Patty Nygaard
Oakesdale,WA
Summary
Friendly and engaging counseling professional offering experience working with both youth and adult groups. Skilled in team management and clinical supervision for interns and unlicensed practitioners. Passionate about providing support and resources for patients with substance abuse issues.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Chemical Dependency Counselor
Sundown M Ranch
Yakima, WA
08.2016 - 10.2021
- Partnered with treatment teams to reduce patient relapses.
- Conducted intake interviews and assessment for at-risk youths in court-mandated treatment programs.
- Prepared ongoing progress reports conforming to Washington State requirements.
- Developed individual treatment goals based on history and diagnosis.
- Coordinated referrals for addiction services based on individual client needs and preferences.
- Prepared detailed discharge plans, with patient input, for successful recovery progress after treatment.
- Facilitated educational lectures, groups, and individual counseling for both youth and adults in an inpatient setting.
- Facilitated family counseling and education.
- Completed required documentation for continued therapy coverage by insurance companies to meet deadlines.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Counseling With Emphasis in Chemical Dependency
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ04.2016
Skills
- Crisis Situations
- Individual Therapy
- Providing Community Referrals
- Staff Meetings
- Therapeutic Activities
- Best Practices and Standards
- Clinical Assessments
- Defining Treatment Objectives
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Social Perceptiveness
- Problem Management
- Administrative Support
Additional Information
Though chemical dependency has been my passion, I am easily adaptable to environmental change and would be an asset to the Whitman Medical team in whatever capacity deemed acceptable.
Timeline
Chemical Dependency Counselor
Sundown M Ranch
08.2016 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Science - Counseling With Emphasis in Chemical Dependency
Grand Canyon University
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