SUSAN CHRISTIAN

Associate Licensed Counselor

chris021@bamaed.ua.edu

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

 

May 1997  Master of Arts degree

  Major: Community Counseling

Focal Emphasis:Substance Abuse/Marriage and Family
Therapy (CACREP-accredited)
August 1994Bachelor of Arts degree

Major:PsychologyMinor:English Literature

National Certified Counselor

PROFESSIONALUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, Tuscaloosa AL

EXPERIENCE:Staff Therapist, Counseling Center, August 2000 - Present

ØComplete screening and intakes on students seeking services.

ØConduct individual and group therapy. 

ØProvide outreach programs to students within the college community.

ØProduce and conduct programs for faculty and staff as requested.

ØParticipate on committees as assigned

INDIAN RIVERS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, Tuscaloosa AL

Therapist,Crisis Stabilization Unit, January 1998 – August 2000

ØCompleted intakes and assessments on clients in acute crises with a range of diagnoses.

ØConducted individual and group therapy.

ØCompiled monthly statistics on clients served.

ØServed as Partial Hospitalization Assistant Coordinator.

ØCompleted treatment plans and discharge summaries.

ØServed as liaison between Crisis Stabilization Unit and other community mental health agencies.

WEST ALABAMA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, Demopolis AL

Therapist, November 1997 – December 1998

ØConducted intake interviews and assessed clients with histories of substance abuse and/or mental illness.

ØRendered diagnoses and recommended placement for appropriate treatment.

ØProvided individual counseling for clients with severe mental illness.

ØAssisted in the creation of, and operated Intensive Outpatient Programs, conducting individual and group therapy on a daily 

basis for two counties:Greene and Hale.

                    
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