Johnnie Brown Jr. seeks a full-time position in human services to utilize his education and experience helping others. He has over 30 years of experience in counseling, case management, and social services. His experience includes working with at-risk youth, homeless populations, and assisting those struggling with substance abuse or mental health issues. Brown provides intensive in-home counseling and ensures families receive necessary support services from multiple agencies.

1. JOHNNIE BROWN, JR.
15625 Three Otters Place
Manassas, VA 20112
757-228-8214
j_brownjr@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE:
To secure full-time, responsible position, in the human services field, so I will be able to use my education, knowledge,
and human service skills, to continue to make a positive impact and positive contributions to the world.
Work Experience
Prince William County Department of Social Services, Prince William County, VA (2014-Present)
Family Services Worker II -Ensures appropriate services are provided to children and their families; and make home
visits. Coordinates and ensures mandated services and supports are funded, in place, and are implemented. Develops service
plans related to the special needs of the child and family; locates placements for children with special needs; and makes
referrals for various specialized placements. Prepare court documents. Oversee and coordinate services deemed in the
best interest of children and their family. Coordinate interagency collaboration of values and principles, families and family in
support of providing identified and needed services.
Therapeutic Alliance, Manassas, VA (2014-2015)
Intensive In-Home Counselor-Provide Intensive In-Home Services. Co-create with identified client and parent/guardian
specific and detailed individualized service plans; coordinates with Clinical Program Manager service planning and delivery of
home and community based services.Coordinate emergency services to prevent removal from the home and/or an out of the
home placement. Ensures appropriate services are provided to children and their families; and make home visits;
Coordinates services for the children and families utilizing a number of public and private agencies to ensure that
appropriate services for treatment is available; proposes and implements comprehensive studies that address major children’s
home and community based services.
Shelter Care II, Fairfax County, VA (2012-2014)
Probation Counselor-Conduct intake interviews and assessments, to determine suitability and appropriate placement
juvenile less secure detention facility. Make referrals for mental health services and substance abuse treatment. Monitor
for substance abuse withdrawal and mental health episodes. Provide intensive supervision of juveniles who have been
placed/court-ordered in pre-dispositional residential services.Ensure safety of all residents. Conduct on-going assessment
of client needs. Coordinate appointments and contact with community-based service providers.
Lake Braddock Secondary School, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA (2012-2014)
AIA (Alternative Instructional Assignment) Intervention Specialist-Facilitate the operation of supportive instructional
environment for students presenting with academic/behavior/attendance challenges. Performs curriculum and
instructional tasks, per IEP and 504 Plans; re-teach, remediate, re-introduce lessons and assignment; monitor students’
requiring individual or close supervision; observes and assists individual students experiencing difficulties, that have been
temporarily, assigned to an alternative educational setting, within the school, due to student infractions. Serves as an expert
programmatic, technical, and assessment consultant to implementation effective three-tiered rehabilitative behavioral and educational
resources. Facilitate students’ smooth transition, re-entry/return to general educational setting.
ATI Colleges and Schools, North Richland Hills, Texas (2010-2012)
ATB (Ability to Benefit) Counselor-Provide case management (300+ students), individual and group counseling to
students identified as being able to benefit from supportive interventions to assist in avoiding and overcoming life crisis, in
order to stay in school. Address truancy issues. Implement truancy prevention interventions. Assesses system capability and
capacity, recommends enhancements in capacity or clinical competence and model fidelity and coordinates implementation of such
enhancements. Act as liaison with educational institution and social services personnel, and other non-profits to provide
wrap-around services. Coordinate appropriate services with community resources and community-based workers (social
workers, probation officers, counselors, case managers). Teach development of crisis prevention skills.
Stepping Stone Family Services, Chesapeake, Virginia (2008-2010)
Intensive Outpatient Coordinator-Provide and coordinate individual and family counseling to youth on probation, court-
ordered in the Norfolk Juvenile Intensive Probation Program, as a preemptive intervention to commitment. Coordinate with
referents expected outcome of services. Propose and implement comprehensive and individualized children’s home and
community based services and take the lead on new or revised planning proposals.
Family Systems and New Life Programs, Norfolk, Virginia (2005-2008)
Family Counselor–Intensive In-home services and case management to youth and family in crisis. Respond to referrals
concerning youth in at-risk and high risk life situations. Conducts field investigations. Accomplish individual and family needs
assessments. Establish benchmarks and outcomes based on literature review, System of Care evidence based and evidence informed
practices. with community-based resources to provide wrap-around services, to ensure youth and family move toward stability.

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Seton Youth and Family Services Virginia Beach, Virginia (1997-2005)
Counselor/Case Manager III –Address run-away and truancy behaviors. Investigate/interview precipitating
circumstances to problem behaviors. Provide crisis interventions, case management, and crisis counseling. Respond
to hotline calls from youth crisis line. Identify appropriate living situations for clients, facilitating entry into housing
placement, and ongoing case management and support. Conduct assessments (screenings) and intakes to
determine eligibility and suitability for placement in a crisis shelter. Prepare young adults to meet the challenges of
adulthood through a coordinated, progressive series of activities and experiences which help them become socially,
morally, emotionally, physically and cognitively competent. Maintain close contact with educational and community-
based referral sources (schools, probation officers, social workers). Create programs that will enhance and support a
successful mentor/mentee and tutor relationship.
Street Outreach Counselor/Case Manager–Offer crisis interventions: resolve homelessness, health and unemployment.
Street Outreach Residential Program Liaison –Facilitate intake of homeless youth into shelter environment.
School Based Counselor/Case Manager – School-based Group Counselor, facilitating the following groups: School
Improving school attendance; anger management; conflict resolution; decision making; and time management.
Crisis counseling and interventions to students and their families.
Advisory Board Mentors to Children of Incarcerated Parents- Volunteer position. Provide direction, support, advising,
mentoring and participation in program mentoring children of incarcerated parents.
Tidewater Youth Services Commission Portsmouth, Virginia (1992-1997)
Senior Counselor/Case Manager – Cultivate and maintain a climate on center which is free of harassment, intimidation,
and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn. Facilitate case management services
in long-term post-dispositional residential facility, for youth with MH/MR, SED, Social-emotional disabilities,
at-risk behaviors, disabilities, and challenges. Facilitate interventions that improve school attendance. Counsels residents
and families. Maintains communication with a resident's probation counselor, school representative, employer, family,
and significant others Write initial service plans. Proposes and implements comprehensive studies that address major children’s home
and community based services issues and takes the lead on new or revised planning proposals. Conduct monthly, quarterly treatment plan
reviews, with identified client, their family and referral agent(s)-law enforcement/truancy court.
Apartment Living Counselor-Adult living services, training and support to teens on independent living track.
Outpatient Services Counselor–Facilitate community-based services as stop-gap/alternative to residential (out-of-the home)
placement.
Intensive Outreach Counselor-Intensive counseling services to youth transitioning to/from electronic monitoring programs.
Hampton Intensive Probation Counselor– Program goal: Ensure youth does not accrue additional charges, while
on probation. Counsel/educate parents on their legal obligations under Virginia State Code 22.1-254 and related code sections,
and the importance of education for school-aged children; serves as consultant to school social workers, psychologists,
parents,and children to identify appropriate community resources and social service agencies for assistance to enhance
children's school attendance; serves as a case manager for each involved child. Counseling and case management
services to ensure youth does not accrue any additional charges.
Program requirement: face-to-face contact with youth within every 48-hour. Provide a minimum of weekly individual and
family counseling.
EMPLOYMENT WITH CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (1980-2002)
Positions Held:
Therapeutic Recreation Consultant and Intervention Specialist–Facilitate, implement, teach accommodations for
disabled participants. Supervise, teach, and model behavior modification techniques to/with center staff.
"Corrective Thinking" Case Manager/Substance Abuse Counselor –Substance Abuse Counselor.
Group Counselor. Facilitate “Corrective Thinking “Group.
School-Based Activity Center Director-Oversee the daily activities of before school and after school programs. Ensure
the smooth operation of site-based program.
EDUCATION
Master of Education
Master of Arts in Counseling
Bachelor of Arts in Education