Pamela Hurley, LCSW
Frederick,Colorado
Summary
Hardworking Psychotherapist with progressive and extensive experience across various mental health settings, including supervisory role with graduate students. Background working in-patient, Partial Hospital Programs, Intensive Outpatient level of care, and Outpatient service environments working with an interdisciplinary team.
Uses good clinical judgment and excels at using various treatment modalities and conferring with other professionals using a team approach.
Is timely in documentation and uses a sense of humor and shows professionalism. Shows genuine respect, compassion, and empathy for patients served. Empowers others using a strength-based approach to help patients align with their core values.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Individual, Couple, Family, Group Psychotherapist
EDCare
Denver, Colorado
07.2005 - Current
- Developed individualized treatment plans for eating disorder patients at the Partial Hospital Program level of care, incorporating evidence-based interventions.
- Facilitated family therapy sessions to address underlying mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorders. Family Therapy also aims at increasing authentic communication and removing roadblocks to recovery.
- Provided psychotherapy services, including cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT, and trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR and strategic family systems therapy.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care for patients. Teams consisted of psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapists, dieticians, and milieu therapists
- Taught psychoeducational classes to patients, their families, and support system.
- Used Electronic Medical Records and wrote assessments, progress notes, and discharge summaries in a timely fashion.
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
University Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Durango, Colorado
06.2003 - 06.2005
- Taught 2 classes for University of Denver's Graduate School of Social Work at their Durango Satellite program. Graduate students were Native Americans and rural students who were working on their MSW. The classes I taught were family therapy classes.
Critical Incidence Debriefing Team Leader
volunteer for La Plata County
Durango, Colorado
06.2002 - 06.2005
- Volunteer position with La Plata County police and sheriff department. I was responsible for helping debrief first responders using EMDR protocol and supportive group therapy. I referred out for medications and/or more extensive psychotherapy, as needed.
Private Pactice With Family Physician
self-employed
Fort Collins, Colorado
05.1985 - 06.2000
- Shared office space with a Family Physician who referred patients to me with mental illnesses such as depression, PTSD, anxiety, Somatic illnesses.
- Used therapy strategies such as Systems Family Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, DBT, EMDR, and CBT.
SOCIAL WORKER III Child Protection
Department of Family and Children's Services
San Jose, CA
03.1999 - 04.2000
- Worked specifically on the Sexual Abuse Team where I made home visits and assessed children reported as victims of child abuse. I wrote comprehensive reports and had to appear in court once a week with recommendations for child placement or reunification .
Psychotherapist for TBI Program
Brain Injury Recovery Program
Fort Collins, Colorado
11.1997 - 03.1999
- Worked as a consultant on a multi-disciplinary team consisting of neurologist, neurological psychologist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, and family therapist. This was an outpatient program aimed at recovery for patients suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury. I introduced EMDR to this program and utilized it on patients with TBI secondary to PTSD.
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
University of Denver
Denver, CO06-1985
Skills
- Patient documentation
- Crisis Intervention
- Effective building therapeutic alliance
- Effective use of Multi-disciplinary team
- Discharge Planning
- Assessment
- Animal Assisted Therapy
- EMDR for treatment of PTSD
- Experience and clinical judgment
- Effective speaker and writer
- Collaborative Team Player
- Fast and Efficient
- Learns easily
- Professional with boundaries
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), current
- EMDR Level II
- Animal Assisted Therapy
- National Association of Social Workers (current)
Timeline
Individual, Couple, Family, Group Psychotherapist
EDCare
07.2005 - Current
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
University Denver Graduate School of Social Work
06.2003 - 06.2005
Critical Incidence Debriefing Team Leader
volunteer for La Plata County
06.2002 - 06.2005
SOCIAL WORKER III Child Protection
Department of Family and Children's Services
03.1999 - 04.2000
Psychotherapist for TBI Program
Brain Injury Recovery Program
11.1997 - 03.1999
Private Pactice With Family Physician
self-employed
05.1985 - 06.2000
Master of Science - Social Work
University of Denver
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