Bruce Eddins

About Bruce Eddins

Over 30+ years experienced assisting families in crisis, conflict resolution, and identifying appropriate resources within the community.• Managed four transitional housing programs that provided services and housing for youth from their initial intake to their emancipation from foster care with follow-up.• Provide community based psychosocial rehabilitation serves for approved Medicaid individuals. • Teach independent living skills and identify methods for maintaining age appropriate behavior; and implement crisis interventions.• Organized fiscal aspects of monitoring existing grants, negotiating contracts, grant writing, reviewing, managing and determining budget allocations for non-profit entities.• Develop and implement treatment plans (30/90 Day Reports) and Medicaid PAR.• Built community supports, key coalitions and strategic interagency partnerships. • Developed and maintained strong community alliances with county/state agencies, police departments, probation, the Department of Family and Children Services, youth-service providers and other agencies.• Managed court mediation cases and client advocate in court proceedings.• Conduct assessments, planning, training and consultation to individuals to identify goal areas addressed in the service plan. • Coordinated the development of operating and capital budgets in accordance to a budget calendar.• More than 10 years supervising program managers, assistant managers, social workers, case managers, group facilitators, mental health therapists, nurses, physician assistants, doctors and other direct-care service staff.• Evaluated patients’ initial needs assessments and individualized treatment plans.• Facilitated community outreach activities, collaborated with faith-based institutions, and with local community/private, county and state agencies.

Experience

1. Developmental Specialist Iii

   State of Nevada

   Present

Education

• California State University-Dominguez Hills

  Master's of Arts, Behavioral Science-Conflict Management and Negotiations

  1996 — 1998

• Los Angeles Southwest College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  1992 — 1993

• Walden University

  Dictorate of Healthcare Administration (DHA), Health/Health Care Administration/Management

• California State University-Dominguez Hills

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  1993 — 1996