Pamela Kane

• Developed systems responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure coherent response to emergencies including physical and emotional needs.
• Evolved framework within which each actor can contribute to overall response efforts.
• Advocate for rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate solutions in difficult environments.
• Implemented technical assets to facilitate coordinated response to acute Humanitarian emergencies and collect public health and mental health data in high conflict zones.
• Successfully deployed complex system under-budget and secured second round of donations to scale and distribute project to additional emergency zones.

• Performed individual and group psychotherapy utilizing family systems orientation to address personal and relational conflicts.
• Facilitated Art Therapy Groups for adults.
• Utilized Solution-Focused Brief therapeutic techniques to help clients achieve desired behavioral change.
• Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
• Collaborated with social services, referral sources and other treatment professionals to meet patient care needs.
• Maintained accurate and thoroughly documented notes and client records in accordance with licensing standards.
• Developed programs and initiatives for agency growth and relevancy resulting in revenue increase and additional client referral sources.
• Attended continued education sessions to maintain professional standards and stay up-to-date with new developments.

• Provided counseling and support to clients with drug and alcohol abuse issues.
• Led individual and group counseling sessions to meet variety of therapeutic needs for recovering individuals.
• Facilitated family therapy sessions during treatment to address systemic family patterns.
• Developed professional relationships with referring agencies to improve communication related to intakes and to increase business for facility.
• Developed patient care plans and documented progress toward goals.

• Facilitated psycho-education groups on mental illness symptom management for clients with schizophrenia, bipolar and personality disorders.
• Provided crisis counseling and intervention services to clients in emergency situations.
• Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
• Maintained client reports to track client progress, record interventions and provide relevant data for analysis.
• Carried a client caseload including children, teens and adults.

• Facilitated group therapy sessions in Intensive Outpatient setting to help clients develop psycho-education skills, emotional resilience and coping strategies for addiction recovery.
• Maintained highest client attendance rate and lowest client drop-out score among clinicians.
• Performed client screenings to assess appropriate level of treatment for clients seeking services; admitted or referred to other settings as needed.
• Accurately recorded data in case files to facilitate clinical case coordination services and case management duties.
• Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
• Participated in professional development and training opportunities to enhance clinical skills.

Provided a range of evaluation, technical assistance, program management and program development activities for publicly funded human and social service programs to inform Policy regarding current and future programs. Evaluation projects included:

• Court adherence to Child Welfare policies, particularly the Indian Child Welfare Act
• Evaluation of State Mental Health Policy Improvements
• Evaluation of Social Work Retention Policies

• Awarded MSW Professional Excellence Award for Clinical Practice with Family and Children
• Advisory Board Member Department of Social Work Monmouth University

• Study Abroad: Reading and Oxford Universities, Sociology

• LAMFT