Mental Health Program Manager

Beverly Ann Edmonds

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Vallejo, CA 94591

Home - 707-***-****

EdD Counseling Psychology Program, Argosy University, 2002 - 2008

Master of Arts in counseling psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 1993

Bachelor of Arts in English and psychology, Trinity University, San Antonio, 1978

Experience

2010 - present

Owner - Sofia Rose Traditions

Produce one-of-a-kind knitted, repurposed or mixed media items while retired

2002 – 2013

Mental Health Consultant – Child Care Solutions, We Care Services for Children, Concord, CA

Respond to requests from preschools and parents to observe, assess and make recommendations for challenging children. Attend IEPs, coordinate with other agencies, provide parent education.

1999 – 2002

Associate Director – Eastfield Ming Quong, Campbell, CA

Manage Fairfield and Martinez foster family agency sites, supervise clinical program manager and case managers, recruiter, intake worker and administrative assistant. Work with county social workers, probation officers, placement workers and supervisors, foster parents and children. Ensure licensing requirements are met. Train foster parents.

1999 – 1999

Social Worker, Families for Children, Benicia, CA

Case management, intake and placement with foster children, foster families and birth parents.

1994 -1999

Counselor in general private practice working with children, adults and families. Facilitated group for survivors of incest.

Office address: 33125 North Highway 45, Grayslake IL 60030

1995 - 1998

Adjunct faculty, College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois, teaching Introduction to Psychology and Child Growth and Development

1993 - 1996

Caseworker, Central Baptist Family Services, Lake Villa IL

Professional and Specialized Foster Care Medicaid Unit:

Counseling and casework with foster children, foster parents, biological parents, and extended family members. Worked extensively with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, the Court system and other community agencies.

WINGS Program, Lake Shore Family Services extension, Waukegan IL:

Counseling and casework with mothers and families identified as being at risk to abuse or neglect their children. Participated in development of pilot program and assessment instruments. Co-facilitated therapy and support groups; in-home assessment, career, couple, family, child and individual counseling and training; extensive work with other community agencies on behalf of clients; supervision of interns, paraprofessionals and case workers

1990 - 1992

Coordinator of Community Prevention Program and addictions therapist, Family Services and Mental Health Center of Oak Park and River Forest IL:

Designed and implemented prevention programs in a four community area, administered state grant. Substance abuse evaluation and counseling with adolescents, adults, and families. Conducted Active Parenting of Teens classes. Co-facilitated parents’ support group.

While in Graduate School:

1989 - 1990

Intern therapist, Sheridan Professional Center, Chicago IL. Participated in multi-disciplinary team meetings, treatment planning, diagnosis and therapy with individuals and couples.

Fall, 1989

Intern career counselor, Loyola University. Assessment and career counseling with students. Co-taught a career and life planning class.

1988 - 1989

Acting Director, Center for Human Services Management, George Williams College, Chicago. Hired as educational consultant, promoted to Acting Director, January 1989. Planned and presented programs for boards, administration, and staffs of non-profit agencies.

1987 - 1988

Executive Director, Metro-Help Inc., Chicago:

Chief executive officer for the National Runaway Switchboard, the Adolescent Suicide Hotline, and the Illinois Youth Switchboard. Responsible for all aspects of the organization: reorganizing, training, supervising staff and volunteer corps, creating policy and procedures; representing the organization to federal, state and local agencies; administering budget, facilities, and federal grant; creating and implementing training program. (Resigned to return to graduate school.)

1986 - 1987

Communications Consultant, Chaddock, Quincy, Illinois:

Trained direct care staff in communications skills, coached President and other administrative staff on written and oral presentations and reports, consulted on staff development matters.

1981 - 1986

Principal and Director, Beverly Myers & Associates, San Antonio, Texas:

Developed and conducted training programs, consulted on training and other personnel and organizational matters. Clients included IBM's Austin plant, Tracor Aerospace, Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Datapoint, Women’s Shelter of Bexar County, San Antonio Council on Alcoholism, Brookwood Recovery Center, Interfirst Corporation, Taco Bell, Magnum Information Systems, A/E Engineering, the Teleconference Network of Texas, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Hospital Learning Centers.

1977 - 1981

Founder/Executive Director, CONTACT of San Antonio:

Selected, evaluated, supervised and trained volunteers for maximum effectiveness in pressured situations on telephone crisis line. Conducted training sessions and provided counseling phone workers. Supervised committees, chairpersons, and professional back-up. Responsible for fund raising, recruiting, public relations, media exposure. Provided training and consulting to other agencies: Helpline, Women's Shelter of Bexar County, Victims of Crime, Drug Awareness Center, Salvation Army, Texas Department of Human Services among others.

Practica

Counseling students at Incarnate Word College, San Antonio

Behavior modification with autistic children, Fort Worth

Crisis intervention counseling, San Antonio

Publications

“Adult Children of Alcoholics,” Universal Family, May, 1985, pp 40-41.

“Understanding Women,” Christian Single, October, 1985, pp. 30-31.

“The Changing Role of the Secretary,” The Office of the Future, IBM internal publication, 1986.

Assertiveness for Managers and Assertiveness for Administrative Assistants, Clericals, and Secretaries. Course books developed for and in use by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management, Communication and Office Skills Institute.

Affiliations (present and past)

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association, Phi Beta Kappa, American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association, Illinois Counseling Association, San Antonio United Way Allocations Panel, San Antonio Drug Awareness Center Board of Directors, Bexar County Mental Health Association Board of Directors, American Society for Training and Development, Association for Humanistic Psychology.

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