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BARBARA O'CONNOR LCSW-R, CASAC, CEAP, PHR 437 Little East Neck Rd. S. bo1e3e6f4@westpost.net Babylon, N.Y.

11702 (631) 804-2371 ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________ SUMMARY Social Work Psychotherapist with 20 years experience counseling indiv iduals and families Clinical specialties: anxiety, phobias, depression, substance abuse, substa nce dependence Consultant on: organizational change initiatives, supervisor/leadership tra ining, operational efficiency CREDENTIALS LCSW-R - New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker CASAC - New York State Credentialed Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Counselor CEAP - Certified Employee Assistance Professional PHR - Professional in Human Resources SIFI Seminar in Field Instruction Certified Faculty and Field Supervisor of S ocial Work interns CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER I: Catholic Charities Chemical Dependency Services, Commack, NY EXPERIENCE Outpatient Chemical Dependency Treatment Facility, March 20 11- Present Participate in Intake process for Client Evaluations. Conduct psychosocial assessments & design treatment plans specific to each clie nt. Facilitate group and individual treatment for the Day Intensive Program, 6 days per week. Teach substance abuse psycho-educational series for adults charged with impaire d driving offences. Coordinate treatment services with various community agencies for dually diagno sed clients. Provide on-going therapy to clients including crises intervention as may be req uired. Make referrals to Psychiatrist, writes progress notes and maintain client recor ds per OASAS Regulations. Consults and/or meets with various professionals regarding client needs and/or status. Attends various staff meetings, educational meetings or seminars to receive or give information, update on education. SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR: Baldwin Council against Drug/Alcohol Abuse, Baldwin, NY Outpatient Substance Abuse & Mental Health Treatment Facility, Nov. 2008 March 2011 Supervise and assist Social Work interns who are developing counseling and psyc hotherapy skills Run topic-specific groups for adult population and ongoing relapse prevention group Provide psychotherapy to adult population for mental health, substance abuse, relationship issues SOCIAL WORK PSYCHOTHERAPIST/CONSULTANT, Huntington & Babylon, NY 1991 - 2009

Provide training and clinical consulting services for clients including: Moore Institute, Longview Associates, Nassau Boces, Tampa IIB, Financial Assistance Fo undation, Eileen Fischer Co., Terrap N.Y., National Council of Churches, Church

World Service, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Treat culturally-diverse individuals, couples and families suffering from depre ssion, anxiety, mood disorders, chemical dependency, eating disorders, family an d relationship problems in private practice Counsel and provide Nassau Boces employees with short term counseling and train ing. Teach Human Behavior Classes to undergraduate students at St Josephs College Facilitate groups for relapse prevention, recovery, MICA, ACOA, self-esteem and assertiveness training Coordinated emergency response activities for Health Assoc. EAP after Sept. 11, 2001 Provided CISD services for Dime Bank following a bank robbery Designed and delivered many additional customized training modules, including C ISM: Critical Incident Stress Management, Customer Service, Sexual Harassment Pr evention, & Violence in the Workplace Provide substance abuse testing, evaluations, critical incident stress debriefi ngs, bereavement counseling, trainings and other services for Employee Assistant Programs and Department of Motor Vehicles Performed psychosocial evaluation interviews with inmates at Nassau County Corr ectional facility Counseled teenagers on probation at Project Soars JDRC Program MENTAL HEALTH and SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR, North Shore LIJ Health Systems Methadone Maintenance Clinic, New Hyde Park, NY May 1997-Feb. 1998 Facilitate MICA groups, individual and family psychotherapy to inpatient adult psychiatric population Interface with community agencies to design comprehensive treatment plans BARBARA O'CONNOR, LCSW-R, CASAC, CEAP, PHR BUSINESS HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER: Parker Hannifin Corp., Smithtown, N.Y. EXPERIENCE Large International Aerospace Co. (Electronic Systems Div.) Dec. 2004 Sept. 2006 Manage employment process, hire exempt and non-exempt employees for all depts. and salary levels Train managers in new Performance Review and 360 Degree Feedback process Supervise Career Development Program and mentor individuals throughout career d evelopment process, Teach: Ethics Policy, Drug-free Workplace, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Perfo rmance Management SENIOR CONSULTANT: Ivy Planning Group, Rockville, MD An Organizational Development and Training Company, Sept. 2001 July 2004 Primary clients: MetLife, JPMorgan Chase, MBNA, National Council of Churches, C hurch World Service Teach Leadership and Career Development, Diversity Training, Strategic Planning , Change Management Facilitate focus groups for organizational assessments and diversity education HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST: Bowne Business Solutions, New York, NY An International IT and Printing Corporation, June 1999 - June 2000 Primary clients: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Bain, Fleet Ba nk, Shaw Pittman Recruited new employees and provide ongoing coaching and career planning for em ployees Collaborated with field management to develop and implement solutions to operat ional problems Effectively partnered with management across all levels to achieve departmental learning goals

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: Keane, Inc., Darien, CT An IT Consulting Corporation, March 1998- May 1999 Primary clients include: IBM, Bristol Meyers-Squibb, Pfizer, GE Corporate, Prud ential, Cendant Provided mentoring and coaching resulting in a 15% increase in employee promot ions in one year Recruited technical staff, manage job rotation schedules and education for emp loyee skill development Designed succession plans, determined salary increases, and facilitated perform ance feedback program REGIONAL MANAGER for the U.S.P.S., Dec. 1993 - April 1996 Health Management Systems of America, Eastpointe, MI Manage large Employee Assistance Program covering 15,000 Federal USPS employees and direct supervision of 25 EAP counselors in 10 remote office locations Recruit and hire clinical staff , resolve employee relations issues, design cli nical education programs for staff development, conduct performance evaluations and annual salary reviews Coach managers in Constructive Confrontation and Prevention of Workplace Violen ce and Crime Proactive customer service provider; receive highest evaluations from all five customer bases EDUCATION Executive M.B.A., St Josephs College, January 2006 M.S. in Organizational Management, St. Josephs College, May 2003 M.S.W. State University of New York at Stony Brook, May 1991 B.S. in Business Management and Communications, Adelphi University, August 19 88 AFFILIATIONS NASW- National Association of Social Workers EAPA- Employee Assistance Professionals Association SHRM Society for Human Resources Managers ICF - International Coach Federation NAADAC- National Association for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors

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