Resume

 

Joseph D. Rosenfeld

 

Date of Birth: October 11, 1953

Marital Status: Married, three children

 

 

Education

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree from Northern Illinois University

Majors: Psychology and Sociology

Minor: Biology

Graduated:  May 1975

 

Master of Science Degree in Education from Northern Illinois University

Major: Counseling Psychology

Graduated: August 1977

 

Psychology Doctorate (with Honors) from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Graduated: June 10, 1991

Dissertation: The Development of an Assessment Battery Based on the Addiction Model of Chemical Dependency.

 

 

Professional Experience

 

Elgin Community College

Elgin, Illinois

August 2005 until the present.

Instructor in the Human Services Department providing classes on issues in human services, as well as courses in addiction science leading to the completion of the educational requirements necessary to become a Certified Addictions Counselor.

 

Private Practice

Elgin, Illinois

October 1997 until the present.

Provide assessment and referral services; and individual, group, and family therapy for a range of inter- and intra-personal concerns.

 

Rosenfeld and Associates

Elgin, Illinois

October 1997 until the present.

Provide clinical and intern supervision services to organizations and individuals; and consultation and training in organizational development, clinical program design, and patient care.

 

 

Community Crisis Center

Elgin, Illinois

Counselor: April 1982 until the present.

Co-facilitate a weekly therapy group designed to help men end their violent behavior in primary relationships.

 

 

Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Madison, Wisconsin

Trainer: July 2001 until the present.

Provide training to therapists working for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and to treatment providers working under contract with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.  Topics presented include Best Practices in Addiction Treatment; Motivational Interviewing, the Neuroscience of Addiction for Criminal Justice Populations; Ethics and Ethical Decision Making; and Group Facilitation Skills.

 

 

Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center

Chicago, Illinois

Director of Curriculum Development and NIDA Liaison: November 1998 until December 2007.

Develop training programs, deliver product presentations, and create technology transfer strategies for this Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) funded Addiction Technology Transfer Center located within the University of Illinois at Chicago.  Technology transfer involves developing strategies for transferring research into clinical practice.  Targeted audiences for this center include policy makers, treatment providers, criminal justice personnel, and healthcare providers. 

 

 

School of Social Work, Illinois State University

Bloomington, Illinois

Program Associate: June 2001 until September 2003.

Provide training to staff members within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services’ “Project Strengthen Supervision,” through a grant from the United State’s Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families.

 

 

Interventions - Illinois

Woodridge, Illinois

Director of Outpatient Services Development:  January 1996 until July 1997.

Developed internal and external systems of care for patients moving from one level of intensity to another in a statewide substance abuse and mental heath treatment system; designed clinical programs for various patient populations; implemented procedures to make Interventions managed care ready; maintained positive relationships with affiliates; provided clinical consultation; sought out new funding sources and wrote grants; conducted internal and external training on a variety of topics.

 

Renz Addiction Counseling Center/Community Concern, Inc.

Elgin, Illinois

Executive Director:  July 1985 until December 1995.

Managed the overall operations of the agency; participated in the various duties of the Board of Directors; developed and monitored long and short term goals; developed and monitored the annual fiscal plan; developed and wrote new funding proposals; interacted with various funding and regulatory bodies; served as a liaison with other service providers; employed and supervised administrative staff; conducted contract negotiations, developed new programs; and interacted with all staff on both a formal and informal basis.

 

Clinical Director: November 1981 until July 1985.

Managed the day-to-day clinical and administrative concerns for all of the programs within the agency; provided staff training and supervision; participated in the development of grant proposals; developed new programs; participated in contract negotiations; participated in overall agency planning; and performed outreach, networking, and educational activities.

 

Coordinator of Drug Services: March 1980 until November 1981.

Managed the day-to-day clinical, financial, and administrative activities for the outpatient, Passage (women’s), prevention/intervention, and community/court liaison programs; and conducted outreach, networking, and educational activities.

 

Counselor: September 1977 until March 1980.

Performed individual, group, and family counseling; conducted outreach counseling; and participated in program development.

 

 

Center for Human Development

Elgin, Illinois

Therapist: January 1992 until March 1997.

Provided individual and family therapy for people experiencing an array of mental health and adjustment related disorders.

 

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Related Academic Experience

 

Diagnostic Practicum:  Kane County Diagnostic Center, Geneva, Illinois; September 1986 until May 1987.

Duties:  Administered and interpreted psychological test batteries in a forensic population with the goal of completing pre-sentencing assessments and recommendations or establishing a defendant’s fitness to stand trial.

 

Therapy Practicum:  Mercy Hospital, Aurora, Illinois; September 1987 until May 1988.

Duties: Provided individual and family therapy, and diagnostic testing in the Pediatric Psychiatry Unit.

 

Pre-Doctoral Internship: Hoffman Estates Human Services, Hoffman Estates, Illinois; September 1988 until September 1989.

Duties: Conducted individual, group, and family therapy, and diagnostic testing in a community based human service organization.

 

 

Professional Speaking Experience

 

Since 1981, I have presented professional workshops in the area of chemical dependency, domestic violence, employee assistance, and ethics.  A partial list of these workshops is attached.

 

 

Publications

 

“The variable length of stay inpatient program: An emerging concept” (1990, May/June).  The Counselor, 8(3), Pp. 28-32.

 

A Guided Study Text in Employee Assistance for Supervisors, (1990).  Available from Employee Assistance Services, 80 South Grove Avenue, Elgin, Illinois, 60123.

 

“Therapeutic Recreation from an administrator’s point of view” (1992, Spring).  Therapeutic Recreators for Recovery: Newsletter, P. 2.

 

“Denial: Reports of its death are premature” (1994, September/October).  Behavioral Health Management, 14(5), Pp. 44-45.

 

The Next Step: An emerging model of addiction treatment (1995).  Bloomington, Illinois, Lighthouse Publications.

 

 


Media

 

Co-host of Lifetalk, a monthly cable television show that addressed a wide range of mental health and lifestyle issues; from July, 1992 until July, 1994.

 

 

Licensure

 

Licensed Clinical Psychologist through the State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.

 

 

Professional Certification

 

Certified Reciprocal Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor (CRADC), by the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.

 

 

Current Professional Affiliations

 

American Psychological Association (APA)

 

Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (APA Division 50)

 

Psychologists in Independent Practice (APA Division)

 

National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)

 

International Coalition of Addiction Studies Education (INCASE)