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Director of Outpatient Services
Melanie Amir
Director of Outpatient Services
Melanie Amir is the Director of the Outpatient Department at Washburn House. She has been the director of several other programs before coming to Washburn House, including Marlborough Hospital Partial Hospital Program, Motivating Youth Recovery of Community Healthlink, and Highland Grace House of Community Healthlink, at which she was the founding Program Director in 2005 and spent 10 years dedicated to serving adolescent girls with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues. While at Highland Grace House, Melanie received a Special Recognition Award from Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts for dedication and commitment to serving this population.
Melanie has given substance use lectures since 1995, centering around family education, helping people understand how to navigate conversations with their family members. She’s given numerous lectures regarding substance use and dual-diagnosis treatment.
During her many years serving adolescents and adults with co-occurring diagnoses, Melanie has mentored and guided many of her staff members to pursue degrees and become leaders in the field of substance use treatment. She’s also had the privilege of teaching and training Occupational Therapy students in the field of addiction and mental health treatment. Melanie has had special training in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and has taught classes and in-services utilizing this intervention.
Since 2011, Melanie has partnered with her Service Dog, JC, to serve and assist in treatment. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare from University of Massachusetts, Amherst and her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Boston University. She is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
Washburn House is an exciting place to work, and Melanie is looking forward to continuing to serve this population in the Outpatient Department.