An Overview of Assessments and Best Practices in Framing Meaningful Referral Questions

William Schipp – MA –

 Social Worker -JJAT. William has an M.A from the University of Maine and  has 30 years experience working with children, youth, families and the court system in King County in a variety of capacities, including runaway and street youth, Public Defense, Drug Diversion Court, TASC of King County and providing Parenting Evaluations and Domestic Violence assessments for King County Family Court Services prior to his position as Social Worker for JJAT.

Michael Archer, Psy.D. – Clinical Psychologist – JJAT. Dr. Archer has an M.A and Psy.D. from Antioch University in Seattle and has worked within the Pierce and King County Superior Court systems, providing forensic and psychological evaluations to adults and juveniles. He has extensive experience working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including psychiatric hospitals, the Department of Corrections and community mental health centers.

Margaret Soukup – MA

Ms. Soukup is the King County Science to Service Coordinator and the Project Director for Seattle-King County Reclaiming Futures. Prior to this position she served as the Program Manager for King County Superior Court’s Juvenile Drug Court and the Chemical Dependency Disposition Alternative (CDDA) programs, providing local coordination between the juvenile justice system and treatment systems for youthful offenders and their families. In 2005 the GAIN was adopted by MHCADSDs for all publicly funded adolescent substance abuse treatment.  In 2007, Margaret took over GAIN coordination and training for King County, became a Regional Trainer and  provides monthly training to the county provider network.  

Jill Murphy, LICSW

Ms. Murphy has an M.A in Clinical Social Work from the Univ. of Chicago and is licensed in the State of Washington. Prior to coming to King County, Ms. Murphy served as a Juvenile Justice Clinical Coordinator for the Cook County Juvenile Court Clinic (CCJCC).  She co-authored national presentations and acted as a consultant to the State of Connecticut on the CCJCC model.  She is currently the Program Supervisor of King County’s Family Treatment Court.

Lisa Bedient, MA,

Mental Health Liaison, Seattle Children’s Home, JJAT. Ms. Bedient has an M.A from Gonzaga University and has worked at McGraw Center, an inpatient residential  program for children and adolescents, prior to coming to work for the assessment team.

Shanyn Gilio-Tenan, MSW Mental Health Liaison, Seattle Children’s Home, JJAT. Ms. Gilio-Tenan has an MSW from University of Southern  California and has worked at Los Angeles Children’s Hospital with dual diagnosis adolescents, and at Hirsch Community Health with homeless dual diagnosis adults prior to coming to work for the assessment team.