Jenny Almanzar- LCSW-R

       

Jenny Almanzar, LCSW-R, completed her Master of Social Work degree at the Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work in their Advanced Standing program in New York, NY.  Jenny is currently the Consultant for Specialized Services at the Children’s Home in Binghamton, NY and is the former Director of The Journey Project at Family and Children's Counseling Services in Binghamton, NY.  As Director of The Journey Project, Jenny brought evidenced based treatments to the program by implementing Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Problematic Sexual Behavior - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Parent Child Interaction Therapy.  Jenny has been providing services since 2002 to families impacted by childhood sexual abuse, youth with problematic or illegal sexual behavior and their families, as well as, adults who have sexually offended.  Jenny's clinical experience highlights her belief that addressing the family system is key to mitigating the impact of trauma, as well as managing disruptive behaviors in children.  She has completed the University of Oklahoma's training for Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT) in both school-age and adolescent models and has integrated these treatment services into her ongoing work with youth with problematic sexual behavior.  Jenny is a national trainer and consultant with the National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth in both the adolescent and school aged models. She is also currently training to become a senior leader trainer.  Jenny advocates in her community and with her community stakeholders, as well as, across New York State, to meet the needs of children and adolescents with illegal and problematic sexual behaviors.  Jenny is a member of the NYS Juvenile Justice Advisory Group, a clinical member of ATSA and is the co-chair of the Broome County Sexually Aggressive Youth Intervention Team.