EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION
Below are descriptions of current and previous relevant experience. For detailed information, please click on the link below to download my full CV.
EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
Licensed Professional Couselor
Private Practice
O'Fallon, MO
Counselor in a private practice setting. Specializing in learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, career/vocational issues, developmental disabilities, mood disorders, and relationship issues. Treatment modalities include brief and long-term psychotherapy utilizing individual therapy sessions. Therapeutic interventions are concentrated within solution-focused and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
2007 - 2012
PhD, Rehabilitation Counselor Education
Michigan State University
Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling
Maryville University
St Louis, MO
Provide active and didactic lectures related to curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in rehabilitation services or rehabilitation counseling programs. Participate in the advising, mentoring, and instruction of rehabilitation services and counseling students. Participate in Departmental, Program, and University administrative committee.
Consultant
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Lansing, MI
Executed projects requiring data analysis and comparison followed by summary and reporting to site and district managers. Examples of projects include:
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State-wide survey and analysis of co-located counselors determining benefits and limitations of this arrangement
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Develop county profiles (i.e. caseload size, budget, disability type, services provided, adjusted rehabilitation rate, etc.)
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Surveyed counselors of their impressions and preferences of the current placement vendor payment process
GECKO Project Manager
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Lansing, MI
Applied and awarded $60,000 grant. Sole person responsible for supervising and managing a grant funded project within local vocational rehabilitation agency. Responsibilities included:
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Caseload management of all program participants
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Supervision of project staff and payment of vendor services
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Facilitate assistive technology and job coach trainings
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Monitor and evaluate participant progress for job readiness and overall program needs
2005 - 2007
MA, Rehabilitation Counseling
Michigan State University
2000 - 2004
BA, Psychology
Michigan State University
Rehabilitation Counselor
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Lansing, MI
Provided rehabilitation counseling services to various disability populations and transitioning youth with disabilities. Tasks included:
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Obtaining pertinent education, social, psychological, medical and vocational data to determine a client’s needs and eligibility for vocational services
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Collaboratively determining a client’s vocational objective
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Coordinating community services
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Authorized case expenditures to help the client reach their vocational goal
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Provided job development services for employment-ready clients