Kelley Daron

Independently licensed clinical social worker. Active licenses in CT and MA.

Program Director at Wayside Youth & Family Support Network (2020-04 – Present)

• Oversee 2 Massachusetts’ Department of Mental Health (DMH) Community and School Therapeutic Supports (CSTS) contracts for the Northeast DMH and Central DMH regions within community health setting;
• Create, develop, and oversee programming for families, adults and children with serious emotional disturbance (SED) from diverse backgrounds with complex needs;
• Quality comprehensive assessment of needs, identification of resources and appropriate interventions;
• Maintain EHR records and reports in alignment with organizational policies and regulatory standards;
• Provide individual and group supervision;
• Proficiency in crisis stabilization and intervention;
• Present updates on client goals, recommendations, and assessments to DMH Directors in monthly Utilization Management meetings;
• Provide support groups and psychoeducational workshops;
• Collaborate with community health care organizations, schools, and government agencies;
• Excellent documentation, communication, presentation and people skills;
• Manage $1,000,000+ cost reimbursement contracts from DMH while meeting service goals.

Outpatient Therapist at Private Practice (2019-10 – Present)

• Provide outpatient therapy to children, adolescents, adults in private practice via telehealth & in-person;
• Credentialing with insurance companies;
• Support clients with mental and behavioral health challenges, occupational challenges, relationship challenges;
• Perform diagnostic evaluations, treatment planning & documentation;
• Support and empower individuals to discover their own agency in meeting treatment plan goals;
• Provide education, resources, and referrals to clients and to authorized family members;
• Maintain excellent professional boundaries;
• Evaluate, formulate, and triage to the appropriate level of care when needed;
• Collaborate with IOP, PHP, CBAT and impatient programs;
• Utilize evidence-based screening tools for substance abuse, anxiety, depression, psychosis, suicidal risk;
• CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused, Sand Tray, Internal Family Systems; Gottman
• Processing and tracking of claims and reimbursements.

Clinician | Family Support Specialist at Wayside Youth & Family Support Network (2014-09 – 2020-04)

• Provide home & community-based therapy to DCF and DMH involved youth and adolescents with complex presentations at high-risk for out-of-home placement;
• Provide individual outpatient therapy to children, adolescents, and adults;
• Complete comprehensive clinical assessments, formulations, treatment plans;
• Serve as outpatient hub for therapeutic mentor service;
• Coordinate medication management and diagnostic consensus with psychiatry;
• Extensive case management coordinating with PCP, hospitals, IOPs, schools, group homes, courts, DCF, DMH, and other providers;
• Proficient use of Claimtrak, CT|One Behavioral Health, and Carelogic EHR platforms.
• Create, promote, & facilitate 96 support groups annually for parents with children with SED;
• Provide hope & resources to families raising children with SED through parent-peer support;
• Host topic workshops for parents (i.e., SSI, IEP planning, neuropsychological testing, LGBTQ+);
• Facilitate Parenting Journey™ program.

Master of Social Work – Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA (2017)

Bachelor of Science in Marketing – Providence College, Providence, RI (1993)