Director’s Report: (verbal report) 1. Has been working reviewing grants, budgets and other agency information. 2. Has been meeting with all the school principals and various agency heads. 3. Has been working on
expanding clinical services to serve single adults as well as youth and families. Working on credentialing clinical staff for private insurance boards. An MFT Intern is starting at the agency this Friday. A Bachelor’s level Criminal Justice Intern begins in May to work with the Youth Coordinator and Wilderness Coordinator. Another MFT Intern (School Certification Track) will start later to assist in the schools. 4. First Selectman is working with Workforce Alliance to provide a training at Saybrook Point later this month and we will be involved with that. 5. Noted that policies and procedures need to be
updated to include MFT Interns. Has met with Executive Assistant Laine about coverage of interns under the Town’s insurance. 6. Working on better advertising our services. 7. Working on offering a Life Transition Support Group for Seniors. 8. Putting together an updated Community Provider List and organizing a Provider Networking Breakfast at the Agency on May 5th (and a second one in October). 9. Initiating a new after hours emergency protocol. Agency cell phones will be manned by Director and Counselor Kathy Ferrantelli. 10. Will be doing a presentation for the VFW on the Military Support Program, funded through DMHAS (Ct Dept of Mental Health and Addiction Services). 12. Planning to contract with a mental health billing provider to process all of our client insurance claims. The provider receives a low fixed percentage of
paid claims for their fee under a contractual relationship. 13. In response to a question from the Chairman, provided an overview of staff meetings and concerns. Noted it is a very devoted and hard-working staff.
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