Quality Assurance Management

LESLIEBROWN MARGESON

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ****** ****

City: WILLIAMSBURG

State: VA

Zip: 23188

Country: USA

Phone: 757-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $65,000

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LESLIE BROWN MARGESON, M.S.W.

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

CERTIFIED DIPLOMATE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

8401 Torbay Bend

Williamsburg, VA 23188

H: 757-***-****; C: 757-***-****

Education

M.S.W. - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA -1989

Specializing in Micro Mental Health

B.A.`s - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI -1980

Psychology and Political Philosophy

Employment Experiences

COLONIAL SERVICES BOARD - Licensed Therapist 12/09 - present

Adult and Geriatric Specialist - Williamsburg, VA

Provide individual, Group and family therapy to a diverse adult and geriatric population. Do intakes, assessments, treatment plans, and aftercare planning. Work cooperatively with other agencies and resources for the best care and services for the client. Groups include coping skills, psychoeducation to caregivers, handling grief and loss, stress, etc.

REMUDA RANCH - Programs for Eating & Anxiety Disorders 08/08 - 11/09

Primary Therapist II - Milford, VA

Provide individual, group and family therapy to children, adolescents and adults with Eating Disorder and/or Anxiety diagnoses in a residential treatment facility. Do Biopsychosocialspiritual assessments, case management, attend multidisciplinary staffings, develop individualized treatment plans, and coordinate aftercare plans. Group therapies included psychoeducational, skill-building, and experiential (challenge course).

LET`S TALK - Private Practice, Owner/Psychotherapist 10/05 - 09/08

Williamsburg, VA

Specializing in children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, geriatrics with mood disorders, ADHD, parenting problems, marital conflicts, divorce, custody, Eating Disorders, Abuse, Grief, Chronic Illness and Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stress, Anxiety, Anger Management, School problems, and Substance Abuse. Collaborate with schools, courts, DSS, CPS, Foster Care and FAPT Teams.

DR. PHILLIPS, ROSE & ASSOCIATES 04/97-08/08 Contract Psychotherapist - Gloucester, VA

Provide individual, family and couples therapy to a diverse outpatient population, which includes: oppositional children and adolescents, ADHD, trauma, abuse, neglect, divorce, custody, substance abuse, chronic illness, grief, mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and learning disabilities.

FAMILY LIVING INSTITUTE 05/01 -09/05

Contract Therapist - Williamsburg, VA

Provide individual, couple, family and group therapy to a population of self-referred or referred by psychiatrists, family doctors or court systems. Specialize in children and adults suffering from eating disorders, abuse, divorce, anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, marital conflict, acting-out adolescents, women`s issues, geriatrics and chronic illness.

THE LAUREL SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN & THE 02/01 - 02/03

SEXUAL ABUSE CRISIS CENTER- Contract Therapist - Gloucester, VA

Through grant funding, provided free individual, family and group therapy to women (and their children) in domestic violence and sexual assault situations.

CUMBERLAND HOSP. FOR CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS 06/89 - 06/97

Clinical Supervisor and Comprehensive Therapist - New Kent, VA

Provide individual, family and group therapy for dual-diagnosed (psychiatric & medical) adolescents, children, and their families. (Examples: Eating Disorders, TBI`s, diabetes, burn victims, Spina Bifida, drug overdoses.) Responsible for biopsychosocial evaluations, treatment plans, program development, emergency services, group therapies (psychoeducational, skill-building, experiential (ROPES)), and case management. Performed supervisory duties such as quality assurance, clinical supervision, group protocols and in-service trainings.

GRADUATE SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS AT: THE DAILY PLANET (Homeless Shelter), and Chesterfield Mental Health (Crisis Intervention & Substance Abuse).

Professional Affiliations

Virginia Society for Clinical Social Work (VSCSW) -Past President & Board Member

Laurel Shelter, Inc. & Sexual Assault Crisis Center -Past Board of Directors

Virginia Special Olympics -Past Volunteer

Continuing Professional Training

Parental Alienation Syndrome: Intervention & Treatment - 6.0 CEU`s 07/09/02

Anger Control Made Easy -6.0 CEU`s 07/11/03

Asperger`s Syndrome & Autism Spectrum -6.0 CEU`s 08/20/03

Coping with Pain and Addiction -2.0 CEU`s 02/12/05

Bipolar & other Major Mood Disorders in Youth -6.0 CEU`s 06/16/05

Legal Issues in Behavioral Health in Virginia -6.0 CEU`s 04/26/06

Play Therapy -6.25 CEU`s 05/11/06

Is Stress Fattening

-6.0 CEU`s 10/06/06

Children Caught in a High Conflict Divorce -6.0 CEU`s 12/20/06

Undercurrent - Secret Wounds of Kids & Adults -6.0 CEU`s 06/28/07

Positive Parenting With a Plan -6.0 CEU`s 04/10/08

Advanced Tools in the Tx of Eating Disorders - 4.0 CEU`s 04/14/08

CBT - The Essentials -3.0 CEU`s 08-28-08

Advanced Tools in the Treatment of Eating Disorders -2.0 CEU`s 09-04-08

Positive Psychology - Resiliency Assessment & Skill

Building w/Children, Adolescents & Families -3.0 CEU`s 09-12-08

Eating Disorder Basics -1.0 CEU`s 09-30-08

Assessment of the Eating Disorder Pt.: Adolescents -1.0 CEU`s 09-30-08

Medical Complications of Eating Disorders -1.25 CEU`s 10-05-08

Nutritional Aspects of Eating Disorders -1.0 CEU`s 10-05-08

Eating Disorders in Athletes -2.0 CEU`s 10-05-08

Body Image and Eating Disorders -2.0 CEU`s 10-05-08

Chronic Pain and Substance Abuse -2.0 CEU`s 11-12-08

Living Free-Helping ED pts find their Identity -2.5 CEU`s 02-27-09

Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders -1.0 CEU`s 02-27-09

DBT with ED`d Children and Adolescents -6.0 CEU`s 03-16-09

Motivational Interviewing: Overcoming Client Resistance

To Change -6.0 CEU`s 09-15-09

References available upon request.

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