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John F. Steinfirst,
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Education and License - Return to
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Columbia University, Graduate School of Business,
The Institute for Not-for-Profit Management.
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M.S.W., New York University, Graduate School of
Social Work.
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B.A., Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
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High School, George School, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
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LCSW License # 13465 - since 1988
Areas of Professional
Expertise
Professional Experience
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1988 - 2008
- President & Chief Executive Officer, Fred Finch Youth
Center, Oakland, CA (Retired)
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Overall,
management responsibility for comprehensive and
multifaceted residential and community mental health human
services agency serving 5000 clients annually throughout
California with an operating budget in excess of $23
million.
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Served as
chief executive officer and was responsible to a diverse
Board of Directors. Responsible for total management of
community-based mental health and Wraparound services,
40-bed psychiatric residential treatment facilities in three
California counties, special education schools for severely
emotionally disturbed adolescents and young adults,
transitional and housing services for TAY. 300 staff. Played
leadership roles in regional, state, and federal
policy-making government and non-government venues.
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Created
new and innovative programs for severely emotionally
disturbed adolescents and mentally disabled young adults in
the Bay Area. They include Wraparound Services, Residential
Treatment, Community Mental Health Services, Transitional
Age Youth, Runaway and Homeless and other programs.
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Accreditation:
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1984 - 1988 -
Executive Director, Marin Jewish Community Center, San
Rafael, CA
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1982 - 1984 -
Associate Executive Director, Louise Wise Service, New York
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Administered most operations of major foster care and social
services agency, including maternity/prenatal residence,
a residence for mothers and babies, preventive service
programs, and emergency shelters. Supervised directors and
unit directors participated in all Board and staff committee
meetings.
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1972 -
1982 - Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services,
New York
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Served in
various administrative, supervisory, and clinical roles with
nation's largest voluntary mental health and social
services agency. Senior executive responsible for public
policy and community and governmental relations, staff
liaison to New York State legislature coordinated and
developed projects, other governmental officials, mental
health and social service agencies.
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Developed
special legislation with New York State Governor's office
and received special citation from Governor Hugh Carey.
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Received national recognition from the
President of the United States
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Other:
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Trained and provided workshops for professional
internally and externally for a diverse group of
professionals during past 25 years
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Private Practice in Psychotherapy
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Member, Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Planning Panel,
Alameda County, Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63),
2005
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Facilitated and co-founded Interfaith Connection
that mediates issues of interfaith and interethnic
couples.
Papers: - Return to
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Project
Destiny: The Sixth Year, Derivations and Implications for
Residential Treatment and Traditional Agencies, presented at the
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Children’s
Residential Centers, October 2004
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Why Children
Kill!, presented at conferences and community meetings.
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How to
Achieve Successful Outcomes While Implementing a Managed
Care Project, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Children's Residential Centers, October 1998 and
published in summer 1999.
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Therapeutic
Content and Process in Community Based Halfway House Program
for Residential Treatment of Emotionally Disturbed Older
Adolescents, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Washington,
D.C.
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The
Continuing Evolution of an Outreach Adolescent Program: The
Third Year of the Midwood Adolescent Project, presented at the
American Association of Psychiatric Services to Children,
Chicago, Illinois.
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The New
Russian Jewish Immigrant: Acculturation, Sociological and
Mental Health Issues presented at the American Association of
Psychiatric Services to Children, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Board
Membership and Organizations:
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Member, Board
of Directors, California Alliance of Children and Family
Services, Sacramento, 2000-2006
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President and
Executive Committee member, Alameda Council of Community
Mental Health Agencies of Alameda County 1992-1994.
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Chairperson,
Children's Committee, Mental Health Association of San Francisco
1988-1994.
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Board of
Trustees, San Francisco Performances 1988-1994.
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Advisory
Council, Family Mosaic Project, San Francisco, appointed by
Mayor Art Agnos).
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