Kathy A. Sprinkle, M.A., L.S.W.

Email: abp9zq@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: West Chester

State: OH

Zip: 45069

Country: USA

Phone: 513-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Experienced professional with more than 30 years experience working with people; over 10 years each working in counseling, training and volunteer management. Licensed Social Worker since 2003 Certified Adoption Assessor, 2006

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Cincinnati Christian University, Cincinnati OH 1/2001 to 5/2011 (Pastoral Care and Counseling)

High School Dipolma from Thomas More College, Cincinnati OH 1/2001 to 1/2013

Job History / Details:

Executive Profile

Experienced professional with more than 30 years experience working with people; over 10 years each working in counseling, training and volunteer management.

Licensed Social Worker since 2003

Certified Adoption Assessor, 2006

Skill Highlights

Individual, group and marriage counseling

Premarital counseling

Domestic violence counseling

Therapeutic crisis intervention

Case management

Treatment planning

Teaching

Training/facilitating

Speaking

Coaching

Team building

Recruiting, training and developing volunteers

Leading and teaching group skills and dynamics

Professional Experience

December 2007 to Current

Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio

Admissions Coordinator/Professor of Counseling

Responsible for recruitment and admission of students for the College of Adult Learning

Developed marketing plan, wrote and produced commercials aired on major radio stations for the University

Provides on-going personal and career coaching for students

Developed new retention events to maintain current students and encourage their stated goals

Teaches classes in Principles of Counseling, Strategies for Life and Sociology of Marriage and the Family

July 2007 to September 2009

29:11 Training Associates West Chester, Ohio

Director of Training

Owner/operator of training and consulting company, providing training (Full and part-time) in:

Child Abuse Prevention, Detection, and Reporting

Managing Aggressive Children

Communication and Conflict resolution

Cultural Diversity'

CPR/First Aid

August 2006 to July 2007

ENA, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio

Home Resource Coordinator/Trainer

Responsible for all aspects of recruiting, training and licensing of therapeutic foster parents

Created on-going training program for foster parents of severely emotionally disturbed foster children

July 2000 to August 2006

Lifeway For Youth Cincinnati, Ohio

Social Worker/Training Director

Served as Social Worker for foster children in therapeutic foster care and their foster parents from 2000-2003 providing:

Psychosocial assessments

On-going treatment planning and evaluation

conflict resolution

Pioneered new program to assist foster teens in emancipation process

Promoted to Training Director, serving from 2003-2006:

Designed successful marketing program to recruit new foster parents. Agency saw an increase of 25-35 percentage during first two years

Designed training program to develop new skills in foster parents and encourage continued growth in veteran foster parents

Continued to provide counseling for foster parents as needed

Awarded the "Whatever It Takes" Outstanding Employee Award, 2003

July 1998 to July 2000

Family Ties, St. Joseph Orphanage Cincinnati, Ohio

Social Worker

Served as Social Worker for foster children in therapeutic foster care and their foster parents providing

Psychosocial assessments

On-going treatment planning and evaluation

Counseling

Conflict resolution

May 1997 to June 1998

Tabor College Hillsboro, Kansas

Dean of Women

Responsible for all aspects of residential life for 350 college age women including:

Selection, training, supervision of resident assistant staff

Supervision and decisions regarding discipline issues among students using the college's Creative Discipline Program

Providing social education events and speakers for the women covering issues such as date rape, career decisions, positive peer culture, and depression

Provided personal and career counseling to college women

Supervised small groups of students facing various issues

Daily interacted with students to build positive influencing relationships

May 1995 to May 1997

29:11 Counseling Wichita, Kansas

Therapist

Provided assessment and counseling in the following areas:

Depression

Anxiety

Marriage and family conflict

Adolescent conflict

July 1990 to May 1995

Metro Media Radio Wichita, Kansas

Morning Drive Host "Kathy and Craig in the Morning"/production director

As Morning Show Host

Co-produced and hosted a top rated daily morning drive radio program

Represented the station at various community events and concerts

Served as production director including:

Writing and producing commercials

Working with sales clients to reach satisfaction on contracts/commercials

Worked along side the sales team to plan and implement promotional events

January 1989 to July 1990

Mid-Plains Youth For Christ Wichita, Kansas

Counselor

Created and implemented counseling services to youth in minimum security detention facility

Set up and moderated a mentoring program with young male inmates and community volunteers

Pioneered a program to identify and reach out to at-risk middle schoolers, providing community mentors

August 1988 to January 1989

Kid Brothers of Saint Frank Wichita, Kansas

National Tour and Media Director

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of a large 5 month nation wide tour for a recording artist, his band, singers and production team

Served as liaison between the artist and the record company, setting up radio/TV interviews, ensuring that the interviews and print media were in accordance to their wishes and procedures

Supervised the ordering, display, selling and auditing of concert merchandise

August 1986 to August 1988

Homeward Bound Runaway Shelter Newport, Kentucky

Social Services Director

Trained and supervised staff counselors who were working with troubled adolescents

Provided family/individual counseling for teens and families in crisis

Recruited, trained and supervised a large group of volunteer mentors to support the teens

Supervised various groups of teens facing difficult family situations

Regularly represented the agency as an educator and speaker at civic events

May 1984 to August 1986

Beech acres Cincinnati, Ohio

Residential Counselor-full time/Regional Trainer-part time

As Residential Counselor:

Supervised all aspects of residential treatment life for 10 teenage girls with psychiatric issues

Provided individual and group counseling with teens, teaching conflict management, boundaries and self-esteem

Assisted in the writing an implementation of treatment plans for individual teens

As Regional Trainer:

Provided on-going training classes and seminars to social workers from over 15 area agencies

Served on the State of Ohio Training Committee, writing and implementing new training programs for residential counselors across the state

March 1982 to May 1984

Hamilton County Juvenile Court Cincinnati, Ohio

Residential Counselor

Provided crisis intervention counseling to teens in a maximum security detention center

Provided behavioral assessments to probation officials

Education

2011 Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio

Master of Arts Pastoral Care and Counseling

1986 Thomas More College Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Bachelor of Science Social Work

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