Community Support

Areas of expertise include these populations: Adults with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

Treatment expertise includes: Case Management. Life Skills

Sandi began working at Centennial in adminstration as the receptionist in 1999.  In 2001 she began working as a Case Manager in the Community Support Program.  Sandi has been interestedin the mental health field since several family members have severe mental illness and she did not understand anything about mental illness.  While in adminstration, Sanid had the opportunity to attend the Family to Family training through Colorado NAMI.  Sandi had learn a great deal aboutmental illness from this training and had the opportunity to teach families in Fort Morgan and PhillipsCounty areas.  Sandi likes to advocate for family understanding and support to help people with mental illness be able to succeed and do better in life.

Since beginning her work as a Case Manager, Sandi has learned to how to access Social Security to help people get on disability, work with Social Services and AND, Food Stamps, LEAP and access to housing availablity in the community.

Sandi worked in a school system for 15 years and really enjoyed teaching.  I was also a 4-H leader for several years and have been able to use these skills to teach nutrition, cooking, food safety, Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), budgeting and other life skills.

Areas of expertise include these populations: Adults, Elderly.

Treatment expertise includes: Case Management, Group Therapy, Recreational Therapy.