Clinical social work including psychotherapy with families, individuals, couples
and groups.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Des Moines Education Center
Master of Social Work, May 2000

Licensed Master Social Worker, State of Iowa, August 2000

EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE, Emory, Virginia
B.A. Psychology - 1982

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August, 2001 to Present CENTRAL IOWA PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, Des Moines, Iowa
Family Therapist

*Provide psychotherapy to adults, couples, and families
*Perform initial assessment and diagnosis
*Coordinate client insurance needs and community resources
*Participate in weekly clinical staff meetings
*Responsible for case records and reports

August, 2000 to August, 2001 CHILDREN AND FAMILY OF IOWA, Des Moines, Iowa
Cornerstone Recovery Center, Ankeny, Iowa
Family Therapist

*Provide psychotherapy to adults, couples, and families
*Offer mental health training to staff
*Perform initial assessment and diagnosis
*Coordinate client insurance needs and community resources
*Provide substance abuse and mental health therapy to teenagers in individual or group settings
*Participate in weekly clinical staff meetings
*Responsible for case records and reports

1999 to 2000 CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Des Moines, Iowa
Family Therapist -Practicum Student

*Applied Bowen Family System Theory and concepts to individuals, couples, families, and groups
*Received extensive supervision in appropriate use of psychotherapy and application for clients
*Maintained case records and reports

1997 to 2000 MERCY FRANKLIN CENTER, Des Moines, Iowa
Psychiatric Technician

*Provided direct care to patients hospitalized for mental illness
*Responsible for client charts and reports
*Offered crisis intervention/brief counseling to individuals, couples and families

1993 to 1996 MCLEAN HOSPITAL, Belmont, Massachusetts
Community Residential Counselor

*Supervised therapeutic milieu with clients for mental illness and substance abuse
*Provided counseling, group facilitation, and crisis intervention for mentally ill adults