Lena Abdullah

EDUCATION
Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA
Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology May 2005-August 2009

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Arts: English Literature December 2001


WORK EXPERIENCE
YMCA, Eastern Communities Pittsburgh, PA
After School Program: Child Care Assistant October 2009-Present

• Working in the before- and after-school program in the Penn Hills elementary schools (K-5)
• Assisting children with homework and playing with them while maintaining their safety

Mon-Yough Community Services, Lysle Home Place McKeesport, PA
Mental Health Counselor II October 2007-June 2009

• Maintaining safety of all clients by managing crisis situations
• Counseling clients through different daily stressors while modifying behavior
• Completing daily paperwork for all clients
• Completing weekly medication maintenance paperwork
• Completing end of month paperwork
• Attending various trainings regarding mental/behavioral health and addiction

Alliance Medical Services Pittsburgh, PA
Drug and Alcohol Counselor February 2006-May 2006

• Maintaining a caseload of clients and assisting them with their treatment and goals
• Writing treatment plans which utilize the clients' needs and goals
• Counseling clients and assisting them through the recovery process

WPIC, Services for Research and Recovery in Serious Mental Illness Pittsburgh, PA
Milieu Therapist I March 2005-October 2005

• Maintaining safety of all clients by managing crisis situations through one-on-one interactions
• Facilitating psychiatric rehabilitation and psycho-educational groups
• Maintaining a caseload of psychiatric/social rehabilitation clients and assisting them with their

rehabilitation goals

• Writing psychiatric rehabilitation treatment plans which utilize the clients' goals
• Counseling clients through different daily stressors

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, KidSTEP RTF Pittsburgh, PA
Residential Adviser I September 2003-March 2005

• Maintaining safety of all clients by managing crisis situations
• Facilitating psycho-educational groups
• Counseling clients through different daily stressors while modifying behavior
• Assisting clients with daily medication administration and living skills

Pressley Ridge Schools, KINSHIP RTF Greensburg, PA
Teacher/Counselor December 2001-October 2002

• Re-educating clients with history of abuse appropriate social behavior
• Counseling clients through different daily stressors while modifying behavior
• Co-facilitating psycho-educational groups
• Assisting clients with daily medication administration and living skills

INTERNSHIPS
Gateway Rehabilitation Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical Internship: Drug and Alcohol Counselor May 2009-August 2009

• Providing individual and group therapy to clients with addictions
• Completing daily paperwork and treatment plans
• Participating in treatment team meetings to assess current treatment and plan future treatment

and recovery

Auberle McKeesport, PA
Clinical Internship: Drug and Alcohol/Mental Health Therapist August 2007-December 2008

• Providing individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents with addictions
• Providing individual and family therapy to adolescents with various mental health and

behavioral problems

• Participating in monthly psychiatric evaluation with treatment team to assess clients' need for

medication adjustment

• Completing daily paperwork and treatment plans

*Participating in inter-agency meetings with clients to assess current treatment and plan future
treatment and recovery

ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development 2008-Present
Member

American Counseling Association 2007-Present
Member

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2007-2009
Member

Psi Chi Honor Society, Chatham University 2006-Present
Vice President and Graduate Liaison/Lifetime Member

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

• Pennsylvania Client Placement Criteria
• Relapse Prevention
• Alcohol and Other Drug Confidentiality
• Ethics
• Harm Reduction
• Motivational Interviewing
• Brain Chemistry and Addiction
• GLBT and Addiction
• Adolescent Recovery
• Issues with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Clients in a Clinical Setting
• Trauma and Interventions for Groups and Individual Sessions
• DiSC Profile: Model of Human Behavior