Ira White
Centralia
Summary
Results-driven professional with extensive experience in program management and coordination. Known for delivering high-impact projects and fostering strong team collaborations. Adaptable and reliable, excelling in dynamic environments and consistently achieving targeted outcomes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Habilitation Program Coordinator
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
Centralia, IL
03.2025 - Current
- Facilitated Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings as Chairperson to develop and update individualized habilitation plans, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Managed life-cycle documentation for recipients, ensuring all program plans and clinical records were accurately completed .
- Conducted quality assurance audits of recipient data and progress notes, initiating corrective actions and plan revisions to facilitate goal attainment.
- Integrated facility and community-based services to ensure a holistic approach to recipient care and social inclusion.
- Authored functional habilitation programs and schedules based on comprehensive clinical assessments and regulatory standards.
- Evaluated program efficacy through direct field observations and baseline assessments to optimize service delivery.
- Led staff development by designing and training on active treatment and habilitation best practices, individualized care and behavior plans, and habilitation and skills training programs.
Residential Services Supervisor
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
Centralia, IL
04.2016 - 03.2025
- Supervised a comprehensive direct care team, establishing annual performance goals and resolving first-level labor grievances to maintain a positive work culture.
- Streamlined unit operations by managing staff schedules, approving leave requests, and optimizing overtime usage while maintaining mandated coverage ratios.
- Facilitated staff development through the design and delivery of orientation programs and ongoing training on facility policy, physical care, and documentation standards.
- Served as a key member of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team, providing critical feedback on recipient progress to influence treatment plan modifications.
- Managed unit safety and compliance through routine rounds, contraband inspections, and coordination with maintenance and security departments.
- Authored executive-level reports regarding special incidents, treatment outcomes, and facility status to keep administration informed of unit performance.
Senior Public Service Administrator-Temporary Assignment
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
Centralia, IL
12.2019 - 05.2020
- Multidisciplinary Supervision: Plans, directs, and evaluates a team of lower-level Mental Health Administrators, Specialists, and clinical professionals to ensure high-quality care for recipients with mental illness or intellectual disabilities.
- Operational Governance: Directs all recipient care, treatment, and development across multiple units, wards, or community-based locations, maintaining full administrative responsibility for facility-wide standards.
- Staff Development: Facilitates regular administrative briefings and clinical meetings to troubleshoot operational issues, assess therapeutic progress, and implement evidence-based service delivery models.
- Systemic Integration: Manages fully integrated programs within institutional treatment units, including pavilions and catchment areas, ensuring a coordinated continuum of care.
- Program Formulation: Spearheads the development and implementation of comprehensive therapeutic treatment plans and activities specifically designed to meet complex recipient needs.
- Continuous Quality Improvement: Conducts rigorous evaluations of therapeutic services and rehabilitation programs, initiating systemic changes and innovative updates to improve clinical outcomes and efficiency.
- Regulatory Authority: Interprets and enforces facility policies, departmental rules, and state/federal healthcare regulations, serving as the primary administrative authority for unit-level compliance.
- Expert Consultation: Provides high-level administrative direction and support to subordinates, consulting on complex clinical cases and specific problems affecting recipient treatment.
- Operational Reporting: Monitors the progress of therapeutic services and rehabilitation efforts, delivering detailed administrative reports to facility leadership regarding program efficacy and organizational goals.
Mental Health Administrator II-Temporary Assignment
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
Centralia, IL
01.2017 - 09.2017
- Multidisciplinary Supervision: Plans, directs, and evaluates a team of lower-level Mental Health Administrators, Specialists, and clinical professionals to ensure high-quality care for recipients with mental illness or intellectual disabilities.
- Operational Governance: Directs all recipient care, treatment, and development across multiple units, wards, or community-based locations, maintaining full administrative responsibility for facility-wide standards.
- Staff Development: Facilitates regular administrative briefings and clinical meetings to troubleshoot operational issues, assess therapeutic progress, and implement evidence-based service delivery models.
- Systemic Integration: Manages fully integrated programs within institutional treatment units, including pavilions and catchment areas, ensuring a coordinated continuum of care.
- Program Formulation: Spearheads the development and implementation of comprehensive therapeutic treatment plans and activities specifically designed to meet complex recipient needs.
- Continuous Quality Improvement: Conducts rigorous evaluations of therapeutic services and rehabilitation programs, initiating systemic changes and innovative updates to improve clinical outcomes and efficiency.
- Regulatory Authority: Interprets and enforces facility policies, departmental rules, and state/federal healthcare regulations, serving as the primary administrative authority for unit-level compliance.
- Expert Consultation: Provides high-level administrative direction and support to subordinates, consulting on complex clinical cases and specific problems affecting recipient treatment.
- Operational Reporting: Monitors the progress of therapeutic services and rehabilitation efforts, delivering detailed administrative reports to facility leadership regarding program efficacy and organizational goals.
Public Service Administrator-Temporary Assignment
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
Centralia, IL
05.2016 - 12.2016
- Multidisciplinary Supervision: Plans, directs, and evaluates a team of lower-level Mental Health Administrators, Specialists, and clinical professionals to ensure high-quality care for recipients with mental illness or intellectual disabilities.
- Operational Governance: Directs all recipient care, treatment, and development across multiple units, wards, or community-based locations, maintaining full administrative responsibility for facility-wide standards.
- Staff Development: Facilitates regular administrative briefings and clinical meetings to troubleshoot operational issues, assess therapeutic progress, and implement evidence-based service delivery models.
- Systemic Integration: Manages fully integrated programs within institutional treatment units, including pavilions and catchment areas, ensuring a coordinated continuum of care.
- Program Formulation: Spearheads the development and implementation of comprehensive therapeutic treatment plans and activities specifically designed to meet complex recipient needs.
- Continuous Quality Improvement: Conducts rigorous evaluations of therapeutic services and rehabilitation programs, initiating systemic changes and innovative updates to improve clinical outcomes and efficiency.
- Regulatory Authority: Interprets and enforces facility policies, departmental rules, and state/federal healthcare regulations, serving as the primary administrative authority for unit-level compliance.
- Expert Consultation: Provides high-level administrative direction and support to subordinates, consulting on complex clinical cases and specific problems affecting recipient treatment.
- Operational Reporting: Monitors the progress of therapeutic services and rehabilitation efforts, delivering detailed administrative reports to facility leadership regarding program efficacy and organizational goals.
- Administrator on Duty: Acted as the administrator on duty for the facility on a nightly basis. Reviewed restraint, health, and behavioral emergencies and directed response procedures. Compiled a nightly report for the Center Director for SODC operations review.
Mental Health Technician II
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
Centralia, IL
10.2008 - 04.2016
- Program Execution: Actively participates in the implementation of established therapeutic and habilitative programs for individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness.
- Therapeutic Engagement: Facilitates individual and group therapy sessions in collaboration with Mental Health Specialists and multidisciplinary professional staff.
- Motivational Support: Encourages and motivates residents to promote treatment goals, fostering a positive environment for rehabilitation and personal growth.
- Community Integration: Provides direct care and treatment duties in community-based settings or aftercare facilities to support successful transitions.
- Lead Worker Authority: Serves in an advanced capacity, providing direct care while assisting in the training, counseling, and evaluation of lower-level Mental Health Technicians.
- Clinical Resource: Acts as a subject matter expert and resource person for team members when managing complex behavioral or clinical problems.
- Team Collaboration: Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings, providing evidence-based recommendations for individual evaluations, treatment plans, and program updates.
- Advanced Documentation: Records detailed care, treatment progress, and behavioral observations in active treatment plans and official medical records with high accuracy.
- Clinical Procedures: Assists medical personnel by performing simple nursing procedures and providing essential personal services to help residents develop hygiene and self-care habits.
- Environmental Safety: Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly treatment environment, ensuring compliance with facility safety protocols and infection control standards.
Education
BA - Psychology
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL05-2025
Associate in arts - undefined
Kaskaskia College
01-2023
Master of Science - Applied Psychology
Franklin University
Columbus, OH07-2027
Skills
- Computer Literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Training and Mentoring subordinate staff
- Scheduling
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Leadership
- Pre-employment interviews
- Former training classroom instructor
- Case Coordination
- Habilitation plan creation, implementation, and monitoring
- Skills-training program selection, implementation, and monitoring
- Meeting coordinator
LEADERSHIP
Multiple years working as a front-line supervisor with duties including supervision and development of subordinate staff. Scheduling staff to work locations and duties on a daily basis. Handling of major and minor events, solving problems, and acting as a confidante and role model to front-line and other managerial staff.
PROBLEM SOLVING
In my various capacities, I have been tasked with solving problems. When working as a supervisor, I was responsible for ensuring staff were available to maintain staffing levels and provide care as outlined in programming. I also handled employee conflicts and made determinations of discipline, training needed, and performance improvement plans. As a habilitation program coordinator, I have to ensure that programming meets the needs of the individuals on my caseload, along with directing specialized providers in the assessment and evaluation pertinent to their expertise, i.e., physical therapy and nursing.
MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING
I have spent time over my years training staff. This includes seasoned and new staff. I have taught behavior intervention training, CPR, and emotional intelligence. I also train staff on changes to habilitation plans, behavior plans, and other trainings as needed to ensure program and statutory compliance.
COMPUTER LITERACY
Specific Training in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access). Not well versed in Access, but comfortable in the other programs.
COURSEWORK
BA in psychology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Course work has included: Cognitive Psychology, Personality Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Psychological Tests and Measures, Advanced Psychopathology, Second Language Acquisition, Research Methods and Statistics, Ethics, Logic, Organizational Psychology, Psychology of the African American Experience, Motivational Psychology, and Evolutionary Psychology among others.
Timeline
Habilitation Program Coordinator
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
03.2025 - Current
Senior Public Service Administrator-Temporary Assignment
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
12.2019 - 05.2020
Mental Health Administrator II-Temporary Assignment
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
01.2017 - 09.2017
Public Service Administrator-Temporary Assignment
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
05.2016 - 12.2016
Residential Services Supervisor
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
04.2016 - 03.2025
Mental Health Technician II
Warren G. Murray Developmental Center
10.2008 - 04.2016
Associate in arts - undefined
Kaskaskia College
BA - Psychology
Southern Illinois University
Master of Science - Applied Psychology
Franklin University