Multnomah County

Behavioral Health Specialist

Jill Williams, MA

jill.williams@multco.us
503-367-3803 (cell)

Jill Williams has her Masters of Arts in Clinical Art Therapy from Vermont College. Her professional career has included work in hospice, long term care and adult protective services. Since 2015 she has been a Clinical Service Specialist with the statewide Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative (OABHI). Jill provides system navigation, clinical consultation and provides ongoing workforce development opportunities. She has planned and presented at several large scale conferences since working with OABHI. Jill is also the co-chair of the Multnomah County Hoarding Task Force and leads their training team. She provides consulting and training in best practices and interventions when hoarding is a presenting issue.

Laurel Wonder, MSW

laurel.s.b.wonder@multco.us
503-988-2868
503-201-9756 (cell)

Laurel Wonder holds a Masters Degree in Social Welfare from University of California, Berkeley. She began her career supporting persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who were also impacted by severe mental illness. From this work grew a desire to safeguard the rights of vulnerable persons. Ms. Wonder transitioned to working in Adult Protective Services in Washington and Oregon.

After nearly two decades working for individual clients, Ms. Wonder is pleased to be supporting system improvement through the Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative. She has a passion for improving program policies to better address the needs of older adults and persons with physical disabilities, as well as providing training to the community. Ms. Wonder has a MSW degree and holds a QMHP in the state of Oregon. Ms. Wonder is a certified facilitator for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and several other trainings.

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