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Aurora, Co, Us

Aurora, Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Job responsibilities included answering all inquiry calls and completing the admission process. Completing an intake evaluation and assessing the appropriate level of care with participation in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.

Conducted intake assessments and determined appropriate level of care for individuals seeking psychological services. Worked with insurance companies to authorize treatment . Enhanced ability to perform multiple administrative tasks. Coordinated care with outside providers such as physicians, psychiatrists, dietitians, and other therapists to maximize success following discharge from the program.

Facilitated individual and group therapy sessions in a residential treatment facility for women struggling with life-threatening eating disorders. Maintained adherence to the program. Initiated treatment and relapse prevention plans. Established continuity of care for clients by maintaining communication with their current treatment team throughout their inpatient admission.

Assisted Lead Teacher in daily activities with a classroom of 30 First, Second, and Third grade students. Ensured the safety of the children at all times and monitored the environment so that it was conducive to learning.

Worked with a vast population, including individuals struggling with depression, suicidal ideation, psychoses, substance abuse, and personality disorders. Performed crisis intervention techniques andconflict resolution when necessary. Wrote detailed progress notes and psychological testing reports. Trained students in report writing and proper intake assessment procedures.

Facilitated individual, group, and family therapy sessions with teenage girls in the Juvenile Justice System. Conducted psychological testing when appropriate. Worked in collaboration with the probation department and other members of law enforcement.

Maintained order and routine, ensuring adherence to the rules of the facility, despite frequent verbal and sometimes physical acting-out by the teens in the program.

Worked with abused and neglected children, ages 5-13, with emotional and behavioral problems, in a residential setting. Established trust and a sense of safety that had been lacking in their lives through consistency and compassion. Diffused escalating situations using calm, direct communication.

Set up experiments, ran participants, and analyzed data for various experimental conditions, testing theories related to memory.

Master Of Arts, Clinical Psychology

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology