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Services Supervisor

Location:
Falls Church, VA
Posted:
July 03, 2014

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Resume:

Joseline Pascale Harris

***** ************ *****

Gainesville, Virginia 20155

Mobile Phone 703-***-****

e-mail address: **********@*****.***

Objective

To utilize my skills and training as a counselor educator, supervisor and

Licensed Professional Counselor within the state of Virginia.

Qualifications

I have over ten years of experience in counseling and more than five years

of intensive in-home counseling experience. I have extensive knowledge

related the eligibility and prior authorization process for intensive in

home and mental health support service provisions within the CSA and

Virginia Medicaid guidelines. I have experience proving clinical

supervision, training on billing criteria and documentation requirements

for counseling services.

Education

2007-current: Doctoral Candidate

Doctorate in Counseling Psychology with a Concentration in Counselor

Education and Supervision; Argosy University (Coursework completed in June

2010)

Comprehensive Exam: Pass (December 2010)

2005-2007: Master of Arts Degree in Professional Counseling; Argosy

University

1998-2002: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology; Norfolk State University

Experience

February 2011-current

Virginia Home Based Counseling and Virginia Support Services

Regional Coordinator and Clinical Supervision within Northern Virginia

Region. Program Supervisor for EPSDT Behavior Treatment Program as well.

Responsible for program development and administrative oversight.

April 2010-May 2011

Private, Part-time; Family Preserve Practice and Independent

Contracting Services

Outpatient therapy services in an independent practice. Providing Clinical

Supervision in an intensive home based counseling agency.

February 2007-September 2010

Intensive Home-Based Therapist, Part-time; Family Preservation

Services, Inc.

EPSDT program coordinator and EHR trainer for the site. Provision of home

based services to adolescents and their families. Serve as an outpatient

substance abuse therapist for 294 services.

March 2008- February 2010

Mental Health Therapist, Full-time; Fairfax-Falls Church Community

Services Board: Adult Residential Services, Residential Intensive Care-

Comprehensive Program

Provide counseling services in an adult residential treatment program. Team

lead and support to treatment team including 24 hour on-call coverage, and

filling in as acting supervisor during program supervisor's scheduled or

unscheduled leave. Provide continuation and continuity of care while

coordinating services with other service providers.

August 2007- May 2008

Stratford University, Adjunct Psychology Professor

Instruct courses in Psychology to meet the educational requirements stated

in the credit course outlines. Employ the use of innovative and creative

teaching techniques and equipment.

March 2006-February 2007

Clinical Family Coordinator, Full-time; Prince William Family

Counseling

Serve as an independent sub-contractor. Provision of home based services to

adolescents and their families as well as Mental Health Support Services to

adults.

October 2005- April 2006

Primary Counselor, Full-time; Fairfax Methadone Treatment Center

Coordinate services for adult patients who are under the care of the

clinics psychiatrist. Facilitating and instructing substance abuse

treatment groups. Complete patient psychosocial assessment upon intake.

December 2003-January 2005

Service Coordinator, Full-time; Family Advocacy Services of Virginia

Coordinate services for students in Therapeutic Foster Care program.

Providing wrap-around services to include but not limited to case

management with social worker, school environment, foster home setting,

biological family, and the program s after school program. Provide back-up

support as an on-call worker, as well as to colleagues when appropriate.

Facilitate Social Skills groups.

September 2002- January 2004

Relief Counselor, Part-time, on-call position; Fairfax County

Juvenile Detention Center and Girl's Probation House-Fairfax

Provide safe and secure environment for the juvenile detainees.

or regression.

May 2002- August 2002

Counselor, Full-time Employee Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center

Maintain constant observation of adult chronically mentally ill population.

Implement knowledge of psychological theories and practices. Provide

consistent review of patient history and documentation. Implement of

policy and procedures when dealing with mentally ill population.

Practicum Experience

September 2006- April 2007

MAPC Practicum Student, Arlington County DHS Behavioral Healthcare

Dual Diagnosis Division

Facilitate Dual Diagnosis Education Group, Art Therapy Group and Relapse

Prevention Group. Utilize supervision experience as an opportunity for

growth and reciprocity of constructive feedback. Attend biweekly practicum

seminar.

Other Relevant Experience

July 2008-August 2008

Volunteer, Fairfax County Government: ADAPT

Observe the 18-week instruction of Anger Management and Domestic Abuse

program. Support program staff in monitoring fee payment, attendance and

completion of program assignments. Provide psycho-education related to

anger management strategies. Instruct clients in a lecture format, through

discussion and exploration, helping them to utilize and information learned

within the course through application to their daily lives.

September 2006- April 2007

Committee Member, Council of Governments: Co-Occurring Disorders

Review and discuss the regions efforts in treating consumers with a dual

diagnosis. Proposing activities to encourage efforts to treat as well as

facilitate trainings available to professionals and the public who are

interested in information pertaining to dually diagnosed populations.

Introduce trainings to the public and professionals interested in training

subject matter or in receiving CEU credits.

November 2000- May 2002

Suicide Crisis and Prevention Hotline Volunteer at the Planning

Council in Norfolk, Virginia

Responsibilities include answering calls, recording of those calls into

records of the agency, contacting mental health agency on-call workers in

emergencies, and administering of crisis training to individuals in need.

Licenses/ Certifications

> Licensed Professional Counselor

Virginia License#: 070*******

Expiration Date: 6/30/2015

> Licensed Professional Counselor

District of Columbia License#: PRC14052

Expiration Date: 12/31/2014

> National Certified Counselor

ID: 255454

Expiration Date: 01/31/2015

> National Provider Identifier

NPI: 127*******

> Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)-certification

(current)

Professional Affiliations

American Counseling Association (ACA) member

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) member

Chi Sigma Iota Member: Sigma Phi Sigma Chapter (Counseling Honor Society)

Training

First Aid Certified (current)-Adult/ Pediatric CPR (current)

Crisis Intervention Techniques Certified-adolescents (current)

Medication Administration Certified-Virginia State(current)

Graduate Coursework

Doctoral Level Coursework

C7462 Ethics in Practice

C7454 Models of Clinical Supervision

C7440 Marriage and Family Therapy

C7445 Brief Psychotherapies

C7458 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

C7460 Techniques of Child & Adolescent Counseling

R7000 Introduction to Academic Writing and Research

R7035 Qualitative Research Methods

R7031 Descriptive Research

Methods

R7037 Survey Techniques

C7453 Clinical Consultation

C7452 Professional Development in Counseling

C7453 Clinical Consultation

E7033 Managing Change

C7465 Teaching in Higher Education

Joseline P. Harris

14452 Sharpshinned Drive

Gainesville, Virginia 20155

703-***-****

Personal: **********@*****.***

References:

Olivia Owusu-Baokyewaah, MSW

Program Supervisor

Fairfax County Government

703-***-****

Relationship: recent immediate supervisor

Woldeghebriel Seium, LPC, BCPC

Mental Health Therapist

Fairfax County Government

703-***-****

Relationship: former colleague

Latasha Scott, MA

VRP Supervisee

Family Preservation Services, Inc.

443-***-****

Relationship: colleague/ VRP Supervisor

Nafeesah Antwine, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

703-***-****

Relationship: former colleague/ personal reference

Anthony McAllister

Alexandria City Probation Officer

(P/T) Family Preservation Services, Inc.

301-***-****

Relationship: colleague



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