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Curriculum Vitae
Wendy Rawlings



EDUCATION

M.S.  Counseling Psychology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, June 1988

B.S.   Child Development and Family Relationships, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT,  April, 1975

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sept. 1990 to               Private Practice,  Federal Way, WA

 Present Focus:  Life problems and skill building including abuse recovery and related issues and syndromes; post-traumatic stress disorders, panic disorders, dissociative disorders, depression, codependency, life  management skills; individual, couples, children, and group therapy; family reconciliation and parenting skills; training to public and private groups including staff development and program planning; and clinical supervision.

May 1989 to                Guardian ad Litem, King and Pierce Counties

   Jan. 1998                  Responsibilities:  Evaluate the stability and strength of the parent-chi  bond, home environments of both parents, support systems, references, past parenting performance and potential future parenting performance  and make recommendations to the court as to the child’s residential placement and visitation.  Required skills include report writing, mediation between parties or attorneys, understanding of the legal system, and ability to testify credibly in court.

May 1993 to                Guest Lecturer:  University of Washington

   2003                         Responsibilities:  Educate students in the Nurse Practitioner program about the dynamics of Domestic Violence.  Lectures cover violence cycles and continuums, family issues, recognition and intervention, legal processes, counseling of victims, resources for abusers, and basic anger  management. 

Nov. 1987                   Clinical Therapist,  Good Samaritan Mental Health Center, Puyallup, WA

   Dec. 1991                 Responsibilities:  Adult outpatient therapist specializing in abuse and related syndromes; kept accurate records in accordance with WAC and RCW standards; member of Quality Control Committee and formulated policies for internal quality control and recordkeeping; established and co-facilitated groups for codependency, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, parenting in the violent family; provided specialized supervision and received referrals from managed care agencies.

1985 to 1988               Group Facilitator,  Domestic Abuse Womans Network, Kent, WA

                                    Responsibilities:  Intakes, telephone hotline intervention, group facilitation, volunteer training, legal advocacy, and staff facilitator, for women who were or are in abusive relationships.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, State of Washington, License No. 3809

Nationally Certified Counselor, NCC, Greensboro, NC Cert. No. 48099

Certified Distance Counselor, DCC, Greensboro, NC  Cert. No. DCC 00176

Certified EMDR Practitioner EMDRIA, Austin, Texas, 1997 and 2006

Certified Hypnotherapist, Wellness Institute, Issaquah, WA, April 1991

Certified Critical Incident Stress Management Counselor, 2000

Certified Level I and II Thought Field Therapy, Seattle, WA 1997

Trained Mater’s Level Practitioner, Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), Seattle, 1996

Certified Collaborative Law Divorce Coach and Child Specialist

Certified Mediator

Adjunct Professor BYU-I, 2005-2009

Certified Healing From the Body Level Up (HBLU) Practitioner and Instructor, 1995

Member, American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)

Member, Washington Mental Health Counselors Association (WMHCA)

Member, Washington Counseling Association (WCA)

Member, International Association of Collaborative Professionals

Member, Collaborative Professional of Washington

Member, King County Collaborative Law

Member, Collaborative Practice Group of South King County

Member, Pierce County Collaborative Law

Member, Collaborative Practice of Washington

Member, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Board Member, Collaborative Professionals of Washington 2008-present

President, Collaborative Professionals of Washington 2012-2013

Secretary, Collaborative Professionals of Washington 2008-2013

President, Washington Mental Health Counselors Association (WMHCA) 1998-99

Board Member over Public Advocacy, Vendorship, Professional Development for Washington Mental Health Counselors Association 1996-2000

Board Member, Washington Counseling Association 1998-2000

Western Regional Director, American Mental Health Counselors Assn (AMHCA) 2001-2005

Member, WA Department of Health Dissociative Disorder Work Group

Member, WA Department of Health, Washington Health Professional Services Committee

Presenter, WCA Convention, 1997

Instructor, AMHCA trainings 2001-2005

Presenter, CAMHCA Conference, CPW Conferences 2008-2010

Trainer, Collaborative Law 2009 to present

Publications:

            “What You Don’t Know about Mental Health Counselors May be Costing you a Lot of

                        Money” WMHCA

                        “How to Organize a Successful Mental Health Counseling Week in Your State”

                        “Distance Counseling:  From Hotlines to Online” AMHCA, 2004, reprinted several times in other professional publications

            HBLU Level I Training Manual

            Starting Your Collaborative Practice Training Manual (2008)

            Collaborative Law Basic Training Manual (2013)

            Collaborative Professionals of Washington Newsletter Ed and Contributor 2008-present

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