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“To teach in a manner that respects and cares for the souls of students is essential if we are to provide the necessary conditions where learning can most deeply and intimately begin.”
-Bell Hooks |
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| CURRICULUM VITAE |
Name: Sharon E. Appling
Address: 4021 Cole Ave. #206
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 853-0522
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Diploma |
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Year |
| UT Arlington |
PhD. Social Work |
Arlington, Texas |
2008-present |
| Syracuse University |
MSW Social Work |
Syracuse, NY |
1998-1999 |
| Villanova University |
M.S. Experimental Psychology |
Villanova, PA |
1989-1991 |
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Licenses/Certifications:
CASAC Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor
2005 NY
Recertified in 2008
Expires 2011
Acupuncture Detoxification Therapist Auricular Acupuncture
1999
Registered Trainer 2003
LCSW
2005 New York
2010 Texas
Work Experience:
Children's Medical Center Dallas, TX
Psychiatric Social Worker , LCSW 2008-2010
Thresa Belcher, Supervisor
Contact information: 214-456-7190
Provide clinical assessment to children with behavioral and psychiatric issues who present for evaluation in the ER. Work with psychiatry and attending doctors to develop best plan for child's treatment, develop disposition and provide referrals and recommendations for treatment.
Texas Department of Family Protective Services Dallas, TX
Investigator for Sexual Abuse Unit 2006-2008
Mayra Morales
Contact Information: 214-735-2595
Investigated allegations of abuse while working collaboratively with legal personnel, school personnel, and families. Worked with families with history of domestic abuse and substance abuse to provide families support and education in order to assist family preservation.
Onondaga Pastoral Counseling Center Syracuse, New York
Violence Intervention and Prevention Program 2005-2006
Tabitha Moore, Supervisor
Contact Information: 315-244-7772
Provided individual and family therapy to adolescents in the justice system due to violent crime, either as a perpetrator or a victim. Worked with teens while in the Justice Center and supported them after release in finding jobs and returning to school. Community based effort to address violence at the community level.
yracuse Behavioral Health Center Syracuse, NY
Therapist 2003-2005
Robert Rix, Supervisor
Contact Information: 315-458-0919
Developed women's outpatient services for women with substance abuse and mental health issues. Focus of the intensive outpatient program was a family systems approach to trauma and substance abuse and their impact on mental health. Provided auricular acupuncture and relaxation groups as well as individual and group therapy.
Crouse Chemical Dependency Center Syracuse, NY
Methadone Maintenance Center 1998-2002
Deirdre Affleck, Supervisor
Contact Information: 315-470-8340
Provided individual and group therapy to patients addicted to heroin. Trained staff in auricular acupuncture and provided relaxation and acupuncture for patients with substance abuse issues. Developed intensive outpatient program for patients with emphasis on harm reduction model of treatment. Community education to community colleges regarding addiction and treatment with methadone maintenance.
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA
Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Program 1992-1998
Steve Weinstein
Contact: 215-955-7910
Provided psychiatric case management to heroin addicted patients, as well as individual and group therapy.
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Spring 1991 Master's Thesis Proposal "The role of neural fatigue in two common reversible figure illusions: The rotating trapezoid and a bi-stable apparent motion display".
1997 Onondaga Community College Health Class "Methadone Maintenance Treatment- A Harm Reduction Treatment".
2003 Auricular Acupuncture for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Clients-Staff Training |
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| Zanis, D., Coviello, D., Alterman, A., Appling, S. (2001). A community-based trial of vocational problem-solving to increase employment among methadone patients. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 21, (1), 11-17. |
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| Teaching Experience |
Teaching Practicum
Fall 2009 Master's Level Supervision class
Dr. Lehmann Supervising Professor
April 2010
Multicultural Counseling for Master's level Micropractice Class |
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