Renee Smith Programs & Services Manager

Renee Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience working in the areas of substance abuse, mental health and corrections.  Ms. Smith has held leadership positions in the private sector which have allowed her to design and implement programs in a variety of settings using various modalities.  She has an extensive history of working with individuals, groups and families in residential, day-treatment and correctional environments.  For the last sixteen years Ms. Smith has worked exclusively with offenders in prison, jail and in the community.  She has developed substance abuse, co-occurring disorders and rehabilitation programs for both in-custody and community based environments.  Her specialty is the creation of “systems of care” that allow individuals to step down from custodial environments and transition to the community.  She holds a Master of Social Work from the Smith College School for Social Work and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles as well a certificate from the Family Therapy Training Program at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center.