Karen Barbee
Pittsboro,NC
Summary
Student-centered Professor with expertise in mental health and substance abuse counseling as well as education. Fully licensed supervisor with 9 years of experience providing clinical services and supervising newly licensed therapists. Teaching experience began in doctoral program teaching masters level students in 2016 at Argosy University as a teacher assistant and later as a contributing faculty member with Walden since July 2021. Skills are providing educational instruction to students in five different courses, developing instructional plans, teaching residencies and assisting students in their internship work. Feedback from students and peers have been positive regarding efforts of sustaining effective learning environment through prepared classes and relevant assignments and consistently achieving classroom management and academic goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Contributing Faculty Member
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
07.2021 - Current
- Selected and developed instructional material and planned instruction to enhance student learning.
- Maintained environment conducive to learning and facilitated student participation through open discussion and sharing between students.
- Evaluated student learning by creating and applying course competencies and accurately evaluating student progress.
- Collaborated with faculty, staff and stakeholders from across college and community to create, preserve and partnerships.
- Provided students constructive, encouraging and corrective feedback resulting greater learning environment and positive engagement from students.
Owner/Clinical Director
Renaissance Wellness Services, LLC
Pittsboro, United States
07.2015 - Current
Manage a team of multi-disciplinary therapists who provide outpatient and intensive outpatient to children, adolescents and adults in the office, school and community settings in NC
- Help to develop the School-based therapy program for both Chatham and Orange Counties in NC
- Provide outpatient therapy to students, as well as adults in both the individual, couple and family session format
- Provide clinical supervision for provisionally licensed therapist on a weekly basis
- Lead weekly group therapy for adolescent females
- Manage and balance company's fiscal budget
Education
EdD - Counselor Education & Supervision
Argosy University
Sarasota, FL07.2016
Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Journalism & Mass Communications
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC05.2009
Skills
- Progress reporting
- Group and individual instruction
- Mental Health Counseling instruction
- Mental Health Counselor education
- Classroom management
- Continuing education
- Classroom presentations
- Adult Education
- Technology-based curriculum
- Lecturing
- Class instruction
- Academic research
- Lesson Planning
Accomplishments
- Chair to the Chatham County, NC Board of Health
- Board Member for the Chatham County, NC Chamber of Commerce
- Board Member of Chatham County, NC Partnership for Children
- Published Author of The Definitive Guide to Understanding Karen's Patriarchy and other Modalities of Oppression
Affiliations
- American Counseling Association
- SACES
- NCLPCANC
- Rotary International
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor
- Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist
- Certified Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment Specialist
Timeline
Contributing Faculty Member
Walden University
07.2021 - Current
Owner/Clinical Director
Renaissance Wellness Services, LLC
07.2015 - Current
EdD - Counselor Education & Supervision
Argosy University
Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
North Carolina A & T State University
Bachelor of Science - Journalism & Mass Communications
North Carolina A & T State University