EDUCATION
Clinical Professional Counselor- Completed 3000 hour internship and passed Montana Board of Exams for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) (License issued July 2005).

Masters of Education

Bachelor of Arts in Education

RELATED LICENSES
2004-2006: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

2004 to 2009: K-12 School Counseling Certification.

2004-2009: K-8 Teacher Certification.

RELATED EXPERIENCE
2001-2006-Community Social Worker

Confidential, Billings, MT

Experience gained from this job: Work closely with diverse populations of children and families in crisis. Collaboration with community, families, & service providers. Team-oriented approach; Utilize Behavioral Sciences; Mental Health knowledge and assessment; Treatment planning and utilization; Conflict resolution & crisis intervention; Counseled and monitored clients with severe or chronic individual and family problems, such as, drug abuse & addiction, mental illness, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse & severe neglect. Thorough knowledge of social problems and mental health issues, illnesses, and disabilities, community organizations and methods for development. Provide appropriate placements and protective services to children & teens that are being abused, exploited, or neglected, including many children with special needs. Investigate referrals, provide counseling, develop treatment plans, and coordinate treatment planning with other service providers and research appropriate services and resources. Work closely with children, teens and families, District Court, county attorneys, law enforcement, educators, hospitals, residential treatment facilities, foster homes, group homes, specialized and therapeutic foster homes; Provided written reports to the courts, Affidavits, provided sworn testimony during court hearings, made recommendations to the court regarding children\'s best interest and parents treatment needs and treatment plan, and progress on treatment plans; Provided on-call crisis intervention and emergency protective placement of children; Working knowledge of the principles and practices of social work, education, human growth and development, patterns of behavior, state and federal laws relating to adult and child welfare, and community resources. Skilled in establishing community and public relations and in evaluating the success or failure of plans for intervention; Excellent written and oral communication skills and confidant public speaking ability; Worked well with employers, other agencies, and the public. Able to diagnose severe problems in social functioning; develop and implement plans with individuals who experience severe problems in social functioning such as physical abuse cases, mental illness, sexual abuse; identify children\'s and adult\'s needs which are not being met through existing community resources and interventions; Worked with hostile, sometimes violent clients. Work well under emotionally stressful conditions. Excellent organizational skills. Maintained case records, and thorough and accurate electronic & written documentation. Attend meetings for Individual Education Plan's at schools and provided vocational and educational guidance and referrals for children as well as adults.

2001-2003: Clinical Counseling Internship 3000 hours. Internship site include:

• Confidential, Detention Center and Shelter care.
• Confidential
• Child Protective Services

Duties include: Working closely with youths in residential, detention, and shelter care.
Facilitated chemical dependency groups and individual counseling.
Administered, scored and evaluated psychological tests such as Mental Status Evaluations, Trauma Symptom Checklist, Reynolds Depression Adolescent Scale, 2000-

2001: Student Teaching grade 9-12 School Counseling
Confidential,, Billings, MT

1996: Student Teaching grade 1
Confidential, Billings, MT

1997-1998: Substitute Teaching, K-12
Confidential, Billings, MT

1989 Elem. Practicum, 1st gr. & 4th/5th combination
Confidential, Billings, MT

Adolescent Mental Health Questionnaire, Holland\'s Interest Inventory.
Wrote mental status reports and recommendations based on testing results and interviewing.
Utilized interviewing, standardized and non-standardized methods for understanding behavior.
Identified DSM-R disorders and wrote treatment recommendations.
Work with teens towards identifying Vocational Interests and College readiness and preparation.

2002-2003- Adult Anger Management Groups

Confidential, Billings, MT

Facilitated of adult anger management training for court-ordered and voluntary clients. Consisted of 40-hour court-approved courses. Monitored progress and evaluated outcome. Provided one-on-one individual counseling sessions to group members.

2000-2003: College Entrance Exams Test Administration SAT and ACT, .

• Confidential, Billings, MT
• Confidential, Billings, MT
• ASVAB group administration and one-on-one interpretation and explanation to teens on results, areas of strengths and recommendations.

SPECIAL JOB-RELATED TRAINING
2001 to 2006 Continuing Education Credits = 94.50 hours:

• Grief & Loss Training
• Life with a Domestic Terrorist
• Street Smart
• Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect Conference; attended each year
• Training by Drug Enforcement Administration for Clandestine Meth Labs- Lab and
• Drug Identification
• Drug Abuse and Dually Diagnosed Adolescents
• Child & Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS)
• Forensic Interview Training & Advanced Forensic Interviewing
• Indian Child and Family Conference- attended in 2002, 2003, 2005
• Montana Child & Adult Protective Services Computer System Network.

RELATED SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Magna Cum Laude- Montana State University-Billings 2001
• Academic Honors, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT 1996; MSU-Billings 2001
• Am. Psychological Association (APA) training and practice for research & writing-2000
• Public Speaking & Communications coursework and numerous assignments in public speaking, presenting reports, group test administration, and teaching 1989-2004
• Legal Terminology courses, Billings, MT Vo-Tech 1985
• Research Writing coursework & Research, Design & Interpretation1988 & 2000
• Social-Linguistics courses 1989
• Human Relations Seminar 1989
• Client Assessment coursework 2000
• Testing Interpretation coursework 2000
• Computer Skills: Personal Computer, IBM, Apple, MAC, MS WORD, Power Point, Internet, Spreadsheets, Data Base, Scanner, Keyboarding, Montana State Computer Network for Child and Adult Protective Services. Type 65 WPM.