DARA DURYEA, LCSW
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E-Mail: ***********@***.***
EDUCATION
MSW Casework, May 1993 BA Psychology, May 1990
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey University of Delaware
New Brunswick, New Jersey Newark, Delaware
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Magellan Health Services (6/11/15 - 6/10/16)
Military and Family Life Councelor ( Child and Youth Behavioral Program)
I provide broad-ranging support to military children and youth, and to family members and other adults who support them. I provide situational, short term prblem solving support. I engage in activities with children/ youth. I provide direct intervention in classroom, camp or family child care situations, including assisting staff in setting and managing boundaries. I model behavioral techniques and provide feedback to staff. I facilitate psycho-educational groups at child and youth program sites and conduct parent and staff training sessions.
Children’s Specialized Hospital (2/23/04-6/11/15)
Psychotherapist for psychology department. Psychology representative for the Feeding Team. Provide feeding evaluations. Counsel children and their families for feeding and toileting issues, ADHD, anxiety, behavior problems, autism spectrum disorders issues and run social skills groups.
Child and Family Therapy Practice. (3/98 - Present)
Part-Time practice primarily treating and working with children, adolescents and their families. I specialize in oppositional behavior and treat such conditions as depression, ADD/ADHD and divorce. I also do couples counseling and marriage therapy. I also consulted for Roxbury Daycare as a behavior specialist and conducted parent workshops.
Catholic Charities Hope House, Diocies of Patterson (9/2001 - 5/2003)
19-21 Belmont Avenue, Dover, NJ 07801. Part-Time Clinician
I provide therapy for individuals; children and adults, couples, marriage therapy, family therapy and therapeutic nursery for children ages birth to five years old and their parents. I ran a grief and bereavement group and the children's program of Strengthening Families with a coworker.
Rockaway Board of Education.(9/1/99 - 6/21/00)
School Road, Rockaway, NJ. Elementary Educational Support Councilor.
Provied guiadance, support and crisis intervention when needed. Taught classes regarding conflict resolution and social skills. Conducted parent workshops.
Morris County Educational Services Commission. (5 / 15 / 98 - 2/1/98)
Stillwell Ave., Morris Plains, NJ. School Social Worker - Independent Contractor.
Conducted Social Evaluations for the Commission when required. Attend IEP conferences when needed or required.
The Devereux Foundation. (12/14/96 - 2/20/98)
Devereux - Deerhaven Residential Facility for Girls. Chester NJ. Clinician
Provided individual, group and family therapy for residential treatment center clients. Worked with families and state social service workers in an effort to provide treatment for these clients.
NJFamily Magazine Top Doc for psychotherapist 3 concesutive years: 2013, 2014, 2015