Meet the Staff

Maureen Keeney-Stoll, MA

Director of Human Resources and Administration

Education

Maureen Stoll is a Human Resources and Business Management professional with particular expertise in the behavioral health field. Prior to joining us, Maureen held positions of increasing responsibility with some of the most respected and leading providers of these services in our region.

Maureen is responsible for the oversight and management of all Human Resources functions including the coordination of the recruiting and hiring process for our organization.

Ms. Stoll is also responsible for the operational and administrative management of our Bensalem office including our specialized wraparound, intensive family based program and our child and family centered outpatient program.

Jeffrey M. Friedman, Ph.D., LCSW, QCSW

Director of Clinical Services, Warwick House

Education

Dr. Friedman, a founder of the Warwick House, is a respected leader in the child welfare and mental health community. A distinguished academician in the field of social welfare, he has conducted noteworthy research in the areas of foster care, adoption and residential treatment. This includes his contribution to the in-depth look at the foster care system by Ira Schwartz entitled Kids Raised by the Government.

Based on his research and practical experience, Dr. Friedman pioneered the Intensive Treatment model utilized at the Warwick House. The Warwick model is dedicated to the principle that children are better raised and served in family settings, creating the goal of achieving a shorter length of residential treatment stay, by forging a "Family Partnership" to achieve systemic family treatment. This requires the family to be involved in every aspect of their child's treatment. Our program encourages families to get involved in the activities at the Warwick House, to participate at team meetings during the course of treatment and commit to designed therapeutic stays overnight at the House. However, treatment is also provided in the child's home(s), as well as in the therapeutic environment of our facility. The home component is unique to the Warwick House and has demonstrated its value as evidenced by successful outcomes of children stabilized in family settings, biological, foster or adoptive and a reduced length of stay achieved by the program.

Treatment plans are formulated to include three primary Child Welfare goals of safety, permanency and well being of the child and their family, exhibited by mental health objectives in order to reach these goals. Treatment effectiveness relies on collaboration focused on re-connecting families to other community-based services, so discharge planning begins at admission. Treatment fidelity is maintained by ongoing supervision of all clinical staff, e.g., primary therapists and milieu counselors on a weekly basis, to assure effective treatment plan implementation. The program focuses on data collection as part of its effort to establish an evidence based practice, as well as serving as its goal of serving as its own learning center, as this fosters the development of new strategies and interventions for distressed families.

Julie A. Dees M.A.

Director, Intensive Family Based Program

Education

Julie Dees is an experienced and respected child, adolescent, family and group therapist dedicated to the well being of her clients and committed to the preservation of the family unit.

Julie possesses a broad range of clinical expertise working with individuals and families in a variety of clinical settings which brings a resourceful, energetic approach to therapy. Her professional experience also includes the use of trauma informed therapy in supporting families affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse.

She is committed to the provision of an effective strengths based approach and passionately believes that effective family counseling is the cornerstone to assuring the child's future.

The program requires the effective implementation of a family systems approach which allows for the development of a comprehensive plan of treatment to bring about change.

This commitment to the family based model of treatment is implemented by a dedicated professional staff possessing the competence and skill to accurately assess, carefully formulate and effectively deliver a compassionate and thorough plan of treatment.

Patrick Bevenour, MSW

Director of Specialized Wraparound Services,
Autism and Deaf Hard of Hearing Programs

Education

Patrick Bevenour, MSW is an experienced and respected clinician with a broad range of knowledge and clinical skills. He has a depth of practical experience having served as a Therapeutic Support Staff, Mobile Therapist and Behavioral Specialist Consultant.

Patrick joined Maternal Child Consortium, Inc. in 2003 and served as the Manager for our Specialized Autism Spectrum Wraparound Program prior to his appointment as Director.

Our specialized wraparound programs are formulated on the principles of applied behavioral analysis and functional behavioral assessment. Their primary objective is to educate parents, teachers and caregivers on the appropriate use of positive behavioral techniques when interacting with and educating their child at school, at home or in the community. Achieving this goal is necessary to ensure that each child is granted full access to their right to be educated, healthy and social in the least restrictive environment.

This is accomplished through a comprehensive, team approach to treatment, which adheres to the tenet that best results are achieved when families, teachers and school counselors' work together to develop behavior modification plans and therapeutic approaches designed to improve each child's potential for success.

Team members demonstrate their commitment to the achievement of the established treatment goals through effective staff supervision, communication and ongoing accessibility to the client and each other.

Patrick's staff has been selected based on the strength of their clinical training, a demonstrated professional competency, an orientation to client service and an ability to establish and implement unique, creative approaches to treatment. Staff members serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community have a demonstrated competency in American Sign Language.

Most importantly, Patrick believes that staff members must have a passion for working with children and families in a non-structured environment and the ability to engage these children with creativity and compassion.

Annmarie Lynch, MS

Liaison for Clinical and Staff Development

Education

Annmarie Lynch is a highly respected clinician with extensive experience in providing individual and group therapy to children, adolescents and families. Annmarie joined MCC in 2002 and has distinguished herself as a creative and dedicated professional while serving as the Manager for our specialized wraparound program, which focuses on the needs of children and adolescents affected by either autism spectrum disorder or who are deaf and hard of hearing. Annmarie has also held the position of Program Manager for Outpatient Services.

Ms. Lynch is certified in American Sign Language and in Play Therapy.

In her current role, Annmarie provides outpatient and wraparound services to our clients and families. She also conducts trainings and provides clinical supervision of our therapists and therapeutic support staff and serves as a clinical liaison for our deaf/hard of hearing wraparound programs.

Traci A. Neary, MFT

Director of Child, Adolescent and Family Outpatient Services

Education

Traci Neary is a respected child, adolescent and family therapist who is strongly committed to a family systems approach to treatment. Traci possesses a broad range of clinical experiences and has demonstrated leadership skills having served as both a clinical supervisor and a program manager.

Traci believes that a family focused, resiliency and strengths based therapeutic approach is the most effective pathway to the achievement of meaningful, long-lasting clinical results.

Traci is of the opinion that an effective staff is the cornerstone of an outstanding program and therefore seeks to hire skilled professionals who are passionate in their commitment to their clients, work effectively in a collaborative environment and are life-long learners dedicated to continuous improvement.

Her staff works diligently to assure a smooth and prompt referral intake process for new clients. Our goal is to respond to all new requests for services within one business day and to have the intake assessment scheduled within seven business days.

David Wall, MA

Director of Business Development
Warwick Family Services, Inc.
Maternal Child Consortium, Inc. (MCC)

Education

David Wall serves as Director of Business Development. He is responsible for the growth and expansion of our existing service offerings, and the identification of new initiatives and programs to meet the needs of our stakeholders to assure our continued growth and success.

Dave works closely with the payer community and with leaders of county government to foster effective communication and to build strong relationships.