BARUCH AVRAHAM WOLFE
Memphis, TN, 38120
Cell; 845-***-****
Email: *************@*****.***
PROFILE
Counselor with professional background working with all populations: children, years 3-12, teenagers and adolescents, in particular, youth at risk; adults and couples facing challenges, both from couple problems and challenges with their children.
. Comfortable working with individuals, one-on-one, and in group settings.
. Special experience in substance abuse and youth at risk.
. Citizen of the United States and Israel, speaking and writing English,
Hebrew and Yiddish.
WORKING EXPERIENCE
COUNSELOR
. CURRENTLY: Counselor for addiction clients committed to the Serenity
Recovery Center by the Shelby County Drug Court 2021-2022
. TASKS: formulation of treatment plans based on client assessment, analysis,
treatment planning and intervention, and review.
. WORK ETHICS: trained to work with staff and supervisor to establish the best
goal and objective results for client; trained to work according to the ethics code
of the N.A.S.W
. Past Work Experience
PAX RECOVERY CENTER, Memphis: worked as a behavioral technician
for addicts suffering from comorbid conditions of addiction and mental
illness. 2020-2021
. Director of Tree of Life Institute- Israel
. Private practice as life coacher helping families, couples, individuals and
children, using empirical evidenced treatment plans to help with the
following issues: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, home life issues, addictions,
and OCD.
.Taught tools for life management, parenting skills, career direction, couple
relations.
. Received recommendations for my service from Gedoli Yisrael
and community leaders 2012-2019
TEACHING: Worked as an assistant teacher for pre-school children aged 3-5 years.
Talmud Torah Arve Nachal, Elad, Israel. 2008-2010
YOUTH AT RISK: worked as assistant director at the Emet Veemunah High School,
Bet Shemesh, under the direction of the Biala Rebbe of
Lugano, and Rabbi Avraham Novak. Tasks
included program initiatives, guidance counseling, interventions.
2006-2008
EDUCATION: Currently enlisted in the Graduate Program of Social Work,
at the University of Memphis, GPA, 3.4… specializing in
addiction recovery and youth at risk. Will graduate with MSW
in May, 2023. 2020-
Received certification from the Kiviti Institute for Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy, and completed 300 hours in Family and Couple
Therapy 2010-2012
New York University, School of Liberal Arts, BA, 3.40, major in
Political Science, having interned in the office the N.Y.C. councilman
Antonio Oliveri, 1977-1978 1976-1980
FAMILY: successfully raised 12 children who are leading Torah valued lives.