Jennifer Baer
Jennifer Baer was awarded the 2007 Sherry Lintz Drug Court Award of Excellence at the Buffalo 2007 Annual Conference.
Coordinator for the Monroe County Family Treatment Court (FTC) in Rochester, Jennifer was recognized for her development of that Court and significant contributions the drug court movement throughout New York State. Jennifer has been working in the substance abuse field since 1984. She developed Family Treatment Court in 2001, the 4th family trteatment court in the state and is responsible for its overall program administration. When Rochester Drug Treatment Court coordinator Sherry Lintz became ill, Jennifer was assigned to oversee that Court in addition to her responsibilities for Family Treatment Court. She worked diligently for seven months to keep the court operational until a full time coordinator was hired.
Jennifer has trained, consulted with and supported family treatment court coordinators in developing their courts. She has been instrumental in developing and making updates to the Family Universal Treatment Application. She has served as a faculty member for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals since 2003 and has been a board member of the New York State Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals since 2005 as well as serving on the Conference Planning Committee. She is a member of the Monroe County Co-Occurring Disorders Committee and a member of the New York In-Depth Technical Assistance project. Jennifer has secured over $1,000,000 in grant money through OCFS and the Bureau of Justice Administration. Last summer she developed a community service project, "Planting Seeds of Change" for family treatment court participants. The goal is to provide an experience for parents to learn a skill, work as a team, develop a sense of pride and give back to the community of Rochester. Volunteers moved four yards of dirt, 24 yards of mulch, planted six azalea bushes, six hydrangea bushes and a variety of 700 flowers!
Prior to her role in family treatment court, Jennifer was Program Coordinator of Delphi Drug & Alcohol Council, Inc. in Rochester, NY where she supervised an outpatient treatment program and developed a program for male perpetrators of domestic violence with concurrent substance abuse issues. In addition, Jennifer is a trainer for the "Natural Helper’s Program" (Seattle, WA) and has facilitated over 70 retreats to date. She is a trained facilitator through the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (Duluth, MN) and has received training as a Family Mediator. Ms. Baer has a Masters Degree in Counselor Education from SUNY Brockport, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and is a NYS Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor.
Congratulations to Jennifer Baer on her well deserved recognition!
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