Director of Operations
Bio
Sieu Hinh received her B.S. in Biology from the University of San Francisco with minors in Japanese and Chemistry in 2000. She went on to start medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA where she completed 3 years of medical school before deciding that becoming a physician was not the path she wanted for her life. During her clinical rotations while in medical school at various county, public, and private hospitals in the Los Angeles area she realized that there was a lack of continuity of care for many adolescents after discharging from the hospital. She is now dedicated to helping families find the resources available to them to assure that they get the best healthcare follow up that they can. Sieu currently works as the Director of Operations and she specializes in working with the psychiatrist to help facilitate the education of the clients about their psychiatric medications as well as the distribution of the medications. She also helps parents with discharge planning and finding resources for their children after the client discharges from the facility. Sieu’s kind heart and inviting spirit is evident as she leads and trains the team. She enjoys spending time with her cherished husband and playing with her two “fat” cats.
Treatment Team
- Sieu Hinh, Director of Operations
- Cristina Wucetich, Primary Therapist
- Anna Thro, Primary Therapist
- Dr. Michelle Rahman, Psychologist
- Marjorie George, Group Therapist
- Alyson Lees, Group Therapist
- Michelle Islas, Floor Leader
- Max Barnett, Floor Leader
- Garrick Tong, Medical Director
We use proven methods of turning around the lives of troubled teenagers.
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Adolescent Growth Inc. provides comprehensive short-term residential in-patient, partial hospitalization (day treatment), and intensive outpatient services for male and female youths, ages twelve to seventeen, who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties which are manifested in mood disturbances and/or substance abuse. We offer proven methods of turning around the lives of teenagers inundated by emotional and behavioral problems. Our compassionate treatment team works in a unique six bed environment, at each location, which provides the individualized attention that a large facility is not capable of offering. Our aim is to empower teens and their families with the knowledge, tools and skills to repair broken parent-child relationships.
Treatment Modalities
We utilize many different types of therapeutic modalities to access underlying issues. Every person is different and responds differently to various types of therapy. Each modality is designed to reveal information from different angles and pathways into one's self. The varied dynamic approaches available at Adolescent Growth, Inc. provide rich resources to help access these issues and enrich the treatment experience, heightening the chances of one's recovery.
Treatment Team
During a child’s stay at Adolescent Growth, Inc. he/she will receive treatment from an interdisciplinary team of dedicated mental health care professionals. The team consists of an Attending Psychiatrist, Director of Clinical Services, Consulting Psychologists, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Primary Therapists, Director of Operations, Floor Leaders and Client Care Specialists. During an adolescent’s residential stay, he/she will have weekly meetings to formulate treatment goals and identify issues of concern with the treatment team. Adolescent Growth places an emphasis on delivering individually appropriate care, and each client is viewed as an integral part of one’s own treatment.
Attending Psychiatrist
The attending psychiatrist serves as the team leader, assuming primary responsibility for each patient's medical and psychiatric care.
About Us
Director of Clinical Services
The Director of Clinical Services “Director” helps develop, implement and provide clinical supervision for a quality care treatment plan for each adolescent that enters our programs. Director serves as a member of interdisciplinary team supporting the organization’s treatment program and philosophy and assure thedeliverance of quality treatment to our clients and their families.
Consulting Psychologists
The role of the consulting psychologist is to perform psychological testing and provide psychological consultation to assist in treatment planning. The consulting psychologist’s service serves as an integral part of a comprehensive evaluation and treatment program.
Primary Therapists
Primary Therapists play a vital role for the clients in our programs. In residential and partial hospitalization treatment, family participation and collaboration are viewed as important aspects of treatment. Primary Therapists serve as a liaison between client, treatment team and family. They are available to meet with family members and significant others to address their questions and concerns about treatment. They are available to facilitate family meetings, family communication and family therapy. They are a great resource for psycho-education for family members of clients. In addition, they perform a role in substance abuse evaluations, mandatory reporting for children and elderly at risk, and assist in coordinating the disposition for clients upon discharge.
Group Therapists
The group therapist serves as a fundamental member of the treatment team and focuses on developing and restoring the skills needed to maintain successful participation in life roles after discharge. Through group treatment sessions, the therapist assists clients in getting back to daily life roles such as self-care tasks, home management activities, and vocational activities, caring for others, leisure pursuits and community activities.
Type of group offered:
Sensory-motor groups allow clients to use the senses to explore various ways to manage their behaviors and emotions both during their residential stay as well as after discharge. Through movement, vision, hearing and relaxation, clients explore the mind-body connection for managing stress and intense emotions.
Expressive groups are utilized in an open-ended fashion in collaboration with specific topic driven discussions. These sessions help the client develop skills to identify physical, emotional and spiritual manifestations of stress, increase awareness of personal coping mechanisms and problem solve new strategies and behavior patterns to deal with stressful life situations.
Life-skills groups are designed to help clients develop the skills needed to manage everyday life. Through discussion and activities, clients will explore topics such as time management, money management, planning and organization, household management, balancing work, self-care and leisure responsibilities.
Group sessions focus on both the short-term goals and long term goals established with the client, as well as facilitating carryover of the concepts and skills discussed in the group format.
Director Of Operations
Director of Operation assesses, plans, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services required to meet the client's health needs. The Director of Operations works collaboratively with the client, family, and treatment team to ensure the highest quality of client care possible and coordinate a comprehensive discharge plan.
Floor Leader
Floor Leaders play a central role in client care. They participate in developing and implementing treatment plans, assist in optimizing environmental and sensory issues, and provide medication teaching. Floor Leaders will familiarize clients with the facility environment, help to involve the client in appropriate group and milieu treatments, assist in setting reasonable goals for treatment, and clarify the client’s treatment plan.
Client Care Specialist
Specialist works under the supervision of a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist or Licensed Clinical Social Worker and provide care to assist each adolescent with activities of daily living, and assist with managing the milieu.