Yolan Patterson-Rice
Las Vegas,Nevada
Summary
Talented Program Director skilled in handling administrative, operational and outreach program functions. Wears many hats to accomplish dynamic objectives. Ready to apply 15 years of experience to new professional challenges with growth-oriented organization.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Director
Sevita Health Services
01.2023 - Current
- Supervised program staff, managing and evaluating performance provide high-quality services to program participants.
- Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.
- Developed and implemented program goals and objectives, establishing specific and measurable outcomes aligned with organization's overall mission.
- Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
- Collaborated with various teams to uncover issues, identify applicable solutions, and offer guidance.
Case Manager/Social Worker
Family Fellowship Services, LLC
12.2018 - 01.2023
- Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Recommended long-term residential treatment, short-term residential treatment and individualized and group drug counseling for clients with substance abuse issues.
- Offered therapeutic services and crises intervention to emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
- Completed detailed charts to summarize interactions with patients and booked follow-up sessions.
- Delivered comprehensive therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults to support child welfare and prevention services.
- Administered assessments and developed academic goals based on specific disabilities and barriers to learning.
- Facilitated family therapy sessions between children, caregivers, and siblings to remediate conflict and build healthy relationships.
Family Service Coordinator
Nevada Donor Network
11.2012 - 05.2017
- Liaised with community organizations and provided resource and treatment referrals.
- Accepted referral calls from hospitals, MEO's coroners and funeral homes.
- Provided in-depth medical screening of potential tissue donors by effectively communicating with referrals to determine suitability for tissue recovery.
- Worked empathetically and professional with families in crises who were dealing with death.
- Offered family crisis intervention to manage conflict and identify peaceful resolutions.
- Planned and participated in off-site and on-site client events and activities to promote the importance of being an organ donor.
Program Director
ResCare, RCCA Services
09.2007 - 07.2010
- Observed and monitored client behaviors and responses to treatment.
- Recorded client information on flow sheets, accurately indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow and restraints
- Conducted therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions.
- Provided support that helped people of all ages with cognitive , intellectual, and developmental disabilities to grow and enhance the quality of their lives.
- Supervised completion and implementation of ISP's, IPP's and all curriculum and programmatic goals.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Social Work
California State University - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA05.1996
Skills
- Dual diagnosis expert
- Expertise in crises intervention
- Culturally sensitive
- Strong Public Speaker
- Case Management
- Skilled in intake interviewing
- Group psychotherapy
- Learning disability awareness
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) expert
- Trained in indicators of all abuse (Mental, Physical)
Timeline
Program Director
Sevita Health Services
01.2023 - Current
Case Manager/Social Worker
Family Fellowship Services, LLC
12.2018 - 01.2023
Family Service Coordinator
Nevada Donor Network
11.2012 - 05.2017
Program Director
ResCare, RCCA Services
09.2007 - 07.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Social Work
California State University - Santa Cruz
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