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CRISIS COUNSELOR
Professional Summary
Crisis Counselor driven to help others find clarity in their problems so that they can decide the best course of action to take. Comfortable working autonomously or as part of a team.
Experience working with a variety of mental health issues including but not limited to, suicide, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, sexual abuse, child abuse, bereavement, and so forth.
Experience in counseling adolescents and adults, but also works well with children and infants.
Experience in writing and presenting reports to school faculty and board members
Experience in collaborating with a team to host school-wide events
Experience filing and organizing important documents in both hard copy and digital form.
Skill Highlights
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Accomplishments
Selected as a crisis counselor volunteer for Crisis Text Line
Selected as a peer counselor in high school
Elected into student government by peers in high school
Graduated Junior college with highest honors (3.5 GPA)
Professional Experience
Boys TownDecember 2015 to September 2016Crisis Counselor
Undergone intensive training focusing on good contact techniques for dealing with emotional crises, including mental disorders and traumatic experiences.
Worked with texters on a variety of mental health related issues
Connected texters to free, nationally-based referrals that are vetted for by crisis specialists
Helped texters de-escalate their crisis and examine the best solution
Worked with more than one texter at a time
Worked with licenced mental health professionals who are advisors on the Crisis Text Line platform.
Education and Training
Cosumnes River College 2016Associate of Arts: Psychology City, State
I graduated with highest honors (3.5 GPA)
Interpersonal Communication course
Eastern Philosophy course
Research Methods course
Coursework in conducting on-campus research and using statistical analyses
Coursework in writing research papers in APA format
Experience using SPSS statistical software
Sacramento State University Bachelor of Arts: Psychology City, State
Continuing education in psychology
Abnormal Psychology course
Biological Psychology course
Writing Intensive course
Member of Psych Society Club
Crisis Counseling Training Program
Accepted along with 33% of applicants
Aced the 3 quizzes and comprehensive final exam
Training included how to be an active listener, establish rapport, explore issues, identify their desired goal, collaborative problem-solving, and ending the conversation in a warm and friendly way.
Training provided an extensive overview of how to talk to people who have or are experiencing:
-sexual/physical abuse
-Depression
-Anxiety
-Schizophrenia
-Substance abuse
-financial problems/homelessness
-child and domestic abuse
-sexual and dating abuse
*note that this is an overview and not a comprehensive list
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Resume Overview
School Attended
- Cosumnes River College
- Sacramento State University
- Crisis Counseling Training Program
Job Titles Held:
- Crisis Counselor
Degrees
- Associate of Arts : Psychology
Bachelor of Arts : Psychology
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