EDUCATION:
St. Bonaventure University – MEd in Counseling Psychology
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor/Gambling Counselor
NYS OASAS Education and Training Provider #0531
NYS Certified School Counselor
Certified by NYS Dept of Health, AIDS Institute, as trained for HIV/AIDS counseling
Trained in Child Abuse Identification
EXPERIENCE:
Transition Counseling Services - as Owner and Developer:
NYS OASAS Education and Training Provider – trainer for certification/renewal of CASAC, CPP, CPS; Gambling Treatment and Prevention.
- counseling services with individuals/couples/ families and:
* school systems and businesses in trainings and education.
* county probation, mental health and CPS departments.
- expertise in:
* developing, streamlining and managing clinic programming to comply with OMH/OASAS/ADA regulations; experience with OMRDD policies and procedures.
* team building to expand services and empower staff.
* alcohol and chemical dependency; HIV/AIDS counseling.
* mental health: abuse issues, ACOA issues, family dynamics, grief counseling.
* special issues of MR/DD and Autistic services.
* special issues of adolescence, co-dependency, and cultural dynamics.
* drug treatment courts” within the legal system.
* sex offender treatment programming.
Gowanda Correctional Facility
– Psychologist II for the newly created Sex Offender Program for NYS DOCS.
Seneca Nation of Indians
- Addictions Program Manager for both the Cattaraugus and Allegany Human Services
NYS DDSO
– Psychologist II at Article 16 Clinic worked with developmentally disabled adults.
Jamestown Community College
- Adjunct faculty in Psychology Department.
Chautauqua County Alcohol/Substance Abuse Clinic
- as Senior Case Worker, performed intake assessment/case management/individual counseling;
Tri-County Chemical Dependency Programs
- as Outpatient Program Director, streamlined clinic set up; reorganized programming.
Lake Shore Health Care Unit
- as Intake Coordinator, performed intake assessment on people presenting to the Psych ER Unit.
Cassadaga Job Corps
- as Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse (AODA) Specialist, developed and implemented a drug/alcohol intervention program based on the Dept. of Labor guidelines for adolescent students in a residential educational/vocational setting.
Changing Seasons Treatment Center
- as Chemical Dependency Counselor, administered intake/assessment in inpatient unit.
Pine Valley School District
- as Intern, through St. Bonaventure University, researched school district drug/alcohol curriculum for K-12.
Gowanda Psychiatric Center
- as Intern, worked in sub-acute geriatric unit – variety of experiences in critical care mental health;
D Enterprises
- as co-owner, managed 13 apartments;
Copper Kettle Restaurant
- as owner, developed and managed scratch deli/bakery/restaurant business;
South Dayton Super Duper
- as co-owner of the business; worked in every capacity of the business; coordinated all of the business accounts and bookkeeping.
Salvation Army Crisis Program/Amicae – Rape and Crisis Hotline
- as volunteer for crisis hotline for 8 years; counseled clients on rape, child abuse, AIDS, crisis services.
CL Ellis
