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Progressive Strategies for the Human Services was founded in 1997 by Jonathan R. Beard, a Washington State Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Mr. Beard works as an Independent Contractor.

Mr. Beard holds a Master of Science in Social Work degree from the University of Texas at Arlington with dual concentrations in administration and planning and mental health. In addition to being an LICSW in Washington State, Mr. Beard also holds the credential of Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner as issued by the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association.

Mr. Beard has been certified as a Case Manager and as a Case Management Instructor by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He is a Certified Investigator by the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation and has recently been certified as a Mental Health First Aid Trainer by Mental Health First Aid-America.

Mr. Beard has worked in a number of states in nonprofit and public sector settings that provide services to/for/with adults with serious mental illness and other co-occurring disorders as a direct services provider and as a supervisor, manager and senior executive. These include outpatient, case management, psychiatric rehabilitation, supported housing, supported employment, supported education and advocacy.

Progressive Strategies provides a full range of consulting and training services, primarily to nonprofit and public mental health and human service agencies and providers.

Contact Information:

Jonathan R. Beard, LICSW, CPRP  
Progressive Strategies
Post Office Box 15419    
Seattle, WA 98115-0419    
Voice/Fax: (206) 524-3927      
Email Progressive Strategies

There is never a charge for an initial consultation.



  • Services include organizational and program development, project management, strategic planning, retreat and meeting facilitation, and staff development/training.
  • Consulting and/or training services are available in all areas of human services management, such as personnel; finances; resource development; contracting, program development, standards and accreditation compliance; board, volunteer and leadership development; media/public relations; and collaborations with other stakeholders. Mr. Beard, the former CEO of two nonprofit organizations, has taught nonprofit and public management at the graduate school level.
  • Consulting and/or training services are available to providers of clinical and other services to adults with serious mental illness and/or accompanying psychiatric disability. Mr. Beard has many years of experience in developing, providing and supervising a variety of clinical, rehabilitation and recovery focused services.
  • Mr. Beard has additional experience as an expert witness, curriculum developer and examination question writer. Mr. Beard is a Lecturer and Practicum Instructor with the School of Social Work at the University of Washington and also provides clinical social work supervision and consultation in a private practice setting. He meets the criteria of an "approved supervisor" as per WAC 246-809-334.
  • Mr. Beard is a sought after trainer and has had papers from presentations selected for publication. He is a longstanding member of the National Association of Social Workers, United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
  • Mr. Beard is particularly interested in recovery focused/consumer driven services, psychiatric rehabilitation, ethics, consumer rights, benefits planning/counseling, and supervision and management in nonprofit and public human services agencies. Mr. Beard presents on these and other topics each year.
  • Examples of Mr. Beard's work include serving as the  lead consultant in the start-up of three new nonprofit providers of mental health services; delivering numbers of trainings every year on a wide variety of topics for numbers of human service providers, consumers and family members; providing leadership development and/or facilitating strategic planning sessions with nonprofit boards of directors; and teaching graduate students at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington.
  • Satisfied clients include the Washington Community Mental Health Council; Washington State Clubhouse Coalition; Washington State Coalition for the Homeless; Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training; Casey Family Programs; National Association of Social Workers chapters in Washington, Oregon, Montana and North Carolina; British Columbia Association of Social Worker; Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis; Counseling and Protective Services at Kitsap Naval Base; Clark County Regional Support Network, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System; Western State Hospital; King County Nonprofit Staff Development Coalition; King County Crisis and Commitment Services; Continuing Education Program at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington; Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative; Friends of Youth; Building Changes; HERO House; FareStart; Stevens Hospital;  Rose House; and several local affiliates of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. References from these and other satisfied clients and/or employers are available upon request.
  • In 2007, Mr. Beard was recognized by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Washington State Chapter, as a "Hero in the Fight" award winner in the professional category. The Heroes program celebrates all who offer dignity, courage, hope and recovery to people with severe and persistent mental illness and recognizes those who provide "exemplary care and support for patients and their families".