KATHLEEN PRICE M.A. LMFT #25778

Oak Park kap.mft@gmail.com 818-282-3778 California

SUMMARY While I am an excellent consultant with extensive business management experience, my primary strength is my ability to build relationships and provide a catalyst for change. I have strong communication and presentation skills including work presented at International Eating Disorders Association annual conference. I have developed corporate training programs and highly effective team building skills. Areas of expertise include:

• Clinical Director • Client Relations • Communication Skills • Business Management • Training Development • Team Building • Effective Supervisor • Consulting • Presentation Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Practice, Thousand Oaks, California 1987 to Present Marriage and Family Therapist Develops, implements, and evaluates treatment approaches for patients and affected family members. Delivers a variety of interventions focusing on problem solving, behavior modification, counseling, coping skills, and other evidence based practice techniques

• Provides appropriate support to member's family, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment

• Encourages patients to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner

• Timely and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment intervention

• Establishes liaisons to utilize resources of public and private agencies/community organizations to meet member and program needs

Harmony Place Residential Treatment, Woodland Hills, California 2015 - 2016 Clinical Director/Chief Operations Officer

Clinical Director and Chief Operations Officer reporting directly to CEO. Responsible for all aspects of operations, treatment, staffing, clinical and program development for this start up business.

• Special trauma and co-occurring treatment for men and women

• Responsible for all aspects of operations, treatment, staffing

• Developed and implemented realistic and measurable objectives for program while providing leadership to staff to ensure client services met or exceeded performance goals

Kathleen Price 818-282-3778 2 Ventura County Behavioral Health, Oxnard, California 2014 - 2015 Clinical Administrator – Alcohol & Drug Program

Clinical Administrator is responsible for management of specialized alcohol and drug program. Prepared reports and analyzed data to champion continuous process improvement. Interpreted policies and procedures to clarify their application within the outpatient alcohol and drug program.

• Planned, organized, coordinated, and directed activities in all aspects of the program

• Liaised with other managers on policy matters and work problems

• Represented the county in interactions with other government and community agencies

• Facilitated organizational, personnel, budget, and other operational-related tasks

• Analyzed financial information and statistical data to identify program needs to improve operations

• Supervised and assisted in planning and operation of an in-service training program

Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, Pacoima, California 2009 to 2015 Program Director, Via Avanta

Directed residential dual diagnosis treatment program for women and their children. Integral in assisting with successful grant proposal for physical remodel of facility and program development to enhance service delivery of integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders.

• Developed and implemented measurable objectives for program while providing leadership to staff

to ensure client services met or exceeded contractual performance goals.

• Built and lead a highly effective motivated team to accomplish the programs goals, conducted performance appraisals that focused on staff education and development

• Coached and assisted staff in their professional growth while enhancing the development and

implementation of the overall clinical program needs.

• Performed management duties that included: interviewing, hiring and supervising both administrative and clinical staff, and assigning and reviewing progress of assignments

• Interfaced with community agencies, attending meetings to include: Department of Mental Health,

Substance Abuse Prevention & Control and other related meetings as scheduled or needed.

• Development of program budget, monitored and evaluated budget issues, recommended corrective action as needed

Kathleen Price 818-282-3778 3 PacificCare, Van Nuys, California 2000 to 2009 Senior Case Manager, PacificCare Behavioral Health Team Supervisor for Orange County Mental Health MediCal contract team. Provided assessment and referral services to Orange County MediCal population. Consulted with Providers, Orange County Department of Mental Health Agencies, and Orange County MentalHealth Quality Review Team

Los Robles Hospital, Thousand Oaks, California 1999 to 2000 Director, Out-Patient Senior Behavioral Health Program Managed start-up outpatient geriatric treatment program. Set up policies and procedures to pass state licensing and meet Medicare standards. Responsibilities included: program development; marketing; supervision of daily program operations, staff development, and clinical services. Conducted treatment planning with staff, Medical Director, and attending MDs.

EDUCATION

MA – Clinical Psychology, Antioch University BA – Psychology, Ramapo College of New Jersey