MELITA COGBURN, MA

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Kissimmee, FL 34746 Email: fnfvc5@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Family Counseling Therapy professional with extensive experience in the behavioral healthcare industry. Leadership skills honed throughout professional and counseling history. Extensive experience in planning, implementing, and conducting assessments and educational events. Additional expertise includes formulation of treatment programs, curriculum development, and presentations to diverse audiences. Skilled in analysis, communication, and problem solving. Committed to caring for the well being and improving the quality of life of each individual.

AREAS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

Education and Counseling

• Extensive crisis intervention training.

• Implementation and monitoring of treatment programs.

• Facilitates social and anger management skills seminar with at-risk youth.

• Generated and obtained access to community resources for survivors of domestic violence.

• Performed investigations; home, school, and detention facility visits.

• Proposed specific treatment programs for cases of juvenile defendants in court.

• Organized activities for children residents of Haven House Homeless Shelter.

• Provides mental health services to individuals, families, and groups and crises intervention.

Clinical Direction and Management

• Reconstructed and facilitated Conflict Resolution Seminar(s).

• Managed over 200 hours of training of newly hired employees.

• Developed successful tutoring business with group of consistent weekly clients.

• Managed and oversaw the scheduling and billing processes for the counseling center.

• Assistant Department Head for volunteer counseling and outreach service team.

• Created and revised departmental instructional manual.

• Established private practice by providing therapeutic services to steady client base.

• Elected President of the Ingham County Cultural Diversity Committee

Instructional Innovations

• Lectured through healthy lifestyle seminars to adolescents ages 12-18 through the Lansing Intermediate School District on over 23 topics.

• Facilitated professional development/training courses for existing employees.

• Conducted and managed volunteer counseling services for adult and family units.

• Routinely performed case study analysis.

• Effectively conducts team meetings and training sessions.

CAREER HISTORY

BETTER LIFE COUNSELING SERVICES, East Lansing, MI

Therapist/Owner 2009 - Present

INGHAM COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, Lansing, MI

Deputy Clerk 2002–2011

MELITA COGBURN, MA

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LIFE CHANGERS CHRISTIAN CENTER, Lansing, MI

Assistant Director, Membership Services 2005–2007

MARINA LEVIN REHAB & COUNSELING SERVICES, Lansing, MI

Office Manager 2000–2001

INGHAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, Lansing, MI

Juvenile Court Officer (Family Division) 5/1999 - 8/1999

WILLOW PLAZA

Adolescent Educator 1996–1999

C.A.R.E.

Advocate 1998–1999

EDUCATION

MA, Counseling, Spring Arbor University, Lansing, MI

BS, Family Community Services-Human Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

SKILLS

Proficient with Microsoft Office Products: Word, Works, Excel, and PowerPoint

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