Service Therapist

Rebecca Alberts, BC-DMT

*** ******* ******; Woodstock, IL 60098 414-***-**** *************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Psychotherapist, Jewish Family Services, Milwaukee, WI; 2004- 2013

• Top performing clinician; evaluated and treated individuals, couples and families in an outpatient

setting.

• In-home and school based services provided to children, elderly and disabled persons.

• Effective working with difficult to treat populations: suicidal depression, anxiety, trauma, Autism and

chronic mental and physical illness.

• Adapted art, movement, meditation and play therapy interventions to reach all ages, cognitive states and

ability levels.

• Implemented ACT (Adults and Children Together Against Violence) Parenting program in conjunction

with American Psychological Association; and Anger Management Groups.

• Created peer supervision group to address specific client cases, IFS and Narrative Therapy studies.

Professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; 1999-2013

• Educated groups of 30-50 students in BodyMind Awareness.

• Created original syllabus with emphasis on movement experiences to foster intra and interpersonal

awareness.

• Developed lesson plans to help students build life and career skills through experiential learning.

Art and Dance Therapy Consultant; 1991-2005

• Educated Art Therapy Graduate students at Mt. Mary College (Milwaukee) and Dance Therapy

Graduate students Columbia College (Chicago) in Theory of Counseling Psychology, Professional

Ethics and Fieldwork, and Assessment and Advanced Clinical Treatment.

• Supervised ATR and ADTR candidates.

• Designed and lead classes, workshops and introductory sessions to the general public and health service

professionals.

Psychotherapist, Norris Adolescent Center, Mukwonago, WI; 2000-2004

• Provided in -home and inpatient therapy in accord with Wraparound Milwaukee, the Wisconsin

Community Service Network, Innovative Family Partnerships and the Children’s Service Society.

Psychotherapist, Task Force on Family Violence, Milwaukee, WI; 1994-1997

• Provided crisis counseling, assessed and treated individuals, groups and families affected by domestic

violence.

Psychotherapist, Menominee Tribal Clinic, Keshena, WI; 1993-1994

• Provided culturally sensitive outpatient psychotherapy services to residents of the Menominee

Reservation and surrounding area.

• Treated couples and families, AODA issues, depression, PTSD and other anxiety disorders.

Dance/Movement Therapist, New England Rehabilitation Hospital, Woburn, MA; 1988-1991

• Facilitated Dance/Movement Therapy with amputees, head injury, spinal cord injury, pain and young

stroke patients.

• Taught Tai Chi on the Pain Unit and applied Laban Movement Analysis to patient evaluation.

Dance Therapy Consultant, The Center for Creative Art Therapies, Boston, MA; 1989-1991

• Designed and implemented Dance Therapy group interventions for diverse inner city populations in

schools and subsidized housing projects.

Expressive Therapist, Danvers State Hospital, Hathorne, MA; 1987-1988

• Facilitated both Art and Dance Therapy groups on a team of Expressive Therapists at the oldest

psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts.

• Provided inpatient and community based treatment to patients with chronic and severe mental illness .

Art Therapist, Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital, Milwaukee, WI; 1985-1987

• Created and managed Art Therapy Program for neurologically impaired adults and children.

Art Therapist, Mount Carmel Health Care Center, Milwaukee, WI, 1982-1985

• Coordinated Art Therapy Services at a large diverse long term care facility.

EDUCATION:

1987 - 1989 MA in Expressive Arts Therapy with Dance/ Movement specialization: Lesley University,

Cambridge, MA

1976 - 1982 BA Fashion Design and Art Therapy Institute: Mount Mary College; Milwaukee, WI

2006-2007 Leadership Training: Jewish Family Services; Milwaukee, WI

1990 - 1991 Choreographic Institute; New York, NY: Training program in Movement Analysis and

Imaginal Psychotherapy (developmental, diagnostic and mythological explorations into Dance/Movement

Therapy, Laban Movement Analysis and Archetypal Psychology).

Licensing/Registration:

1993: Professional Counselor License (Wisconsin)

1994: Medicaid Provider

1984: Art Therapist Registered (ATR)

1991: Dance Therapist Registered (BC-DMT)

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