Substance Abuse and Hospital

Counselor Trainee Resource List Rachel Faybyshev Foundations of MHC Mary Owens Resource 1: Name of the organization - Care Counseling Center Address, phone, fax, email address and website address. • Address - 214-216 West 116th Street, NY 10026 • Phone *** Fax *** • Email address - [email protected] • Website Address - http://www.carecounselingny.com/ Jim Malewicz Summary of the organization's mission and services provided. • Care Counseling Center is an approved alcohol and substance abuse center that nurtures health, growth and development.

This center provides help to individuals and families in need of prevention or intervention counseling, domestic violence, parenting skills, anger and stress management, alcohol/substance abuse, mental health disorders, and LGBT issues. Through an intensive outpatient program model, Care Counseling Center offers individual and group therapy. Student rationale • Alcohol and drug abuse has grown into an epidemic across the globe and the need for professionals in this field has increased tremendously. I feel that observing and working in this center would be of tremendous benefit to my professional growth.

The exposure to the issues people face everyday will give me a greater understanding on how to deal with these individuals. My desire to help those who suffer from alcohol and substance abuse issues is fueled by the fact that I lost one of my closest friends due to substance abuse over the summer. Resource 2: Name of the organization: K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital - Child life program at Jersey Shore Medical Address, phone, fax, email address and website address (if applicable).

• Address -1945 NJ-33, Neptune City, NJ 07753 • Phone *** Fax *** • Email address - [email protected] • Website Address -http://www.khovnanianchildrenshospital.com/KHCH/services/Childlifeprogram/ Name of contact person in charge - April Slowenski B.S., M.Ed., CCLS, CPMT Summary of the organization's mission and services provided. • The child life program at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital has qualified pediatric personnel who advocate for children and their families.

The mission of this program is to help decrease the stress of ill patients using strategic and fun activities. They offer constant support to their patients and help educate them about the procedures through therapeutic medical play. Student rationale • Throughout my life, I've always wanted work with children, so I believe that working at this children's hospital would be a great way to realize my dream. I will start volunteering at the hospital next month and would love to continue as an intern if all goes well.

I believe that helping children is beyond rewarding and seeing their growth and happiness touches the heart. Children are constantly in need of help, so I believe it is important to know how to interact with and treat children. Resource 3: Name of the organization: Positive Reset Mental Health Clinic Address, phone, fax, email address and website address.

• Address -6 Cornwall Ct B, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 • Phone *** • Email address - [email protected] • Website Address - http://www.positivereset.com/ Name of contact person: Victor Dubinskiy Summary of the organization's mission and services provided. • The Positive Reset Mental Health clinic provides mental and addiction care for adult, adolescent and pediatric patients through individual, group or family therapy. The mission of this clinic is to provide the highest quality of care for all their patients.

The services offered include medication management, addiction services, stress management, anger management, cognitive therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, hypnotherapy, and marriage counseling. Student rationale • Since one of my career goals is to have my own private practice, I believe it would be a great learning experience to intern at a private practice. I would be able to further increase my knowledge about billing and insurance as well as understand what it takes to build up my clientele.

This clinic offers an array of services and that kind of exposure would be extremely beneficial for my future as a MHC. Through the internship, I would be able to get hands on experience counseling a wide range of clients. Resource 4: Name of the organization: Community Counseling and Mediation Address, phone, fax, email address and website address (if applicable).

• Address - Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY • Phone *** • Email address - [email protected] • Website Address - http://ccmnyc.org/contact-us Name of contact person in charge: George Daniels Summary of the organization's mission and services provided. • Community Counseling and Mediation (CCM) is a social service association that strives to help underprivileged at-risk youth and families by giving an extensive variety of social support, counseling, psychological wellness, education and housing services.

Student rationale • Working in a social service organization will enable me to have a wide range of skills and experience in social support services. The extensive variety of social support services offered at this organization will enable me understand how to address several issues facing underprivileged at-risk youth and families. Resource 5: Name of the organization - Zucker Hillside Hospital.