QUALIFICATIONS

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Education Coordinator, Facilitator, and Trauma Support for Directions in Independent Living, Inc.

January 2015-November 2016

Also See position below;

The additional roles I took on transitioning agencies included:

• Certified Family to Family Education Teacher through The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

• Facilitating the Local NAMI Support Group

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Education Coordinator, Facilitator, and Trauma Support for The Mental Health Association in Cattaraugus County

November 2010-December 2014

Peer Support

1:1 Coaching

Workshop Facilitation: ie. Self-Advocacy, Self-Awareness, and Personal Empowerment, Hygiene, Nutrition, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Development and Utilization, Legal Rights of Psychiatric Patients (PAMI), In Your Own Voice (NAMI) etc.

Community Engagement and Education

• Conference Planning and Marketing

• Securing Community Sponsors

• Organizational Collaboration to Provide Education

• Public Speaking

• Advocacy Work/Lead Advocate

Harm Reduction and Prevention

• Provided Trauma-Informed Care and Established Referrals to Clinical Care and new providers.

• Organized Suicide Prevention Training and Education for Individuals, Veterans, and Community

• Provided Support During Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalization

• Ran Support Groups for Survivors of Trauma, Domestic Violence, and Veterans

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Trauma and Resilience Life Coach; Arizona Trauma Institute (Original Cohort; Recertified 2024)

• Certified Life Purpose and Transformation Coach; Transformation Academy

• Certified in Traditional Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki; M. Webber

• Certified Family to Family Education Teacher; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (Outdated, Active on NAMI Provider List)

• Rape Crisis Counselor – New York State Certified; Non-Licensure (Outdated)

CONTINUED HARM-REDUCTION EFFORTS IN MY FIELD

• Recovery Coach Academy; Connecticut Community for Addiction and Recovery (CCAR)

• Recovery Coaching, Recovery Language, and Recovery Needs for The Southern Tier Office of Addition Services And Supports (OASAS)

• Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) – Suicide Prevention Resource Center

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) – Living Works, Inc.

• Trauma Resources And Unified Management Assistance – New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

• The Enemy Within: Police, Veteran, and First Responder Suicide Awareness Training – Dr. Robert Douglas; National Police Suicide Foundation

• Operation S.A.V.E Gatekeeper Training – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Trauma Support Specialist- Dr. Robert Rhoton, Arizona Trauma Institute

• Clinical Trauma Specialist – Individual (CCTS-I) – Dr. Eric Gentry, Arizona Trauma Institute

• Advanced Training for Trauma Treatment of Complex PTSD – Dr. Eric Gentry, Arizona Trauma Institute

• Cultural Humility, Curiosity and The Pathway to Cultural Competence - Dr. Cheryl Warner, Arizona Trauma Institute

COMPLIANCE INITIATIVES

• Compliance Masterclass For Compliance Challenge (VIP) - Anik Singal (October 2024)