1. Jill M. Larson, MSW LCSW
124 Route 2A
Preston, CT 06365
612-232-8367
jlarson@lmhosp.org
Experience:
Clinical Supervisor-Nurturing Families Network of L + M Hospital, New London, CT
6/15/2015-Present
 Provide day-to-day supervision, support and assistance to family support providers and staff.
 Provides weekly supervision and observations of staff who work in client’s homes.
 Completes bio-psychosocial assessments and intakes for new families.
 Manages a one million dollar budget on a three year rotation.
 Makes referrals for services such as therapy, mentors and community support agencies.
 Conducts monthly team and quarterly board meetings.
 Fosters collaborations with other community agencies.
 Lead research on a maternal health survey for New London County.
 Supervises and provides supervision for Master’s level social workers.
 Maintains staff profiles.
 Assures completion of necessary documentation and HIPAA compliance.
Behavioral Health Clinician-Private Practice, Preston, CT
7/2015-Present
 Provides therapeutic services for adults, families, and children in a private practice setting.
 Provides most services in the client’s home.
 Maintains necessary documentation.
 Adheres to Connecticut’s Behavioral Health guidelines.
 Responds to client’s needs immediately.
Social Worker~ Progressive Life Center, Landover, MD
5/13/2014-5/18/2015
 Provide Case management services to adolescents, teenagers, and transitional age youth who are in
therapeutic foster care.

2.  Manage the Parent-infant program.
 Teach Nurturing Parenting Curriculum.
 Teach Ready by 21 Skills class.
 Make referrals for services such as therapy, mentors, and medication evaluation.
 Develop and conduct individual treatment plans and assure the implementation.
 Coordinate with State Agencies to ensure appropriate services are being delivered.
 Attend court proceedings to represent clients
 Complete appropriate weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly documentation
 Monitor care of youth in foster home.
 Participate in clinical team meetings.
Social Worker~ Williams Life Center, Greenbelt, MD
7/9/2013-4/29/2014
 Provide Case management services to adolescents, teenagers, and transitional age youth who are in
therapeutic foster care.
 Manage the Parent-infant program.
 Teach Nurturing Parenting Curriculum.
 Teach Ready by 21 Skills class.
 Make referrals for services such as therapy, mentors, and medication evaluation.
 Develop and conduct individual treatment plans and assure the implementation.
 Coordinate with State Agencies to ensure appropriate services are being delivered.
 Attend court proceedings to represent clients
 Complete appropriate weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly documentation
 Monitor care of youth in foster home.
 Participate in clinical team meetings.
Social Worker/Therapist~ Board of Child Care, Prince Frederick, MD.
5/29/2012-3/1/2013
 Provide Case management services to adolescents, teenagers, and transitional age youth who are in a group
home setting.
 Provide individual, group, and family therapy services to adolescents in a group home setting.
 Attend court proceedings to represent clients.
 Design and implement individual treatment plans for clients.
 Coordinate with state agencies to ensure appropriate services are being delivered.
 Maintain client records.
 Participate in clinical team meetings.

3. Therapeutic Mentor~ Eliot Community Human Services, Malden, MA.
8/2011-5/2012
 Manage a caseload of 4 clients with serious and persistent mental illness, developmental disabilities, and
serious emotional disturbances from ages 5-15.
 Offer youth structured one-to-one, strength-based support services for the purpose of addressing daily living,
social, and communication needs.
 Assist the youth in developing communication skills, enhancing conflict resolution skills and teaching of
pro-social strategies though targeted activities.
 Support, coach, and train the youth in age-appropriate behaviors, interpersonal communication,
problem-solving and conflict resolution, and relating appropriately to other children and adolescents and
adults in recreational and social activities pursuant to a behavioral health treatment plan.
 Expose youth to social situations in which age appropriate skills can be acquired and practiced through role
playing and behavioral rehearsals.
 Attend youth’s Care Plan Meeting and develop goals to enhance behavioral controlskills and improve youth’s
interpersonal communication skills.
 Develop a detailed lesson plan that identifies goals, an anticipated schedule of meeting with youth, and a
timeline for goal completion.
 Participate in the development of strength-based treatment and safety plans.
 Work with families to support their youth’s goal and link families to community resources and services that
will sustain the youth’s optimal functioning in the community.
 Certified Therapy Dog handler through Therapy Dog International, Inc.
 Use dog therapy weekly with youth to develop coping skills around emotional difficulties and gain
interpersonal communication skills.
 Complete all paperwork accurately and in a timely manner.
Senior Case Manager~ Specialized Employment Services, CLASS, Inc., Lawrence, MA.
4/2010-8/2011
 Manage a caseload of 45 clients with serious and persistent mental illness, developmental disabilities, and sex
offenders with emotional and behavioral challenges.
 Supervise clients on a daily basis during work, vocational training, and peer interactions.
 Build professional relationships with clients, service providers, and clients’ residences.
 Develop and prepare ISP documentation.
 Schedule and participate in ISP meetings.
 Develop behavior plans and ensure proper follow through by staff.
 Utilize DBT, CBT, and clinical expertise to diffuse clients who become upset.
 Work as an interdisciplinary team in clinical problem-solving and crises intervention.
 Prepare behavior, learning, and safety assessments.
 Determine clients’ level of support and supervision.
 Prepare proper documentation for team meetings.

4.  Participate and assist with intake process and orientation of new clients.
 Supervise one other case manager.
 Assist in providing leadership and supervision of Employment Specialists.
 Assist in maintaining a safe environment by monitoring clients’ behavior and assisting with client issues.
Mental Health Coordinator-Tasks Unlimited, Minneapolis, MN.
7/2007-4/2010
 Provide case coordination for adults with serious and persistent mental illness.
 Participate in clinical management. Develop and implement client goal plans. Participate in clinical
problem-solving and crises intervention.
 Encourage clients’ participation in a routine of productive daily activities including recreational activities.
 Serve as a liaison and advocate for clients.
 Assist lodge members in organizing the household to ensure that the lodge is well maintained.
 Develop and maintain a lodge group structure which actively encourages member involvement in a problem
solving, acceptance of responsibility, and support.
 Coordinate and monitor lodge medicationprocedures, pass medications, and medicationcounts for all clients
on the caseload.
 Provide vocational direction and support to all clients on caseload. Assist with job training as needed.
 Problem-solve behavioral and other work performance issues.
 Provide mental health support and develop mental illness symptom coping skills for clients.
 Provide Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) to eligible clients.
 Participate as a member of a program team in providing various services to clients.
 Prepare applicable written documentation and paperwork on a daily basis.
Other Relevant Experience:
Corrections Transitions Coordinator-Minnesota DOC-Willow River/Moose Lake, MN.
11/2005-7/2007
 Assisted inmates who are preparing to be released from prison.
Correctional Officer 2-Minnesota Department of Corrections-Stillwater and Faribault, MN.
3/2003 to 11/2005
 Provide security and assure the daily operations of the prison.

5. Internship Experience
North East Behavioral Health-Emergency Crisis Clinician, Salem, MA.
8/2011-4/2012
 Perform emergency crisis evaluation to determine level of care for treatment.
 Refer patients to in-patient, outpatient, or community based settings for treatment.
 Perform psycho-social assessments and mental exams to determine presenting problems and psychiatric
symptoms or current mental functioning.
 Perform crisis evaluations on adolescents and adults and recommend treatment
 Familiar with DSM-IV diagnosis and diagnosing.
 Present patient’s clinical presentation to insurance companies and obtain authorization for treatment.
 Employ crisis intervention techniques.
 Group leader at the Crisis Stabilization Unit-Lead groups for adults in crisis that focus on coping skills,
medication management, symptom reduction, substance abuse, and trauma care.
 Provide dog therapy one day a week for client’s on the Crisis Stabilization Unit
 Triage phone calls and screen calls for evaluations.
 Evaluate suicide risk and perform assessments.
 Discuss future treatment and discharge planning with client’s family and collaterals.
Tasks Unlimited-Oakwood Residence, Minneapolis, MN
8/2009 to 4/2010
 Provide case management services for woman who have a serious and persistent mental illness and their
children.
 Mentor for children who have experienced trauma
 Mentor for children who have Autism, ED, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and developmentally disabled.
 Taught medication compliance, parenting classes, and money management.
 Encouraged a client centered, strengths-based, and family systems approach.
 Developed ISP and IEP documents.
 Planned community outings for the residence.
 Developed behavior modification plans.

6. Education
University of St. Thomas and University of St. Catherine’s, St. Paul, Minnesota
Master of Clinical Social Work-May 2012
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Connecticut #009138
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Wisconsin
B.S., Psychology and Minor in Criminal Justice
December 2002
GPA: 3.516
Publications:
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTOF AN ANGERMANAGEMENTPROGRAM, researched and developed by
Jill Larson. Master’s Thesis, University of St. Thomas and St. Catherine’s, May 2011.
CONDITIONED REINFORCEMENT IN RATS AS A FUNCTION OF REINFORCER AMOUNT AND
DELAY, researched and reported by Jason McLean and Jill Janikowski (Larson). Presented at the 2002 NCUR
Conference in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
Honors, Awards, and Special Accomplishments:
St. Thomas MSW Graduate Student of the Year-May 2011
CLASS, INC Star Staff Recognition Award-June 2010 and May 2011
Selected to DOC-Moose Lake Special Operations Response Team (SORT Team) (2006).
Member National Psychology Honor Society, 2001.
Member Psychology Society, 2000
Certifications and Other Information:
Circle of Security Certified Trainer-2015
Trauma Informed Care-2014
Certified Stephen Minister-2014
Basic Life Support-Adult and Child-Exp. 2017
First Aid-Exp. 2017
PAC Certified 2010
MAP (Medication Administration) Certified 2010
Spouse of United States Navy Officer-Active duty
1st Dan Black Belt Tae kwon Do: Family Martial Arts Academy

7. References for Jill Larson
Professional
Laurel Holmes, MSW
Program Manager, L + M Hospital
860-442-0711 X4698
Lisa Beck, M.Ed
Program Manager, Specialized Employment Services, CLASS, Inc.
603-770-9107
Kelsey Apps, MSW, LCSW
Social Worker/Therapist at Board of Child Care
814-366-1436
Personal
Amanda Szulczewski, MA, LPCC
Former co-worker at Tasks Unlimited
612-250-3024
Andrea Mcdonald, MSW, LCSW
Former co-worker at Board of Child Care
301-852-8762