Trainer Biography

 

JONATHAN R. BEARD  LICSW, CPRP

Jonathan R. Beard holds a Master of Science in Social Work degree from the University of Texas at Arlington with dual concentrations in mental health and administration and planning. He is a Washington State Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and also holds the credential of Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner as issued by the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association.

In Mr. Beard’s career, he has worked in a number of states in nonprofit and public sector settings that provide services to/for/with adults with serious mental illness and other co-occurring disorders as a direct services provider and as a supervisor, manager and senior executive. He has served as the Executive Director of two nonprofit organizations, one a start-up and the other involving significant program and organizational development efforts. 

Mr. Beard is particularly interested in psychiatric rehabilitation, recovery focused/consumer driven services, benefits counseling and entitlement advocacy, consumer rights, ethics, and supervision and management in nonprofit and public sector human service organizations.

Mr. Beard currently serves as a Project Manager with the Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training (Western Branch) where he develops and delivers a variety of training and consultation products and services to assist in the transition of public sector mental health services in the State of Washington to a more consumer driven and recovery focused system. He also teaches courses in Mental Health Policy and Advanced Generalist Practice to graduate students at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington.

As an independent contractor, Mr. Beard operates his own business, Progressive Strategies, which is dedicated to “maximizing the capacities of public and private sector human service providers and organizations”.  Services provided include project management; program, leadership and organizational development; strategic planning; agency consultation and training; and retreat and meeting facilitation. He also maintains a small private practice devoted to clinical social work supervision and consultation.

Mr. Beard has been recognized by the National Alliance on Mental Illness for his work on behalf of adults with psychiatric disabilities in Washington State, earning the “Heroes in the Fight” award in the Individual Allied Healthcare Professional category in 2007.

He may be reached at:

Progressive Strategies
Post Office Box 15419
Seattle, WA 98115-0419
Voice/Fax: 206.524.3927
ProgressiveStrategies@comcast.net     
www.progressivestrategies.org