Complex Problems. Simple Solutions.
© Copyright 2011 Cyrus Patten
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What I do and why
I am a social worker…
husband…
community organizer…
Vermonter…
and soon to be father…
I am currently the Director of Comprehensive Care at HowardCenter, Vermont’s largest mental health provider. I am a systems thinker, focusing efficiencies in the nonprofit sector. As a social worker by training, I look at multiple levels concurrently, seeking to eliminate redundancies and break down conventional management assumptions.
I study complex system change within the human services field. An ever-changing realm, human service professionals often reject the very change we expect from clients. I am of the belief that change is often hard, but does not have to be.
My humble thoughts
This op-ed was originally published at VTDigger.org As a new father, I see an innocent and optimistic little girl striving to absorb the world around her. My wife and I returned to Vermont to raise a family, and because I love this state where I grew up. I am excited for my daughter to experience [...]
Continue readingI would love to add you to my professional network.
I work in Burlington, VT at HowardCenter and I live in New Haven, VT. You can reach me here
Phone: (Vermont) 598-4722
E-mail: cyrus [at] cyruspatten [dot] come
Website: http://www.howardcenter.org