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 * Objective 36: Describe the leadership of the primary administrators of the community agency selected for the outside experience.**

of different departments such as human resources and purchasing. Ms Kathy Simpson is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer. Highlands Community Services also has two separate Board of Directors based out of Bristol and Abingdon. Highlands Community Services has seven counselors placed in Washington County schools and Bristol City schools. There are supervisors from Highlands that evaluate each of the counselors to make sure they are working proficiently. The counselors placed in the schools must each create a measurable treatment plan. The counselors and their treatment plans are reviewed every 90 days to see if progress is being made. The problem for the counselors is that it's difficult to measure behavior which is a big part of the treatment plans.
 * Date || Time started || Time ended || Number of hours || Description of activities ||
 * 05/25/12 ||= 8:00 ||= 4:00 ||= 8 || Interviewed and job shadowed with Mr. Ledgerwood (Day Treatment Counselor). ||
 * 08/19/12 ||= 1:00 ||= 3:00 ||= 2 || Compiled information on the administrators of Highlands Community Services. ||
 * Reflections and learning |||||||| Mr. Jeffrey Fox is currently serving as the Executive Director of Highlands Community Services. He is followed by several administrators

Highlands Community Services is ran more like a company instead of a school system but they do have some similarities. Mr. Fox is the equivalent of a school superintendent. He has to answer to both Board of Directors which is the equivalent of a school board. Both Highlands Community Services and Washington County Public Schools have different departments such as human resources, purchasing and finance. Both employ a large number of people. In 2012 Highlands employed over 300 staff members. A majority of funding for Highlands Community Services comes from medicaid which is followed by state funds. Only 5% of their revenue is from federal funding which is in stark contrast to Washington County schools. Highlands evaluates their staff more frequently than school systems and the counselors do not have any type of hearing before being terminated from their job.

The goal for Jeff Fox and Highlands Community Services is to continue to grow and be able to reach more patients. The challenge that Highlands faces is keeping up with the new initiatives that are being enacted by the state and federal governments that coincide with problems from the economy. Mr. Fox would also like to see the addition of a new website and participation in several community events for Highlands Community Services to spread the word about the programs offered by his agency. ||
 * Reading(s) |||||||| //Highlands community services for behavioral health//. Retrieved from [] ||