Mental Health Counselor, Substanse abuse counselor Resume

Desired Industry: Counseling	SpiderID: 5602
Desired Job Location: Brooklyn, New York	Date Posted: 2/24/2006
Type of Position: Part-Time Permanent	Availability Date:
Desired Wage:
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience	Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50%
Highest Degree Attained: Masters	Willing to Relocate: No

Objective:
To find a position in the field of Psychotherapy, Substance Abuse or Mental Health counseling.

Experience:
Substance Abuse Counselor October 2004 to Present
Fist Steps to Recovery, Brooklyn, NY – Individual and group psychotherapy. Case management including treatment and discharge planning and progress reports. Patient advocacy.

Counselor November 2003 to February 2005
Psychotherapy and Pain Management Group, Perth Amboy, NJ - Diagnosis and treatment of adjustment disorder cases. Providing post traumatic psychological support therapy. Conducting pain management techniques instruction sessions.

Counselor May 2003 to November 2003
The Institute for Behavioral Health and Biofeedback, Newark, NJ - Thought relaxation therapy techniques. Conducted biofeedback sessions.
Substance abuse counselor trainee January 2002 to May 2003
Fist Steps to Recovery, Brooklyn, NY – Assisting in individual and group psychotherapy. Case management including treatment and discharge planning and progress reports. Patient advocacy.

Education:
M.A., Clinical Psychology May 1998
University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria - Graduate thesis topic: "Psychosomatic aspects of female infertility".

B.S., Nursing June 1993
Medical College, Sofia, Bulgaria

Affiliations:
Licensed Professional Counselor, State Board of Family Therapy Examiners, New Jersey, January 2006
Licensed Associate Professional Counselor, State Board of Family Therapy Examiners, New Jersey, June 2003
Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), New York, October 2004
Eligible and in process of receiving credentials of Mental Health Counselor for State of New York
Certificate, Albert Ellis Institute, New York, July 2003

Skills:
COMPUTER SKILLS
Biograph, Windows 98, ME & XP, MS Office 2000, Word Perfect 10, Adobe Photoshop

LANGUAGES
Bulgarian, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish.

Reference:
Available upon request

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: Kristina Velinova
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State: New York
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