LISA COWAN

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Chatham, VA *****

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EXPERIENCE

Tidewater Psychotherapy Services/Lisa Cowan LLC, VA Beach, VA 11/07-03/13

Mental Health Counselor

Group/Independent Private Practice

• Facilitated Pain Management and Domestic Violence Groups

• Marriage Counseling

• Individual Counseling with a focus on the following areas: Crisis Intervention,

Depression, Anxiety, Bereavement, Psychosis, Bipolar Illness, and Adjustment Disorders

Sharp Grossmont Behavioral Health, San Diego, California 07/05-11/06

Medical Social Worker

A non-profit hospital

• Completed psychosocial assessments

• Completed care plans

• Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings

• Participated in certification hearings

• Facilitated discharge groups

Fresenius Medical Care, San Diego, California 06/02-02/05

Clinical Social Worker

Dialysis Center

• Completed Psychosocial Assessments, Progress Notes, and Care Plans

• Provided Case Management Services

• Provided Patient and Family Education

• Co-facilitated therapy group for Women Living with Kidney Disease

• Conducted Home Visits for Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

• Provided Supportive Counseling for Patients and Family Members

• Supervised Social Work Case Aid

• Provided staff in services

• Worked as part of a multidisciplinary team to increase adherence and continuous quality

improvement

Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Care, Roanoke Virginia 09/97-12/01

Mental Health Therapist

A non-profit organization

• Provided evaluations and assessments for Psychiatric Hospitalization on-site: Jails,

Emergency Rooms, Court Rooms, Nursing Homes, Adult Homes; Psychiatric and

Medical Hospitals, Shelters, Juvenile Detention Centers, and Doctor Offices

• Testified as a Petitioner for Psychiatric Commitment Hearings

• Crisis Intervention: Short-term Crisis Counseling and 24 Hour Crisis Hotline

• Supervised Graduate Psychology Students

• Performed Ongoing Individual Therapy

• Treatment Planning

Department of Human Services, Arlington County, Virginia 09/01

Pentagon Volunteer

• Assisted Arlington Emergency Services following the terrorist attack on the Pentagon

• Answered 24 Hour Crisis Hotline

• Telephone Triage

Sexual Assault Response Awareness (SARA,) Roanoke, Virginia 10/02 -12/02

Volunteer

A non-profit Community Assistance program for survivors of sexual assault and their families

• Completed 14 hours of SARA Training

• Answered 24 Hour Crisis Hotline

Lewis-Gale Center for Behavioral Health, Salem, Virginia 08/96-05/97

Intern, Masters Field Placement

A Private Psychiatric Facility

• Completed Psychosocial Assessments

• Facilitated Group Therapies including: Process Groups, Psycho-educational Depression

Groups, Discharge Groups, and Relaxation Groups

• Facilitated Family Meetings

Women’s Resource Center, Radford, Virginia 05/98-08/96

A non-profit Abuse Shelter for Women and Children

• Completed 40 hours of Crisis Intervention Training specializing in victims of Domestic

Violence and Sexual Assault

• Responded to Crisis Hotline calls

• Supervised shelter residents on overnight shifts

Saint Albans Psychiatric Hospital, Radford, Virginia 12/94-08/96

Volunteer

A Private Psychiatric Facility

• Patient Advocate

• Co-facilitated Music and Horticulture Therapy Groups

Montgomery County School System, Christiansburg, Virginia 08/95-12/95

Intern Masters Field Placement

K-12 Public School System

• Counseled Adolescents and Conducted Home Visits

• Collected data and analyzed outcomes for Dropout Prevention Study

Montgomery County School System, Christiansburg, Virginia 01/95-06/95

Substitute Teacher and Special Education Aid

K-12 Public School System

• Instruction of Autistic, Downs Syndrome, ADHD and other Special Needs Children

Pulaski Correctional Unit, Dublin, Virginia 08/94-12/94

Intern Bachelors Field Placement

Minimum Security Prison

• Co-Facilitated Substance Abuse Therapy Groups

• Provided Recommendations for Parole Hearings

• Completed Progress Reports

• Provided Case Management Services

EDUCATION

Radford University, Radford, Virginia

Master of Social Work, 1997

GPA 3.9/4.0

Radford University, Radford, Virginia

Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1994

GPA 3.7/4.0

Minors: Criminal Justice and Sociology

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