Position:
Individual Therapist, TAPS (Teaching Adolescents Positive Skills) at Gillis
Work:
Gillis
- Kansas City, Missouri Area since May 2013
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Individual Therapist, TAPS (Teaching Adolescents Positive Skills)
Clinical Associates
- Lenexa, Ks Aug 2012 - May 2013
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Counselor
Center on Aging Study, University of Missouri, Kansas City
- Kansas City, MO Feb 2012 - Jun 2012
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Assistant to Missouri State Gerontology Expert
Johnson County Library
Sep 2001 - Mar 2012
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Government Documents Librarian
Hope House
Aug 2007 - May 2008
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Counselor
Community Counseling and Assessment Services, UMKC
May 2006 - Aug 2006
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Couples and Family Practicum Counselor
Community Counseling and Assessment Services
Aug 2004 - May 2005
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Counselor
Harvard University
1984 - 1988
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Romance Language Cataloger
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
1981 - 1984
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Head of Cataloging
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1979 - 1981
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Graduate Assistant
Education:
University of Missouri-Kansas City 2000 - 2008
M.A., Counseling Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1979 - 1981
M.S., Library Science
University of Missouri-Kansas City 2009
Ed. Spec, Mental Health
Skills:
Staff Development, Mental Health Counseling, Library Science, Editing, Higher Education, Post Traumatic Stress, Collection Development, Teaching, Family Therapy, Cataloging, Non-profits, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Library 2.0, Grant Writing, Mental Health, Library, Stress, Psychotherapy, Information Literacy, Community Outreach, Group Therapy, Fundraising, Program Development, Grants, Volunteer Management, Research, Psychology, Social Services, CBT, Library Instruction, Child Development, Counseling Psychology
Interests:
Couples and Family Counseling
Group Counseling
Individual Counseling
Domestic Violence Counseling
Psychological Aspects of Personal Finance
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Honor & Awards:
Licensed Professional Counselor, State of Kansas, #2084
Provisional Licensed Counselor, State of Missouri, #2012003452
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society (Univrsity of Missouri, Kansas City Circle)
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Who's Who in American Women, 2007-
National Association of Counties (NACO) Achievement Award, 2008
Federal Depository Library of the Year, 2010
University of Illinois, Chancellor's Circle 2011
Bright Ideas Award from the Harvard Business School for GovFest 2011