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Education and Training

What I have studied-

Below are some of the relevant classwork, continuing education, and training I have had in the fields of counseling, psychology, and sociology.

Bachelor's Level

University of Wisconsin- Madison

2007-2011

  • The Sociology of Gender

  • Humanity, Religion, and Sociology

  • Introductory Ethics

  • Criminal Justice in America

  • Introductory Psychology

  • Statistics in Psychology

  • Language, Mind, and the Brain

  • Abnormal Psychology

  • Experimental Psychology

  • Animal Behavior- Primates

  • Behavior Pathology- Psychoses

  • Inside the Criminal Mind

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

  • Sociologic Perspectives on the Life Course

  • Psychology of the Environment

Master's Level

Harvard Graduate School of Education

2013-2014
2016-2017

  • Establishing Safe Spaces for Adolescents: Preventing Bullying & Discrimination

  • Preventative and Developmental Group Counseling

  • Risk and Resiliency in Social Contexts

  • Critical Issues in Special Education Policy

  • Individual Counseling and Psychotherapy

  • Theories and Methods of Cognitive and Psychological Assessment

  • Educating Across the Aisle

  • The Challenges Kids Face: Developmental, Cultural, and Contextual Perspectives

  • Theory, Practice, and Technique in Working with Children, Adolescents, and Families

  • Childhood Trauma: Dynamics, Interventions, and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

  • Introduction to Research

  • Leading Through Difference

  • Legal and Ethical Issues in Child Advocacy

  • Issues of Diversity in Cross-Cultural Counseling and Advocacy

  • Inventing the Future: Building Connections from School to Career​

Doctoral Level

The Chicago School

2021-2024

  • Professional Identity, Leadership and Advocacy in Counselor Education

  • Advanced Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Counselor Education

  • Advanced Counseling Theories

  • Telebehavioral Approaches in Counseling and Supervision

  • Counseling Supervision: Theories, Process, and Methods

  • Advanced Research Methods

  • Advanced Crisis and Trauma in Counseling and Supervision

  • Teaching and Learning in Counselor Education

  • Quantitative Research and Statistics

  • Qualitative Research Methods

  • Independent Study- Teaching Suicide Assessments and Interventions

  • Independent Study- Teaching Homicide Assessment and Interventions

  • Advanced Group Counseling

  • Advanced Quantitative Research

  • Advanced Counseling Assessment and Program Evaluation

Recent Continuing Education

Below are some of the continuing education I have participated in recently.

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  • 2024

    • Counseling with Sex Workers​

    • Autistic-Affirming Couples Counseling

    • Sex-Positive Counseling for Female Bodied Clients

    • Understanding Children in Crisis Situations

    • Maltreatment and Neglect of Children

    • Children with Special Healthcare Needs: Diabetes

    • Psychiatric and Behavioral Emergencies

    • Emergency and Rescue Care for Patients with Disabilities

    • Working with Clients with Traumatic Brain Injuries

    • Children with Special Healthcare Needs: Autism

    • Counseling for Polyamorous Clients

    • Consensual Non-monogamy and Clinical Counseling

  • 2023

    • Stigma, Shame, and Suicide (CAMS)​

    • Rape by Omission- Nonviolent Sexual Abuse

    • The Vulnerability of Counselor Educators; Navigating Gatekeeping

    • Experiences of LGBTQ+ Students

    • Advanced Qualitative Methodologies

    • Essentials in Trauma Counseling

    • Implementing Suicide Safety Policies in Community Mental Health

    • Understanding Intersectionality in Mental Health Counseling

    • Mitigating Intolerance of Uncertainty in Pediatric Clients

    • Journal to Cultural Competency and Humility

    • Examining the Relationship between Misdiagnosis and the Legal System

    • Becoming Sex-Positive: Insights into Sex-Positive Counseling

    • Mental Health and the Wellness of Women

    • Chronic Pain and Depression: Exploring the Intersection

    • Mental Health Concerns in BIPOC Populations

    • Professional Counselor Attitudes towards Juvenile Sex Offenders

    • Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement in Crisis Programs

    • Central Nervous System Trauma: Injuries to the Brain

  • 2022

    • Unpacking Models of Crisis Care: Urgent Care, Crisis Stabilization, and Crisis Residential Programs​

    • Creating LGBTQ+ Safe Zones

    • Cultural Competency and Humility

    • Working with Trans* Clients

    • Opioids and Overdose Response Training

    • Integrating Mindfulness into Your Counseling Practice

    • Working with Clients with Intellectual Disabilities

    • Essentials of DBT

    • Working with Clients Using Assistive Technology and Devices

  • 2021​

    • Understanding Human Trafficking

    • Understanding Schizophrenia

    • Understanding Bipolar Disorder

    • Understanding Hoarding Behaviors

    • Understanding Personality Disorders

    • Understanding Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

    • Understanding ADHD

    • Understanding PTSD

    • Serving Survivors with Mental Health Disabilities

    • Hidden Lessons from Black Suicide Science

    • Teen Anger

    • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)- Trainer Certification

    • Helping Clients with Stress Management

    • ALICE de-escalation training

    • Working with Clients with Traumatic Brain Injuries

    • Medical Mimics of Mental Illness

  • 2020​

    • Evaluation and Behavioral Management of Severe Self-Injurious Behaviors

    • Racism in Agricultural Communities: Advocacy Points for Counselors

    • Youth Suicide on the Rise

    • Mobile Crisis Response Programs

    • Farmer's Mental Health

    • Microaggressions and Becoming Culturally Responsive

    • Sexual Violence in Housing during COVID

    • Helping Teens Manage Anxiety during COVID-19

    • Advanced Implicit Bias training

    • Supervising Peer Support Specialists

    • Understanding Psychosis

    • Stewards of Children: Advocacy and Counseling with Young People

    • Mindfulness and Movement

    • Central Nervous System Trauma

    • Elder Adult Abuse and Neglect

    • Intranasal Narcan Delivery for the Prehospital Care Provider

    • Chemical Suicides

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