Counselor experienced in working with families and children in extreme distress. Strong skills in rapport building, communication, assessments and treatment plan writing.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
Lifestream Behavioral Center	Emergency Evaluator / Crisis Counselor	11/2008 - 4/2009
The Center for Drug-Free Living	Counseling Intern	6/2008 - 8/2008
KidsPeace	Counselor / Court Liaison	3/2007 - 10/2008
Vitas Hospice	Counseling Intern	4/2006 - 10/2006
(Confidential)	Individual Seller on eBay	3/2004 - Present
Devereux	Therapist (Intensive Therapeutic On-Site)	5/2003 - 9/2003
Children’s Home Society	Targeted Case Manager	5/2000 - 1/2002
Lake County Boys’ Ranch	Case Coordinator	10/1999 - 5/2000
Marion-Citrus Mental Health Center	Children's Case Manager	11/1997 - 8/1999
The Learning Clinic	Teaching Parent	7/1996 - 9/1997
Planned Parenthood	Intern	5/1995 - 8/1995

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
University of Connecticut	Psychology	1995	Bachelor Degree
Windham High School	High Honors path	1991	High School/GED Degree

Highlights:

Software Implementation
rapid learning and adaptation
mediating
strong empathy
Extensive billing experience with Medicaid, FSPT, private insurance, and other funding sources, including acquiring pre-authorizations for services
Self-starter, setting own schedule to see all clients within required time frames with excellent compliance rate
familiar with Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OSX
Experienced in the following applications: MS Word, MS Outlook, Power Point, Photoshop, most web browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer and Firefox), some Excel, some basic html
Extensive training in child abuse and neglect, including physical, emotional, sexual abuse, medical neglect, and domestic violence
Trained in psychotropic meds
Strong knowledge of the children’s Dependency system
Strong skills in writing measureable tx plans
Writing thorough and well-written evaluations and assessments
Trained in Behavior Management methods
Significant experience in utilizing the DSM-IV-TR in the diagnosis process
Trained in verbal de-escalation ( “NAPPI”) and physical behavior management ( “TEAM”) techniques
exceptional logic and analytic abilities
Public Speaking
Data tracking and analysis
Moderate typing skills
Some Public Relations and Marketing
Organization
Working independently

• counselor
• social services
• mental health
• therapist
• DCF
• assessment
• psychosocial
• treatment plan
• children
• families
• case manager
• TCM
• referral
• coordinate

Assisted in developing the agency's new Dependency Prevention program and functioned as "the face" of the agency at the court house. Built positive reputation for the agency among the family attorneys, DCF employees, FSMO, and the court staff by developing strong personal relationships with these individuals and providing excellent service. Met with the families at shelter/dependency hearings and provided some brief counseling. Assessed the children and their families' mental health needs.