversee their activities and advise on consumers progress
- Facilitates the planning, development and implementation of person-centered plans; develops individual’s goals and outcomes with people supported; coordinating and participating in individual plan meetings; monitors, documents and reports progress toward meeting outcomes; ensures supports needed are in place to meet outcomes; coordinates communications with other service agencies to ensure individual outcomes are met
- Ensure the timely receipt and filing of the Interdisciplinary Team summaries/ reports from various disciplines
- Complete addendum/changes to Residential Habilitation Plans as per team agreement
- Develop, review, revise and monitor program goals (Valued Outcomes) as per consumer progress, needs and choices and in a timely manner.
Medicaid Service Coordinator Supervisor/ Front Door Facilitator/OPWDD MSC Core Instructor
New York Foundling Hospital
New York, NY
- Provided supervision to service coordinators in OPWDD Medicaid Service Coordination Program
- Supervised on issues related to advocacy, service linkage and referral
- Maintained and monitored service entitlements, document and service plan development
- Assisted OPWDD with Front Door Sessions, implemented and developed audit tools for the operation of programs and conducted trend analysis
- Supervised staff as well as hired and right-sized staff
- Managed budget development and monitored, marketing and recruitment for all OPWDD Programs
- Trained Medicaid Service Coordinators and regularly attended IRC Committee and HRC Committee Meetings.
Medicaid Service Coordinator Supervisor
Paul J. Cooper Center for Human Services
Brooklyn, NY
- Provided supervision to service coordinators in OPWDD Medicaid Service Coordination Program
- Supervised on issues related to advocacy, service linkage and referral
- Maintained and monitored service entitlements, document and service plan development
- Conducted School visits, Familiar with CPSE Process, Attended IEP Meetings
- Developed and a Community Habilitation Program through OPWDD, Implemented and developed tools for the operation of programs, staff supervision as well as hiring and firing staff, budget development
- Monitored, marketed, and Recruited for all OPWDD Programs
- Supervised Crisis Respite Program and completed intakes.
Senior Medicaid Service Coordinator/ Medicaid Service Coordinator Supervisor
Heartshare Human Services
Brooklyn, NY
- Provided administrative support to MSC Director as assigned; supervised and guided service coordinators, reviewed ISP’s for supervisors, attended relevant trainings and forums, provided technical assistance with record keeping, and information about resources
- Attended IEP Meetings, Familiar with CPSE Process
- Conducted School Visits
- Linked consumers to community resources, and monitored existing services
- Implemented Individualized Service Plans in accordance with OMRDD regulations
- Served as an advocate for consumers’ needs and choices
- Maintained records, reports and documents via state and agency regulations
- Assisted consumers during crisis and emergency situations.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Applied Behavior Analysis
UMass Global
Remote, Online03.2023
Masters of Science - Special Education
City College
New York, NY06.2021
Masters of Science - Disability Study
City University-School of Professional Studies
New York, NY06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Human Service
New York Technical College
Brooklyn, NY01.2005
Associate in Applied Science - Human Services
Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY06.1997
Skills
- Excel
- Access Accounting Software
- Power Point
- Choices
- Trainer
- Front Door facilitator
- OPWDD MSC Core Instructor
- NYEIS System
Affiliations
- Leading with Racial Equity LWRE Initiative
- Early Learning Care & Council (Board Member)
Certification
- Certified to teach under the COVID-19 Emergency Teach Certificate Special Ed 1-6
- Advanced Certificate in Disability Studies January 2017
- Mental Health First Aid USA
- Introduction to Service Coordination New York State Early Intervention Program
- Adult and Pediatric CPR
Timeline
Register Behavior Technician
New York Therapy Placement Services
Early Intervention Service Coordinator
Gloria B. Rose
Program Coordinator-Early Childhood Division
The Child Center of New York
Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional/ QIDP/ MSC
The Salvation Army
Medicaid Service Coordinator Supervisor/ Front Door Facilitator/OPWDD MSC Core Instructor
New York Foundling Hospital
Medicaid Service Coordinator Supervisor
Paul J. Cooper Center for Human Services
Senior Medicaid Service Coordinator/ Medicaid Service Coordinator Supervisor
Heartshare Human Services
Graduate Certificate - Applied Behavior Analysis
UMass Global
Masters of Science - Special Education
City College
Masters of Science - Disability Study
City University-School of Professional Studies
Bachelor of Science - Human Service
New York Technical College
Associate in Applied Science - Human Services
Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Certified to teach under the COVID-19 Emergency Teach Certificate Special Ed 1-6
- Advanced Certificate in Disability Studies January 2017
- Mental Health First Aid USA
- Introduction to Service Coordination New York State Early Intervention Program
- Adult and Pediatric CPR
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