Mental Health Counselor

seasoned, highly effective, passionate, professional social worker with ••••• years experience, specializing in the treatment of at-risk youth, families and adults.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
••••• years experience successfully treating dysfunctional families, youth and adults.
Family Therapist for Community Mental Health
Intensive Out-Patient Substance Abuse Therapist
Intensive Foster Care Counselor
Prevention Specialist - Michigan DHS
Youth Specialist for Residential Treatment
Facilitator for Child Abuse/Bullying Prevention Education


Expertise in behavior modification techniques
Expertise in non-violent crisis intervention techniques
Highly skilled with customers resistant to treatment
Superb mentor and leader for both internal and external customers
Highly self-motivated, striving for excellence in customer service
Work well independently but also as a team player
Excellent physical fitness
Relate well to youth and adults and quickly develop therapeutic rapport
Skilled in cognitive and behavioral treatment modalities
Strength based-Customer focused
Vigilantly monitor the effectiveness of treatment interventions
Creative problem solver and thinker
Experienced at working with a broad array of family and individual dysfunctions
Expertise in report writing and professional correspondence
Espouse Systems Theory, Social Work Model
Highly regarded by customers, co-workers and the community for outstanding performance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prevention Facilitator May •••••Present Youngheart Prevention Services The Reckless Words Project Michigan/Florida Education services for schools, agencies and youth programs to prevent child abuse in families and bullying in schools. Web site: •••••
Facilitate child abuse/bullying prevention education for schools, agencies and youth groups
Speaker/Entertainer for bullying prevention school assemblies
Wrote and produced music video, Reckless Words.
Authored and published book, Reckless Words: A song story about the power of words
Song is endorsed by the New York Times best-selling author, Jodee Blanco, international bullying prevention activist
Project supported by the agencies of the Family Coordinating Council and Public Schools


Prevention Specialist February •••••May ••••• Michigan Dept. of Human Services Midland, MI Counseling services for at-risk families to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Highly effective home-based, family counselor and case manager
Highly skilled and effective parenting educator
Professional goal and treatment assessment, strength based and customer focused
Expert behavior modification interventions and implementation
Bridge families to community resources to facilitate self-sufficiency
Effectively collaborate with community agencies to meet family needs
Expert report writing and documentation
Carefully monitor the effectiveness of treatment interventions
Encourage and assist families in developing stronger support systems


Family Therapist February •••••May •••••
Community Mental Health Home-based and out-patient counseling services for at-risk youth and their families.
Talented and effective family and individual therapist
Highly skilled at influencing the most resistant customers to engage in services
Professional treatment assessment, planning and implementation (strength based/customer focused)
Expert behavior modification interventions
DSM••••• diagnosis and expert report writing and documentation


Intensive Out-patient Substance Abuse Therapist January •••••January ••••• Swift Counseling Services Midland, MI Facilitator for adult and adolescent intensive out-patient substance abuse treatment groups.
Effective group and individual therapist, engaging highly resistant consumers
DSM••••• diagnosis and expert report writing and documentation
Talented and effective adult intensive out-patient therapist •••••hour group sessions/•••••days per week
Skillful facilitator of intensive out-patient substance abuse treatment groups for adolescents adjudicated for D.U.I.


Intensive Foster Care Counselor January •••••January ••••• Eagle Village Hersey, MI Counseling services for abused and neglected children in foster care and their families.
Provide weekly counseling sessions for abused and neglected children placed in the intensive foster care program by the Probate Court.
Provide weekly counseling sessions for the childrens parents to work towards the goal of family reunification
Assess family strengths and needs, develop treatment interventions and implement.
Refer and connect families and children to needed services
Professional case management, report writing and documentation
Testify at court hearings and make recommendations for permanency of children
Supervise and provide training for foster parents

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Science Psychology Liberty University-Central Michigan University Counseling Masters Training Liberty University-Central Michigan University

References will be outstanding.