ERIC D. EASON
ADDRESS: E-MAIL: *********@*****.***
Southfield, MI 48076
EDUCATION:
Degrees – Master of Arts, conferred in 1998 by WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY - Detroit, MI
COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAM – Mental Health Concentration
Bachelor of Arts, conferred in 1994 by WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY – Wilberforce, OH
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE:
1999 – PRESENT. STATE OF MICHIGAN, BOARD OF COUNSELING
LICENSE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR (LPC)
CREDENTIALS:
2008 - PRESENT. International Certification of Advanced Addictions Drug Counselor (ICAADC). Certified by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
2008 – PRESENT. Certified Advance Addictions Drug Counselor (CAADC); Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP)
1999 – PRESENT. Certified by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP)
PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
11 years’ experience as a clinical supervisor
6 years’ experience as a program manager
8 years’ experience as a substance abuse clinician
5 years’ experience as an adolescent/youth mental health therapist
3 years’ experience as a crisis intervention counselor
CLINICAL SERVICES:
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY: Mental Health - Substance Abuse - Emotional - Behavioral
GROUP THERAPY: Clinical - Life Skills – Socialization – Didactics
FAMILY THERAPY: Utilizing various family system approaches
CRISIS INTERVENTION: Assessment, stabilization and referral
PROGRAMMING: Developed an Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Curriculum
PROFESSIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXPERIENCE: (12 years)
2002 – 2004. Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center - Opiate Detoxification Unit
Memphis, MI
Position: Opiate Detoxification Program Manager
2001 – 2002. Parkview Counseling Services – Opiate Stabilization and Detoxification (Free-standing); Roseville, MI
Position: Opiate Stabilization Counselor
1998 – 2001. Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center – Adult Residential Substance Abuse; Memphis, MI
Position(s): (1) Residential Therapist and (2) Relapse Prevention Group Facilitator
1997 – 1999. Detroit Medical Center: Eleanor Hutzel Women’s Recovery Center. Detroit, MI.
Position: Volunteer Substance Abuse Group Facilitator
1995 – 1997. Salvation Army, Harbor Light Center. Detroit, MI
Position: Residential Substance Abuse Therapist
PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE: (10 years)
2012 – 2013. Northeast Guidance Center, - Children and Family Services (Outpatient); Detroit, MI
Position: Children’s Outpatient Program Supervisor
2008 – 2010. Detroit Behavioral Institute, a medium to high security level, Juvenile Facility for Adjudicated Males (Residential Services)
Position: Clinical Supervisor
2005 – 2008. Detroit Behavioral Institute, a medium to high security level, Juvenile Facility for Adjudicated Males (Residential Services)
Position: Clinical Therapist
2004 – 2006. Detroit East, Community Mental Health – Adult Crisis Center (Assessment, Stabilization and Referral); Detroit, MI
Position: Crisis Intervention Counselor
2003 – 2005. Detroit East, Community Mental Health - Children and Youth Services (Outpatient); Detroit, MI
Position: Children’s Therapist
2003. Wayne County, 36th District Court, Domestic Violence Intervention Program
Detroit, MI
Position: Domestic Violence Group Facilitator
PROFESSIONAL CORRECTIONAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE: (10 years)
December, 2013 – present. Cherry Street Health Services
Federal Bureau of Prison: Residential Reentry Center; Detroit, MI
Position: Clinical Supervisor
February, 2011 – December, 2013. Transitional Drug Abuse Treatment (TDAT)
Federal Bureau of Prisons; Detroit, MI
Position: Lead TDAT Counselor
April, 2009 – February, 2011. United Way
Position: Program Manager for State Prison Reentry Program
June, 2007 – March, 2009. Detroit Community Justice Partnership
Position: Program Manager for State Prison Reentry Program
2002. Wayne County Jail System: Target Cities Program (Substance Abuse Unit); Hamtramck, MI
Position: Substance Abuse Clinical Supervisor
PREPARING AND/OR INTERPRETING REPORTS:
Psychiatric Evaluations – Interpreting results with clients
Psychological Evaluations - Interpreting results with clients
Medication Reviews – consultations with psychiatrist and the clients
Utilization of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th and 5th eds.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD) – interpreting this medical classification of diseases relating to the criteria for mental health and substance abuse diagnosis
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) – completing the levels of care
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING TECHNIQUES:
Theories of Causation Cycle of Addiction Stuck Points in Recovery
Trauma-Specific Models Defense Mechanisms Stages of Change of AOD
Co-occurring Disorders Motivational Interviewing Breath analyzer/urinalysis
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Member of American Counseling Association (ACA)
Member of Michigan Counseling Association (MCA)