JACOB ROSTOVSKY, MA, LMFT #121615
Palm Springs
Summary
Licensed therapist (LMFT), with a passion for minority community health and equity, especially LGBTQ+, offering a distinguished background in program leadership and development. Well-versed in effective intervention and assessment techniques. Adept at designing, orchestrating, and executing specialized mental health initiatives tailored for the marginalized communities. Additionally, skilled in policy formulation, strategic planning, and outreach coordination within a best practices framework, all aimed at promoting holistic well-being and inclusivity.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Supervisor
Queer Works
09.2021 - Current
- Ensured clinicians maintained accurate and thoroughly documented notes and client records in accordance with licensing standards.
- Assisted clinicians in performing ethical and affective intake and needs assessments to set therapeutic goals and establish professional relationships with clients.
- Responded to crisis situations with calm and professional approach to optimize support.
- Monitored, analyzed and corrected staff performance to raise standards of practice.
- Implement new policies and educate staff on changes.
- Lead and directed team of 7 clinical personnel and support staff.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff on TGI affirmative mental health care, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
Psychotherapist, LMFT
Self Employed
10.2017 - Current
- Conducted one-on-one counseling sessions with clients.
- Encouraged clients to get involved in social, recreational and other therapeutic activities to enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed.
- Created and executed workshops and trainings around LGBTQ+ affirmative mental health.
- Partnered with multi-disciplinary treatment team as subject matter expert on psychosocial treatment of patients.
Founder and CEO
Queer Works
01.2010 - 12.2023
- Created organization's mission and vision statements, focusing on TGI mental health care.
- Established clear and competitive goals, growth roadmaps and strategic business plans.
- Enabled revenue generation by pursuing partnerships, sourcing funding and capitalizing on market opportunities - most notably securing $1.5 million in grant funding from 2021 - 2023.
- Quickly adapted training plans for client needs focused on TGI clients.
- Developed and oversaw a free mental health clinical program for TGI clients across California, serving over 200 clients since July 2021.
- Formed senior leadership team through rigorous interviews and extensive candidate research.
- Advocated for transgender and non-binary policy reform and bill implementation on local, state and national levels.
- Implemented the Universal Basic Income Pilot Program with DAP Health.
TGI Clinical Consultant
Jake R Consulting
09.2013 - Current
- Lead over 200+ workshops and facilitation sessions around around TGI affirmative treatment for providers and clinicians attending national conferences.
- Consulted with over 50 hospitals, private practices, clinics, and small/large healthcare systems across the US clinical around training and development to better serve TGI clients.
- Identified service gaps within clinics/hospitals and locates needed resources for TGI individuals, including affirmative mental and physical health care, substance abuse treatment and psychosocial support.
- Guided clinical staff in best practices for TGI clients utilizing original material and evidence-based methods.
- Developed clinics to build, coordinate and lead programs supporting TGI individuals access.
Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
Self-Employed
01.2008 - Current
- Consulted with organization management to assess needs and plan improvements focused around diversity, inclusion and safety in the workplace, home life and academic institutions for marginalized communities.
- Recorded videos and wrote curriculum to facilitate online and remote training programs.
- Developed and provided training courses, lesson plans, instructional materials and written practice tests for business and academic institutions.
- Consulted with businesses on creation and implementation of diversity policies and structure of ERG's.
Education
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
Antioch University
Los Angeles, CA2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Cum Laude
American Jewish University
2014
Point Foundation Scholar Class of 2009
Skills
- Program Development
- Staff Leadership
- Media Relations
- Community Engagement
- Strategic Planning
- Equity and Inclusion
- Clinical Supervision
- Outreach and Education
- Direct Patient Care
- Diagnostic Evaluation
Awards and Memberships
Awards
- GLAAD Media Award, 2009
- LA LGBT Center's Lifeworks Award, 2010
- West Hollywood Rainbow Key Award, 2010
- Trans Justice Funding Project, 2017
- 50 Distinguished Sexual and Gender Health Revolutionaries, 2020
- Invisible Men, Legacy Award, 2020
Board Positions & Memberships
- Governor Appointed/Senate Confirmed Member, California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, 2022-Current
- Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, 2018 - Current
- Board Member, The Point Foundation, 2020 - 2022
- Chair, West Hollywood's Transgender Advisory Board, 2019 - 2021
Research
Community Advisory Board Member
2022 – Present(Primary Investigator: Roque Anthony F. Velasco) Exploring Stigma and Primary Care Access among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Older Adults in the Coachella Valley, California: A Pilot Study. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, College of Nursing, Colleen Goode Award. This pilot study explores stigma and primary care access among transgender and gender-diverse older adults in the Coachella Valley, California, using story-telling (i.e., narrative inquiry) and a community-based participatory research approach.
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Velasco, R. A. F., Blakeley, A., Rostovsky, J., Skeete, K. J., & Copeland, D. (2023). Conceptualizing transgender and gender-diverse older adults as a vulnerable population: A systematic review.Geriatric Nursing,49, 139–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.11.018
Peer-Reviewed Presentation
Velasco, R. A. F., Blakeley, A., Rostovsky, J. , Skeete, K. J., & Copeland, D. (2023, April 19-22). Conceptualizing the vulnerability of transgender and gender-diverse older adults [Poster session]. 2023 Western Institute of Nursing Conference. Tucson, AZ, United States. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34008.98563
Timeline
Clinical Supervisor
Queer Works
09.2021 - Current
Psychotherapist, LMFT
Self Employed
10.2017 - Current
TGI Clinical Consultant
Jake R Consulting
09.2013 - Current
Founder and CEO
Queer Works
01.2010 - 12.2023
Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
Self-Employed
01.2008 - Current
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
Antioch University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Cum Laude
American Jewish University
Point Foundation Scholar Class of 2009
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