Patrick Downing

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Albuquerque, NM 87107

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adx01c@r.postjobfree.com

Career Experience:

Relevancy Inc: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sex Offender Counseling; January, 2017 to October, 2022; February, 2015 to December, 2015. Facilitated sex offender groups and individual counseling. Clients from Federal Bureau of Prisons and United States Probation Office.

State of New Mexico, Corrections Department: Behavioral Health Therapist; Los Lunas New Mexico; worked at Mental Health Treatment Center at Central New Mexico Correctional Facility; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling; November 13, 2010 to January 27, 2017; Group therapy and individual therapy; Groups included reentry, substance abuse, social skills, depression, anxiety, and grief; Individual counseling with sex offenders; Worked on call for crisis management during non-working hours.

Relevancy Inc: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling; March, 2008 to October, 2010; Facilitate groups; individual sessions; treatment team; Assisted clients in maintaining sobriety and adjusting to life on probation. I worked primarily with clients on Federal Probation and Pretrial. Worked with DWI clients from Metro Court, and Community Custody Program clients. Also had clients with drug offenses form State Probation and Parole.

H and R Block: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tax Preparation; December 2007-April 2008; Prepared income taxes.

Photography by Patrick Downing; Albuquerque, New Mexico;

Artist, Photographer; September, 2004 to present; Self-employed as photographer for art, weddings, architecture, and portraits. My work is shown at Johnson’s of Madrid.

Presbyterian Intensive Outpatient Program: Albuquerque, New Mexico;

Behavioral Health Therapist; November, 2004-October, 2007; Therapist in

Intensive Outpatient Program for substance abuse; facilitate groups; intake assessments;

Utilization review; individual sessions; treatment team; designed program brochure. In addition, worked with inpatient units facilitating art therapy and substance abuse groups; Assisted inpatient units with discharge planning, psychosocial assessments, and utilization review.

Sandia Behavioral Health: Now Lovelace. Albuquerque, New Mexico; Behavioral Health Therapist/Discharge Planner; March, 2003-December, 2004; Provided discharge planning for inpatient clients; facilitated cognitive therapy, substance abuse, and art therapy groups; individual counseling,

Utilization review; psychosocial assessments; treatment team.

Memorial Hospital: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Psychiatric Technician;

February, 1999-April, 2003; Worked primarily with children and provided

assistance on adolescent and adult units; maintained unit safety; led

crisis teams; facilitated art therapy and community groups,

vital signs; taught conflict resolution and coping skills.

Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center: Denver, Colorado; Mental Health Counselor; December, 1997-February, 1999; Worked on psychiatric and substance abuse units, facilitate art therapy and cognitive therapy

groups, individual counseling,

November, 1997-February, 1999; Denver, Colorado; worked for several agencies

in group homes, psychiatric hospitals.

Charter-Heights Hospital: Albuquerque, New Mexico; August, 1995-August, 1997; Psychiatric Technician; Worked primarily with adults, and

provided assistance on adolescent and children units; maintained unit

safety; led crisis teams; facilitated art therapy and community groups;

vital signs; taught conflict resolution and coping skills.

CPC Parkwood: Atlanta, Georgia; Psychiatric Technician; October,

1992-August, 1995; Worked primarily with adults, and provided assistance on adolescent and children units; maintained unit safety; led crisis teams, facilitated art therapy and community groups; vital signs; Taught conflict resolution and coping skills.

Charter-Midtown Hospital: Atlanta, Georgia; Psychiatric Technician;

August, 1994-August, 1995 Worked primarily with adults, and provided

assistance on adolescent and children units; maintained unit safety; led

crisis teams; facilitated art therapy and community groups; vital

signs; taught conflict resolution and coping skills.

Vistas Unlimited, Northside Hospital: Atlanta, Georgia; January,

1990-December, 1990; Counseling Intern and Job Teacher; Worked primarily with adults in day treatment; facilitated vocational, art therapy and process groups; treatment team; taught job skills.

Georgia Mental Health Institute: Atlanta, Georgia; Counseling Intern

and Advocate; June, 1989-March, 1990; Worked with patients, family

members, community groups and attorneys. Also facilitated art therapy

and cognitive therapy groups.

I have worked as a carpenter setting up displays for conventions in Atlanta. I worked as a self employed house painter and sign painter in Atlanta, Albuquerque, and Denver. I have also worked as an artist and a photographer in arts festivals.

Education

Georgia State University:Atlanta, Georgia; August, 1988-August, 1990;

Masters of Science in Community Counseling.

NIDA Blending Conference: Albuquerque, NM; April, 22-23, 2010.

Learned about latest research in substance abuse. Took classes in Native-American issues and Suboxone.

University of New Mexico Continuing Ed: Albuquerque, New Mexico; January, 2005-May, 2006; September, 2010.

Substance abuse training, completed equivalent number of classes for LADAC.

University of New Mexico: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Fall semester 2003; completed career counseling class.

State University of New York at Albany: September, 1969-June, 1975;

Bachelor of Arts with major in History and minor in Sociology,

Anthropology and Psychology, also took drug abuse classes

Atlanta Art Therapy Institute: January, 1987-June, 1988; learned various

art therapy techniques.

License: MHC

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