Sarah McKinney Stevens

*** *** ****** ** • Hickory, NC 28601

abg2pb@r.postjobfree.com • 828-***-****

Objective: Obtain a counseling position with a welcoming agency in the Hickory area

Education: Lenoir Rhyne University

• Master of Arts in Agency Counseling, 5/2011

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Bachelor of Arts in Music, 5/1995

Honors: Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Honor Society, member, 2/2011 present

• GPA: 3.88

UNC Dean’s List, 1995

UNC “Outstanding Senior” award, 1994

• Given by the UNC General Alumni Association and Division of Student Affairs for

leadership, dedication and innovation during membership in the UNC Loreleis female a

capella group

Counseling

Career and Personal Development Center (CPDC) @ LRU, Hickory NC,

Experience:

8/2010 4/2011

• Completed my counseling internship at Lenoir Rhyne University (LRU) counseling

students individually who were dealing with depression, anxiety and grief, among other

issues

• Updated some of the client forms used at the CPDC, such as the assessment document,

the progress note form, and the consent form giving the counseling intern permission to

record counseling sessions

• Performed alcohol assessments on students with alcohol violations on the LRU campus

using the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI)

Women’s Resource Center (WRC), Hickory NC, 8/2010 5/2011

• Fulfilled my counseling internship duties counseling individual women who were

dealing with past or present physical and sexual abuse, substance abuse, financial

hardships, suicidal ideation, and/or other mental illnesses

• Led a 3 week psychoducational self care group for several human service workers

• Developed a detailed client/counselor contract and updated some of the client

paperwork at the WRC, such as the informed consent document and the consent form

giving the counseling intern permission to record counseling sessions

Family Net Client Rights Committee, Hickory NC, 5/2010 present

• Ensure fair treatment of clients by participating as a member of a group of diverse

representatives of the local population that reviews Family Net’s activities with their

clients

Rape Crisis Center of Catawba County, Hickory NC, 8/2009 12/2009

• Consulted with the executive director to help implement accessibility improvements at

the RCC per the Fundamental Elements of Accessibility protocol of the NC Office on

Disability and Health

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American Counseling Association, 1/2009 present

• Member and liability insurance owner

Other Work

AG Edwards & Sons, Inc. (Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC), Hickory NC, financial

Experience:

assistant, 6/2003 11/2008

• Worked as administrative assistant, office manager, advertising coordinator, and branch

technology and voice communications supervisor

• Conducted training for all branch financial assistants

• Led and assisted branch employees as conversion coordinator during significant firm

wide computer systems conversion/upgrade

• Acted as Branch Systems Administrator

Salomon Smith Barney, Durham NC, sales assistant, 1/1999 8/2001

• Performed administrative duties at national brokerage firm for 10 individual brokers

• Acted as branch level contact for Managed Account Operations

• Maintained an active role as a member of the branch council

Squid’s Restaurant, Chapel Hill NC, server, trainer, floor manager, 10/95 7/00,

1/02 6/02

• Worked as floor manager, financial assistant to owner, server, server trainer, and cashier

in highly respected, high volume restaurant

Skills: Proficient in office programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office PowerPoint, SPSS, and APA style

writing, referencing and citing

References available upon request.

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