Dawn Byrne, LCPC

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Professional Summary

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (MD LC4540) with over 20 years experience in mental health and addiction counseling. Skilled Crisis Interventionist in ER setting. Experienced EAP Counselor in public and private sectors. Addiction Counselor in Inpatient and Outpatient clinics; Certified Relapse Prevention Therapist. Corporate consulting background in education, training and program design. M.A Counseling.

Professional Highlights

Crisis Interventionist: Johns Hopkins Medicine (Sibley Hospital); Conducted emergency crisis assessments and intervention services to adult psychiatric patients in ED. Expertise in suicide and homicide risk assessments. Diagnosed psychiatric and substance use disorders. Collaborated with multidisciplinary medical team for appropriate disposition and treatment.

Licensed Clinical Therapist:

Johns Hopkins Medicine (Bayview Community Psychiatry); Provided assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, counseling and case management for community psychiatry patients.

U.S. Supreme Court; Provided EAP services- assessments, counseling, training and consultation to employees of Court and Federal Occupational Health Consortium (FOH).

DC Bar Association's Lawyer Assistance Program; Conducted mental health and substance use assessments, provided short-term counseling and problem resolution. Client compliance monitoring and prepared reports to courts. Taught educational programs to law firms, law schools and judges. Facilitated lawyer support groups. Conducted Interventions in law firms.

COPE, Inc; Provided EAP services to The World Bank, National Association of Attorneys General, National Governors Association, DOD. Facilitated Critical Incident Stress Debriefings (CISD).

Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center; Served as Triage Counselor, conducted clinical assessments and brief interventions. Designed Brief Triage protocol for walk-in emergencies.

Addiction Counselor:

Kolmac Clinic; Facilitated group psychotherapy, presented didactic lectures, conducted admission interviews, completed psychosocial history, conducted clinical evaluations, assessing for SUD and level of care, completed Treatment Plans, Interpretive Summaries, and Discharge plans. Maintained patient caseload and records, including documentation of treatment activity and progress notes in accordance with CARF regulations.

Executive Addiction Disease Program (now Tenley House); Co-facilitated chemical dependency groups in outpatient treatment center. Focus on relapse prevention tools for long-term recovery.

Caron Treatment Centers; Member of Caron's national team of Recovery Care Counselors, providing long-term recovery aftercare counseling services to clients after discharge from inpatient treatment.

Corporate Trainer and Consultant:

Sterling Institute; Director of Program Development. Designed, developed and conducted corporate training programs (Teambuilding, Conflict Resolution, Influencing Skills) for national accounts.

Kepner -Tregoe, Inc; Senior Consultant and trainer for national corporations. Certified in "Problem-Solving and Decision-Making" Program.

Education

The George Washington University., M.A. COUNSELING (1995)

The George Washington University, M.A. EDUCATION/HRD (1983)

Mount Holyoke College, B.A. (1976)

Certifications/Continuing Education

Certified Relapse Prevention Therapist (Gorski-CENAPS)

Sheppard-Pratt Continuing Education Courses: Addiction, Depression, OCD, Mood Disorders, Suicide Prevention, Eating Disorder Symposium, Gender Differences in Addiction Treatment, Ethics of Mental Health Issues in the ED, Trauma- Informed Practices, PTSD & Dissociative Disorders, Cultural Competence

Sierra-Tuscon Seminars: Trauma & Anxiety, Trauma & Belief Systems, Motivation for Self-Growth

Ashley Treatment Center: Couples' Therapy in Addiction Treatment, Trauma & Addiction

R Cassidy Seminars: Alcohol Awareness in Time of Crisis, Terry Real's Grandiose Women- Shut Down Men.

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME): Identifying and Addressing Substance Abuse in the Workplace; Neurobiology of Major Depressive Disorder

Institute for the Advancement of Behavioral Healthcare: Interventions with Eating Disorders

Addiction Professional Webinar: Spirituality and Recovery, Opiod Addiction & Treatment Adherence, Sleep Disorders in Recovery

Johns Hopkins Medicine: Annual Mood Disorders Symposium, DSM-V Diagnostic Criterion

Stephen Rollnick, PhD: Motivational Interviewing Certificate

American Psychological Association/Division of Trauma Psychology: Lifetime Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences

CARON Treatment Center: Building Connections: The Breakthrough at Caron Conference

Rutgers Institute of Alcohol and Drug Studies (summer)

Harvard Law School Professional Seminars "Getting to YES"

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