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Karen G. Black

Hendersonville

Summary

Dynamic Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 11 years of experience at Coffee House Counseling, specializing in trauma and crisis intervention. Proven expertise in developing tailored treatment plans and conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments. Adept at fostering collaboration among multidisciplinary teams while delivering compassionate care to clients facing severe emotional challenges.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist/Owner, Clinical Supervisor

Coffee House Counseling
Temecula
- Current
  • Established private practice marriage and family therapy
  • Services focus on children, teen, and young adult counseling for those dealing with distressing social issues, crisis, and trauma

Military and Family Life Counselor

Magellan Healthcare
Camp Pendleton
09.2016 - 01.2017
  • Provide short term, non-medical counseling services to service members and their families who are struggling with issues related to deployment stress, reintegration, separation and the strain these stressors place on relationships, parenting, and finances

Clinical Therapist

Childhelp, Inc.
Beaumont
07.2014 - 10.2015
  • Therapist responsibilities include case management and individual therapy for caseload of 10-12 seriously emotionally disturbed youth in a residential treatment setting
  • Population of clients consists of children and family members involved in the social services system as victims of domestic violence and child abuse
  • Develop and implement psychosocial assessments and individualized treatment plans addressing serious mental and emotional disturbances specific to young children as victims of domestic violence and child abuse
  • Provide recommendations and develop behavioral interventions with residential staff and external providers
  • Work with education professionals to provide insight and knowledge necessary to develop individual education plans (IEP) for residents
  • Provide individual, group, and family therapy for each resident on a weekly basis
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with social workers, foster care agencies, caregivers, family, and public school liaison
  • Provide 24/7 crisis counseling and interventions

Program Specialist

New Haven Youth & Family Services
Vista
08.2013 - 01.2014
  • Program Specialist responsibilities include overseeing milieu therapy, supervising a staff of 12 Child Care Counselors and Facilities Managers, and developing psychosocial assessments and treatment plans for a caseload of 12 emotionally disturbed youth involved in the social services system as victims of child abuse
  • Develop, coordinate and apply effective clinical therapy utilizing a variety of treatment models
  • Oversee the implementation of behavioral plans with in-house teams and external providers for each resident within the facility
  • Assist in the admission/discharge processes to properly identify services and assure that all appropriate services that support and facilitate treatment to residents under their care are evaluated and provided
  • Complete Individual Service Plans (ISP's) and other documentation using mental health services program protocols to fully document records and outcomes
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents, their families, staff, and counties/outside contacts on a regular basis, as necessary and as prescribed by case plan, reflecting high attention to and professional standards of customer service
  • Supervise, support, and develop the staff within the milieu, assuring that needs of the residents are met within appropriate New Haven guidelines and licensing criteria
  • Provide 24/7 crisis counseling and interventions
  • Counseled adolescents ages 13-17 by providing support and assistance with life transitions, academic planning and interpersonal difficulties

Therapeutic Behavioral Coach

New Haven Youth & Family Services
Vista
10.2012 - 08.2013
  • Participate in the initial treatment meeting to formulate the treatment plan for identified behavioral target goals
  • Implement therapeutic behavioral coaching and behavior therapy techniques with children ages 3-17 with severe emotional disturbances, autistic spectrum disorders, and developmental delays to foster self-awareness with client, utilizing interventions as recommended in the treatment plan
  • Process disruptive and self-injurious behaviors with children and adolescents to ensure safety and cultivate healthier coping skills
  • Collaborate with special education teachers and parents to increase consistency between classroom and home interventions
  • Provide agency with timely and thorough documentation of the daily observation of the client on the daily progress note
  • Participate in weekly telephone conference calls as needed for case management and continuity of care
  • Maintain professional and positive relations with the team members, clients, parents, placing agencies and placement workers

MFT Trainee/Intern

Crossroads Church Counseling
Corona
08.2011 - 08.2013
  • Perform assessments, develop treatment plans, and counsel individuals and families seeking counseling for substance abuse, family and parenting issues, marital problems, stress and issues associated with mental and emotional health

MFT Trainee

Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
Perris
04.2011 - 08.2011
  • Counsel adult men who have entered a residential work treatment program for drug and alcohol abuse

Education

Master of Science - Counseling Psychology

California Baptist University
05-2012

Bachelor of Business Administration -

National University

Skills

  • Extensive knowledge working with severely and chronically mentally ill adults, adolescents, and children in individual, family, and group therapy in community and residential treatment environments
  • Demonstrated skills in conducting psychosocial assessments, and developing and implementing effective and individualized treatment plans
  • Case management experience collaborating with internal and external treatment team members to foster effective continuity of care
  • Foundational coursework and training in TF-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Crisis Intervention and Family Systems Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
  • Eleven years experience working with victims of physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, trauma, and crisis
  • Over 20 years experience in human resources and management of small to medium sized organizations

Training

  • Group Crisis Intervention, ICISF, 02/01/10
  • Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support, ICISF, 02/01/10
  • Grief Following Trauma, ICISF, 02/01/10
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), 2012
  • Trauma Stewardship and the Impact of Trauma on Children, Dr. Mark Chenven, MD, 2015
  • Trauma and Reconciliation, Dr. Mark Chenven, MD, 2015
  • Clinical Supervisor, BBS, 2018
  • Prepare/Enrich, 2019
  • Gottman Levels I & II, 2019

Licenses

  • CA, 90128
  • TN, 2218

Credentials

LMFT

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Military and Family Life Counselor

Magellan Healthcare
09.2016 - 01.2017

Clinical Therapist

Childhelp, Inc.
07.2014 - 10.2015

Program Specialist

New Haven Youth & Family Services
08.2013 - 01.2014

Therapeutic Behavioral Coach

New Haven Youth & Family Services
10.2012 - 08.2013

MFT Trainee/Intern

Crossroads Church Counseling
08.2011 - 08.2013

MFT Trainee

Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
04.2011 - 08.2011

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist/Owner, Clinical Supervisor

Coffee House Counseling
- Current

Master of Science - Counseling Psychology

California Baptist University

Bachelor of Business Administration -

National University

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