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NH 27 Lake Cherokee 903.315-7630

Longview, TX 75603
speeglegayle@yahoo.com

 : Masters of Social Work December 2009LMSW 2010

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
BA Summa Cum Laude Psychology and English 1992
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC









| Counseling as an intern in the Community Counseling Center at University of
Texas at Arlington. Consistently received 9s and 10s (the highest) from
client evaluations.

Counseled with the first deaf couple at the Center.

  as an intern at Rusk State Hospital (400 hours) and at
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler (420 hours)










 




















 
  




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Developed seminars and trained businesses and local governments
in the ADA and sensitivity training.
 child care workers in the State of Maryland on how to include a
child with disabilities into their programs.
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advanced students for the East Texas Literacy Council in
Longview, TX.
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late-deafened and older adults, I brought together an advisory
board of students to identify the needs of this population and to
serve as advocates. Formed a board of deans and department
chairs to educate them on the learning needs of older students
and to encourage them to offer classes composed of that age
group.
Succeeded in establishing separate classes in English and math
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Wrote proposals in the Office of Development and edited faculty
proposals
Wrote three weekly columns for the staff and faculty newspaper
Did all outside editing work

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Howard County, MD. No address because business was dissolved.
Neil Gaffney, last known contact: ngaffney@co.ho.md.us



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Linda LeBlanc. 903-757-9302. Left to begin graduate school.


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.,,..,,2 Coordinator for volunteer program for a church in Dover, DE in
conjunction with House of Pride (drug rehabilitation) and the New Street
community.
Identified needs, developed programs, matched volunteers and team
leaders with needs.



344+3444 Independent Living Council, State of Delaware appointed by the
governor
Worked to identify independent living needs of people with disabilities
and to explore solutions to their problems.

34453446 Commission on Disabilities issues for Howard County, MD appointed

by county executive.
Served on a sub-committee that developed an employment agency for
people with disabilities. Developed and distributed a brochure
advertising such services to potential employers and people with
disabilities.

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Was a volunteer in a psychiatric hospital in Elkridge, MD.


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earning 36 CEUs.
Description of Some Coursework for MSSW

Direct Practice 1 covered ethics and legal issues of counseling.

Direct Practice 11 Learned to identify mental disorders such depression, depressive

disorder, bipolar, phobias, PTSD, substance abuse, eating disorders,
sexual disorders. Learned symptoms of each, medications taken and
their side effects, and effective interventions with clients to deal with
their problems.

Couples Learned problems couples face and how to intervene.

CBT Learned principals of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Constructivism to apply

in interventions with individuals and couples. Term paper on treating depression in a
returning veteran who acquired permanent hearing loss from an exploded I.E.D.,
including couples counseling with his wife, learning to accept his hearing loss and form
a new identity, learning coping skills to deal with his changed life.

Aging and Society Gerontology. Learned the problemsphysical, mental, emotional

and economicalthat adults face as they age, and appropriate interventions for them.
Learned of resources to help them and options to decisions they may need to make.

Each of the courses required a research paper and demonstration of an intervention.

Internships

Rusk State Hospital Rusk, TX. Completed the required training and orientation for
working with adults who are a danger to themselves and others. Sat in on daily treatment
team meetings to discuss patients. Did Case Management to find appropriate placement
upon the patients discharge. Attended and participated in training sessions for patients,
such as anger management.
400 clock hours in summer 2008.

Trinity Mother Frances Hospital Tyler, TX. Learned Case Management for patients on
the trauma and surgical floor. Learned CM in the mothers and infants wing, which
included NICU. Participated in interviewing and CM in the Womens unit for expectant
mothers. 420 clock hours in summer 2009.

Community Counseling Center UTArlington. Counseled clients from the community

in various issues, including depression. Counseled a couple who are Deaf and conducted
the session in sign language. Additionally, this couple has limited English skills because
they are from Pakistan. Was able to help them successfully. Ratings from the clients
consistently were a 9 or 10 (with 10 being the highest score). Also received weekly
training for two hours in SFT (Solution Focused Therapy) and discussed how to apply it
to our clients. 100+ clock hours in fall 2009.