Claudia P. Vicencio is a licensed clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist with over 15 years of experience in clinical practice, program development, and teaching. She is currently pursuing her PhD in social work at Barry University and works as a clinical supervisor at Memorial Healthcare System's outpatient behavioral health center. Her areas of expertise include integrated behavioral health, maternal addiction treatment, and dialectical behavior therapy.

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Claudia P. Vicencio, LCSW, LMFT
Curriculum Vitae
February 2016
Office: 3400 N. 29th Avenue, Hollywood, FL 33020
(954) 276-3403 cvicencio@mhs.net
Home: 3338 Garfield Street, Hollywood, FL 33021
(305) 753-0785 cpaola@me.com
EDUCATION:
PhD, Social Work Barry University, School of Social Work
Degree expected: June 2017
Dissertation: Help-Seeking Intentions Among Young Adults:
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Current Psychological
Distress and the Influence of Social Support
Dissertation Committee Chair: Jill Levenson, PhD, LCSW
MSW, Clinical Social Work Barry University, School of Social Work
May 2003
BA, Chemistry Florida International University
December 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2013- present Clinical Supervisor, Memorial Healthcare System, Outpatient Behavioral
Health Center
Clinical development and provision of tele-mental health services, support of
Telehealth Program in coordination with integrated behavioral health &
primary care services.
Co-developed, implemented and oversee Maternal Addiction Treatment
Program, a comprehensive approach to the treatment of substance use
disorders in pregnancy.
Developed, implemented and oversee Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Program, the only community mental health center-based DBT program in
the area.
Clinical oversight and management of a community mental health center with
services ranging from trauma-focused therapy to intensive outpatient
programs for people with mood and co-occurring mental health and
substance use disorders.
2009-2013 Clinical Resource Manager, Memorial Regional Hospital Inpatient
Behavioral Health Department
Utilization management for an adolescent crisis stabilization unit and an
inpatient medical detoxification unit, including quality assurance to
substantiate level of care assessments.

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Collaborative practice within a multidisciplinary tratment team to facilitate
appropriate coordination of care and support effective discharge planning to
improve outcomes following inpatient stays.
2007-2009 Mental Health Clinical Consultant, Aetna, Behavioral Health Unit
Clinical management of long and short-term behavioral health disability
claims.
Coordination of utilization/benefit management program for various
accounts including Boeing and Bank of America.
Developed and implemented a unit protocol for risk assessment and
management of incoming suicide and homicide calls.
2008-2013 Adjunct Professor, Barry University School of Social Work
Taught courses in the masters in social work program including Human
Behavior in the Social Environment I & II, Psychopathology and Social Work
Practice Courses
Consistently rated within 90th percentile or above based on student course
evaluations
2004-2007 Team Leader, Memorial Healthcare System, Community Youth Services
Fiscal, programmatic and clinical oversight of youth and family
prevention and early intervention based programs.
Active in developing and expanding community outreach and grass roots
projects to promote youth advocacy, community building and culturally
competent standards of practice.
2003-2004 Community Youth Counselor, Memorial Healthcare System, Community
Youth Services
Direct social work practice with youth and their families, including group
work, outreach and advocacy in various school-based, diversionary,
prevention and early intervention programs.
LICENSURE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Florida #SW8250
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Florida #MT2550
Qualified Supervisor for Licensure, Florida Department of Health
PUBLICATIONS:
Levenson, J. S., & Vicencio, C. P. (in press). Residence Restrictions. In E. Jeglic & C. Caulkins
(Eds.), Sexual Violence: Evidence Based Policy and Prevention. Springer.

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HONORS AND AWARDS:
Excellence in Healthcare Award, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, 2015
Kolasa Scholarship, Barry University School of Social Work, 2014
Patient First Award, Memorial Healthcare System, 2011
Best Practices Award, Florida Drug and Alcohol Abuse Association (FADAA), 2007
GRANTS:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMHSA): Primary and Behavioral Health Care
Integration Grant at Memorial Regional Outpatient Behavioral Health Center, 2016
Health Foundation of South Florida, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Capacity Building Grant,
2014-2016
Children’s Services Council (CSC), New DAY Youth Diversion Program, 2005-2007
PRESENTATIONS:
Augsten, A. &Vicencio, C. P. (Accepted for June, 2016). Redefining the Standard of Care for
Maternal Addiction Treatment. America’s Essential Hospitals Annual Conference,
VITAL2016.
Augsten, A. & Vicencio, C.P. (February, 2016). Maternal Addiction Treatment. Broward Addiction
and Recovery Center.
Vicencio, C.P. & Augsten, A. (January, 2016). Maternal Addiction Treatment. Banyan Health
Systems.
Augsten, A. & Vicencio, C.P. (October, 2015). Maternal Addiction Treatment. United Way
Commission on Substance Abuse, Flakka Action Team.
Vicencio, C. P. (September, 2015). Comprehensive Services for Co-occurring Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Disorders. Bridging the Gap Conference: Building Opportunities and
Options for Successful Transitions.
Vicencio, C.P. & Augsten, A. (September, 2015). Maternal Addiction Treatment. Broward County
Department of Health, HIV and Infectious Disease Workgroup.
Augsten, A. & Vicencio, C.P. (August, 2015). Maternal Addiction Treatment. Broward County
Healthy Start Association, Infant Mental Health Workgroup.
Vicencio, C.P. & Augsten, A. (June, 2015). Psychopharmacology. Broward Sheriff’s Office Drug
Court Program In-Service Training.
Vicencio, C. P. (January, 2015). Dialectical Behavior Therapy in a Hospital-Based Outpatient
Center. Presenter: Patient and Family Care Annual Symposium, Memorial Healthcare
System.
Vicencio, C.P. (October, 2014). Development of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program at a
Hospital-Based Outpatient Behavioral Health Center. Behavioral Health, Tech. Intensive
Training Program Poster Session.
Austin, A. & Vicencio, C.P. (2009). Treatment Dropout Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth: A
Social Justice Issue. Annual Professional Conference, Barry University School of Social
Work.

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TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Collaborative practice, integrated practice mental health and substance use disorders,
psychopharmacology, behavioral health policy, trauma and life course health development, young
adults, help-seeking, clinical practice and translational research on the treatment of substance use
disorders in pregnancy, dialectical behavior therapy
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS:
Barry University Advisory Council, Ellen Whiteside McDonnell School of Social Work,
2014 to present
Broward CARES, Broward County System of Care Consortium, 2004-2015
Council on Social Work Education, member, 2015 to present
National Association of Social Workers, member, 2002 to present