LCSW Clinical Social Work Supervisor
In my 25 years as a Social Worker, I have worked in many areas of practice, including private practice, school social work, acute care psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, and home studies for international adoptions.
I have a great deal of experience with therapy for individuals, families, couples, and groups. I have developed skills in diagnosing, treatment planning, parenting techniques and effective discipline, safety planning and suicide prevention. The current focus on Trauma-Informed Care poses an exciting area of interest for the field of Social Work.
I am a strengths-oriented social worker, and I encourage balancing respect for the clients' past experiences with resilience and hope for the future. My supervision style is friendly, relaxed, and receptive. Social work is a stressful business, and we must develop and maintain a positive attitude toward our work!
Below are listed my certifications and areas of experience.
Clinical Supervision of LMSW Candidates, 1993
Certified Debriefer: Level One (Trauma Resolution), 2002
Certified Love and Logic Facilitator, 2008
Trained in Curriculum of Random Actor Violence, 2010
Trained in the Missing Protector Strategy, 2010
Lean Six Sigma, Management and Strategy Institute, 2012
Certified MANDT Trainer, 2012
Individual Therapy
Family Therapy
Marital Counseling
Group Counseling
Adolescent/Child Therapy
Suicide Prevention Strategies
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Therapy
In 1999, I earned my M.B.A., which gives me a unique perspective in terms of fiscal matters, the difficult decisions that businesses must make, best practices, leadership, and vision. Integrating these concepts into social work practice has allowed me to develop a balanced approach to my work.
Eclectic
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Couples
Family
Group
Individuals
Bipolar Disorder
Dissociative Disorders
Impulse Control Disorders
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Academic Underachievement
Adoption
Anger Management
Attention Deficit
Behavioral issues
Borderline Personality
Child or Adolescent
Coping skills
Depression
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Loss or Grief
Narcissistic Personality
Oppositional Defiance
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Relationship issues
Self Esteem
Self Harming
Sexual Abuse
Suicidal Ideation
Teen Violence
Trauma and PTSD