Bridget Thomas

- Provide Professional Learning and coaching support for District Leadership Teams and schools throughout St. Louis County to implement a three tiered model of behavior support - Program Development of Positive Behavior Interventions Support (PBIS) Three Tiered supports throughout several St. Louis County School Districts - Provide Functional Assessment Based Interventions professional learning and coaching to school teams to support systems development and implementation - Provide coaching to school teams for Wraparound Services and currently participating in certification for Wraparound Coaching - Provide professional learning for Problem Solving with Function in Mind and coach school teams on the process - Provide yearly evaluations for schools implementing PBIS - Completed Adaptive Schools Training

- Consult on students with social emotional and behavioral issues - Observations of students and problem solving with teachers and administrators - Provide professional development trainings on mental health issues including: Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, ADHD - Provide professional development trainings on Functional Assessments, Behavior Intervention Plans, Social Skills, How to Develop Relationships in the Classroom - Develop and support social emotional and behavioral therapeutic classrooms - Provided training for Non-Violent Crisis Intervention July 2009-May 2013

Family Care Center October 2000 – April 2010 Executive Director June 2002 – April 2008 - Bi-annually complete all requirements to maintain licensure for Family Care Center as a Child Placing Agency with the State of Missouri - Present information at adoption fairs and seminars on adoption program to prospective parents - Conduct home studies, guardianship studies and post-placement reports for Adoption Program - Market Family Care Center to other organizations through monthly mailings and presentations at staff meetings - Supervise and evaluate administrative and Child Placing Agency staff - Maintain fiscal records for agency - Prepare twice-monthly payroll for staff and contracted counselors - Interview applicants for contracted and staff positions - Train new counselors and mentor them when they begin providing therapy services - Lead monthly counselor meeting Counselor October 2000 – April 2010 (continued private practice outside of Family Care Center until November 2010) - Provide individual, group and family counseling for children, adolescents, and adults in the home and in the office - Work to coordinate care with the Division of Family Services, psychiatrists, schools and other agencies throughout the community - Provided individual, family and group therapy at Faith House residential center from 12/00 to 2/03 through Family Care Center - Supervise Provisionally Licensed Counselors (since September 2002 have supervised 6 practitioners) - Supervise Students for their internships during graduate school

- Supervision of clinical and residential staff - Review of client files and confirming that they are in compliance - Complete the GAIN assessments with new clients and conducting diagnostic evaluations - Maintain billing requirements for staff and ensuring that budget is being met - Provide family therapy, individual therapy and co-occurring therapy

- Individual, group and family counseling for residents in cottage - Case management for 14-15 female adolescents - Day treatment therapist for Marygrove School - Assisted Director of Social Services with intake assessments when needed - Coordinate services with Division of Family Services, schools, court, and other agencies throughout the community - Attend court hearings and testify as needed - Prepare court reports and monthly progress reports for agency - Employee of the Month in April 2000

- Case manager for adolescents in DFS custody - Worked with outside agencies to help serve in the child's best interest - Perform services as order by St. Louis Family Court - Prepare court reports and testify at court hearings