Services Substance Abuse

Richard Bustamante-Quon, MA, CRC, CASAC, LMHC

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EDUCATION:

•Master of Arts, Rehabilitation Counseling, New York University, New York, New York, 2001

•Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, 1995

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:

•Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)

•Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC)

•Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

EXPERIENCE:

Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation (Methadone Maintenance Program), Brooklyn, New York.

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, March 2009-present

•Facilitate individual and group clinical vocational counseling utilizing motivational interviewing techniques.

•Enter initial assessments, vocational treatment plans, progress notes, and other paperwork in agency computer system.

Brooklyn AIDS Task Force, Brooklyn, New York.

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, April 2011-present

•Assist staff and clients in developing and implementing a comprehensive program of vocational rehabilitation services

that leads to patient’s involvement in employment, skills training, or educational activities.

•Provide individual and group counseling based on a vocational assessment, developing a comprehensive service plan,

providing services/activities and referrals that may lead to employment and monitoring of client’s progress towards

employment goal attainment and post employment maintenance while providing counseling and other supportive

services as appropriate.

•Maintain accurate and updated case records documenting clients’ progress in treatment and response to treatment

services in accordance with the program’s recordkeeping policies, procedures and OASAS requirements.

Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA), New York, New York, July 1999-March 2011

Peer Counselor (Part-Time)

•Distributed safer sex kits at high risk venues where Asian and Pacific Islander (API) men congregate throughout New

York City.

•Recruited and enroll API men into project services such as primary care services and the support group.

•Provided individual risk reduction counseling and co-facilitate group risk reduction counseling sessions.

Support Group Facilitator (Part-Time) August 2000-July 2001

•Provided a supportive environment for API men to address daily issues of their sexual orientation.

Daytop Village Incorporated (Outpatient Substance Abuse Program), New York, New York.

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, March 2002-July 2008

•Facilitated individual and group clinical vocational counseling, and brought the consumer to the best possible

rehabilitation outcome.

•Conducted Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI), Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE), and Self-Directed Search

(SDS).

Urban Pathways, New York, New York, September 2001-March 2002

Vocational and Educational Services Coordinator

•Coordinated vocational services at five program sites, and provided supervision to Job Developer.

New York State Education Department, March 2000-August 2001

Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID), Bronx, New York.

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, January 2001-August 2001

•Assisted persons with disabilities to attain employment, educational, or independent living goals.

•Conducted intake assessments to determine a consumer’s eligibility.

•Reviewed and evaluated information required for employment and/or training.

Counselor Assistant and Intern, March 2000-December 2000

•Assisted various counselors’ caseload, which included follow-up on consumer’s progress.

Create Incorporated (Outpatient Substance Abuse Program), New York, New York.

Vocational Counselor Intern, September 1998-September 2000

•Counseled consumers in recovery on reaching vocational goals.

•Conducted vocational orientation, Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE), Wide Ranger Achievement Test (WRAT), and

comprehensive assessments.

Covenant House, New York, New York.

Resident Advisor, May 1998-July 1999

•Counseled homeless teenage mothers at a thirty-day crisis shelter.

New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center, Springfield Gardens, New York.

Activities Therapist, February 1997-May 1998

•Counseled caseload of twelve adults diagnosed with mental illness at a Day Treatment Program.

•Provided therapeutic activities and created discussion groups for clients.

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