Angela Lowell, CTRS
Churchville, Pa 18966
Phone (267) 872- 9481
**********@*****.***
Experience
****- ****. ******** ** ********** Therapies, Foundations Behavioral Health,
Doylestown, PA
As the Director of Expressive therapy I develop programming that supports holistic personal growth and wellness to our clientele. As well as, supervise and manage staff to implement quality programming that is in harmony with facility mission statement.
• Manages development of effective expressive therapies program/ schedule for each level of care. Also, creates and implements summer programming for residents.
• Hires, trains, supervises and evaluates staff ensuring quality services are being delivered.
• Aids in Conducting tours with regulatory agencies.
• Facilitates supervision meetings.
• Fosters an ethical work and treatment environment for employees, and patients
• Performs assessments upon clients' admission to facility. Identifying their strengths and areas of growth.
• Conducts expressive therapy groups that address clients' needs and treatment goals in an age appropriate and effective way.
• Assures safety of patients and staff when providing therapeutic groups and or activities/outings.
• Develops and maintains policies and procedures governing the ET dept
• Leads treatment team meetings, assisting in the development of treatment plans and goals for patients.
• Complies measurable/ observable data on patient's performance and documents clients' performance daily.
• Educates on evidence based practices on healthy leisure involvement.
• Service Excellence Trainer for Universal Health Systems
• Determines and manages budget for departmental.
• Orders, distributes, and organizes inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining the upkeep of Gymnasium and Fitness Building.
2005-2006. Recreation Therapist, KidsPeace National Center for Kids in Crisis
Orefield, PA
• Interviewed and assessed clients upon admission. Assisted in creating goals for client’s treatment.
• Created, implemented and facilitated recreational therapy program for severely suicidal/ behavioral adolescent male with multiple diagnoses in an intensive therapeutic residential facility.
• Conducted problem specific therapeutic groups for clients and documented clients’ performance daily.
• Participated in treatment team meetings as well as co leadership meetings weekly discussing issues of clients and unit culture.
• Designed and presented informative presentations to other professionals in mental health field about Recreational Therapy and its benefits.
• Provided Adventure Based Recreation such as hiking/biking groups, rock climbing, high and low ropes course work to facilitate healthy leisure, wellness, as well as address treatment plan goals
2004-2005 Head Instructor, School of Urban & Wilderness Survival of the Carolinas
Old Fort, NC
• Implemented therapeutic interventions to assist student discover solutions to their presenting problems/struggles in life.
• Counseled and provided appropriate support to students struggling with various diagnoses and traumatic events.
• Communicated pertinent information onto Field Supervisor, assistant instructor, and staff.
• Maintained safe living environment for students in the wilderness setting by creating structure and responding to life threatening situations quickly and calmly.
• Facilitated group discussions, taught by using experience and metaphoric transfer, and documented student’s progress daily.
• Conducted science lessons of an accredited program for student's to complete school credit while on the trail.
2004-2004 Academic Discovery Instructor, Success Oriented Achievement Realized
Balsam, NC
• Completed Initial intake assessment on each student enrolled in Academic Discovery Program.
• Assessed needs and developed goals for student to work towards based on needs and abilities.
• Supervised a group of eight to ten students (12-17 year old boys with ADD/ADHD/LD)) in a wilderness setting.
• Planned and developed program activities that enabled students to learn/practice wilderness, organizational, problem solving, and social skills
2003-2004 Recreation Therapist, MossRehab Philadelphia, PA
• Evaluated and assessed strengths and weaknesses of patients in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains.
• Planned and implemented appropriate individualized treatment plans designed to best meet the needs of each patient.
• Managed and executed prescribed disciplinary treatment groups including: community reintegration outings, community mobility classes, and social communication groups.
• Instructed classes for individuals and families to learn how to utilize adaptive devices for recreational activities, as well as, how to plan and attend community outings.
2003-2003 Senior Counselor, Special People in the Northeast Philadelphia, PA
• Integrated an interactive environment of children with disabilities and children without disabilities (5-16 years old) where they were challenged and enriched through recreational, educational, and social opportunities.
Education
2000-2003 The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
B.S Recreation and Park Management in the school of Health and Human Development
Therapeutic Recreation Option
GPA: 3.54 Major GPA: 3.82
Additional
NCTRC Certified Therapeutic Recreational Therapist.
Certified in CPR, and First Aid.
Certified Life Space Crisis Intervention Specialist.
Certified Handle with Care instructor.
Certified Leadership Excellence Instructor.
Certified Belayer at Doylestown Rock Gym
Certified High and Low ropes course instructor.
Midnight Productions Musical Theater Company, Member