Primary School Counselor

• Aug 2022 - Present

Jessica Bowen Counseling

• Jul 2020 - Present

Online Mental Health Therapy for MI, IL, and TX Visit www.Jessica-Bowen.com for more information on mental health counseling, professional trainings and consultation. Jessica is also working with the Truman Group specializing in supporting mental health of expatriates living abroad. The Truman Group provides care to people across the world without being restricted by geography. We have worked on every continent on the globe and have served people located north of the Arctic Circle, in combat zones in the Middle East, in major metropolitan areas, in the deserts of Northern Africa, and in the rain forests of Central America. If there is access to the Internet, the Truman Group can provide care. https://truman-group.com/our-team/ Show less

Neuro-Oncology Social Worker II

• Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

-Offer counseling to help child and family adjust to diagnosis and treatment - Provide counseling to parents and caregivers about the impact of illness on family relationships - Help family communicate needs or questions to the medical team - Help family navigate the hospital setting - Offer guidance before child returns home - Provide transitional counseling from active treatment to after completion of treatment and from pediatric care to adult care - Provide information about and referrals to community resources such as wish groups, financial resources including Social Security benefits and health care and insurance resources - Offer guidance to international and culturally diverse patient families Show less

Psychotherapist

• Apr 2017 - Sep 2019

NICU Family Support and Infant Mental Health Specialist

• Aug 2016 - Sep 2019

* Counsels families regarding plans for care, provides emotional support and guidance * Advocates for NICU families and patients * Establishes and participates in the planning and implementation of programs and outreach activities that improve the parental experience and engagement with their baby * Develops educational materials for parents to support understanding of their infant’s condition * Serves as liaison with the UI Health volunteer department to train and supervise volunteers on the unit and coordinates the "Baby Cuddler" program * Develops, plans, organizes and manages the reflective process supervision for NICU staff * Collaborates with academic and clinical staff to produce scholarly work relevant to the NICU experience * Provides bereavement and emotional support to NICU families and staff Show less

NICU Family Support Program Coordinator

• May 2012 - Aug 2016

• Implement educational, emotionally supportive, and responsive programs for parents of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and for NICU staff within the NICU setting. • Collaborate with NICU interdisciplinary team members and MOD chapter staff to identify needs, create, carry out, and maintain NICU Family Support activities and programs. • Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers to assist with support and educational activities for NICU parents. • Implement educational, emotionally supportive, and responsive programs for parents of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and for NICU staff within the NICU setting. • Collaborate with NICU interdisciplinary team members and MOD chapter staff to identify needs, create, carry out, and maintain NICU Family Support activities and programs. • Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers to assist with support and educational activities for NICU parents.

Registry Pediatric Social Worker

• Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

•Available to all floors to assist children and families by offering counseling and support, crisis intervention, and access to appropriate resources. •Available to all floors to assist children and families by offering counseling and support, crisis intervention, and access to appropriate resources.

Autism Social Worker

• Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

Working every Thursday of the week to provide support and resources to families with a new Autism diagnosis within Lurie Children's inpatient floors, outpatient clinics, and psychiatry. Also available to all staff providing consultation for interdisciplinary teams working with children with autism on their medical floors/service.

Research Assistant

• Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

"Clinical utility and validity of neurocognitive assessment tools in concussed grade school-aged children"• Recruited study participants from local pediatric clinics• Reviewed and obtained informed consent/assent• Conducted interviews• Scored test results• Reported survey data"Concussions and their differential effects based on age"•Query patient charts through epic to extract additional patient data

Healing Counselor

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

Hands Together, Heart To Art is a performing arts summer camp for children who have experienced the death of one or both parents. • Provided short-term grief counseling for children under the age of fourteen who had a parent die • Implemented play and art therapies individually and with groups primarily comprised of impoverished youth and youth of color • Counseled youth whose parents died specifically from violence (Gang related, domestic, etc.) Hands Together, Heart To Art is a performing arts summer camp for children who have experienced the death of one or both parents. • Provided short-term grief counseling for children under the age of fourteen who had a parent die • Implemented play and art therapies individually and with groups primarily comprised of impoverished youth and youth of color • Counseled youth whose parents died specifically from violence (Gang related, domestic, etc.)

Youth At-Risk Advisor

• 2008 - 2010

• Developed curriculum and taught four literacy classes daily • Counseled students in grades 1-7 (individually and in groups) on self-esteem, family issues, HIV/AIDS awareness, and health and wellness • Wrote and managed $7,000 of grant money for school computer lab and library • Coordinated trip to dentist for children with severe dental problems • Developed curriculum and taught four literacy classes daily • Counseled students in grades 1-7 (individually and in groups) on self-esteem, family issues, HIV/AIDS awareness, and health and wellness • Wrote and managed $7,000 of grant money for school computer lab and library • Coordinated trip to dentist for children with severe dental problems

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor

• 2007 - 2008

• Taught psychosocial skills to consumers with mental illness diagnosis• Planned and budgeted weekly activities and community outings for clients • Wrote treatment plans and created goals for each consumer• Evaluated consumer progress on treatment plan goals• Held Dual Diagnosis groups for consumers with mental illness and addictions

Residential Advocate

• 2006 - 2007

• Supervised and assisted consumers in daily living activities • Held weekly community meetings to facilitate cohesive living environment• Wrote activity notes and assessments for consumers