Ashley Park, Lcpc, Atr-Bc Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Denver, Colorado, United States

Greater Denver Area

* Provide sex offense-specific therapy to individuals in a community setting in accordance with the Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) standards for best practices * Implement counseling and art therapy to address each individual’s unique presentation with the risk-need-responsivity model to encourage pro social lifestyle changes * Complete intake assessments, treatment plans, and aftercare and discharge planning* Facilitate six to eight weekly sex offense-specific treatment groups, including process and psychoeducational groups* Collaborate as a member of the Community Supervision Team (assigned probation or parole officer, victim advocate, therapist, polygraph examiner) for each assigned client, to include consistent communication and care coordination* Participate in weekly staffings as a member of the agency Treatment Team, to include staffing relevant clients and contributing to treatment plan development and decision-making with other agency cases

Chicago, Illinois

Training Site Assignments: St. Leonard’s Ministries (St. Leonard’s House)- Provide primarily long-term, individual therapy in a residential reentry facility to adult males- Implement counseling and art therapy to address diverse challenges, including mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and trauma and stress-related disorders- Co-facilitate two weekly therapy groups (Anger Management and Topics) - Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to coordinate and support continuum of careCity Year Chicago - Provide primarily short-term, individual therapy with young adults in a community setting- Implement counseling and art therapy interventions to address a wide range of psychological challenges, including mood and anxiety disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, impulse control disorders, and trauma and stress-related disorders- Develop and facilitate a weekly art therapy process group

Chicago, Illinois

· Gain an understanding of administrative operations and the activities involved in the daily functioning of a nonprofit organization operating housing programs for formerly incarcerated men and women and an employment readiness and workforce development center · Observe and assist with Development Department projects including grant research, grant writing, grant/individual donor prospect research, foundation/donor relations, communications and social media, database management, and event planning

Chicago, Illinois

· Provide individual and group counseling to patients with substance use disorder while addressing cognitive, psychological, vocational, legal, social, lifestyle, and behavioral changes· Provide case management and educational services to opiate maintenance therapy patients· Complete intake assessments, treatment plans, and aftercare and discharge planning· Maintain timely and clinically appropriate treatment plans, treatment plan reviews, and narrative progress notes· Facilitate referrals to appropriate staff or outside resources as needed· Follow DASA regulations as well as treatment plans, goals, and objectives· Attend and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings· Attend regularly scheduled clinical supervision

Chicago, Illinois

• Conduct emotional and behavioral assessments and analyze functioning and treatment needs‬‬‬• Ensure each client is placed in the appropriate level of care based on individual needs• Conduct phone screens, complete initial insurance pre-authorizations, ‬and provide information to people seeking treatment ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬• ‪Manage waitlist and maintain contact with referral sources to facilitate admissions ‬• Process referrals as needed to meet individual needs‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ and ensure continuum of care‬‬• Complete comprehensive intake summary, data entry, and all necessary paperwork• Assist with audit compliance documentation corrections as assigned • Facilitate groups following designated topics and curriculum as needed

Springfield, Illinois Area

• Shadow Substance Abuse Counselors, Bureau of Prisons Counselors, and Mental Health Counselors to observe assessments, treatment planning, and individual and group counseling • Process observed sessions with counselors to gain insight of the application of therapeutic orientations and interventions and to develop case conceptualization skills• Collaborate with staff, pursue independent study, and attend trainings to gain education of addiction treatment, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral interventions• Facilitate supervised groups following designated curriculum to apply learned skills• Shadow and assist case managers to develop case management skills • Attend and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to learn effective collaboration

Springfield, Illinois Area

• Monitor and observe to ensure the safety, well-being, and accountability of all clients in substance use treatment programs and inmates in Bureau of Prisons’ halfway house• Maintain a safe, supportive, clinically sound milieu, while supporting daily program structure• Contribute clinical observations by reporting and documenting client behaviors• Provide creative therapeutic interventions to support counselors in meeting therapeutic goals for all clients, including assisting with emotional regulation and reinforcing coping skills • Collaborate with medical staff to monitor clients’ vital signs, observe self-administration of medications by all clients, and document appropriately• Perform drug screening services, ensuring documentation and records appropriately maintained

Springfield, Illinois Area

• Assist department with research, including ongoing research on school shootings, qualitative research on technology implementation, and various Psychiatry Residents’ research projects• Gain valuable training on research methods, conducting program evaluation, literature review research, design of clinical trials, and procedures for conducting studies by working with the department Research Instructor and attending training at the SIU Center for Clinical Research • Gain training of Good Clinical Practices in compliance of institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies and procedures by completing CITI Program Research Training Course• Develop research skills including data collection, organization, evaluation, and analysis• Manage project databases of data collection and statistical analysis using Excel and SPSS• Design and conduct an independent research project studying the relationship between poverty and adolescent substance use in Illinois, collaborating with multiple organizations to build community partnerships and integrate diverse expertise• Develop research presentation posters on independent research and present at symposiums• Observe academic grand rounds lectures, journal clubs, and other educational activities• Interview practitioners of varying expertise for career exploration in the field of psychology

Springfield, Illinois Area

• Attend the state capitol to observe the legislative process and advocacy for policies that promote prevention, treatment, and recovery services• Gain an understanding of the functioning of state departments and their interactions with programs at a local level• Observe and assist with the administration of two statewide prevention programs• Develop experience with program design, promotion, and implementation • Create, develop, and coordinate an Alumni Network for two statewide prevention programs• Create and conduct surveys, collect and manage data, and assist formal program evaluation

Springfield, Illinois Area

Springfield, Illinois Area

Springfield, Illinois

Master Of Arts - Ma, Counseling And Art Therapy

Dual Masters degree in Art Therapy and Clinical Counseling

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology (Clinical/Counseling)

Activities and Societies: Tau Sigma National Honor Society, Zeta Gamma ChapterTau Sigma National Honor Society, Zeta Gamma Chapter

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Art

2012, Best in Show, LLCC Juried Student Show, James S. Murray Gallery, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL