René Anderson
Biography
Expertise
- Over 16 years’ experience with Community-based participation in quantitative and qualitative research.
- Knowledge of child welfare, juvenile justice, special education and mental health systems.
- Coordinator for the web-based National Directory for Family-Run and Youth Guided Organizations in Systems of Care.
- Data Entry, Data Collector for Chance Project
- Research Evaluation, Mentor for Data Collectors, Supervisor for Systems of Care Expansion Grant
- Research Assistant, Facilitate Focus Groups for Access, Integration, and Quality of Care for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness-Florida’s MMA Program.
- Peer to Peer Specialist Trainings for families and veterans.
- Experience and knowledge of Theory of Change and Implementation of Logic Models
- Gained knowledge of the Concept of Complex Adaptive Systems in Systems of Care Development and Sustainability.
- AWARE/SEA Grant: Rene` will coordinate the youth and family component and activities for the Florida AWARE/SEA Grant.
- Project Director for USF Kinship funded by Senior Connection Center, Inc., facilitate grandparent support groups, organize activities for the grandchildren, bring in guest speakers and coordinate program activities and staff.
Teacher
- Instructor for Children’s Mental Health graduate certificate course with Dr. Robert Friedman, Nathanial Israel, PH. D, Rich Puddy, PH. D and Laurel Friedman. The first ever distant learning course for Children’s mental health at USF. Fall 2006
- Co-teacher undergraduate class at the University of South Florida entitled Behavioral Health Care Issues for Children’s Mental Health” with Dr. Richard Briscoe (2004-2006)
Online Presentations
- February 2008 Expressing Your Ideas: Using a Logic Model to Create System Change USF Logic Model Team, Tampa, Florida
- August 2008 - In-Service Training in Children’s Mental Health Modules at The University of South Florida. Tampa, Florida
- January 2010 – Online Learning in Children’s Mental Health at The University of South Florida (USF) narration for System of Care, Family Driven, Family Involvement and Evidence Based Practices. Tampa, Florida.
Honors
- Founding President of the local Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Chapter in Tampa, Florida (1998-2001)
- Board member on the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (2001-2003).
- A member of the Florida State Mental Health Planning Council (2000-2007), served as the recent Past Chair of the Council, and Chair of the block grant committee for the council.
- Nominated to National Association of State Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils Board (2005).
- Board member for DBSA Tampa Bay-Depression Support Alliance (2005- 2011).
- Governor appointed to the Statewide Advocacy Council (2008-2009)
- Staff member for the CFS Governance Council (2013 &2015)
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Honorary Doctorate in Human Letters from Agape Bible College (2010)
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications, White Papers
2008-Katherine J. Lazear and R. Anderson, A monograph Examining the Relationship between Family-Run Organizations & Non-Family Organization Partners in systems of Care
2007-Kathy Lazear, R. Anderson, Eloise Boterf, Quick Guide Self – Assessment for Family & Youth –Run Orgs
2012-R. Anderson and M.I. Armstrong, Florida’s IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project Topical Paper 1-Family Engagement-June 15, 2012
2013- M.I. Armstrong, S. Yampolskaya, N. Jordan, R. Anderson (co-authored-chapter) Child and Family Advocacy: Bridging the Gaps among Research, Practice and Policy. New York: Springer Publishing.