Glimar Rodriguez Parrilla, LADCI, LCSW brings over 16 years of experience in various medical and social service positions in behavioral health care. In her current role as a Program Manager at Boston ASAP, is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of systems that are used to provide services used in the day-to-day operations. Glimar also provides clinical services through the various program offered in the Community Clinic.
Glimar earned her B.A in Social Psychology at University of Massachusetts Boston, a Masters in Clinical Social Work at Simmons University where she was part of the SIMPACT-SOWEP Scholar program, SIMPACT-SOWEP (Simmons Opioid Workforce Expansion Program) aims to increase the number of social workers with competencies in evidence-based OUD and other SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery services in high demand, high need areas through the enhancement of community-based experiential training and faculty development. For the last 11 years Glimar has dedicated her direct service practice in the field of mental health and substance use to at-risk and high need populations through the continuum of care from inpatient transitional services to community services and engagement. In addition, for the past 7 years, she has been credentialed in various training curricula for clinicians and employees within other community partners agencies, the Community Clinic, as well as The Champions Network (Doc Wayne).
The scope of clinical practice includes but is not limited to, Bilingual services (Spanish) Evaluations for mental health and Substance Use Disorders, Substance use counseling with co-occurring disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Life Transition needs, Behavioral health needs related to complex medical needs. The clinical approaches used Screening, Brief clinical Intervention and Referral to Treatment, Solution Focused Therapy and Dialectic Behavioral Treatment.