Mental Health Training

PROFILE

Master level professional with over seven years of experience with a

proficiency in working with families and adolescents, handling client

relations, providing professional level services, works closely with other

agencies such as DFCS, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the court

system.

PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY

Department of Juvenile Justice, Contracted Group Facilitator, Woodbine, GA,

10/08-Present

. Facilitate Anger management groups for adolescents that have been

mandated to attend and are on probation

. Facilitate Substance Abuse groups for adolescents that have been

mandated to attend and are on probation

Camden County CASA Program, Family Service Coordinator, Kingsland, GA,

10/08 12/10

. Attended family team meetings

. Attended court hearings

. Ensured that families had services in place

. Supervised visitation

. Facilitated divorce education group

Anania and Associates, Counselor, Kingsland, GA 08/08-

01/10

. Provided individual counseling

. Provided in-home counseling for behavioral and mental health diagnosed

adolescents

. Facilitated anger management groups

Methodist Home for Children and Youth, Family Consultant, Kingsland, GA,

07/07-08/08

. Crisis Intervention

. Provided on-call services

. Provide in-home counseling for behavioral and mental health diagnosed

adolescents

. Family skills training with families

. Educational/behavioral support in school setting

. Attended and participated in family team meetings with DFCS

Methodist Home for Children and Youth, Behavioral Specialist, Kingsland,

GA, 07/07-06/08

. Provide in-home counseling for behavioral and mental health diagnosed

adolescents

. Family skills training with families

. Educational/behavioral support in school setting

. Group training with adolescents; ILP and Cultivating character

. Crisis Intervention

C.P.A.S., Substance Abuse Counselor Willimantic, CT,

01/06-08/06

. Client intake interviews, assessments, referral, and client discharge

which includes clients that are DCF, Probation, Agency referral, and

self referrals

. Developed individualized treatment plans

. Individual/group counseling which includes same sex or mixed group

counseling trauma (Seeking Safety curriculum), coping skills, and

addiction recovery groups

. Drug screening which includes urinalysis and hair tox screens

Waterford Country School, Child Care Worker II Quaker Hill, CT

09/03-05/05

. Supervised, counseled, and evaluated all residents under my care

. Ensured an appropriate environment where safety and security is

maintained for all residents

. Ensured basic needs of residents were identified and satisfied

according to state policy.

. Maintained all necessary documentation including program data book,

incident reports, use of force forms, checklists, etc.

. Supervised all aspects of daily routines, to include meals, wake-up

and bedtimes, showers, recreational activities, administered

medications, etc.

EDUCATION

. Masters Program, Mental Health Counseling, NOVA Southeastern

University, Fort Lauderdale, FL., Currently Attending

. Master of Arts, Criminal Justice, NOVA Southeastern University, Fort

Lauderdale, FL., April 2008

. Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, Northwestern State University,

Natchitoches, Louisiana. May 2002

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

. Cultural Diversity Seminar, 2004

. Cornell University, Residential Child Care Project, February 2004

. Health and Safety Issues Working with Substance Abuse Clients,

Certification May 2006

. Addiction and Prevention Studies, New England Institute of Addiction

Studies,

June 2006

. C.A.L.M. Physical Training Course, December 2007

. C.A.L.M. Theoretical Training Module, December 2007

. Family Centered Practice, February 2008

. Ethics Seminar, National Association of Social Workers, June 2008

. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), August 2008

AFFILIATIONS

Member and Co-Founder- American Criminal Justice Association, NSU, Lambda

Alpha Epsilon

SKILLS

Computer Application: Microsoft Office, and CMHC

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