Provided mental health and substance abuse treatment services at an outpatient community behavioral health center which offers co-occurring services in a six county area, provided psychosocial assessments, DSM diagnosis, treatment planning, psychosocial therapy, emergency services, support referrals for mental health and co-occurring disorder clients, provided consultation services to family members and professionals regarding the clientś psychosocial needs, the impact of the clientś… Show more Provided mental health and substance abuse treatment services at an outpatient community behavioral health center which offers co-occurring services in a six county area, provided psychosocial assessments, DSM diagnosis, treatment planning, psychosocial therapy, emergency services, support referrals for mental health and co-occurring disorder clients, provided consultation services to family members and professionals regarding the clientś psychosocial needs, the impact of the clientś psychosocial problems, and how others can best support/advocate for the client, utilized CBT, Psychodynamic, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing therapy techniques daily in providing treatment to clients, advocated for the client within the client´s support network, coordinated services with various agencies, including Department of Human Services, inpatient and residnetial facilities, home health agencies, the legal system, vocational rehabilitation agency, and area schools, provided individual, couples, family, and group therapy, served as secretary of the clinical and all staff meetings, seved as a founding member and secretary of the agency´s Quality Enhancement Committee, created a new mission statement for the agency, implemented outcome measurements for the agency, as well as created new policy and procedure manual, including safety policy, and founded the Social Events Committee. Show less

Developed and co-facilitated psychotherapy groups for members of the surrounding communities with various mental health issues, both in a residential and crisis setting, created several curricula for groups, as well as policy and procedures to be implemented on the unit.

Interviewed inpatient psychatric patients, developed social histories, participated on an interdisiplinary treatment team and provided discharge planning for patients, provided individual and group counseling services to members of the CIty of Watertown and US Army at Fort Drum communities with various mental health disorders.

www.stlawu.edu 600 hours, Fall 2006-Spring 2007, Graduate WorkCounseling students from St. Lawrence University with various issues, co-facilitating a group, participating in a monthly supervisory meeting, participating in weekly consultation meetings with supervisor and other counselors, completing necessary paperwork and files, and regulating various correspondences from clients.

130 hours, Spring 2006, Graduate WorkCounseling members of the City of Watertown Community with various issues, co-facilitating a group, participating in monthly supervisory meeting, completing necessary paperwork and files, participating in weekly class meetings and maintaining correspondence with the university's internship supervisor.

Assist members with their accounts, handling large sums of money, balancing the vault and other Head Teller duties, answer multiple-line telephone and paging systems in the credit union's call center, as well as completing loan documentation.

Canton, New York, 240 hours, Fall 2002, Undergraduate WorkParticipating in the various services that the agency provides: Service Coordination, Day Habilitation, Residence Habilitation, Intake Evaluations and In-Service Training (Abuse Awareness and Sexuality & Consent).

Answer multiple-line telephone and paging systems, ability to multi-task, organizational skills, assisted the Director of the LRC/SLS, and gained experience with Microsoft Office; started out as a Student Worker and was hired as a part-time Receptionist while attending Undergraduate School