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00700 C00012 00005 January, 1977 - present: I am currently a psychiatric social worker
00800 C00018 00006 .HEDDING(PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:)
00900 C00019 00007 .HEDDING(REFERENCES:)
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02000 %bMerle Ellyn Lenat
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02300 142 Anita Ave.
02400 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15217
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02600 Telephone: 521-4617
02700
02800 March, 1978
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00500
00600 High School: Philadelphia High School for Girls; June, 1968.
00700
00800 B.A. in Psychology: Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.; May, 1972.
00900
01000 M.A. in Psychology: San Francisco State University, S.F., Ca.; December,
01100 1974.
01200
01300 "Transactional Analysis 101" course; May, 1975.
01400 (Entitled me to join the ITAA)
01500
01600 M.A. in Family and Marriage Counseling: U. of Santa Clara, Santa
01700 Clara, Ca.; March, 1976.
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00300 .hedding(WORK EXPERIENCE:);
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00500 1971: Worked with mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed
00600 children and adults, teaching them such living skills as
00700 socialization and educational skills. I counselled several of these
00800 people on a one-to-one basis and found it very rewarding. The
00900 relationships I formed with them were intense, and I will always
01000 remember the experience.
01100
01200 1972: Worked as an employment counselor at an employment agency. I
01300 interviewed clients, found out what they wanted and what skills they
01400 had, and I then tried to match them up with interested employers. I
01500 did not enjoy this, due to pressures to place the client with
01600 %banyone%*, just
01700 so the agency could get its fee. Therefore, I left.
01800
01900 1973-1974: Worked as a research assistant with two psychiatrists, Dr.
02000 Ken Colby and Dr. Frank Hilf, at Stanford University. Part of my
02100 duties involved working with psychiatric inpatients at the Palo Alto
02200 Veterans Administration Hospital, on ward 4B3. I attended community
02300 meetings run by the patients, staff meetings, intakes done by the
02400 staff, and small group therapy meetings. Through one way mirrors, I
02500 observed family groups and some individual therapy. I interviewed
02600 the patients on a one-to-one basis about their feelings and
02700 "illness", and worked with them on the interviewing via the computer.
02800
02900 .ONCE INDENT 6
03000
03100 During the summer of 1974 I also became an observer in the hospital's
03200 Family Study Unit. I gave feedback to the therapists doing couple
03300 and sex therapy and family therapy. These experiences inspired me to
03400 become a marriage and family counselor myself.
03500
03600 1974 - July, 1976: Working as a volunteer therapist and student intern at
03700 Central Mental Health Agency of Santa Clara County. My experience
03800 has been broad there, including seeing individuals, couples, and
03900 families as clients. On the immediate treatment service (ITS), I
04000 diagnosed and referred patients to appropriate counselors or
04100 settings, as well as doing actual crisis counseling. I have done
04200 both conjoint therapy (with a male therapist) and
04300 therapy I conduct myself. Groups are also a part of my experience at
04400 the clinic. During this past year I co-led a "parent" group once a
04500 week. The group consisted of parents of hard to control children
04600 (age 4-7) who needed support and help for themselves. We dealt with
04700 many individual problems such as low self esteem, guilt feelings,
04800 relationship problems, and of course "parental" problems. This year
04900 I co-led a "family" group consisting of parents of adolescents
05000 and, once a month, the children as well. In this group we
05100 dealt with couple problems, so a great deal of time was spent on
05200 working out hassles with the spouses. I also observed a T.A. group in
05300 which I sat among the clients. After the group there would be a seminar
05400 where the observers give feedback to the therapists and discuss T.A.
05500 concepts. As part of my service to the clinic I received
05600 supervision
05700 from a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Mr. James O'keefe. We
05800 would
05900 discuss therapeutic stratagies as well as my personal feelings about
06000 the people involved (e.g., how to keep my own hang-ups and values
06100 from getting in the way of therapy). Also, I attended a weekly student
06200 seminar where staff and students present cases they are working on,
06300 for suggestions and self-clarification. Last year I presented two
06400 case studies to my colleagues and their suggestions helped me a great
06500 deal.
06600
06700 March, 1975 - June, 1975: Co-led a sensitivity group at University of
06800 Santa Clara. The members of the group were students and teachers in
06900 the counselling department. My co-leader and I used many techniques
07000 to gain group cohesiveness: using "I" messages, talking in the "here
07100 and now", group hugs, and no gossiping about group members. We also
07200 promoted individual growth by using techniques such as confrontation,
07300 assertiveness training, doubling, and giving loads of support. I
07400 found this experience very challenging, for I led the group
07500 completely on my own a few times when my co-leader was sick. I
07600 learned much about myself those times, and found the experience
07700 invaluable.
07800
00100 January, 1977 - present: I am currently a psychiatric social worker
00200 at the inpatient unit at St. John's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa.
00300 As such, I coordinate overall patient care.
00400 When a patient is admitted, I first do an initial assessment.
00500 This consists of collecting clinical and social
00600 data from the patient, his family, staff members, and other agencies
00700 having knowledge of the patient or his situation. Examples of the
00800 clinical information I seek include checking the patient's affect
00900 to see whether it is flat, suspicious, manic, etc., as well
01000 as his mental status. I also check the patient for data concerning
01100 his physical condition including whether there has been weight loss,
01200 sleep disturbance, or any somatic complaints.
01300
01400 .once indent 6;
01500
01600 I then provide individual, family, and group therapy for each patient
01700 around crisis areas that exist that might have precipitated the
01800 psychotic break. For individual therapy, my therapeutic techniques
01900 include both the verbal reality therapy and the nonverbal approach
02000 which sometimes include just sitting there and being with the person.
02100 In the groups that I have led, especially with the more psychotic
02200 patients, there has been an emphasis on art therapy techniques: group
02300 paintings, individual clay work, painting what one feels at the moment.
02400 When the art phase is over, each member of the group shares what he
02500 created and what the creation means to him. Other therapeutic
02600 approaches I have tried individually and in our groups include
02700 listening to songs and reading the words to the songs that might
02800 have meaning to their lives. [E.G. "I've Got A Friend", "Sitting
02900 Alone In Your Room", "I Am A Rock".] In some of my more verbal
03000 sessions with the group we deal with important topics such as
03100 "what is depression and how can we prevent it from taking control",
03200 "assertiveness or how to get what you want and need effectively",
03300 "the stigma of mental illness and how to deal with that", "the
03400 importance of following through with after-care medications and
03500 outpatient therapy", and "how to deal with your anger without
03600 getting into trouble". In family counseling sessions which I
03700 emphasize in therapy, I work with them on their feelings about
03800 the "patient", the acceptance of the situation, expectations
03900 about the hospitalization that are real and point out those
04000 that are not attainable. I support them as well as being the patient
04100 advocate. I try to answer any questions they might have about the
04200 patient and the process of recovery. As well as this, I am
04300 modeling for them appropriate handling of the patient, and at the
04400 same time, I am trying to deal with the crisis areas in the family.
04500 Communication skills are stressed here.
04600 Since this is a very short term hospitalization experience of
04700 two to three weeks I can not do intense family psychotherapy.
04800 However, I do stress the continuation of family, as well as
04900 individual, therapy after discharge from the hospital.
05000
05100 .once indent 6;
05200
05300 As this is a team approach, I go to frequent staff meetings (three
05400 times a week) where we discuss patient treatment goals, and patient
05500 status. Upon imminent discharge of the patient I do discharge planning.
05600 This includes setting up living arrangements, setting up outpatient
05700 follow-up appointments, as well as giving treatment reccomendations
05800 for follow-up. Along with each patient I write up and send with the
05900 chart a social history. This includes all relevant information
06000 regarding patient's life course and recent problem areas. Also in
06100 this social history is included what was accomplished by the present
06200 hospitalization and how the patient related to his family, staff,
06300 friends and other patients while he was in the hospital.
06400 Finally, I put down reccomendations for further treatment.
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00100 .HEDDING(PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:);
00200
00300 Psi Chi (Psychology Honorary Organization)
00400
00500 I.T.A.A. (International Transactional Analysis Association)
00600
00700 C.A.M.F.C. (California Association of Marriage and Family Counselors)
00800
00900 A.A.M.F.C. (American Association of Marriage and Family Counselors)
01000
01100 W.P.G.P. (Western Pennsylvania Group Psychotherapy Association)
01200
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00100 .HEDDING(REFERENCES:);
00200
00300 1. Mr. Rod Coffman, MH/MR Emergency and Inpatient
00400 Service Coordinator, St. John's Hospital,
00500 Pittsburgh, Pa., 412-766-8300 x388.
00600 .<< After July 5, 1977,Ms. Garland will assume the position of Butler CountyMH/MR Coordinator.>>;
00700
00800
00900 2. Dr. Harry J. Ross, Psychiatrist on MH/MR inpatient unit,
01000 St. John's hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa., 412-766-8300 x208.
01100
01200 3. Mr. James O'keefe, L.C.S.W. Central Mental Health Agency of Santa
01300 Clara Valley, Bascom and Moorpark Aves., San Jose, Ca. 408-286-5442.
01400
01500 4. Professor Charles Swenson, University of Santa Clara, Department
01600 of Graduate Humanities, Santa Clara, Ca. 408-984-4434
01700
01800 5. Eileen Bobrow, M.A. San Andreas Health Council, Palo Alto, Ca.
01900 415-326-8655
02000
02100 6. Dr. Franklin D. Hilf, M.D. 20 W. 64th Street, Apt. #41K, New
02200 York, New York 10023. 212-352-1619.
02300
02400 7. Professor Mary Ann Smith, University of Santa Clara, Department of
02500 Graduate Humanities, Santa Clara, Ca. 408-984-4434
02600
02700 8. Professor Kenneth Blaker, University of Santa Clara, Department of
02800 Graduate Humanities, Santa Clara, Ca. 408-984-4434
02900