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Masters in Psychology

Location:
Dickinson, TX
Posted:
August 09, 2011

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Resume:

Patti F. Forman

** ******* **** *****

Santa Fe, Texas 77510

************@***.***

Home: 409-***-****

Cell: 409-***-****

Objective: Seeking a rewarding position whereby my education, experience and skills can be utilized through collaboration with students to empower individuals to advance in life to their fullest potential.

Education

Our Lady of the Lakes University – Houston Weekend College

2700 W.W. Thorne Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77073

MA - Graduation date for August 2011

Licensures for LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor,

LMFT (Licensed Marriage Family Therapy)

University of Houston-Clear Lake

2700 Bay Area Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77058

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

College of the Mainland

1200 Amburn Road

Texas City, Texas 77591

Related Experience

Psychotherapist Intern

Santa Maria Hostel

Houston, Texas

Facilitate group therapy sessions for female residential clients for a substance abuse treatment facility. Sessions are used to educate clients in the areas pertaining to life skills, anger management, chemical dependency, and seeking safety, stages of change.

Facilitate family therapy sessions as part of family night for client’s families that are interested in obtaining knowledge on the disease of addiction.

Conduct individual, marriage/couple and family therapy sessions for residential clients.

Population – Texas Department of Corrections, CPS clients, Women with Children, Dual Disorders

Bay Area Turning Point

Volunteer

Webster, Texas

Facilitated group therapy sessions for female survivors of domestic violence. Sessions pertained to life skills and there next steps in maintaining survival.

Substitute Teacher

Part-time

La Marque High School, La Marque, Texas

Wrote and revised lesson plans according to State requirements

Instructed students Pre-K through 12th grade in Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Health

Advised parents on student’s progress throughout the school year

Worked collaboratively with other teachers and school counselors

Advocate

Part-time/Weekend

One Church One Child (OCOC), Houston, Texas

Acted as liaison between the child welfare system and the OCOC organization

Educated the minority community through motivational speaking engagements regarding the needs of adoptive children from different demographic areas

Identified diversified families from numerous churches in the Galveston/Houston-Metro area willing to adopt

Counseled adopting families about OCOC resources offered through training and communications

Helped to decrease the amount of time children are in the system waiting to be adopted by families

Mentored families through assessments and emotional support

Documented and maintained client’s information for case study and assessments

Employment Recruiter

Volunteer/Monthly Events

United Space Alliance, Houston Texas

Counseled individuals about job opportunities and how to apply for jobs within the aerospace industry

Recruited potential employees for technical and engineering positions at Career Fairs for United Space Alliance

Residence Life Advisor

Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas

Referred students to services for support in areas such as academics, mental health, personal safety and security

Implemented social and campus-wide programs via communication to the students

Assisted in maintaining the residence hall as a safe and conducive environment for academic success and personal growth for the residence community

Facilitated the transition of new students to the college environment by organizing community activities during orientation

Assisted students in understanding policies and procedures for the Resident Community

Addressed violations of Prairie View A & M policies, and provided documentation of all incidents

Liaison between the Residence Hall Faculty and Housekeeping

Attended Residence Life Advisor’s training and staff development sessions annually

Work History

National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)

United Space Alliance

600 Gemini Drive

Houston, Texas 77058

1989 – October 2009 Layoff

Member of Operations & Processing Staff for the International Space Station (ISS)

Database Administrator for the Integrated Planning System (IPS)

Liaison between IPS system users and software developers

Coordinate Flight Implementation Data Pack compliance for adherence flight requirements

Generate Anomaly Reports and Support Requirements for the IPS system

Perform data management and configuration management tasks

As a computer operator, provided operational and technical support for users in the Mission Control Center

Documentation Controller for Computer Operations. Generated,

updated, and maintained documents, procedures and training material

Performed computer librarian tasks such as receiving, filing, and maintenance of tapes, cartridges, and computer generated media

Audited, reviewed and investigated tape data banks that pertained to Disaster Recovery

Advocate

One Church One Child (OCOC)

3353 Elgin Street

Houston, Texas 77004

Substitute Teacher

La Marque Independent School District

1727 Bayou Road

La Marque, Texas 77568

Residence Life Advisor

Prairie View A&M University

FM 1098 Road

Prairie View, Texas 77446

Software Experience

Microsoft Office Tools – Word, Excel and Power Point, Outlook 2003, RoxioCreator



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