Jillian Gecewicz, LCSW - Jillian serves as Director of the Training Department.  She completed her Associate in Applied Science from Hudson Valley Community College in 1997 and went on to complete her Bachelor’s in Social Work at the State University of New York, Albany in 1999.  In the year 2000 she completed her Master’s in Social at SUNY Albany under the Advanced Standing Program.

Jillian began her career working Direct Care with Children in the Foster Care system.  Upon completing her Master’s degree, she accepted a position as a clinician with Parsons Child and Family Center in the Residential Program.  Jillian spent 15 years in the Residential system, working in the capacity of a clinician, clinical supervisor, Coordinator of Mental Health Programs, Director of Community Residences, and Senior Director of Residential Services.  Her experience includes interface with both the Office of Children and Family Services and the Office of Mental Health.  Additionally, Jillian worked in collaboration with SUNY Albany to supervise a number of MSW students over the years.  Throughout her career, Jillian has worked with the training department to provide a number of clinical and Supervision trainings for the workforce at Parsons Child and Family Center.  Additionally, she worked as part of the implementation team for the Sanctuary Model and provided training for staff on this model of care.  In early 2015 Jillian joined the Training team full time.  She works diligently with the OCFS Bureau of Waiver Management to manage training Statewide for the Bridges to Health Program.  Jillian also works with the Office of Mental Health to manage Statewide training for the OMH Home and Community Based Waiver Programs.  She is active on a number of training grants and regularly provides training for local school districts.  Additionally, Jillian has developed and implemented curriculum on DASA standards, Trauma, Assessment, Engagement, Person Centered Care, Diversity, Children’s Mental Health, and a variety of other areas of interest.  She is also a certified trainer in the Child and Adolescent Strengths and Needs Assessment (CANS), Handle with Care Therapeutic response, and the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Model.