Ginny Jamieson,

         CADC, NCADCII
Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor and Intervention Specialist

CERTIFICATIONS:
National Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor NADAC ~ # 012500
California Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor CADA ~ # A3608694

Association of Intervention Specialists ~ AIS#26134

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT:

1991 to Present ~ Private practice specializing in chemical dependency, codependency and Intervention.

2002 to Present ~ Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CA – CDRP Chemical Dependency Recovery Program. Created and facilitate a six week educational workshop for patients of Kaiser’s chemical dependency recovery program and their families.

1995 to 2000 ~ West Valley College, Saratoga, California - C-DAAP Drug Diversion Program. Facilitated a court ordered process group, including individual counseling sessions, conducted exit interviews, and documented client's progress.

1994 to 1995 ~ Charter Behavioral Health Services San Jose California - Chemical Dependency Counselor. Facilitated educational and process groups for adult and adolescent dual diagnosis patients.

1987 to 1994 ~ Good Samaritan Hospital Recovery Center, San Jose, California - Family Counselor. Collaborated with therapy team to assess family structure, family involvement in patient's treatment, and patient/family progress. Helped create and facilitated family programs, including educational lectures, family conferences, continuing care groups and interventions.

1984 to 1985 ~ Second Chance, Newark, CA ~ Instructor, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Class. Conducted a six week court ordered first offender class, educating on the disease of chemical dependency, its effect on families, society, and medical consequences.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

1994 ~ Betty Ford Center, Rancho Mirage, CA – Completed professional in-residence Family Week Training Program

1990 ~ Institute for the Community as Extended Family, San Jose, CA - Completed a child sexual abuse treatment training program

1988 ~ Parkside Recovery Center, Denver, CO – Completed Family Week Training Program

1980 ~ University of Texas at Arlin, TX -  Participated in a comprehensive workshop on Intervention and the Chemically Dependent Family, conducted by John and Pat O'Neill of the Johnson Institute

1979 ~ Arlington, TX - Completed training for crisis hot line

VOLUNTEER WORK

At Present ~ National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency, San Jose, CA - Lectured and conducted Intervention workshops for N.C.A.D.D. volunteers; former member of the Board of Directors; Volunteer on the speaker’s circuit.

1984 To 1985 ~ Merritt Peralta Institute, Oakland, CA - Counseled first time callers and participated in the intervention process and counseling sessions.

1979 ~ Arlington, TX - Answered crisis hotline calls for over a year.

TESTIMONIALS

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