Rachel Rice, MA
racric@verizon.net • http://www.rachelrice.com
PROFESSIONAL
EMPLOYMENT
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1990 |
Directions Unlimited Desktop
Services Member American Society of Indexers Owner of homebased editorial
business: Indexing, copyediting. Provide consulting and training services to
Macintosh computer users. Produce newsletters for several organizations. Write
freelance articles specializing in mental health, indexing, and other issues. |
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1998 |
Springfield Hospital/Health Care
and Rehabilitation Services, Bellows Falls, Vermont Emergency Services Clinician (part
time): Provide 24-hour on-call emergency crisis intervention involving direct
contact at hospital, jail, or client’s home. Evaluate clients of all ages for
suicide lethality, psychosis, depression, substance abuse, potential danger
to self or others, need for hospitalization or hospital diversion. Arrange
hospitalization or emergency shelter as necessary. |
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1994 to 1998 |
Private cat shelter, Chilmark,
Mass. Shelter Manager (part time):
Responsible for full care of 10–50 cats in privately owned shelter. Cared for
feral cats as well as injured skunks, raccoons, mice, or other animals.
Administered veterinary treatments as required. |
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1988 |
Island Counseling Center, Oak
Bluffs, Mass. Emergency Services Clinician:
Provided 24-hour on-call emergency crisis intervention involving direct
contact at hospital, jail, or client’s home. Evaluated clients of all ages
for suicide lethality, psychosis, depression, substance abuse, potential danger
to self or others, need for hospitalization or hospital diversion. Arranged
hospitalization or emergency shelter as necessary. Psychotherapist: Carried case-load
of adults, adolescents, and couples in psychotherapy. Coordinator, Specials Program:
Recruited, trained, and supervised staff of 14 direct care relief workers.
Advised and coordinated emergency services team members working with clients
needing Specials. Program Manager Elder Services
(Interim): Provided outreach services and psychotherapy to elder adults in
their homes. Coordinator Specials Program:
Recruited, trained, and supervised staff of 14 Specials who provided on-site
supervision of adults and children and crisis, family respite, or hospital
one-to-one safety supervision. |
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1991 |
Martha’s Vineyard Times, Vineyard
Haven, Mass. Classified Ad Sales Manager,
Typesetter (part time): Responsible for all phases of weekly newspaper
classified ad sales including promotion, sales, typesetting, design,
proofreading, production, billing, collections. Wrote bi-weekly column on
community mental health issues. |
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1986 |
Brookside Hospital, Nashua, NH Information Specialist: Provided
crisis intervention, information, and referrals for adolescent services
throughout New England. Provided aftercare planning assistance to in-house
social work staff. Established protocols, procedures, and extensive database
for management of KIDNET. Represented hospital during media events. Mental Health Worker: Member of
treatment team on adult psychiatric unit. Provided one-to-one counseling,
inpatient groups. Administered assessment interviews, devised master
treatment plans. Active on hospital newsletter committee. Active in
orientation training to new staff and in in-service training to all staff. Psychiatric Tests Administrator:
Administered psychiatric screening battery and neuropsychiatric battery to
adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. |
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1978 |
Certified Ophthalmic Technologist Washington DC, Los Angeles, Nashua,
New Hampshire Technologist: Surgical assisting
and scrub, ultrasonography, fluorscein angiography, refractions, visual
fields. |
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Education |
Rivier College, Nashua, New
Hampshire: MA Counseling Psychology Georgetown University, Washington,
DC: Certified Ophthalmic Technologist Nasson College, Springvale, Maine:
BA English |
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Licensure |
Licensed Mental Health Clinician
(LMHC) Mass. license: 1319 (inactive status) Licensed Clinical Mental Health
Counselor (LCMHC) Vermont license: 068-0000480 (inactive status) Vermont Designated Screener,
Qualified Mental Health Professional |
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Last updated |
3/2006 |
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