Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Publications
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Best Psychology Research Board
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Monique DR Gill

Summary

Experienced professional with expertise in program management and development, along with strong creative problem-solving skills and effective communication abilities. Dedicated to creating supportive environments that foster mental wellness and resilience. Collaborative leader who promotes an engaged and empowering work culture through partnerships with coworkers. Demonstrated strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders in fast-paced settings.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Director, Senior Manager of Social Service Program, Co-Program Coordinator Perinatal Behavioral Health Service (PBHS)

Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
01.2017 - Current
  • Provide strategic leadership for the staff and service
  • Maintains an overview of community needs and prepares organizational responses through ongoing evaluation, demographic data collection, market research, and strategic planning
  • Facilitates and implements the development of financial, human, and organization plans to address issues facing the service
  • Provide leadership and oversight to all aspects of funding opportunities, management, daily operations, programs, and planning
  • Responsible for assisting in overall direction, development of policies and procedures, timeline, completion and financial outcome of projects
  • Manages financial resources including the operating budget, collecting, disbursing, and accounting for all funds and property, and maintaining official records
  • Works directly with Principal Investigator(s) in the writing and submission of grant/contract proposals
  • Contributes to the completion of grants and competitive and continuation of grant applications
  • Responsible for developing program evaluation procedures, completing progress reports, data reporting tables and other program evaluation information required by the funding sources
  • Is included as a point of contact for communications with grant Project Officers across BJC/SLCH/WUSM as well as collaborating institutions/foundations/outreach organizations
  • Completes all progress reports, data reports and other program evaluation information required by funding sources
  • Develops and maintains positive working relationships and collaborative efforts with other community funders and providers
  • Works directly with Principal Investigator(s) as a liaison with community organizations, community contacts and other interested parties regarding obtaining donations, funds, resources or establishing other collaborative efforts for the service
  • Alongside Directors, maintains professional public relations and efficiently handles complaints


DEI Committee Lead (2020-Present)

  • Launching member of PBHS diversity, equity, and inclusion committee
  • Develop, implement, and monitor strategies that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Facilitate training and educational opportunities for clinical staff on various topics related to DEI
  • Develop and support DEI policies and procedures within PBHS
  • Help to recruit clinicians from historically underrepresented communities
  • Serve as a PBHS liaison for Women & Infant's Equity Team to improve maternal health disparities
  • Provide guidance to leadership and staff throughout the service for promoting and building a culture that values diversity of culture, skills, and backgrounds
  • Department Diversity Advisor, Psychiatry


NICU Program Lead & Staff Therapist (2017-2022)

  • Provides administrative and program oversight of PBHS at St. Louis Children's Hospital NICU
  • Developed NICU specialized program
  • Provide screening, psychoeducation, referrals, and coordination for mothers/caregivers in the perinatal period across various clinical settings using standardized screening tools
  • Schedule and provide evidenced based psychotherapy to perinatal families across hospital units

Clinical & Administrative Supervisor-School Based Therapist III, School-Based Therapist II

Lutheran Family & Children Services of Missouri
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Hire, train, and evaluate school staff
  • Develop and refine program policy and procedures
  • Assure compliance of staff case files, documentation, and production goals
  • Provide guidance and support to staff as needed in areas of therapeutic intervention, crisis, and relationship building
  • Train local and state-wide employees in Crisis Intervention Prevention
  • Provide evidenced based counseling to student including case coordination and crisis intervention
  • Provide consultation to school staff and parents
  • Provide classroom mental health education as agreed upon with school staff

Family Divorce and Custody Mediator, Child Protection & Permanency Officer

St. Louis City Family Court-Juvenile Division
01.2009 - 01.2013
  • Provide mediation for divorce/child custody disputes to avoid traumatic effects of litigation
  • Prepare written parenting plan agreements to clients, attorneys, and the Court
  • Interview and screen clients to accurately assess situation and environment
  • Develop treatment and/or service plans for children and families and monitor progress
  • Testify and provide written reports before the Court that assess client situation with proposed plans of intervention
  • Locate appropriate placement facilities, e.g., relative, community/private agencies and/or State institutions
  • Work closely with community agencies and personnel in relation to case matters and link families if necessary

Research Telephone Interviewer-Part-time

Batelle Memorial Institute
04.2010 - 12.2010
  • Conducted telephone interviews for a research study using structured forms or computer applications to gather and record research data
  • Carried out accurate, consistent and reliable data collection methods following project-specific training instructions

Family Specialist

Edgewood Children's Center of Missouri
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Provided clinical case management, crisis intervention, assessment and short-term individual, family therapy in-home to children and families in crisis who were at risk of or referred to the Family Court
  • Coordinated and facilitated Family Support Team Meetings with community agencies
  • Responsible for client care, i.e.… treatment planning, referrals, termination & follow-ups
  • Maintained client record through clinical documentation

Counseling Intern-Youth Emergency Services (YES)

Epworth Children & Family Services
01.2007 - 08.2007
  • Provided clinical case management, crisis intervention, assessment and short-term therapy

Team Leader-Mentor

AmeriCorps St. Louis
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Team Leader: Assured service goals & objectives were met, enforced program policies, maintained team dynamics, training resource, gathered necessary program documentation, managed budget, committee head for orientation programs
  • Applied Advancement of Youth Development curriculum with5-6 at-risk youth at middle school settings
  • Developed cultural/educational activities that complemented classroom learning
  • Attained community involvement through service projects and developed community partnerships
  • Planned, programmed, and managed large in & out of school events, field trips, and after school programs
  • Recruitment: scored applications, phone interviewed, & participated in employee selection process

Corps Member

AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC)
01.2003 - 01.2004
  • Served in the critical areas of the environment, unmet human needs, education, public safety, and disasters
  • Recruitment: Presentations at high schools and colleges and online postings

Education

Master of Arts - Professional Counseling

Lindenwood University
St. Charles, MO

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Spanish

Knox College
Galesburg, IL

Skills

    Program Management & Development

    Training & Development

    Community Outreach & Engagement

    Grant Writing & Tracking

    Budget Management

    Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives

    Organizational Culture

    Clinical Operations

    Crisis Management

    Behavioral Health

    Clinical Supervision

    Strategic planning

    Stakeholder engagement

    Coaching and mentoring

Accomplishments

WashU Institute of Leadership Development (2023-2024)

Creator: Staff Mentor Program

Content for Perinatal Fathers

Program Staff Committees

Policy & Protocols Manual

Launched DEI Committee

NICU Families Levels of Care

Community Voices Event

COVID Protocol for SLCH

Certification

Missouri Professional Counselor

Illinois Clinical Professional Counselor

National Counselor

Clinical Trauma Professional

Family Divorce & Custody Mediation

Perinatal Mental Health

Clinical Supervision for Counselors

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention & Prevention

Publications

Racism and Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care: Voices of Black Mothers Witt RE, Malcolm M, Colvin BN, Gill MR, Ofori J, Roy S, Lenze SN, Rogers CE, Colson ER. Racism and Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care: Voices of Black Mothers. Pediatrics.2022 Sep1;150(3):e2022056971. doi:10.1542/peds.2022-056971. PMID:35965288.

Affiliations

  • National Board for Certified Counselors
  • American Counseling Association
  • Postpartum Support International
  • American Red Cross
  • Annie's Hope St. Louis

Best Psychology Research Board

Knox College Senior Research "Conditions Triggering Hypermnesia: Evaluating recovery of pictorial, word, and auditory material over 3 successive recall tests"

WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, WEBINARS,

Perinatal Behavioral Health Service DEI Monthly Exercise Series

Co-Presenter and Content Creator

November 2020

Practicing Racial Equity in PBHS Clinical Care Service: Data, New Approaches, & Responsiveness to Improve Care for Black women

Co-presenter and Content Creator

May 2021

Purl Video: Importance of Inclusive Workspaces

Presenter and Content Creator

Social Location of PBHS

American Academy of Pediatrics Trainees & Early Career Neonatologists (TeCAN) Carousal Care Campaign

December 2021

Content Review and Subject Matter Expert

Special Consideration Populations: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in relation to NICU Mental Health (Access to care, underserved populations, trauma during the prenatal course due to lack of access or disrupted geography, barriers to ideal resources)

St. Louis premier screening of “ Birthing Justice ” at the Brown School of Social Work, in honor of Black Maternal Health Week

April 15, 2023

Subject Matter Panelist

Impact of Trauma on Black Maternal Health Outcomes

ACTT (Ask Questions, Claim Your Space, Trust Your Body, Tell Your Story) Workshops

Timeline

Associate Director, Senior Manager of Social Service Program, Co-Program Coordinator Perinatal Behavioral Health Service (PBHS)

Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
01.2017 - Current

Clinical & Administrative Supervisor-School Based Therapist III, School-Based Therapist II

Lutheran Family & Children Services of Missouri
01.2013 - 01.2017

Research Telephone Interviewer-Part-time

Batelle Memorial Institute
04.2010 - 12.2010

Family Divorce and Custody Mediator, Child Protection & Permanency Officer

St. Louis City Family Court-Juvenile Division
01.2009 - 01.2013

Family Specialist

Edgewood Children's Center of Missouri
01.2007 - 01.2009

Counseling Intern-Youth Emergency Services (YES)

Epworth Children & Family Services
01.2007 - 08.2007

Team Leader-Mentor

AmeriCorps St. Louis
01.2004 - 01.2006

Corps Member

AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC)
01.2003 - 01.2004

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Spanish

Knox College

Missouri Professional Counselor

Illinois Clinical Professional Counselor

National Counselor

Clinical Trauma Professional

Family Divorce & Custody Mediation

Perinatal Mental Health

Clinical Supervision for Counselors

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention & Prevention

Master of Arts - Professional Counseling

Lindenwood University
Monique DR Gill