1529 Whaley Court Huntington, WV 25704 304-962-6787 * sl1e355c2@westpost.

net SUSAN LAWSON, PhD, LICSW Objective: To obtain a position where I may utilize my education, skills, knowledge, work e thic, and experience to serve others as well as excel within my career. Employment: 8/2007-Present - Veteran`s Administration Hospital, Huntington, WV Provide therapy services to a caseload of 145. Help patients determine and ackno wledge problems that need to be addressed. Help develop therapy goals and objectives based on determined diagnoses with patient. Assist patients to resolve issues by using various theories of psychotherapy, group the rapy, and team consultation. 2005-2009 - Action Psychotherapy Services, Barboursville, WV Owned and operated therapy services for the elderly. Marketed and contracted with 5 area nursing homes to offer mental health therapy to residents who suffered with mental illness diagnoses. Completed billing to Medicare and insurance companies. Documented all treatment in compliance with Medicare, completed accounting, as well as other required records for personal business. 2002-2005 - KVC Behavioral Health, Wayne WV Provided in-home services to children and families at risk. Networked with other agencies, such as education, Child Protective Services, legal system, and other agencies in place to assist this population. Maintained records in compliance with my agency, Medicaid, and other agencies who reviewed our records. (Worked in this position on two different occasions during this tim e period) 1999-2002 - Hospice of Huntington, Huntington, WV Provided in-home services to dying patients and their families. Worked on a multi-disciplinary team in order to assist patients to die with dign ity and with as little pain as necessary. Also provided counseling to the family regarding grief. Maintain required records in compliance with JHACO, Medicare, and Hospice. 1997-1999 - Action Youth Care, Hamlin, WV Provided in-home therapy to children and families that were at risk. Also networked with CPS, legal, and education system. Maintained required records that were audited both in-house and by Medicaid. 1996-1997 - Child Protective Services, Hamlin, WV Provided case management to families with children who were at risk of being removed from the home. Networked with court/legal system and all agencies available to offer supportive services to assist the child and family for stabilization. Employment Prior to 1992 -Worked in several office positions where I provided th e services of typing, bookkeeping, data entry, and customer services as well as role of housewife and mother to three daughters. Attended college 1992-1997. EDUCATION _________________________________________________________________________ 2003-2008 Capella University - Minneapolis, MN PhD of Human Services - concentration in Social Work

and Community Services. 1996-1997 University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY Master of Social Work 1992-1996 Marshall University - Huntington, WV Bachelor of Social Work Minor of Political Science ACCREDITATIONS ____________________________________________________________ Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - State of WV, Certified Social Skil ls Training Instructor, Certified Gambler Counselor with Problem Gamblers Networ k of WV, Family Psychosocial/Mental Illness Instructor, Business, Data Entry, an d Bookkeeping program completed in 1980. REFERENCES ____________________________________________________________ Rick Coleman Ed Wilds Dan Flannery 115 Stonewood Drive 620 Allen Avenue P.O. Box 403 Huntington, WV 25705 Barboursville, WV Proctorville, OH 45569 304-617-9073 304-638-3583 304-360-0316