Lorna Blake

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Brooklyn, N.Y. 112062 646-***-****(cell)

Job Target: Mental Health Counselor

Summary: More than 18 years of mental health counseling in the field of addiction. During which a number of healing methods were employed to enable people to positively respond to their problems and to develop good coping skills and support structures.

Capabilities:

Develop supportive therapeutic relationships with varied client populations.

Provide empathetic, supportive counsel to individual in crisis.

Plan, organize and deliver effective group presentations in the field of substance abuse.

Established and maintain harmonious working relationships with others.

Prepare general reports and maintain accurate records.

Achievements:

Conduct outreach activities borough-wide.

In house conflict resolution counseling and treatment planning.

Conduct intake, assessment and general progress reports.

Facilitated motivational, women and children’s groups on HIV/AIDS.

Prevention and treatment workshops.

Conducted seminars on substance abuse, mental health research and treatment.

Motivates participants to exit the program and utilize the skills and resources that they have attained to make their lives productive.

Experience:

FROST’D – Community follow-up worker 2007-2010

Engaged substance abuse users with a variety of harm reduction, risk assessments

Referrals to drug treatment/ HIV tester

Self-Employed

Home care provider 2004-2007

Care for 1 month old to school age & children with special needs

CAMBA 1999-2004

Workshop Facilitator/Treatment adherence counselor/case manager

FATHER FLANAGAN’S BOYS TOWN 1997-1998

Counselor/Assistant teacher

PHOENIX HOUSE SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN 1994-1996

Community Liaison/ Facilitator/Counselor

Trainings:

Exponents Inc. (Arrive) an 8-week course on HIV/AIDS awareness, Treatment Prevention, Relapse prevention skills, Job readiness, stress reduction techniques, Case management, (URS) training

Project Outreach Institute: 2007-2008

CASAC-T (Trainee Certificate No.226**-****-****-extenstion pending

The College Of New Rochelle: 2011-2015

Bachelor of Arts- concentration in Psychology graduate class May 19, 2015