Amanda King
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Credentials
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Prepare Enrich
Prepare-EnrichMar, 2012- Oct, 2024
Experience
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The Consortium
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Mental Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Counselor II
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Jul 2017 - Present
Intensive in home therapy for children with severe behavioral and emotional disturbances and their family’s; practice the family based model focusing on co-parenting, emotional regulation, executive function, and attachment; build supports and relationships between family, school and other agencies; provide 24 hour support. Intensive in home therapy for children with severe behavioral and emotional disturbances and their family’s; practice the family based model focusing on co-parenting, emotional regulation, executive function, and attachment; build supports and relationships between family, school and other agencies; provide 24 hour support.
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Lehigh Valley Families Together
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Allentown, Pennsylvania Area
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Masters Level Family Worker
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Feb 2015 - Jul 2017
Intervention and reunification services for Children and Youth Services of Lehigh County and Northampton County . Team leader; case management; educated and modeled parenting skills; counseled children, families, and couples; helped families understand trauma, abuse, and addiction; visit supervision; linked families with resources, mental health, and drug and alcohol services; helped families understand and navigate CYS processes; worked closely with other providers; provided 24 hour support Intervention and reunification services for Children and Youth Services of Lehigh County and Northampton County . Team leader; case management; educated and modeled parenting skills; counseled children, families, and couples; helped families understand trauma, abuse, and addiction; visit supervision; linked families with resources, mental health, and drug and alcohol services; helped families understand and navigate CYS processes; worked closely with other providers; provided 24 hour support
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Texas Department Of Criminal Justice
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Counselor
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Jan 2013 - May 2013
Male and Female offenders serving State and Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison sentences (six months to six years); Individual counseling; psychological intake and assessment; maintenance and emergency appointments; wide range of symptoms and diagnoses Male and Female offenders serving State and Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison sentences (six months to six years); Individual counseling; psychological intake and assessment; maintenance and emergency appointments; wide range of symptoms and diagnoses
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Community Life Center
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Belton, Texas
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Graduate Counselor
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Jan 2012 - May 2013
Practicum and continuous supervision site. Population: Community population of Belton and the surrounding area. Responsibilities: Individual counseling, marital counseling, co-facilitated counseling group with women on probation, and children’s counseling. Practicum and continuous supervision site. Population: Community population of Belton and the surrounding area. Responsibilities: Individual counseling, marital counseling, co-facilitated counseling group with women on probation, and children’s counseling.
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Austin State Supported Living Center
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Austin, Texas
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Graduate Counselor
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
Population: Residents with mild to severe developmental disabilities, wide range of physical and behavioral abilities, and various psychological diagnoses. Responsibilities: Individual counseling; psychological evaluation and assessment; contributed to residents individual service plans; co-facilitated and planned group on social behavior with ladies who were moderately developmentally delayed and had explosive behavioral tendencies; participated and assisted in music therapy groups. Population: Residents with mild to severe developmental disabilities, wide range of physical and behavioral abilities, and various psychological diagnoses. Responsibilities: Individual counseling; psychological evaluation and assessment; contributed to residents individual service plans; co-facilitated and planned group on social behavior with ladies who were moderately developmentally delayed and had explosive behavioral tendencies; participated and assisted in music therapy groups.
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Hope Alliance
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Round Rock, Texas
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Legal Advocate Intern
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Jun 2008 - Oct 2008
Pre-graduate school internship. Population: Women and children displaced from their homes by domestic violence and victims of sexual assault. Responsibilities: Shadowed the Legal Advocate, attended court hearings, and observed the process the clients go through getting legal aid and getting their cases heard; Helped with shelter duties such as intake paperwork, setting up rooms, and organizing the clothing shed; facilitated a children’s group (2-6 years) with children living at the shelter. Show less
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Denton County Friends of the Family
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Denton, Texas
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Volunteer
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May 2007 - Aug 2008
Population: Members of the community affected by domestic violence Responsibilities: Supervised 5-15 children of all ages while their parents were in group therapy at the outreach center and at the shelter; helped with general office duties. Population: Members of the community affected by domestic violence Responsibilities: Supervised 5-15 children of all ages while their parents were in group therapy at the outreach center and at the shelter; helped with general office duties.
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Education
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2010 - 2013
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Master's Degree, Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling -
2004 - 2008
University of North Texas
Bachelor's Degree, Psychology
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