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Tisha R. James, LGSW

Ms. James is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker who received her Masters of Social Work from The University of Maryland School of Social Work with a concentration in Clinical Work with Children and Families. Ms. James is the Social Work Discipline Leader for the Johns Hopkins Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program and the Adolescent Social Worker at Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane Outpatient Clinic. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Ms. James has served as a Mental Health Therapist with National Pike Health Care Center and programs that practice Multi-Systemic Therapy. As a Mental Health Therapist she provided individual and family therapy as well as developed and implemented individualized treatment plans for children, adolescents and adults with clinical diagnoses.

Ms. James worked within agencies that contracted with the State of Maryland to provide intensive therapeutic services to chronic and violent juvenile offenders and their families to prevent recidivism including addressing all environmental systems that have been impacted. In addition, she has also served as a Rehabilitation Specialist serving communities in the Baltimore City area during which time she partnered with individuals and families to facilitate connections to vocational and rehabilitative services, services to reduce the necessity for hospitalization and or incarceration, and services to increase the client’s capacity for independent living. Throughout her career, Ms. James has mastered the utilization of clinical treatment methods compatible with Multi-Systemic therapy principles and practices including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral management training, family therapy and community psychology. In her role with the LEAH Program, Ms. James partners with a multidisciplinary team in research, teaching and clinical endeavors aimed at reducing health care disparities among the adolescent population. As Adolescent Social Worker at the Harriet Lane Clinic, Ms. James conducts assessments for strategic identification of health disparities, applying evidence-based clinical interventions to promote comprehensive adolescent care.