MARIANNE DANIELS
Holladay, Utah 84121
Cell: 801-***-****
Email: adwrot@r.postjobfree.com
PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WORK
The primary purpose of professional counselors is to provide an environment in which individuals feel empowered to change the quality of their lives, improve their communications, and create healthy relationships. Professional Counselors serve as the catalysts for goal setting, decision making, and problem resolution. We work in partnership with clients, their families, and community agencies to help clients cope, manage, and resolve conflict.
SKILLS
Motivated self-starter and able to attend to details while maintaining a view of the big picture. Expert in juggling multiple projects and achieving on-time completing of various projects while exceeding expectations.
Creative, resourceful, and flexible, able to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a positive work attitude, and strong work ethic.
A clear, concise, and logical communicator, able to establish rapport with both clients and colleagues, and motivates individuals to achieve organizational objectives.
Excellent anticipatory skills, able to foresee problems and nip them in the bud.
Exceptional proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Word, and Power point, Excel, ACT, Access Database Management, Novell GroupWise, and Lotus Notes.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling at Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, 2010.
Baccalaureate of Science in Criminal Justice, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2005.
LICENSURES
Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ascendant Behavioral Health Murray, Utah July 2017 to Current
Position: Licensed Therapist
Duties:
Conduct therapy intakes for clients who are voluntarily referred for therapy in the community
Conduct and facilitate groups for teens and adults with a variety of evidenced based treatment modalities
Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients’ treatment
Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships
Salt Lake County Detention Center Salt Lake City, Utah October 2009 – January 2020
Position: Licensed Therapist
Duties:
Screened incoming members for substance abuse and other risk factors for staying in a jail setting to help acclimate them to adjust to being in an inpatient setting
Responded to crisis calls arising out of the jail from patients who were staying there with staff
Developed and interacted with community agencies to develop plans for success for patients when they were released
Weber Human Services Ogden, UT, June 2012 –June 2013
Position: Licensed Therapist
Duties:
Conducted intake substance abuse, domestic violence assessments for court ordered clients on probation with local juvenile and adult courts in the area.
Supervised and conducted daily substance abuse and domestic violence victim and offender groups for males/females in the judicial system.
Acted as a liaison with community agencies in monitoring the progress of clients involved with the judicial system and probation to ensure treatment compliance and safety of themselves and others in a community mental health setting with the least restrictive environment available.
Salt Lake Behavioral Health Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2010- May 2013
Position: Mental Health Technician, Therapist
Duties:
Encouraged patients’ to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, and other
Activities that enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships.
Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
Monitored patients’ physical and emotional well-being and report any unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.
Aetna Health Care Sandy, UT, March 2007 – December 2009
Position: Health Care Planner
Duties:
Screened health care participants for emotional health issues and direct them to local/free/community resources nationally.
Established credibility with external providers through demonstrated understanding of their issues and concerns.