Theresa Lindberg, MSC, LPC
Managing Director of Child and Youth Services | CARF International
Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES
A leader for children, youth, young adults, and families with emphasis in child welfare, behavioral health, and healthy development.
Biography
Lindberg joined CARF in 2021 as a resource specialist and was promoted to managing director of child and youth services in August 2024. She has more than 13 years’ experience as a licensed professional counselor in Arizona in the mental health and child welfare fields.
She worked with children as young as four up to 18 years old and their families/support systems at a community mental health agency in southern Arizona serving in several roles. Also, Lindberg worked with other agencies statewide to streamline procedures for in-home services and helped to create and build partnerships with more than 25 elementary, middle, and high schools to establish mental health services for students.
Linderg holds two Master of Science degrees in counseling/community counseling and organizational management, both from the University of Phoenix and a bachelor's degree in arts and family studies from the University of Arizona.
Areas of Expertise (11)
CARF Accreditation
Workshop Facilitation
Training
Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
Process Improvement
Leadership Development
Healthcare quality management
Foster Care
Cultural Competency
Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health
Child Welfare
Education (3)
University of Phoenix: Master of Science, Counseling/Community Counseling
University of Phoenix: Master of Science, Organizational Management
University of Arizona: Bachelor of Arts, Family Studies
Links (1)
Media Appearances (1)
Theresa Lindberg is new managing director for CARF Child and Youth Services
CARF International online
2024-07-30
Theresa Lindberg will assume the role of managing director of child and youth services for CARF International on August 1, 2024. This position supports CARF’s expanding accreditation business and will be under the direction of Senior Managing Director of Behavioral Health Michael Johnson.
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