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Overview
Work History
Education
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Volunteer Work
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A Carter

Counselor
AZ

Summary

Caring therapist proficient at helping clients unravel physical, mental and emotional layers to identify root causes of problems and develop strong coping skills for diverse scenarios. Proficient in interdisciplinary collaboration with passion for leaving positive impact on patient lives.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Internship - Counselor

Kemmerer Village
08.2016 - 06.2017
  • Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
  • Maintained confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
  • Guided clients in developing skills and strategies for dealing with problems.
  • Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
  • Engaged clients in conversation to determine feelings and apprehensions.
  • Developed individualized counseling plans for clients to incorporate short-term and long-term goals.
  • Implemented evidence-based therapeutic interventions to promote positive behavior change.
  • Facilitated weekly group sessions to encourage self-reflection and problem-solving.
  • Communicated closely with other counselors to devise programs and activities based on developmental and academic levels.
  • Acted as client advocate to coordinate required services or resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
  • Provided emergency response in crisis situations to diffuse tensions and prevent violence.
  • Collaborated with other professionals to coordinate comprehensive care for clients.
  • Determined clients' risk of self-harm or other dangerous behaviors.

Practicum - Counselor

Millikin University
08.2015 - 12.2015
  • Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting personal, educational or vocational situations.
  • Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
  • Advocated for students to access available resources.
  • Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.

Branch Office Administrator

Edward Jones
12.2006 - 11.2007
  • Consulted with customers to resolve basic issues or direct to correct staff member.
  • Set appointments/maintain office schedule
  • Maintained office supplies and equipment to support team productivity.
  • Executed extensive variety of customer transactions according to institutional policy and procedures.
  • Composed professional business correspondence, emails, meetings notes and other documents.
  • Processed deposits and transactions

Executive Personal Assistant

NuCoat, Inc.
05.2005 - 07.2006

Office Responsibilities

  • Arranged domestic and international travel plans and itineraries.
  • Maintained and updated company policies, job descriptions, employee and customer contacts
  • Communicated with internal departments, vendors and contractors to discuss schedules, project requirements and upcoming appointments.
  • Maintained and updated all company permits
  • Provided multifaceted services to professionals by managing mail, scheduling appointments and other administrative tasks.
  • Filed, dictation, customer correspondence, phone system, company services

Personal Responsibilities

Managed and paid all personal household bills

  • Displayed absolute discretion at handling confidential information.
  • Ran personal errands/set appointments
  • Coordinated household services (i.e.: lawn care, nanny seeking, etc.)
  • Researched, coordinated, and helped execute remodel of new home

Paraprofessional Counselor

University Life Care Center
09.2004 - 05.2005


  • Engaged clients in conversation to determine feelings and apprehensions.
  • Worked as a volunteer and offered a position as site counselor within 2 months of volunteering
  • Provided counseling, pregnancy tests, and social service resources to residents within the metro area
  • Responsible for running the shelter within our facility (organized items, tracked client visits, requested donations from community resources)

Family Worker/Treatment Center Group Facilitator

Reuben Lindh Family Services
05.2001 - 08.2003
  • Maintained positive, comforting environment that felt safe and inviting to clients.
  • Facilitated two treatment groups
  • Helped to bring over 30 children back into their homes while working hand in hand with parents to maintain sobriety, learn healthy parenting skills, find employment, find housing, and rebuild a life for themselves and for their children
  • Managed case load of 11-18 families at a time, facilitating weekly sessions
  • Attended all court hearings, providing case summaries and professional evaluations of client progress
  • Documented all meetings, progress, evaluations, and suggested case plans for each client and family
  • Facilitated monthly family activities
  • Attended weekly supervision meetings to review all client status reports
  • Facilitated three separate parenting groups at local treatment centers in order to encourage healthy parenting and provide counseling for client issues
  • Documentation of all group members, submitting evaluations and graduation reports to each treatment facility for group members

Restaurant Manager

Annie's Parlour
06.1998 - 08.2002


  • Carefully interviewed, selected, trained, and supervised staff.
  • Met, greeted, and encouraged feedback from customers and used feedback to implement positive changes within restaurant.
  • Maintained Inventory (place distribution orders for food, beer, and wine)
  • Ran and submitted payroll
  • Managed opening and closing of Restaurant
  • Managed staff of 30 people
  • Manage staff schedules
  • Hired/Terminated
  • Maintained customer relations; managed customer and internal conflicts

Therapeutic Preschool Teacher

Reuben Lindh Family Services
01.2000 - 05.2001
  • Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
  • Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
  • Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Responsible for ten 2-3 years old daily; teaching classroom curriculum, as well as bringing them to therapies and incorporating therapeutic needs into the classroom
  • Maintained case notes on each child/evaluated performance daily
  • Weekly case meetings with each child’s therapist and family worker
  • Met with families monthly to update progress and discuss needs

Education

Master of Arts - Counseling

University Of Illinois - Springfield
Springfield, IL
05.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Child Psychology, Educational Psychology, Spanish

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
05.2001

Skills

  • Emotional Support
  • Therapeutic Services
  • Increasing Awareness
  • Team Support
  • Engagement Activities
  • Crisis Response
  • Superior Communication Skills
  • Social Interaction

Volunteer Work

1996-2005 Showchoir Camps of America – Volunteered 1 week each summer at a music camp for adolescents at Milliken University.

2005 (summer) – University Life Care Center – Volunteered as facility counselor with pregnancy tests, shelter maintenance, and social service resources.

2004-2005 Crisis Connection – Volunteered as a crises phone counselor for weekly shifts managing crisis situations.

2000 (summer) La Cruz – Volunteered helping terminally ill children in the local hospital/care facility.

Timeline

Internship - Counselor

Kemmerer Village
08.2016 - 06.2017

Practicum - Counselor

Millikin University
08.2015 - 12.2015

Branch Office Administrator

Edward Jones
12.2006 - 11.2007

Executive Personal Assistant

NuCoat, Inc.
05.2005 - 07.2006

Paraprofessional Counselor

University Life Care Center
09.2004 - 05.2005

Family Worker/Treatment Center Group Facilitator

Reuben Lindh Family Services
05.2001 - 08.2003

Therapeutic Preschool Teacher

Reuben Lindh Family Services
01.2000 - 05.2001

Restaurant Manager

Annie's Parlour
06.1998 - 08.2002

Master of Arts - Counseling

University Of Illinois - Springfield

Bachelor of Arts - Child Psychology, Educational Psychology, Spanish

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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