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James Cooney, LCSW
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Psychotherapy
- Clinical Social Worker with a
17-year concentration in substance abuse issues. Accomplished in various
family, individual, and group modalities; and the assessment and treatment
of a full range of relational, behavioral, and mental disorders. Experienced
clinical supervisor to counseling interns.
School-Based
Services
Experienced educational Social Worker,
facilitating Planning & Placement Team conferences, conducting
psychosocial assessments and implementing treatment plans for school-based
counseling services.
EXPERIENCE
1997-Present
Private Psychotherapy Practice
Norwalk, CT
Developed an independent psychotherapy
practice specializing in marital & family therapy and the
cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression, anxiety and chemical
dependencies.
Provide onsite and remote EAP consultations
for National EAP networks and local employers.
1999-Present
Stamford Public Schools Stamford,
CT
Stamford High
School
Turn Of River
Middle School
School Social
Worker
- As a member of the child study team,
facilitated PPT meetings, developed Psycho-Social assessments to assist in
the identification of service needs for adolescents who were experiencing
academic or emotional difficulties.
- Provided crisis intervention and
school-based counseling services for adolescent students to foster adaptive
social and academic adjustments.
1986 - 2000
Norwalk Hospital Norwalk, CT
Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatric Social Worker
(Began employment as a Certified
Addiction Counselor)
- Principal duties were the assessment
and treatment of individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by
chemical dependency. Areas of specialty include individual and group
psychotherapy of addicted individuals who have concurrent psychiatric
disorders, brief, solution-focused family therapy, couples communications
skills training.
- Responsible for the development,
marketing and administration of treatment protocols, curriculum, and outcome
measures for an intensive outpatient treatment program.
- Provided clinical supervision for
counseling interns.
- Provided clinical assessments and
crisis intervention to the general psychiatric clinic population.
- Served on several departmental CQI
committees related to management information services, patient education,
and continuing professional education.
- Provided staff training in
electronic data collection and treatment planning.
1988 - 1989
Southwest Community Health Center
Bridgeport, CT
Substance Abuse Counselor
- Developed and administered all
substance abuse treatment activities in two community-based, primary health
care facilities. Developed patient education curriculum. As Team Leader,
supervised a staff of five and integrated the AIDS- substance abuse
prevention initiatives into all departments.
1974 - 1986
IMI Inc.
Guilford, CT
Harry Miller
Company Boston, MA
Village Bank
Ridgefield, CT
Westport National
Bank Westport, CT
- Myriad management experience in the
banking and commercial credit industries encompassing customer service,
operations, and credit & collections.
EDUCATION
Fordham University New York, NY Master
of Social Work
1989-1991 Springfield
College Springfield, MA Bachelor of Science in Human Services
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- 1992- Current National
Association of Social Workers
PERSONAL
- Married with 3 children. D/O/B
01/28/1956
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