Academic Appointments, Professional Positions, and Honors
7/1/08 to present Chief Operating Officer, Senior Instructor, Addiction Research and Treatment Services, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center
7/1/2007 to 7/1/08 Director of Women’s Treatment and Director of ARTS Development, Senior Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center
7/1/04 to 7/1/07 Director of The Haven Programs and Denver Women’s Correctional Facility Therapeutic Community, Instructor Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center
1/1/2006 to 1/1/2007 Consultant to the Crossroads STAR Therapeutic Community in Pueblo
5/1/03 to 6/25/04 Acting Director of the Family Crisis Center Denver Department of Human Services
1/14/03-5/1/03 Adolescent Intake Supervisor Denver Department of Human Services
12/99-5/1/03 Intake Supervisor, Direct Link Supervisor, Student Intern Program Supervisor Denver Department of Human Services
Board Memberships and Appointments:
9/25/06 to present Legislative Task Force for the Treatment of the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System member
9/25/2007 to 7/1/08 Chair of the Legislative Task Force for the Treatment of the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System’s Sub-Committee to Address Medication, Health Care, and Public Benefits.
1/1/05 to 9/25/2007 Colorado Community Corrections Coalition, Secretary
7/1/04 to 7/1/2007 Friends of Kids in Crisis Board of Directors; Chair of the Recruitment Committee
Awards:
Licensed Professional Counselor, 1999
Recipient of the Colorado Association for Children and Families Agencies (CAFCA) Outstanding Public Private Partnership Award 2002
State Child Welfare Practice Award Recipient June 4, 2004
Colorado Institute for Leadership Training (CILT) class of 2004-2005
Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership Award and Keynote Speaker for Promoting Diversity in the Workplace, Saratoga, WY, May 10, 2007.
Teaching Activities
8/85 – 12/85 Teaching Assistant/Discussion Leader Illinois State University Lead class discussions, graded papers and exams, kept daily attendance.
Clinical Activities
4/96 – 12/99 Senior Social Caseworker Denver Department of Human Services
11/95 – 12/96 Emergency Services Clinician Arapahoe Mental Health Center
10/95 – 4/96 Intern, Aquarius Drug and Alcohol Program Arapahoe Mental Health Center
4/96 – 9/96 Mental Health Therapist Developmental Disabilities Consultants
7/93 – 4/96 Host Home Provider Developmental Pathways
7/88 – 7/89 Mental Health Clinician Adams Community Mental Health Center
11/86 – 4/88 Senior Residential Social Worker Buckinghamshire Department of Social Services
2/86 – 11/86 Residential Social Worker Oxfordshire Department of Social Services
9/85 – 12/85 Mental Health Clinician Institute for Human Resources
5/85 – 8/85 Student Intern Mulberry House
Scholarship and Publications
Publications:
Bromberg, S.R., Backman, T., Krow, J. & Frankel, K.A. The Haven Mother’s House Modified Therapeutic Community: Meeting the Gap in Infant Mental Health Services for Pregnant and Parenting Mothers with Drug Addiction. Infant Mental Health Journal.
Presentations:
- National Therapeutic Community Conference, Denver, CO. October 5-8, 2008. (1) Diversity and Leadership in the Workplace and (2) Gender-Specific Women’s Treatment
- National TASC Conference, Westminster, Colorado. October 15, 2007. (1) Stigma Reduction: Elimination of Re-Entry Barriers and (2) Treatment Needs for Women in the Criminal Justice System
- Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership Award and Keynote Speaker for Promoting Diversity in the Workplace, Saratoga, WY, May 10, 2007. Delivered the keynote address for the RIHEL Leadership training and received a regional award for best practices in promoting diversity in the workplace.
- 23 Annual World Federation of Therapeutic Community Conference in Manhattan, New York, September 1-5, 2006.
- Working Together, Partnering to Strengthen Colorado’s Families; Child Welfare Conference in Vail, Colorado. May 18-20, 2005.
- Colorado Department of Corrections Quarterly Conference, Gender Specific Treatment for Women with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Symptoms Using a Trauma Informed Treatment Model, Colorado Springs, CO, November 4, 2004.
- Salida Community Corrections and Mental Health Conference, Therapeutic Community Treatment Model at the Haven and Peer 1, September 13, 2004.
- FISH motivational training for all Family Crisis Center staff- May 2004
- Adams County Cross Systems Training, Using Assessment Tools Across Systems to Promote Positive Outcomes for Children, March 28, 2003.
- Metropolitan State College of Denver, Using the Safety, Risk, and NCFAS-R Trilogy in Conjunction with Clinical Assessment to Enhance Casework Practice. October 7, 2002.
- Child Welfare Administrative Group (CWAG), Using the Safety, Risk, and NCFAS-R Trilogy to Promote Positive Outcomes for Families, September 24, 2002.
- 14th International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Creative Public-Private Partnerships Serving Substance Involved Families in a Home Based, Outcomes Oriented Project, July 7-10, 2002.
- American Family Group Conferencing Association Conference, Savio Direct Link: Using Substance Abuse Treatment Support Meetings and Family Group Conferencing to Promote Positive Outcomes with Substance Abusing Parents in the Child Welfare System, January 31-February 2, 2002.
- Child Welfare Institute, Using Outcomes to Promote Child Well Being, October 15-17, 2001, Provo, Utah.
- 10th Annual Child Welfare Conference, Engaging Substance Involved Families within Expedited Permanency Planning Timeframes, June 7, 2001.
- National Conference on Research in Child Welfare and CWLA 2001 Western Region Training Conference, Savio Direct Link Program: Using outcomes to guide and improve interventions with substance abusing parents in the Child Welfare System, June 11-14, 2001.
- Colorado Association of Family and Children’s Agencies (CAFCA) Conference, Savio Direct Link Program Presentation, October, 2000.
- 9th Annual Child Welfare Conference, Savio Direct Link Family Preservation Program, June 7-9, 2000.