Kirsten Dunsford, MS, LPC, NCC, CTP
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Credentials
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Licensed Professional Counselor
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, & Marriage and Family Therapist BoardJun, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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RI International
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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Lead Crisis Counselor
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Jun 2022 - Present
Responsibilities include: Writing policies and procedures to meet accreditation standards, supervising 18 crisis counselors, training new crisis counselors on providing person-centered and compassionate interventions to support the independence and safety of callers in crisis, providing accurate and appropriate referrals, and completing suicide risk assessments.
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Crisis Counselor II
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Dec 2021 - Jun 2022
Responsibilities included: Providing person-centered and compassionate interventions to support the independence and safety of callers in crisis, providing accurate and appropriate referrals, and completing suicide risk assessments.
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Contact The Crisis Line
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Telephone Crisis Counselor
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Aug 2020 - Jun 2023
Responsibilities include: Providing person-centered and compassionate interventions to support the independence and safety of callers in crisis, updating resource manuals, providing accurate and appropriate referrals, and completing suicide risk assessments. Responsibilities include: Providing person-centered and compassionate interventions to support the independence and safety of callers in crisis, updating resource manuals, providing accurate and appropriate referrals, and completing suicide risk assessments.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
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United States
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Law Enforcement
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700 & Above Employee
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Correctional Officer
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Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
Responsibilities included: Providing care for inmates, maintaining security checks and room searches, monitoring phone calls, screening in staff, visitors and inmates, working as a team to provide a safe and healthy living environment and social development for inmates, and providing emergency crisis intervention. Responsibilities included: Providing care for inmates, maintaining security checks and room searches, monitoring phone calls, screening in staff, visitors and inmates, working as a team to provide a safe and healthy living environment and social development for inmates, and providing emergency crisis intervention.
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MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITAION SERVICES
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Counselor II
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Jul 2020 - Feb 2021
Responsibilities included: Providing case management for clients, completing monthly contacts and annual recertifications, working with clients to develop a plan of service that meets their individual needs, certifying personal care attendants, and managing payroll timesheets for personal care attendants. Responsibilities included: Providing case management for clients, completing monthly contacts and annual recertifications, working with clients to develop a plan of service that meets their individual needs, certifying personal care attendants, and managing payroll timesheets for personal care attendants.
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Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Counseling Intern
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Jan 2020 - May 2020
Responsibilities included: Developing therapeutic group activities, providing group and individual therapy sessions with youth in an after school program, maintaining timely and accurate documentation.
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Child and Family Specialist
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Jun 2019 - May 2020
Responsibilities included: Developing policies and procedures to meet accreditation standards, maintaining financial records and keeping a balanced budget for the program, working on a team to provide a continuum of care for clients across several programs, developing training documents and conducting training with new staff, assisting in interviewing employee candidates, completing suicide assessments and safety planning with at-risk clients, supervising on-call emergencies after hours, working with clients to develop objectives and goals for treatment based upon individual client needs by using the strengths-based model, coordinating services, maintaining accurate and timely records. Show less
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Residential Case Manager
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Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
Responsibilities included: Providing case management, documenting the progress of residents, preparing documentation for court, supervising on-call emergencies after hours, ensuring the needs of youth are being met, attending court with youth, maintaining a schedule for residents traveling to visits, doctor’s appointments and court, working as a team to provide a safe and healthy living environment and social development for clients, providing support for crisis intervention, reviewing and debriefing all physical interventions and critical incidents, and assisting in the distribution of medications. Show less
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Child Care Worker
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Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
Responsibilities included: providing care for residential clients, maintaining security checks and room searches, developing groups and recreation activity for youth in care, working as a team to provide a safe and healthy living environment and social development for clients, providing emergency crisis intervention, and assisting in the distribution of medications.
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BJC HealthCare
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Community Support Specialist
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Jul 2017 - Mar 2018
Responsibilities included: providing community support to clients, completing suicide assessments and safety planning with at-risk clients, coordinating services, teaching coping skills, and maintaining accurate and timely records. Responsibilities included: providing community support to clients, completing suicide assessments and safety planning with at-risk clients, coordinating services, teaching coping skills, and maintaining accurate and timely records.
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Volunteer Juvenile Probation Officer
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Jun 2015 - May 2017
Responsibilities included: Planning activities and supervising a girl scout troop as well as hosting a book club for adolescent girls who are on probation and in the court system, maintaining documentation of attendance, participation, and progress, and attending court with juveniles. Responsibilities included: Planning activities and supervising a girl scout troop as well as hosting a book club for adolescent girls who are on probation and in the court system, maintaining documentation of attendance, participation, and progress, and attending court with juveniles.
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University of Central Arkansas
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Worker
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Oct 2012 - May 2017
Responsibilities included: preparing and making deposits, running reports, filing financial reports, preparing financial journal entries, maintaining inventory, processing unclaimed property, keying documentation, copying, scanning, and faxing paperwork.
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Intern for Gender Studies Department
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
This was a one-semester internship working directly under the Gender Studies Department Chair. Responsibilities include: Grant writing, developing seminars, maintaining email listservs, website maintenance, and assisting in other duties for the department head.
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Laboratory Assistant
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Jun 2015 - Dec 2015
Responsibilities included: Conducting experiments in the university research lab, entering and interpreting data in SPSS, writing and presenting research at the Southwest Psychological Association Conference in 2016.
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Assistant Layout Editor of the Vortex literary magazine
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Aug 2014 - May 2015
During the academic year, I was in charge of layout design for the university literary magazine.
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Education
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2020 - 2023
Mississippi College
Master of Science - MS, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor -
2012 - 2017
University of Central Arkansas
Bachelor's degree, Psychology -
2009 - 2012
Yellville-Summit High School
Valedictorian
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