Thomas H. Russell This is Me

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1. 1. The Bridge, A Non-Profit Organization | Our Team

   www.thebridge-atlanta.org/team - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/28/2008   Last Visited: 6/28/2008

   Thomas H. Russell, LCSW, MFTCEO and Executive Director

2. 2. GAHSC

   www.gahsc.org/nm/wor/2004/conf - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2004   Last Visited: 5/16/2008

   Thomas Russell, LCSW, LMFTThe Bridge Administrator of the Year
   
   Tom Russell has been an esteemed member of our profession for over 25 years.He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Supervisor for Family Therapy and Social Work.He has served as the Executive Director and CEO of The Bridge for almost six years.He also currently serves as the Treasurer of the GAHSC, thereby sits on its Executive committee.Tom has presented at numerous conferences, trainings and workshops statewide and nationally.He is an accomplished author writing several publications regarding couples therapy and improving specialized foster services.We are most proud of Tom's leadership and direction for change in The Bridge's program service delivery model to community-based, family-focused, strength-based practices.The positive outcomes of this service shift at The Bridge contributed to this same training model getting delivered over a three-year period to all programs in the state providing level of care services.
   
   Tom deserves this award because of the level of commitment he has to working with youth and families in the state of Georgia.He has dedicated many years his career to advocating for the best services possible for abused and neglected adolescents (12-17 years old) and their families using a solution-focused approach to service delivery.He has empowered the staff at the Bridge to empower families through their being viewed as "the experts in their treatment".He has challenged our staff to think "outside of the box" in caring for Georgia's youngsters and families, not necessarily taking "no or can't happen" as a general rule of thumb.Instead he questions with "why not".He has encouraged our staff to redefine family seeking any responsible adult willing to actively participate in a youngster's treatment.The phrase, "no one is a stranger at The Bridge" is truly how Tom interacts with everyone he engages at our agency.He seeks the best in not only staff of The Bridge, but the families and youth we serve.
   
   Tom is a team player who has had flexible commitment to our agency's mission.He has high ethical standards and is a creative and experienced leader.He has a sincere desire to work with the population we serve and can give strong personal and professional rationale for his desire to do so, exhibiting compassion and empathy for Georgia's youths and families.Though he is the Executive Director, Tom is very involved in the development and implementation of the agency's programs, ensuring responsiveness to the needs of our clients and facilitating their successful completion of the treatment program.He knows our youth as people through daily conversations and not merely by what he reads about their histories.He is a gem to The Bridge, and in my opinion to the state of Georgia.
   
   Though Tom is actively involved in GAHSC and serves on other subcommittees in the state, he remains successful at administering the agency in accordance with its established policies and effective management principles.He consistently models high standards of ethical conduct in the management of internal and external agency activities.He provides clear direction and vision in the development of The Bridge.The Bridge maintains a respected position within the service community and provides services in a manner that is effective and responsible through Tom Russell's leadership.He represents intermediate care providers within this state with pride, working in a manner that is true to our maintaining that it is the children who are most important in the work that we do.He has been committed to the LOC implementation process sitting on the implementation committee as well as the financial sub-committee for this process.He is just simply dedicated.

3. 3. GAHSC

   www.gahsc.org/nm/wor/reannualh - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/7/2006   Last Visited: 5/16/2008

   Thomas Russell, LCSW, LMFT Administrator of the Year