Yoshita Conrad
San Marcos,CA
Summary
Focused Administrator committed to maintaining productive and quality-driven environment. Collaborative and versatile professional with expertise in employee relations, strategic planning and report preparation. Skilled at easily transcending cultural differences.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrator
Circle of Friends
Escondido, CA
10.2006 - 04.2024
- The Chief Executive Officer of the agency oversees daily operations and ensures the smooth functioning of the agency. This role involves developing and supervising agency policies and procedures, as well as ensuring their correct implementation, adherence, and maintenance.
- The Agency's designated person is responsible for coordinating all Agency contracts, representing the Agency to all professional affiliations and community groups, and acting as a liaison to Community Care Licensing.
- Evaluates operations and programs, then reports findings and recommendations to the Board of Directors to resolve any issues discovered.
- Responsible for the fiscal control of the Agency, preparing the Agency's budget, and managing Agency expenditures.
- Stays updated on laws and regulations affecting the Agency, including changes in child care and child care provider laws and requirements, family law, Child Welfare and Institutions Codes, Title 22 regulations, Mental Health regulations, and more.
- Examines complaints lodged by children or their authorized representatives and determines the suitable course of action to address or settle the complaints.
- Tasked with overseeing the personnel system and associated documentation, this role encompasses background clearances, benefits, and policy management, including the recruitment, appointment, supervision, evaluation, and dismissal of staff.
- Tasked with developing plans for orientation, program planning, staff training and development; also responsible for conducting staff training sessions on a variety of topics.
- Interviews prospective new residents and completes intake packets for new residents.
- Engages with staff and residents for 20 hours weekly.
- Serves as a member of the Quality Improvement Management Team.
Social Worker / Therapist
Circle of Friends
San Marcos, CA
04.2000 - 10.2006
- Executes the operation of treatment programs and oversees child care staff in executing residents' treatment plans.
- Develops and collaborates on the creation of individual treatment plans with child care staff and various treatment program consultants.
- Ensuring that the residents' educational curriculum aligns with their treatment plan.
- Conducts individual, group and family therapy.
- Weekly staff treatment planning sessions are conducted to discuss residents' treatment plans, discharge plans, goals and objectives, assess progress towards these goals and objectives, and evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment plans.
- Responsible for monitoring, supervising and collaborating with other staff regarding the Agency's disciplinary policies and procedures and for ensuring that disciplinary practices align with treatment plans.
- Acts as liaison with placement agency and other community resource persons.
- Responsible for all treatment reports to placing agencies and all incident reports to State and Local agencies.
- Perform administrative functions in collaboration with the Administrator.
- Use appropriate Trauma Informed practice as necessary to redirect behavior and help each resident develop his own capacity for sel-control.
- Serve on Quality Improvement Management Team.
Practicum Intern
Circle of Friends
Escondido, CA
04.1999 - 04.2000
- Provided individual and group therapy to residents, attended school meetings alongside them, and carried out administrative duties in collaboration with the Administrator.
Practicum Intern
University Rehabilitation Center
Dallas, TX
01.1997 - 05.1997
- Conducted intake evaluations, psychological and vocational testing for clients referred by the Texas Rehabilitation Center.
Lead Therapist
Saint Theresa's Children's Home
Fort Worth, TX
03.1992 - 05.1996
- Provided therapy and case management services for children, boys and girls, in a residential treatment center for severely, emotionally disturbed children.
- Designed individual therapy treatment programs and counseled ten children aged 5-10 year old who had been physically, sexually, emotionally and satanically abused.
- Served on the Quality Assurance Committee to ensure program standards were maintained.
- Assisted the Program Coordinator with the interviewing, hiring, and orientation of Therapists.
- Consulted daily with the direct care staff and foster parents as an advisor regarding breakdowns in therapeutic treatment of children.
- Participated with a committee of 6-8 professionals which designed and implemented innovative treatment program, Relationship Model/Advanced Training Program.
- Served on a 7-member Admissions Committee which met weekly to review, assess, and recommend placement with Saint Theresa's Home.
- Conducted family therapy sessions for foster and adoptive parents prior and during placement of children in the home.
- Served as Child Advocate for legal proceedings initiated by Texas State Agencies regarding permanent placement of children.
Education
Master of Arts - General Counseling
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA08-1991
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA05-1990
Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology
San Diego, CASkills
- Developing policies and procedures and ensuring they are correctly implemented, followed and maintained
- Employee Supervision
- Training Employees
- Performing audits to ensure all licensing guidelines were met
- Executive Support
Timeline
Administrator
Circle of Friends
10.2006 - 04.2024
Social Worker / Therapist
Circle of Friends
04.2000 - 10.2006
Practicum Intern
Circle of Friends
04.1999 - 04.2000
Practicum Intern
University Rehabilitation Center
01.1997 - 05.1997
Lead Therapist
Saint Theresa's Children's Home
03.1992 - 05.1996
Master of Arts - General Counseling
Louisiana Tech University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Louisiana Tech University
Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology
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