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Kenneth M. Levine
1502 Highway 54
West
Suite 505
Durham, North Carolina
27707
Tel (919)
475-3068
Education
Barry
University, Miami
Shores,
Florida
Master of Social Work, May
1998
Mental
Health Concentration.
Elective coursework: Social Work Practice with Children,
Social Work Practice with Major Mental Illness, Community
Organization.
University of North
Carolina,
Chapel
Hill,
North
Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, May
1995
Independent research in sociolinguistics: “A
Comparative Study of African American English and Gay American
Slang” (supervised by Dr. Connie C. Eble). Fraternity of Delta
Psi. Honors: Dean's
List, Psi Chi.
License
LCSW,
NC Social Work Certification and Licensure
Board, 5/13/03
– Present
Experience
Private
Practice, Durham,
North
Carolina
Clinical Social Worker, July 2003 –
Present
Provide
psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, families, and
groups. Primary
assessment and treatment modalities include biopsychosocial
assessment, solution-focused brief therapy, cognitive behavioral
therapy, individual DBT, interpersonal psychotherapy, and supportive
psychotherapy.
OPC Area
Program, Northside Clinic,
Chapel
Hill,
North
Carolina
Clinical Social Worker, February 2000 – September
2004
Provided
bilingual (Spanish and English) initial mental health and substance
abuse screenings, intake assessments, and crisis stabilization to
adults with mental illness and related disorders and/or alcohol and
substance abuse problems; provided individual and group
psychotherapy. Assessment and treatment modalities included
biopsychosocial assessment, solution-focused brief therapy, crisis
intervention, individual DBT, CBT, individual supportive
psychotherapy, long-term insight oriented psychotherapy, and
substance abuse/relapse prevention counseling; provided crisis
backup for mental health clinic; provided case support to mental
health and substance abuse clients; awarded grant to complete 4
weeks of intensive language immersion training in Oaxaca, Mexico
(Dec. 2002 – Jan. 2003).
The Durham
Center, Child Youth and Family
Services, Durham,
North
Carolina
Clinical Case Manager, August 1999 – November
1999
Provided
bilingual (Spanish and English) case management and service
coordination to children and adolescents ages 3 to 18 with mental
health and substance abuse problems and their families; developed
short and long term goals; linked clients to clinically appropriate
services and monitored provision of services; wrote treatment plans
and documented services received, emphasizing client and family
strengths; served as liaison with families, mental health
professionals, and collateral service providers and
agencies.
Durham
County Child
Protective Services,
Durham,
North
Carolina
Social Worker II, Investigative Assessment, October
1998 – August 1999
Provided
bilingual (Spanish and English) CPS investigative services,
responding to reports of child physical abuse, sexual abuse,
neglect, and dependency; assessed children’s level of risk for harm;
provided crisis intervention services; instructed caretakers in
appropriate parenting skills; testified in court during custody
cases; developed case plans for families where the level of risk to
children was deemed moderate to high.
Durham County Literacy Council,
Inc., Durham,
North
Carolina
Interim ESOL Program Coordinator, May 1998 – September
1998
Coordinated
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instruction and
outreach; conducted ESOL project evaluation; negotiated ESOL
corporate contracts; designed and facilitated training workshops for
volunteers; supervised over 50 volunteer teachers; headed search
committee for permanent ESOL Program Coordinator.
ESOL Instructor, May 1998 – October
1998
Facilitated
Beginning and Intermediate ESOL classes.
Adult Literacy Instructor, October 1995 - August
1996
Facilitated
adult literacy classes at TROSA, a residential treatment program for
persons with a history of substance abuse.
Spectrum Programs,
Inc. , Miami,
Florida
Substance Abuse Counselor (MSW Intern), August 1997 –
May 1998
Provided
group and individual outpatient counseling to court referred clients
with a history of substance abuse.
The Salvation
Army, Ft.
Lauderdale
Area Command, Fort
Lauderdale,
Florida
Case Manager (MSW Intern), August 1996 – May
1997
Provided family, group, and individual counseling and
case management services to residents of a transitional housing
program for homeless families.
UNC Department of
Psychology, Chapel
Hill,
North
Carolina
Research Assistant to Dr. Caryl E. Rusbult, January
1995 – May 1995
Topic: “Interdependence in Close
Relationships.”
École Pratique des Hautes
Études, Paris, France
Research Assistant to Dr. Marie-France Ehrlich, January
1992 – May 1992
Topic:
“Motivational Determinants of Reading Comprehension in French,
Caucasian-American, and African-American Adolescents.”
Skills
English (native), French (fluent), Spanish
(conversational).
Typing: 70
WPM. Microsoft Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint.
References
Available upon request.
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