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Sienna Klar

Denver,CO

Summary

Experienced Program Manager skilled in managing functional operations and projects related to at-risk youth with a deep understanding and commitment to anti-oppressive practices. Experienced with oversight and support of graduate school interns. Expertise in logistical analysis and data collection, and professional development of graduate interns. Background in program leadership, crisis management, child welfare, and social and emotional development. Expertise includes developing plans, curriculum and activities to build skills and enhance development. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, collaboration and dedication to uplifting others.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Manager- Fostering Healthy Futures

Lutheran Family Services
Denver, CO
06.2021 - Current

Program Manager oversees daily operations of Fostering Healthy Futures mentoring and skills building program. Program Manager collaborates with Administrative Lead, Program Assistant, Intern Supervisor, and 8 social work graduate student interns to address clinical challenges and coordinate program logistics. The Program Manager helps creates IFEP's, provide tast and clinical supervision and collaborates with universities. The Program Manager ensures fidelity to program through data collection, evaluation, and quality assurance. The Program Manager also ensures funding for program through contract writing, building close relationships with counties, and grant writing. Duties also include facilitating weekly therapeutic skills group for 8 children, twice a week.

Behavioral Health Technician II - Adolescent Unit

Medical Center Of Aurora
Aurora, CO
06.2018 - 03.2020

Behavioral Health Technicians provide and ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for psychiatric patients. Duties include functioning as a member of treatment team and accept responsibilities for specifically assigned duties such as patient observation rounds, daily group therapy with up to 20 patients, suicide risk observation, management of milieu, assisting with behavior modification programs and care of patient’s daily activities and needs.

Youth Treatment Counselor

The Tennyson Center For Children
Denver, CO
06.2017 - 03.2018

Youth Treatment Counselors are responsible for the implementation of a therapeutic milieu, facilitating multiple groups and individual treatment programs, creating Medical Administration Records, assisting with intakes and discharges, crisis management, case management duties as assigned, and the daily supervision and care of children in the residential cottages and classroom. Counselor responsibilities also include providing input at treatment team meetings, IEP meetings, and case worker meetings.

Behavioral Specialist

Newhall School District
Newhall, CA
02.2015 - 03.2017

Behavioral Support Specialists utilize Applied Behavior Analysis with children in the elementary school setting. Behavioral Support Specialists collaborate with teachers, administrators, and school psychologists to develop and implement behavior modification programs for students in general and special education with maladaptive behaviors. This position works individually with children to provide counseling and in a group setting to promote positive behavior.

Education

Master of Social Work -

University of Denver
Denver, CO
06.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

National University
La Jolla, CA
05.2017

Skills

  • Group leadership and collaboration
  • Project management
  • Event planning
  • Grant reporting and writing
  • Professional development organization
  • Data collection
  • Social and emotional development
  • Youth behavior management

Certification

Trust Based Relational Intervention

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention

Crisis Prevention Institute

Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society

Internships

Denver Human Services - Child Welfare Intern

Denver CO

05/2020 - 06/2021

  • Collaborated on Program Evaluation and Development team to conduct interviews, collect and analyze data, present findings, and make recommendations to stakeholders within Child Welfare division of Denver Human Services.
  • Managed and facilitated over 10 evaluation and development projects.
  • Regularly worked with crisis response team, hotline, and intake and ongoing caseworkers.

St. Anthony's Hospital - Trauma Services Intern

Lakewood CO

03/2019 - 03/2020

  • Directing SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) screenings and ASSIST substance use intake screening on at least 80% of all trauma patients.
  • Conduct motivational interview followed by brief, solution focused intervention and provide substance cessation resources.
  • Document in EPIC charting and on Excel for data tracking.

Timeline

Program Manager- Fostering Healthy Futures

Lutheran Family Services
06.2021 - Current

Behavioral Health Technician II - Adolescent Unit

Medical Center Of Aurora
06.2018 - 03.2020

Youth Treatment Counselor

The Tennyson Center For Children
06.2017 - 03.2018

Behavioral Specialist

Newhall School District
02.2015 - 03.2017

Master of Social Work -

University of Denver

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

National University