VITAE
E-Mail: brian@choicesfes.com
A. Personal History
I am the proud father of nine wonderful children, three boys and six girls. I am the husband of a very loving, kind and faithful woman.
B. Educational History
Trinity College and Seminary, Indiana
Major: Doctorate in Religious Studies with a emphasis in pastoral Ministry
Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, Illinois
Major: Marriage and Family Therapy
Clinical Gerontology
Graduated in 1996
Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinois
Major: Psychology and Philosophy
Minor: Theology
Graduated in 1989
Medical Careers Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Specialization: Phlebotomy and Hematology Technician
Certification 1985
Illinois Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Specialization: Aggression Management Trainers Certification Trainers
Certificate 1989
Divorce Mediation Certificate UW Madison
The Wellness Institute, Chicago, ILL.
Specialization: Hypno-behavorial therapy
Certificate (1997)
Additional Training
1. Clinical consultant completing psychological assessments
2. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:
Child Sexual Exploitation Investigation
Child Abuse and Exploitation Investigation Techniques
Working with the Hmong Client
3. Solution- Focused Brief Therapy:
Didactic Hours: 15
Clinical Supervision: 30
4. University of Wisconsin Madison
Anger management techniques in children
Working with kids Dx Bipolar Disorder
Managing anger in children and adolescents
Bipolar Disorder in youth
OCD and Anxiety Disorder in children
5. Wisconsin Association of Outpatient Mental Health Services
Maintaining Professional Boundaries and Ethics in the Aftermath of September 11th
C. Professional Positions
Director. Helping Hands clothing Exchange Ministry. (05/05/05- Present) Organize volunteers to assist families that have clothing or food needs.
Director and Family Advocate. Family Education Advocacy and Reunification Services Center. Provide advocacy for families involved in the legal system and the social service system. Assist families in knowing how to preserve their rights so they can get through the system. Assist families to find resources when involved with DHHS. (Aug 2002 – Present)
Clinical Director/Owner. Choices Family Education Services. Consultant for writing behavior management programs, Conduct parent education seminars, parent education groups, Conducting Seminars for working with the elderly/ developmentally disabled, family education, couples and family counseling, Marriage therapy, individual therapy, divorce mediation, (September 1993 – present)
Clinical Coordinator of Report Center Program. Counseling and Development Center. Intensive intervention services with Delinquent Adolescents, Therapist for adolescent group therapy, individual, and family therapy. Coordinate treatment staff and program activities. (July 96 – Jan 2000)
Adolescent Advocate. Counseling and Development Center. Intensive intervention services with Delinquent Adolescents, Co-Facilitator for group therapy, Co-therapist for In-home family therapy program, and provided individual therapy (Nov. 95 – July 96)
Program Director. Hamilton Life Institute. Conducted Clinical/ psychological evaluations, testing and assessments, Custody evaluations, and Counseling. Program marketing and development, supervising clinical staff and consultants. (June 96 – Nov 97)
CONSULTANT: Hamilton Life Institute. Perform Clinical /psychological evaluations, testing, assessments, and custody evaluations (Oct. 95 – June 96)
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, Manitowoc Health Care Center, Managed a distinct part 49 bed FDD. Acted as Q.M.R.P. Social Worker, and Behavioral Specialist, Liaison for facility, Community organizations, State agencies, and Families. (April 1992 – July 1993).
PROGRAM MANAGER, Lutheran Social Services, Managed an 8 bed CBRF for adults with developmental disabilities (Oct. 1991- Feb. 1992)
PROGRAM MANAGER, Belwood LTD. Milwaukee, Wisc. Developed a program for young adults with a diagnosis of ADD-H, Behavior disorder, conduct disorder, and chronically Mentally Ill. Staff training and development. (June 1991 – Sept 1991).
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, (May 1990 – Jan. 1991). BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (March 1990 – May 1990). Q.M.R.P., (Sept 1989 – March 1990). Lakeview Living Center Chgo. Ill., Monitored the facilities compliance with state and federal regulations. Developed and coordinated treatment plans, wrote social histories and monitored program plans for clients with severe to profoundly mental retardation with behavioral challenges. Supervised Q.M.R.P.’s, activity staff, and direct care staff. Provide behavior management and clinical training to the Professional and direct care staff. Performed Psychological Assessments using the Woodcock-Johnson scales of Individual behavior. WAIS-R, and ICAP. Wrote psychological evaluations and developed behavior management programs. Liaison for facility with community programs, sheltered workshops, and guardians.
RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS, Clearbrook Center, Palatine Ill. Provided Care for 6 Bed group home for adults with developmental disabilities. Monitored daily activities, taught daily living skills. Developed and implemented program plans. Adapted and oriented clients to the community. (Sept 1987 – Feb. 1992)
D. Membership in Professional Associations
North American Society of Adlerian Psychology
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
National Phlebotomy Association
Wisconsin Association of Mediators
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Wisconsin Association of Outpatient Mental Health Services
Sheboygan Chamber of commerce
Christian Association for Psychological Studies
National Association of Counsel for Children
E. Professional Activities
Lectures and Seminars
1. Writing Behavior Modification Plans for the Developmentally Disabled
2. Documentation Procedures: Writing objectives that are observable
3. Confrontation Avoidance Seminars
4. Introduction to working with people with developmental disabilities
5. Parent Education Seminars
-Parenting adolescents
-Parenting children with challenging behaviors
6. Q.M.R.P. training
7. Teaching basic skills to the DD population
8. Toilet training
9. Developing non adverse behavior programs
10. Introduction to aging and caring for the elderly
11. Basic observation skills
12. Guest speaker: Issue of Workplace violence.
13. Biblical views of Anger
14. Violence in the workplace –1995
15. Monitoring and assessing Child abuse in the School setting –1995
16. The Bible in Counseling
17. Coaching skills for supervisors –1996
18. Parenting in the 90’s –1995
19. Step-parenting in the 90’s
20. Biblical approaches and understanding of parenting
21. Parenting difficult Children
22. Marriage enrichment training
23. Understanding and managing anger in children
24. Addictive lifestyles
25. Biblical view of sexual addictions
26. Creating family guidelines
27. The value of rule setting
28. Forgiveness, what it takes for it to happen
29. Building marriages and strengthening your role
30. Sharing your faith in your practice
31. Life evangelism
Group Experience
1. Life experiences: Group for older adults at Sunny Ridge nursing home.
2. Anger management Group for men and women
3. Decision Making group for boys. A group to encourage boys to look at the decisions they’ve made in the past, evaluate the reason’s for those decisions, and consider new ways of evaluating and making decisions.
4. Adolescent girls group
5. Criminal Thinking group
6. Anger management and the adolescent
7. Interviewing skills training
8. Sex addiction management training
9. Marriage Enrichment Group
10. Parenting Groups
11. Sex addictions
12. Sexual abuse and healing: a group for woman
13. Men and children: Building a relationship with children
14. Men’s group: Teaching men to become Godly in the many roles they play in life. The role of husband, father, businessman, neighbor, friend, church member.
15. Growth group for kids. A group intended to support and educate children that have been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, Anxiety and depression.
16. Anger in marriage
Additional
1. In-service training. Errorless teaching: Working with children with disabilities
2. In-service training. Use of music in therapy
3. In-service training. Counseling the family of the developmentally disabled.
4. In-service training. Client sensitivity training. Program for nursing assistants.
5. Behaviour management training.
6. Writing behavioural treatment plans.
7. Training MR clients to read.
8. Writing Behaviour management programs for people with mental retardation or behaviour problems.
9. Understanding the CPS system.
10. Knowing your rights with DHHS
11. Researching information on the internet.
12. Teaching Parents to develop and improve their observation skills with their teenage children
Materials in print
1. Transformations: Manual for working with adolescents and exploring self to create personal changes.
2. The Microwave Marriage: Workbook for building intimacy
3. Anger: The Management Manual
4. Parenting from the Old World.
5. Metamorphosis: Becoming a new person
6. Manage stress my way.
7. Loving my kids: A fathers guide and journey to building a bond with his kids.
Materials in production
Addictions of the flesh: A workbook for healing Sex addiction.
Manage Stress My way: A guide to managing stress through cooking
Daddy use to say the policeman was our friend: Teaching children to be safe.
Exploration of us: A guide for parents and young children to explore and to knowing their place in the family.
ACTIVITIES
Governor’s Counsel on Affirmative Action. March, 1995-2003
Sheboygan Republican Party Executive Committee, 1995-1997
OJJDP Delinquency Prevention planning Team, 1999-2000
The Board of the Sheboygan Chapter of The American Red Cross, 2001-2004
Sheboygan Area School District Multi Cultural Community/School Advisory Committee, 2002-2003
Ministry Experience
Fill in pastor
Sunday School Superintendent
Choir Director
Small Group Leader
Bible Study Leader
Nursery worker
Adult Sunday School Teacher
Youth Group Leader
Men’s accountability group leader
Missions group leader
Singles group leader
Evangelism Explosion trainer
Discipleship Ministry
Van ministry
Serving Ministry
Visitation Ministry
Drama ministry
