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
