gita patel

About

Site Coordinator at Florida State University, Center for Prevention and Early Intervention, Young Parents Project

Country

united states

City

tallahassee

Industry

mental health care

Skill

wellness, social services, healing, mental health, groups, couples, stress, adolescents, counseling, google groups, treatment, adults, counselling, psychotherapy, family therapy, counseling psychology, non profits

Experience

site coordinator

florida state university center for prevention and early intervention young parents project

2013-3 - Present · 13 yrs 7 mos

domestic violence database specialist

florida coalition against domestic violence

2013-1 - 2013-3 · 3 mos

founder, president

ptsdnj pathways to self discovery center of nj

2010-9 - 2012-12 · 2 yrs 4 mos

A non-profit organization which provides holistic healing therapeutic services for adults and children who are suffering from the effects of trauma and PTSD. Currently working with client adult and child survivors of domestic and sexual violence; expanding to work with military veterans who have been diagnosed with PTSD. Website: www.ptsdnj.org

clinician

youth counsultation services

2011-12 - 2012-9 · 10 mos

Providing indivudual and group therapy for adolescent girls ages 17-21 in a psychiatric residential home setting.

outreach counseling director

domestic abuse and sexual assault crisis center

2008-8 - 2010-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

* On-call 24/7 as Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) supervisor. Responsibilities include supervising the outreach counseling department and staff * supervising the legal advocacy program as well as the SART and DVRT volunteers and programs * maintaining a client caseload (children, teens and adults) in individual and group sessions * and making outreach presentations throughout the county as needed. (40-hour Domestic Violence Response Team training completed in Aug 2008

clinician and educational coordinator and advocate

morris county sexual assault center

2006-8 - 2008-8 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Per Diem (30-40 hours per week) Responsibilities include providing individual and group counseling sessions and advocacy services to sexual assault survivors age 12 years to adult. Supervisor of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Victim Advocates which includes being on-call 24/7 to assist with advocate call-outs, coordinating the monthly schedule, training volunteer SART advocates and taking on-call shifts throughout the month to respond to recent sexual assault crisis calls. Responsibilities also include presenting educational seminars on sexual assault prevention to schools, and social service and law enforcement organizations throughout the Morris County area. (40-hour Confidential Sexual Assault Victim Advocate training completed in 2006