Ellen Helga Weiland, LCSW

ellen H. Weiland LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Retired)

Mental Health Practice and Consultation

RESUME

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

6/94 to 06/2010:
Oregon Clinical Social Work License, maintaining Illinois practice, developing Oregon practice.

3/99 to 2006:
OPTIONS for Southern Oregon, Day Program Coordinator (psychiatrically challenged adults).

6/82 to 6/94:
Illinois Private Practitioner, Staff & Allied Staff at Private Psychiatric Hospitals, Individual and group therapy with adults related to Crisis Intervention, Affective Disorders, Psychoses, PTSD, Women's Issues, Sexual and/or Physical abuse Issues, Schizophrenia. Primary goal: to help clients resolve crisis, replace destructive living patterns, learn skills to promote self confidence, and interdependence. Prevention oriented, facilitating clients' connecting with their strengths, and using their creativity.

l2/82 to 12/85:
Jan Elliott Associates, Glenn Ellyn, Illinois, a group of private practitioners who offered individual, group, family, and couple therapies. Specializing in major corrective ego re-structuring for a highly dysfunctional population.

9/81 to 6/82:
Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, Chicago, Illinois, Tri-Agency long-term adolescent program. Member of the multi-disciplinary team. Provided individual and family therapy as well as inter-agency liaison work.

3/80 to 6/81:
Family Mental Health Service of Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois, Member of the milieu team in the Transitional Living Center, providing individual, group, family therapy, and liaison work between agencies.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

1994 to current:
Internet Webmaster, computer competency using a variety of programs including Photoshop, Microsoft Office including Access data base design and maintenance.

4/76 to 12/78:
Dr. D.J. Hannigan, Wappingers Falls, NY, Bookkeeper.

12/63 to 2/68:
A.W. Jones Associates, NY, NY, Accountant in private investment firm. Responsibilities included supervising and maintaining financial records, coordinating computer interfacing with staff, liaison work with international banks, brokerages, and business firms.

EDUCATION

Foundation of Mind Research, Pomona, NY 1986 to 1995:
Human Capacities Training, including work with the triune brain theory, altered states of consciousness, Psychophysical Reeducation, Sacred Psychology, cultural differences of consciousness.

Jan Elliott, Assoc. 1979-1985:
Training in major corrective ego-restructuring.

University of Illinois at Chicago MSW, mental health specialist, 1982:
Coursework included: Advanced Individual, Family & Group Dynamics & Treatment, Ego Psychology, Social Work Policy and Practice, Independent Research (the effects of touch on psychotherapy).

University of Illinois at Chicago BSW, l981.

Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY Accounting/Economics, 1960 to 1964.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

1980 to current: Training programs, volunteer positions including:
Robert Masters: The Masters Method of Psychophysical Reeducation (certified).
Family Mental Health Service: Oak Park, Illinois.
Proviso Family Service and Mental Health Center: Forest Park, Illinois.

AFFILIATIONS

NASW
Oregon Friends of Jung
ISSSEM
Theosophical Society of America