Substance Use Disorder Counselor with Lived Experience
Resume:
Kermit ‘Ray’
Brown
Substance Use Disorder
Counselor
Berkeley, CA 94703
************@*****.***
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Summary.
Professional-oriented with thirty years of sobriety. Lived experience surrounding mental health, substance use, HIV/AIDS and incarnation. Focused on connecting with participants and motivating them to develop healthy coping mechanisms. Direct experience with unsheltered individuals. ㅡ
Experience Lifeline Treatment Services, LLC. / SUD Counselor September 2022 - PRESENT, Oakland, CA
Responsible for counseling and management of assigned clients. Provide individual and/or group counseling for addiction and complete comprehensive assessments, interpretive summary and individualized addiction treatment plans. Direct resources to clients with case management. Maintain client records and adhere to all State, Federal, Accreditation and Program regulations and perform duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Clinic Manager.
Ray’s House / Transitional Housing Director
January 2007 - PRESENT, Berkeley, CA
Responsible for overall program administration including budgeting, strategic planning, oversight, and quality of care. Ongoing development and review, including counseling, legal advocacy, vocational assistance, and community related development. Supervise and evaluate the program for the needs of individual clients and oversee client files. Outreach to the community for fund development, network building, and volunteer collaboration within the agency and staff. Provide individual and group counseling as needed for families within the program. Develop and coordinate the statistical information system for client data.
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Education Merritt College/AA Community Social Service: Substance Abuse August 2013 - May 2016, Oakland, CA
COSER trains students in the practice dimensions and core competencies of alcohol and other drugs while providing a theoretical foundation in the behavioral sciences and human service professions involving substance use disorder counseling, case management, crisis management, and relapse prevention services. ㅡ
Registration The California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP) Substance Use Disorder Registered Counselor
September 30, 2022
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