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MASTERS’

DEGREE IN

SOCIAL

WORK, LICENSED

(MASTER)

SOCIAL WORKER,

SUBSTANCE

ABUSE PROFESSIONAL,

CERTIFIED DEMENTIA

PRACTITIONER,

CLINICALLY CERTIFIED

FORENSIC

COUNSELOR. CERTIFIED

CLINICAL

TRAUMA

PROFESSIONAL.

ERIC BRAUN,

MSW, LSW,

LMSW, SAP,

CDP,

CCFC, CCTP.

EDUCATION

1999 - 2002 SUNY – at Buffalo Buffalo, NY

Masters’ Degree in Social Work

● Summa cum laude

● 3.7 GPA

● Internship at Salamanca Counseling Center – Participated in community-building efforts and working with community organizations and systems in addition to providing individual as well as group counseling to children and adolescents at the Salamanca Housing Authority and the Salamanca community in general.

● Internship at Family Service of Jamestown – Assessment and intervention of individuals, couples, and families as well as working with various community organizations and systems.

1994 – 1997 SUNY – at Fredonia Fredonia, NY

Bachelor of Arts

● Major in Psychology; Minor in Sociology.

● Magna cum laude.

● 3.5 GPA.

● Psi Chi – National Psychology Honor Society.

● Fall 1996 – Honors’ Seminar.

● Internship at Jones Memorial Health Center Inpatient Facility doing various clinical and administrative tasks.

● Dean’s List.

1990 – 1992 Jamestown Community College Jamestown, NY Associates’ Degree – Math & Science

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● Pre – Medical Curriculum.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005 – Present Private Practice Jamestown, NY

Specialized Sexual Specific Therapist & General, Mental Health, &Addictions Therapist Substance Abuse Professional.

● Substance Abuse Professional – Provide initial evaluation and follow-up recommendations as a part of the return-to-duty process for individuals covered under the Department of Transportation working in safety-sensitive positions, testing positive of illicit drugs and/or alcohol.

● Provide comprehensive behavioral, functional and biopsychosocial assessments and treatment plans in addition to follow-up evaluations for appropriate adjustments to treatment plans for various client populations over time.

● Provide evaluation, treatment and interventions involving the identification, modification and termination of antisocial, unhealthy, inappropriate behaviors as well as the reinforcement of prosocial behaviors for clients referred from criminal justice and social service agencies for psychosexual treatment involving behavioral modification targeted at inappropriate sexual behaviors as well as comorbid occurrence of substance-abuse behaviors, mental-health, SPMI developmental disabilities, autism, and TBI. Provide group, individual and family counseling/therapy for adult and adolescent offender and non-offender populations as well as working collaboratively with relevant community and criminal justice systems and organizations.

● Provide group, individual, and family counseling/therapy for clients facing various clinical issues.

● Appear in court to testify as Expert Witness when called upon. 2009 – 2019 Venture For the, Inc Home Office – Niagara Falls, NY Local Office – Jamestown, NY

• Part-time & Per-Diem.

• Community Integration Counselor - Counseling service provided to Waiver and TBI participants who are coping with altered abilities and skills, revisions in long term expectations, and/or changes in their roles in relation to significant others. Intake, assessment, treatment planning, progress reporting & Counseling for individual, family, significant others. Reporting on intake and assessment paperwork and regular computer/software-based progress tracking.

• Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) Counselor & Director - Service provided to waiver participants who have significant behavioral difficulties that may jeopardize their ability to remain in the community of choice due to inappropriate responses to events in their environment. Extended behavioral assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, behavioral counseling, regular progress reporting are meetings and computer-based software. 3

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• Independent Living Skills Training – Training and Counsel provided to same clinical population regarding more practical needs – banking, shopping, household tasks, etc. Specialized evaluation, detailed planning, regular meeting with client to provide training & counsel, reporting on progress, etc.

• Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) – For psychiatric and/or dually-diagnosed participants in the following roles for which I am trained and provide services:

- Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment.

- Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

- Habilitation.

- Family Support and Trainiing.

- Prevocational Services.

- Intensive Supported Employment.

- Ongoing Supported Employment.

2007 -2009 TLC Health Network Cassadaga, NY & Gowanda, NY Outpatient, Inpatient & Detox Discharge Planner

• Outpatient Counselor – Completed intake, assessment, individual counseling, group counseling, discharge planning, discharge summaries. Appeared in court when called as expert witness.

• Discharge Planner for Medically Supervised Withdrawal Program (Detox Program) – Obtained insurance authorizations and approvals via phone, completed necessary paperwork, provided necessary supportive counsel to patients and family, as well as discharge planning for MSW patients.

• Inpatient Counselor – While acting as Discharge Planner for MSW, part of my duties was to provide group counseling in the 30-Day Inpatient Program on the same site. 2001 – 2005 Family Service of Jamestown Jamestown, NY Behavioral, Mental Health Social Worker/Specialized Sexual Offender Therapist

● Worked as intern, part-time, and then full-time therapist in that succession.

● Provided comprehensive behavioral, functional and biopsychosocial assessments, appropriate interventions and treatment plans in addition to follow-up evaluations involving, various client populations including mental health, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, forensic, paraphilic, SPMI, developmental disability, autism, TBI over time.

● Provided evaluation, treatment and interventions involving the identification, modification and reinforcement of prosocial behaviors for clients referred from criminal justice and social service agencies for psychosexual treatment involving behavioral modification targeted at inappropriate sexual behaviors as well as related comorbid clinical issues such as substance-abuse behaviors, mental- health,, SPMI developmental disabilities, autism, and TBI and sexual status.

● Provided group, individual and family counseling/therapy for adult and adolescent offender and non-offender populations as well as working collaboratively with relevant community and criminal justice systems and organizations.

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● Provided group, individual, and family counseling/therapy for clients facing various clinical issues.

1999 – 2004 Consumer Advisory Board of OMRDD

Home Office – Staten Island, NY

Local Office – Jamestown, NY

Program Associate

● Provided advocacy and ensured the rights of Willowbrook Class consumers now residing in community placements in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegheny, and Erie counties in accordance with the Willowbrook Permanent Injunction and the original Willowbrook Consent Decree.

● Provided consent en loco parentis for Willowbrook Class consumers in the Western New York catchment area.

● Responsible for monitoring the observance of rights, medical care, treatment plans, and behavioral interventions.

● Worked collaboratively with treatment teams, clinicians, and administrators of community and state organizations to craft treatment plans for Willowbrook Class consumers. 1990 – 1999 The Resource Center Jamestown, NY

Psychology Services Technician – PST

Habilitation Services Technician – HST

Community Living Specialist – CLS

● PST – 1998-1999

Completed Behavioral Assessments for a variety of Develepmentally-Disabled Individuals, under the supervision of Behavioral Specialists and Chief Psychologist in order to identify maladaptive, dangerous, non-functional behaviors and to identify and teach maladaptive, growth-orientd behaviors. With this information a formulated behavioral management programs additionally utilizing functional and behavioral analysis as well as biopsychosocial assessment and follow-up evaluation for developmentally disabled individuals, Down’s Syndrome, Autistic Individuals and those with whom have TBI – Traumatic Brain Inury in residential and day programming environments utilizing behavioral modification principles were then passed through intra-agency human rights committee. When passed, PST would train direct care, clinical, supervisory and relevant administrative staff. Trained staff in methodology of programs and SCIP interventions. Calculated and interpreted data. Made appropriate modifications to treatment plans routinely taking into account new data and information gleaned from subsequent re-evaluations and behavioral observation.

● HST – 1997-1998

Provided directs care services to developmentally disabled individuals, Down’s Syndrome, Autistic Individuals and those with whom have TBI – Traumatic Brain Inury in a day programming environment. Completed comprehensive functional assessment of clients’ abilities in a varied of 5

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different skill sets such as fine motor, gross motor up to more sophisticated skills including household chores, balancing a checkbook, shopping or groceries, meal preparation and many. Taking this information, HST would formulate Habilitation Plans that serve to increase in these Habilitation and General Life Skills. Formulated habilitation outcomes, trained relevant direct care, supervisory and administrative staff and participants in the outcomes, as well as calculated and interpreted data from implementation of these outcomes. Information and data was presented in regular Team Meeting form to discuss progress and necessary adjustments to the Habilitation Plan.

● CLS – 1990-1997

Provided direct care services to developmentally in a residential setting. Provided instruction in personal hygiene, recreation, behavioral, and habilitation goals. 1987 – 1992 US Army & US Army Reserve Ft. Carson, Colorado Artillery Crewmember

● Maintenance and operation of M109 Howitzer

● Secret Security Clearance for Nuclear Weapons Team

● Two Army Achievement Medals

● One Good Conduct Medal

● Expert Marksman

● Honorable Discharge

PROFESSIONAL

MEMBERSHIPS

● Psi – Chi – National and International Psychology Honor Society – Lifetime Member.

● New York State Chapter of Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.

● Clinical Member of the National Chapter of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) since 2008.

● New York State Alliance for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse. ..

● National Association of Forensic Counselors.

● International Association of Trauma Professionals.

● National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.

● National Association of Forensic Counselors.

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REFERENCES

● REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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