Melissa
Wubben, L.M.H.C, C.A.D.C.
Education
Iowa
State University, Ames, IA, August 2000 to December 2002
Degree: M.S. in Psychology
Cum GPA: 3.91/4.0
Iowa
State University, Ames, IA, August 1996 to May 2000.
Degree: B.S. in Psychology and Sociology
Cum GPA: 3.79/4.0; Primary Major GPA: 3.89/4.0
Research
Undergraduate
research assistant for Denise Allumbaugh, MS, semesters fall
1999 to spring 2000. Study on relationship break up.
Undergraduate
research assistant for B. Bushman, PhD, semesters
spring 1998 to fall 1999. Studies on aggression, narcissism and catharsis.
Undergraduate
research assistant for W. Hoyt, PhD, spring 1999
semester. Studies on social group inclusion/exclusion and rater bias.
Supervised
research under F. Borgen, PhD, fall 2000. Poster presentation and
preparation on vocational interests, personality factors, and skills
confidence.
Graduate
research under D. Epperson, PhD, fall 2000 and spring 2001.
Minnesota
Sex Offender Screening Tool-Revised (MnSOST-R) revision for
use with adolescents.
Graduate
research under D. Epperson, PhD, fall 2001 through summer 2002.
Residence hall policy utility and resident survey research.
Graduate
literature review research under D. Epperson, PhD, fall 2000 to
fall 2002. Review of literature on adolescent sex offenders and examination
of
potential to empirically derive a typology for treatment recommendations
and
recidivism prediction.
Employment
History
Central
Iowa Psychological Services, licensed mental health counselor. April
2007 to present. Providing mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Youth
and Shelter Services, Lead Family Based Services Counselor. May 2007
to present. Responsibilities of hiring, providing clinical supervision
and management of family based counselors; providing individual/family/couples
therapy; serving as an on-call therapist on a rotating basis; and
providing agency wide training per request.
Youth
and Shelter Services, Lead Psychosocial Assessment Therapist. August
2003 to April 2007. Responsibilities of interviewing families and
children, writing psychosocial reports, making treatment recommendations,
serving as evaluation intake and coordinator, training all evaluation
staff, providing individual/family/couples therapy, serving as an
on-call therapist on a rotating basis, and providing agency wide training
per request.
Des
Moines Area Community College, adjunct instructor of psychology. January
2007 to present. Teaching introductory psychology course.
Beloit
PMIC, resident counselor. August 2002 to January 2004. Responsibilities
of resident supervision, skills group leader, resident case manager,
treatment
program development, documentation quality control, and new staff
training.
Youth
and Shelter Services, part-time relief worker. June 2001 to August
2003.
Responsibilities of client supervision and crisis intervention.
Iowa
State University, graduate research and teaching assistant August
2000 to
May 2002. Office head for introductory psychology courses, grant
research, and adolescent sex offender recidivism prediction tool research.
Mainstream
Living, Inc., part time during school year. October 1998 to April
1999. Responsibility as in-home aid for handicapped people.
Internship/Practicum
Experience
Iowa
State University/Central Iowa Psychological Services ADHD Assessment
practicum. Practicum as applied credit in graduate program July 2002
to December 2002. Psychological examination and testing, diagnosis
of childhood disorders.
Iowa
State University Psychology Department and Student Counseling Services
Practicum. Practicum as applied credit in graduate program January
2001 to May 2002. Individual and career counseling with diverse population
of university students.
Iowa
State University Wellness Center: mental health. Internship during
school semesters spring 1998 to spring 1999. Worked on projects in
assertiveness and alcohol awareness.
Other
Training/Work Experience
LMHC
licensure
CADC certification
Completed Mandatory reporter of abuse certification (2001, 2006)
Medication Manager certified (2002)
Completed HIPPA compliance training (2003)
Presented an agency-wide training on clinical assessment and the Mental
Status Exam.
Initiated and developed a support and education group for parents
of children with attachment-related difficulties.
Other
Outreach and Volunteer Experience
Two
years service on Church Executive Council
Two years volunteer chaperone for mission work on Pine Ridge Reservation
One Mission trip to Guatemala
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