Medical Mental Health
Resume:
LISA COWAN
Chatham, VA *****
EXPERIENCE
Tidewater Psychotherapy Services/Lisa Cowan LLC, VA Beach, VA 11/07-03/13
Mental Health Counselor
Group/Independent Private Practice
• Facilitated Pain Management and Domestic Violence Groups
• Marriage Counseling
• Individual Counseling with a focus on the following areas: Crisis Intervention,
Depression, Anxiety, Bereavement, Psychosis, Bipolar Illness, and Adjustment Disorders
Sharp Grossmont Behavioral Health, San Diego, California 07/05-11/06
Medical Social Worker
A non-profit hospital
• Completed psychosocial assessments
• Completed care plans
• Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Participated in certification hearings
• Facilitated discharge groups
Fresenius Medical Care, San Diego, California 06/02-02/05
Clinical Social Worker
Dialysis Center
• Completed Psychosocial Assessments, Progress Notes, and Care Plans
• Provided Case Management Services
• Provided Patient and Family Education
• Co-facilitated therapy group for Women Living with Kidney Disease
• Conducted Home Visits for Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
• Provided Supportive Counseling for Patients and Family Members
• Supervised Social Work Case Aid
• Provided staff in services
• Worked as part of a multidisciplinary team to increase adherence and continuous quality
improvement
Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Care, Roanoke Virginia 09/97-12/01
Mental Health Therapist
A non-profit organization
• Provided evaluations and assessments for Psychiatric Hospitalization on-site: Jails,
Emergency Rooms, Court Rooms, Nursing Homes, Adult Homes; Psychiatric and
Medical Hospitals, Shelters, Juvenile Detention Centers, and Doctor Offices
• Testified as a Petitioner for Psychiatric Commitment Hearings
• Crisis Intervention: Short-term Crisis Counseling and 24 Hour Crisis Hotline
• Supervised Graduate Psychology Students
• Performed Ongoing Individual Therapy
• Treatment Planning
Department of Human Services, Arlington County, Virginia 09/01
Pentagon Volunteer
• Assisted Arlington Emergency Services following the terrorist attack on the Pentagon
• Answered 24 Hour Crisis Hotline
• Telephone Triage
Sexual Assault Response Awareness (SARA,) Roanoke, Virginia 10/02 -12/02
Volunteer
A non-profit Community Assistance program for survivors of sexual assault and their families
• Completed 14 hours of SARA Training
• Answered 24 Hour Crisis Hotline
Lewis-Gale Center for Behavioral Health, Salem, Virginia 08/96-05/97
Intern, Masters Field Placement
A Private Psychiatric Facility
• Completed Psychosocial Assessments
• Facilitated Group Therapies including: Process Groups, Psycho-educational Depression
Groups, Discharge Groups, and Relaxation Groups
• Facilitated Family Meetings
Women’s Resource Center, Radford, Virginia 05/98-08/96
A non-profit Abuse Shelter for Women and Children
• Completed 40 hours of Crisis Intervention Training specializing in victims of Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault
• Responded to Crisis Hotline calls
• Supervised shelter residents on overnight shifts
Saint Albans Psychiatric Hospital, Radford, Virginia 12/94-08/96
Volunteer
A Private Psychiatric Facility
• Patient Advocate
• Co-facilitated Music and Horticulture Therapy Groups
Montgomery County School System, Christiansburg, Virginia 08/95-12/95
Intern Masters Field Placement
K-12 Public School System
• Counseled Adolescents and Conducted Home Visits
• Collected data and analyzed outcomes for Dropout Prevention Study
Montgomery County School System, Christiansburg, Virginia 01/95-06/95
Substitute Teacher and Special Education Aid
K-12 Public School System
• Instruction of Autistic, Downs Syndrome, ADHD and other Special Needs Children
Pulaski Correctional Unit, Dublin, Virginia 08/94-12/94
Intern Bachelors Field Placement
Minimum Security Prison
• Co-Facilitated Substance Abuse Therapy Groups
• Provided Recommendations for Parole Hearings
• Completed Progress Reports
• Provided Case Management Services
EDUCATION
Radford University, Radford, Virginia
Master of Social Work, 1997
GPA 3.9/4.0
Radford University, Radford, Virginia
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1994
GPA 3.7/4.0
Minors: Criminal Justice and Sociology
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