323 W. 15th • SPOKANE, WASHINGTON USA 99203

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A L I S O N   H A D L E Y    M S W / A C S W,     L I C S W

D I P L O M A T E   I N  C L I N I C A L  S O C I A L  W O R K

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

Over twenty-five years mental health/social work in schools (K-post grad), medical, clinical, and private practice settings with all ages, individuals, couples, families, and groups.  Specialties with children and teens, post-trauma, sexual abuse and assault, hypnotherapy, and EMDR

LICENSURE

 

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker;  Licensed Advanced Social Worker-Washington State (USA)- July 22, 2001 to Date; License# LW00006090

 

(Prior to 2001, was Certified Social Worker-Washington State 1987-2001)

 

REGISTRATION

 

General Social Care Council ( UK, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland )

7/06/05 – 7/06/08     ( # 1096029)

 

National Social Work Qualifications Board (  Ireland  )

Issued 07/11/05  ( # ND/04/110705 )

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

*Diplomate Status(1993), on Clinical Register for Academy of Certified Social

Workers through National Association of Social Workers--1986 to Date

 

*Certified School Social Worker, State of Washington (through

Superintendent of Public Instruction);  Continuing Level--7/86 (250039E);  Last practiced 11/1995—5/1996.  Inactive Certification presently

 

*Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CHT 696-236)/American Council of

Hypnotist Examiners--4/1996;  Inactive Membership presently

 

*Certified Gestalt Psychotherapist;  Children & Adolescents/ Violet

Oaklander Institute;  Santa Barbara, California; 1987 Intensive Training,

plus 3 additional trainings.  (No renewal required)

 

*Certified EMDR therapist by EMDRIA (Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing International Association) Member with Level I & II training; Critical Incident Stress Mg’mt & EMDR with FBI training.  Group & Individual   Supervision for over 2 yrs, plus additional trainings (See Continuing Education Section)

 

EDUCATION

 

*BA Psychology-

Double Major -1975

(MagnaCumLaude)

 

 

 

*MSW-1980

(CumLaude)

 

Eastern Washington University- MS-19 526-5th Street – Cheney,

Washington (USA) 99004-2431    (509) 359-2283       (12/1975--2/1980)

Also attended :

University of Hawaii-  2444 Dole Street   Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 

(9/1970—6/1971;  42 QCredits)

Washington State University-  Office of Registrar  Pullman, Wa. 99164-

1035    (9/1968—5/1970;  69.75 QCredits)

 

Eastern Washington University- MS-19 526-5th Street – Cheney,

Washington (USA) 99004-2431    (509) 359-2283       (12/1975--2/1980)

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

 

*PRIVATE

PRACTICE:

 (1984-Present)

 

 

Jefferson Mental Health Services

 

Counseling

Consultation

Teaching & Super.

 

 

 

 

Eastern Washington

University

 

 

 

 

Field Supervision

Administration

Direct Services

 

 

 

 

Rosalia School Dist.

(11-1995 to 5/1996)

 

Mead School Dist.

(1/1989 to 4/1989)

 

 

 

 

*EDUCATIONAL

SERVICE DIST. 101

(9/1984 to 7/1987)

 

 

 

 

*SPOKANE

CONVALESCENT CENTER

(3/1980 to 7/1984)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Started part-time practice 6/1984, then joined with Psychiatric Services-Lynne Williams, M.D., Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist full-time 1987.  That office closed in 1989 and I continued independently to provide a variety of mental health/social work-related services privately and on contract basis.  See below:

 

 

Part time CMHP Crisis Services. Port Townsend, WA: 5/10/06-8/18/06

 

 

Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer:  Fall Quarter, 1986. Faculty Field Instructor; “School Social

Work & The Law” class for students seeking SSW Cert. in Washington; Sp. 1998

Taught Undergraduate “Practice with Individuals & Families” class.

 

Faculty Field Instructor: Oct. 1998-June 1999.  Supervised 5 MSW

students in school-based placements, provided consultations to students

and direct supervisors, revised placements, taught practice seminar, chaired Orals Committee.

 

Early Head Start Field Unit Coordinator: 1/1997—June 30, 1998  Half-

time contract to provide supervision and direction of Grant Program for

7-full time, & 1-part time MSW’s; and 1 undergrad BSW.  Coordinated

curriculum and training components for this site using multi-disciplinary

team model, serving pregnant and parenting teens and children to age 4.

 

 

Substitute School Social Work for regular staff on leave.  Part-time.

 

 

Assumed caseloads of SSW’s.  Provided classroom presentations on

personal safety, affective and social skills, relaxations skills;  individual & group counseling;  problem-solving and crisis intervention;  consultation to families, teachers, and administration;  assessment of Special Needs and Head Start children;  referral to community resources.

 

Full and part-time School Social Work Program Coordinator.  Started as direct services school social worker to Spokane Juvenile Detention Center School, “The Bridge Alternative School,” Nine Mile Falls SDist; and Oakesdale SDist.  Promoted to Coordinator supervising Certified SSW staff and MSW practicum students in a variety of rural and urban settings in NW Washington and Idaho States.

 

Full time Social Service Director for 100-bed Intermediate/Skilled Nursing Facility.  Coordinated all social services, admissions, discharge procedures. Provided counseling and consultation to families, residents, staff.  Provided both direct service, supervision of Activity Staff, and Administrative functions. Inservice trainings on grief, loss, and other issues of acute and chronic care.

 

During my employment with Spokane Convalescent, I also provided some part-time contract work for:

            *Veterans Administration Social Services: (1981-1982; “as

needed”) Social History Assessments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Claimants;  Social narrative & report.

            *Spokane Community Mental Health Center Program for

Sexual Adjustment:  (3/1980-3/1981) Co-Therapist for Sexual Offender Treatment Group once a week for one year.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

+E.M.D.R.I.A.

(1998 to Present)

 

+NASW/ACSW

(1986 to Present)

 

 

+DOH/QA

Committee Member

(7/1999 to Present)

 

 

 

 

+Other:

Past-President

 

Prof. Education

Advisory Board

 

 

NASW Board

 

 

 

 

 

Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing International Association

 

National Association of Social Workers/Academy of Certified Social Workers

 

 

Washington State Dept. of Health Quality Assurance Program/Licensed

Mental Health, Marriage & Family, & Licensed Social Work Advisory

Committee.  Meets regularly to assist DOH on policy and safety issues.  2 members of each profession included throughout Washington State. Prior to this was on Certification Committee.  Appointed thru July 2006.

 

EWU School of SW & Human Services Alumni Association

 

(1987 to 1988) Program Unit Member of State Advisory Board for School Social Workers

 

(1987 to1988) At-Large Board Member of the NASW, WA. State Chapter

 

PUBLICATION

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES

 

 

 

 

CONTINUING

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKER

 

Practice Digest, Volume 1, Number 1, June 1978, pg. 29, 30.  “Dying with Dignity—Hospice Maran Atha;”  Reporter and writer of article, submitted by my Instructor, Sonja Matison, DSW.

 

 

*Gonzaga School of Law Counseling Competition Judge—Spokane, WA.;  1997 & 1998

*Award:  Second Place Award for poetry submission to Western Gerontological Society Poetry Contest;  Anne Johnson, an elderly friend, author (1984)

 

Maria Nemeth, Ph.D. & Associates / “Coaching for Success;” “Advanced

Coaching;”  “Being Coach” (2001-2002)

 

 

References are available (on request) from a variety of sources who are familiar with my work:  Physicians;  Psychiatrists;  Educators;  Administrators;  Peer Counselors or Social Workers.

 

 

 

*Separation & Loss Workshop—Dave Erb, Ph.D., Presenter; Spokane, WA., 1980

*Social & Cancer Wkshop—Fred Hutchison Ca. Research Center, Seattle, WA., 1981

*Gestalt Psychotherapy Certification Trainings—2 Wk Summer Program, 1987; Advanced Weekends:  Summer, 1989; 1991; 1997;  Violet Oaklander, Ph.D., Institute—Santa Barbara, Calif.

*Ericksonian Hypnosis—William Hudson-O’Hanlon, M.S., Presenter;  Seattle, WA., 2-day, 1988

*7th Int’nl. Play Therapy Conf.—“Healing Journey;” Vancouver, Canada;  June 1990

* No Longer Silent:  Treating Survivors of Incest;  New Options Institute;  Spokane WA.;  4/1991

*Healing Addictions:  A Transpersonal Approach;  Jacqueline Small, Presenter;  Spokane, WA.; 4/91

*Advanced Clinical Skills in Treatment of Sexual Abuse--redricksen & Assoc.; Spokane, WA.;  3/92

*Deadly Dilemma Conference (Assessment & Treatment of Sexually Abusing Families)—Alexandria & Associates;  Las Vegas, Nevada;  12/ 10 & 11/1992

*Family Law Workshop—Spokane Falls Community College;  Spokane, WA.;  3/1993

*Expert Witness Training—Center for Individual & Family Counseling;  Olympia, WA.;  6/1993

*Sage Within The Temple: Somatic Therapy—Clyde Ford, D.C., Presenter;  Spokane, WA.;  9/1993

*Northwest Reg. Sexuality Conference;  Coeur d’Alene, Idaho;  10/30/93—11/03/93

*Mind, Mood, & Appetite—American Council on Pharmaceutical Education; Spokane, WA.;  6/94

*Advanced Assessment Techniques/National Training Program on Effective Approaches to Sexual Abuse; Sandra Hewitt, Ph.D., Pres.;Spokane, WA.;  10/1994

*Dissociative Identity Disorder in Children & Adolescents/National Training Program on Effective Approaches;  Gary Peterson, M.D., Presenter;  Spokane, WA.;  10/1994

*Frozen in Time:  Possibility Therapy for Adults Sexually Abused as Children;  Institute for Behavioral Health Care;  William Hudson-O’Hanlon, M.S., Presenter;  Seattle, WA.;  12/1994

*Drug Update:  Understanding New Generation Anti-Depressants;  Sacred Heart Medical Center;  Spokane, WA.;  6/1995

*John Bradshaw Conf.—Community Colleges of Spokane;  Spokane, WA.;  10/1995

*Anne Wilson-Schaef Workshops (2):  Society as An Addict & The Addictive Personality;  and Co-Dependence & Addictive Relationships: Living in Process;  Spokane, WA.

*Hypnotherapy Instititute of Spokane—150 Hr Certification Program;  Spokane, WA.;  10/95-4/96

*Behavior Health Seminars—QualMed & Psychological Resource Organization:  Chemical Dependency & Rehabilitation;  and Solution-Focused Therapy;  Spokane, WA.;  11/1995

*What’s New in Sex Therapy;  Ken DeSeve, Ph.D., Presenter;  Spokane, WA.;11/1995

*Level I & II EMDR (9/96); CISM w/EMDR-ICIS Foundation (3/13-15/98); Strategic

Developmental Model for EMDR: Rapid Comprehensive Psychotherapy Model;  Maureen Kitcher,MSW/RSW, Presenter (11/99); Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy for EMDR Therapists, One-Day Workshop, followed by 1 day intensive facilitated practice;  Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC, Presenter (2/2003);  24 hrs Group & Individual Consultation for EMDR (Marty Jones, M.S.)

*Guardian Ad Litem Training;  Spokane Bar Association;  Spokane, WA.;  1996

*Council on Social Work Education Training Conference—Chicago, Illinois;  3/1997

*Solution-Focused Brief Therapy;  Insoo Kim Berg, Presenter;  WA & ID DCFS;  5/12 & 13/1997

*Id. & Treating PTSD--Janet Brodsky, MSW and Hanan Berman, Ph.D., Spok. 10/99

*ODD & OCD:  Therapy for Tough Kids & Their Beleagured Parents; Spok. 9/22/05

*Energy of Money; Being Coach;  Advanced Being Coach—Association for Humanistic Psychology;  Maria Nemeth, Ph.D., Presenter;  Sacramento, California;  Advanced weekend trainings;  2000-2002

*Sleep, Stress, & Anti-Depressant Drugs:  Institute for Natural Resources;  Spokane, WA.;  10/2002

*Update on Licensing Law & Cont. Education in Washington; NASW Inland Empire Unit Meeting;  Spokane, WA.;  4/12/2002

*Introduction to Gambling Pathology:  Extent, Severity, & Treatment Strategies;  Sacred Heart Med Center Noon Series;  Spokane, WA.;  2002

*HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability Privacy Act-Federal Law) Update;  Washington State Psychological Association Workshop;  Spokane, WA.;  5/30/03

*Understanding Childhood Developmental Disorders;  CX-Country University; Spokane, WA.; 6/03

*Escaping the Diet Game;  Silk & Associates;  Coeur d’Alene, Idaho;  1/24/03

*ADHD, Aspergers, OCD, Tourettes:  Assessments & Clinical & Classroom Interventions for Children & Adolescents;  Emily Stevens, Ph.D., Presenter;  Spokane, WA.;  10/5/04

*Meeting Department of Health Requirements as a Clinical Supervisor:  It’s More Than Being a Good Clinician;  15-Hr.;  Lisa Erickson, M.S., Presenter;  Spokane, WA.;  1/7 & 8/05

*Clinical Supervision Skills in Behavior Health: CX Country U. 3/12/08

 

 

*Grief & Loss Facilitator—Dept. of Social & Health Training for Caregivers;  Cheney, WA.;  1979

*Senior Services of Washington Conference, Presenter—1982;  Attended 1980 & 1981

*Organizational Development in a Nursing Home:  Team Building;  Western Gerontological Society

Conference, Presenter of my Program and Successful Interventions; San Diego, California; 1982

*Motivation for Managers—Spokane Director of Nursing Assoc. Meeting;  Spokane, WA.;  1982/83

*IDEAS Conference Orgr/Facil.; 2-Day Film Festival (Spec.Needs); Spok, WA.;1987

*Making Connections-Parent/Community Contacts;  Home & Family Life Educators Conf;  Spokane, WA.;  8/1987

* “You & Your Aging Parents;”  Eastern Washington University Women’s Program Speaker;  Cheney, WA.;  1988

*Chase Youth Commission & March of Dimes Conference:  Responding to Teen Sexual Attitudes in the ‘80’s - “Feeling Good:  Teen Esteem;”  Spokane, WA.  3/23/88

* “Sexual Beliefs: Friend or Foe;”  Spokane Community Colleges & Institute for Extended Learning Noon Break, and Project Self-Sufficiency;  Spokane, WA.;  1988

* “Communicating with Adolescents;”  Current Issues in Pediatrics:  Adolescents in the ‘80’s (2nd Annual Conference);  Coeur d’Alene, Idaho;  10/16/88—10/18/88

* “The Sandwich Generation;” Women’s Health Conf.;  Holy Family Hospital;  Spokane, WA.; 2/89

* “Healing The Hurts Workshop;”Advanced Practice with Children & Adol.;  Organizer/Speaker.  Arranged all facets of 2-day Workshop with Violet Oaklander, Ph.D., Presenter;  2/89

* “Children & Grief: Parents Make the Best Therapists;” Community Colleges of Spokane & Institute for Extended Learning;  1992 -1995 Presenter;  Spokane, WA.

* “Breathe Deep & Play:  De-stressing Kids;” “Parents Make the Best Therapists;”  Family-A-Fair Presenter;  Spokane, WA.;  1994 & 1995

* “Social Work as a Career;”  Gonzaga Prep Career Day;  Spokane, WA.;  3/1997

*Gonzaga School of Law Counseling Competition Judge—Spokane, WA.;  1997-98

* “Coming to Our Senses through Play:  Play Therapy in the School;”  Washington School Social Workers Association Conference; Leavenworth, WA.;  10/98

 

 

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