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BEREAVEMENT COUNSELOR
Professional Summary
I am bringing more than ten years experience in counseling individuals of various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, including children, adolescents and adults. I am an organized leader and successful at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a strong work ethic and exhibiting a positive attitude. I am a compassionate, solutions-oriented Mental Health Counselor with skill in leading situation-specific counseling sessions and expertise in working with children and adults in crisis.
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Work History
Bereavement Counselor, 09/2012
to 03/2014
Lowell General Hospital – York , ME
Lowell General Hospital – York , ME
- Conducted therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed.
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
- Connected clients with community service and resource agencies.
- Presented case history material to review and discussion with other staff members.
- Led educational seminars and lectures at local community mental health centers to expand awareness of mental health symptoms and issues.
- Provided anticipatory grief counseling for patient and/or their families.
- Facilitated Grief Support Groups.
- Facilitated Children's Grief Support Camps and Groups.
CEO and Lead Counselor, 10/2010
to 09/2012
Cornerstone Counseling Center – City , STATE
Cornerstone Counseling Center – City , STATE
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Specialized in Addictions Counseling.
- Conducted therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions.
- Connected clients with community service and resource agencies.
- Aided parents in arranging medication evaluations and psychological testing.
- Presented case history material to review and discussion with other staff members.
- Documented psychiatric services and responses to treatment in patient case files.
- Offered and documented treatment consent forms in patient health records.
- Offered expert testimony for legal consultations and court hearings.
- Mediated conflicts within families to clarify and resolve underlying issues.
Bereavement Counselor, Coordinator of Bereavement services, Community Liaison, Chaplain, , 03/2006
to 11/2010
Mountain Hospice – City , STATE
Mountain Hospice – City , STATE
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Provided Anticipatory Grief Counseling for patients and families.
- Provided grief counseling for families after the death of patient.
- Public Education on Grief and Loss.
- Professional Education on Grief, Loss, and suicide.
- Monitored client census by using the Daily Movement Report and recording admissions, discharges, doctor appointments and site visit data.
- Recorded client information on special flow sheets, accurately indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow and restraints.
- Facilitated a smooth discharge by encouraging and reassuring clients throughout their transitions.
- Conducted therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions.
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
- Connected clients with community service and resource agencies.
- Presented case history material to review and discussion with other staff members.
Education
Master of Arts: Human Relations and Counseling,
2008
Liberty University - City, State
Liberty University - City, State
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School Attended
- Liberty University
Job Titles Held:
- Bereavement Counselor
- CEO and Lead Counselor
- Bereavement Counselor, Coordinator of Bereavement services, Community Liaison, Chaplain,
Degrees
- Master of Arts : Human Relations and Counseling , 2008
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