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Chris Smith

123 Main Street • Hometown, MS 00000 • (123) 456-7890 • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

OBJECTIVE

Mental Health Professional with focus on Indigenous and Minority Individual Mental Health Services seeking position with county or state government, or with non-profit help services organization.

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

  • Easily learn and assimilate information, then apply it to everyday use.
  • Dynamic, goal-oriented, self-starter, able to accomplish tasks and finish projects on time and within scope.
  • Access services to augment service to best meet the current needs of both provider and client.
  • Enhance the group experience, and improve service provision and understanding.
  • Advise clients on how they could be helped by counseling.
  • Analyze data such as interview notes, test results, and reference manuals in order to identify symptoms, and to diagnose the nature of clients' problems.
  • Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other assessment methods.
  • Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.
  • Develop treatment plans based on clients' interests, abilities and needs, resources or techniques, and to share occupational information.
  • Refer clients to specialists or to other institutions for non-counseling treatment of problems.
  • Conduct research to develop or improve diagnostic or therapeutic counseling techniques.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Psychologist - Private Practice / 2007—present
  • Assess and develop case plans with clients either individuals, couples or families.
  • Maintain and evaluate client progress and provided referrals to other services where needed.
  • Contact mental health resources to schedule referral appointments for clients who cannot do it for themselves.
Workshop Educator 2004—2007
  • Led groups providing psychological education and experiential exercises.
  • Ensured workshops were conducted sot that special interest groups were accommodated.
Student Therapist / 1997—2001
  • Completed Internship in Process Oriented Psychology
  • Conducted Intake Interviews, prepared client plans, and handled ongoing case management.

EDUCATION

Doctorate in Psychology, City University - 2007
Master of Science in Psychology, City University - 2004
Bachelor of Process-Oriented Psychology, City University - 2001