Mental Health Assistant

April A. Trowbridge

**** ******** **. *******, *.S, Canada 902-***-**** adlsa9@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Graduate student with interests in forensic psychology and law enforcement and military populations in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder.

Education

MASTER OF SCIENCE ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE AUGUST 6, 2021 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

·Major: Clinical Psychology

·Concentration: Substance Abuse

·Current GPA: 4.0

·Recipient of the Robert L. Breckenridge Award: awarded to a graduate student who has shown exemplary leadership within the program and demonstrates collegiality, respect, and scholastic excellence.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAY 2019 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

·Major: Psychology

·NSU GPA: 3.926: Graduated Magna Cum Lade

·2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

·2017 Spring Northwestern State University of Louisiana President’s List

·2018 Fall Northwestern State University of Louisiana Dean’s List

·2018 Southland Conference All Academic First Team

Employment History

INTERNSHIP GOEBEL, VIGEN & ASSOCIATES JANUARY 2021 – JUNE 2021

·Conducting compensation and pension exams for Veteran’s claiming disability for mental health conditions.

·Assisting with collateral and psychosocial interviews for a variety of forensic cases.

·Assisting with competency and sanity interviews for inmates facing death row or life in prison.

·Writing psychosocial histories and reports for the PAI, MMPI-2, WAIS-IV, and ABASC-3.

·Observed Cognitive Processing Therapy for clients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

·Provided Individual therapy using CBT for clients with anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

·Observed the administration of the TOMM, GCCT, M-FAST and SORAG.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY AUGUST 2019 – AUGUST 2021

·Assisting with academic advising services and currently teaching six university core requirement courses.

·Organize and formulate new testing material for the UNIV1000 course and effectively deliver modules for the course.

·Responsible for grading assignments for over 180 students in a timely manner while maintaining 12 graduate credit hours.

·Professionalism and communication skills are utilized in everyday interaction with students.

·Work collaboratively with a team of UNIV1000 instructors to develop innovative ideas and lesson plans to benefit students at NSU.

·Offered the role of Adjunct Instructor upon completion of master’s degree.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CENTRAL FOOTBALL CLUB MAY 2019 – AUGUST 2019

·Assisted with the organization of non-profit monetary spending and maintained records of over 3000 members.

·Maintained extensive contact lists and organized long-term schedules related to booking fields and classrooms for various activities.

·Interviewed junior staff to determine candidates for technical trainers for our youth programs.

·Event coordinator duties included planning for annual tournaments of over 500 participants from around Canada.

TECHNICAL TRAINER SACKVILLE UNITED SOCCER ASSOCIATION MAY 2014 - JUNE 2017

·Instructed children aged 10-18 within the soccer club in order to perform at their maximum capacity and trained them both mentally and physically to be prepared for their upcoming soccer season.

·Great leadership and communication skills were developed due to this role.

Volunteer Work

·Central Football Club (December 2018)

·Aided in the development of teaching young children basic soccer skills and motivation techniques to continue to pursue soccer in a fun and organized manner.

·Demon Success Coach (2019-Present)

·Mentored students, on academic probation, to provide guidance and assistance in their classes.

·Helped create action plans for students to foster better time management and organization skills.

·Assisted incoming college freshman with the registration process and proper email etiquette.

Extra Curriculars

·Extremely competitive athlete who was a member of the NSU Women’s Soccer team, Nova Scotia Canada Games team and Canadian National Team.

·Highly determined and goal oriented.

·Organization and time management skills are a great asset.

·Strong sense of character and leadership role.

· Team-oriented mentality and enjoy working collaboratively with large groups.

·Member of the Addictions Studies Club (2019-2021)

·Aim to spread awareness within our community regarding the misconceptions of addiction.

·Fundraising to aid community resource programs.

References

·References available upon request.

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