Mental Health Grocery Clerk
Resume:
David MacDowell
Work Experience
Grocery Clerk
Safeway
**** ****** **., *** *********, CA, 94102
Owner
S.F. Lofts -
San Francisco, CA
February 2010 to Present
S.F. Lofts
Owner
San Francisco, CA. (January, 2010 - Present)
Currently running a successful business building custom and accessorized lofts primarily for Bay Area residents occasionally businesses. Since 2009, I have implemented a steadily expanding, product based service to accommodate the growing number of individuals and companies in urban settings, looking to more efficiently utilize their limited space. Manage all sales and marketing aspects of business including advertising in local publications, website construction, posting flyers, and networking. Engineer various designs for popular lofts and accessories. Draft spreadsheets based on the various models to effectively maintain a 66% profit margin on final sales of products and services. Employ workers in the form of drivers and building assistants, and assessors. Oversee the implementation of all preliminary price assessments and projects, maintaining all final products are consistent with the master blueprints. Implemented effective public relations principles to expand my client base by continuing to build a referral network of satisfied customers.
Substance Abuse Counselor and Intern Psychotherapist
Bay Area Addiction and Research Treatment -
San Francisco, CA
October 2004 to January 2010
Manage caseload of 35 clients with single and multiple diagnoses. Daily duties include: intake assessment, developing and maintaining treatment and/or transition plans, solution-focused, harm-reduction based counseling, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention. Work in conjunction with Counseling Staff, Medical Staff, outside Mental Health Agencies, and California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Meet regularly with Medical Compliancy Reviewer to ensure all sessions and charting adheres to Medi-Cal standards and CARF regulations within calendar deadlines. Attend monthly seminars to stay abreast of current field paradigms, and to accumulate Continuing Education Units. Participate in weekly individual and group supervision with licensed psychologist to accumulate California Board of Behavioral Sciences hours.
Intern Psychotherapist
Haight Ashbury Center for Recovery -
San Francisco, CA
January 2004 to October 2004
Managed caseload of seven dual and triple diagnosis clients. Conducted individual psychotherapy sessions. Conducted psychiatric intakes, 5150 assessments, and S.S.I. evaluations. Maintained weekly case notes.
reports, including housing and community placement recommendations for graduating clients.
milieu, implementing psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, and humanistic modalities and interventions.
sessions: 1) Anger Management, and 2) Relapse Prevention. Worked in a multidisciplinary team with medical, psychiatric, counseling and administrative staff; met with all staff 3 hours per week for case conferencing.
Residential Counselor
Cordilleras Mental Health Center -
Redwood City, CA
May 2001 to March 2004
Counseled residents: utilized strategies for anger/stress management, conducted anxiety reduction exercises, and acted as a mediator implementing conflict resolution interventions. Facilitated implementation of client treatment plans, utilized crisis intervention strategies, structured and monitored behavioral protocols, coordinated efforts of multiple departments to resolve issues; recorded daily progress of residents. Collaborated with team members, developing treatment plans, prioritizing goals, and devising effective team strategies. Trained new employees in department procedures. Handled and dispensed medication to residents, kept inventory and consumption logs. Planned daily outings and special weekly groups for residents.
Education
M.A. in Psychology
Golden Gate University -
San Francisco, CA
2004
B.A. in Psychology
Golden Gate University -
San Francisco, CA
2000
A.A. in Liberal Arts
Hudson County College
1998
A.A. in Hotel Restaurant and Institution Culinary Production
Middlesex County College
1992
Skills
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C.B.T., D.B.T., S.A. Harm Reduction and 12-Step treatments, Case Management, Treatment Plans, Couples Therapy, Child Disorders, Anger Management and Grief Counseling. (10+ years)
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