ANNA MARIA BELLATIN

 

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D.,     Counseling Psychology, August 1995                             University of Missouri-Columbia

Dissertation:  Mexican-Descent Students' Perceptions about their Educational Experience: A View from Inside

 Internship:  University of California Counseling Center, Irvine, California 1994-1995

APA-approved program and internship

M.A.,      Psychological Counseling, 1984                                        Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

B.A.,       Social Work, 1981                                                                Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

 

Family Therapy Training Program for Community Practitioners

Menninger Foundation 1985-1987

Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Certificate in the Basics of Nonprofit Management

Nonprofit Resource Center, Santa Ana, California 1995

 

License:  Licensed Psychologist – State of Missouri

                 Licensed Professional Counselor – State of Missouri

 

SUPERVISION/MANAGEMENT

Clinical Director

Mattie Rhodes Counseling & Art Center                                        April 1999 to current date

Manage twelve-member clinical team, develop and manage programs.   Advocate for constituency, provide clinical supervision, consultation and train professionals. 

 

Field Placement Supervisor

Counseling Center, University of California, Irvine                                       October 1994 to August 1995

Supervised clinical psychology Ph.D. students in their field placement experience. 

 

Clinical Supervisor

Mattie Rhodes Counseling & Art Center                                                        January 1992 to July 1993  

Provided clinical supervision to therapists.  Provided training to five new staff in providing culturally sensitive                                      services to Hispanic clients.

 

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

 

Private Practice                                                                                                   August 1995 to April 1999

Provided individual, couple, and family therapy to a diverse client population.  Also conducted testing for Social Security disability determinations and other referral sources.  In addition, conducted focus groups in the Latino community.

 

Psychology Intern

Counseling Center, University of California, Irvine                        September 1994 to August 1995

Completed full-time APA-accredited internship serving multi-ethnic campus community via short-term individual and couples therapy and outreach.  Also provided consultation to community agency.

 

Director Hispanic Mental Health Services

Mattie Rhodes Counseling & Art Center                                        November 1988 to August 1991

Provided individual, family & group therapy, crisis intervention, testing and outreach.

 

Mental Health Counselor

Mattie Rhodes Counseling & Art Center                                        February 1985 to October 1988

Provided individual, family, and group therapy with children and adults.

 

Mental Health Counselor

Briscoe-Carr Consultants                                                                   September 1985 to April 1989

Provided family and individual therapy with at-risk children and adults.

 

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION

 

Consultant

     Mattie Rhodes Counseling & Art Center                                        July 1998 to October 1998

                Conducted comprehensive research into Hispanic Dropout Prevention programs nation wide.

 

Organizational Consultant

                Cabot Westside Clinic                                                                        March 1996 to December 1996

                Provided on-going consultation on team-building initiative for staff development.

 

Hispanic Mental Health Consultant

Heart of America Family Services-Project Early                              September 1991 to August 1994

Provided clinical consultation during weekly staff meetings.


 

Mattie Rhodes Counseling & Art Center                                        January 1992 to July 1993

Provided consultation for counselors in working with the Hispanic population.  Conducted a 6-hours in-service                           training to the staff on cross-cultural counseling and Hispanic mental health issues.

 

 

ADVOCACY

Board, Coalition and Task Force Roles

Currently serving in the State Advisory Council (SAC) for Comprehensive Psychiatric Services for the State of Missouri, The Child Protection Center Community Board, Parent Link, the Kansas City Missouri Health Commission,  the Jackson County Mental Health Court Commission, the Jackson County Mental Health Task Force and the advisory committee for the School of Social Work for UMKC.  Have served in a number of advocacy positions such as:  State of Missouri Minority Health Advisory Committee, Mayor's Task Force on Drug Abuse and MANA de Kansas City, the Regional Advisory Council (RAC) for Comprehensive Psychiatric Services for the Northwest Region of the State of Missouri, and the Advisory Board to the Women’s Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry 1987 to 1994

Yearly lecture to psychiatric residents at Western Missouri Mental Health Center-Kansas City on "Hispanic Culture: Implications for Practice."

 

Adjunct Instructor

University of Missouri-Columbia, Continuing Professional Ed.  September 1993 to July 1994

Taught "Counseling with Children."  The master's level course examined various therapeutic approaches for the                          amelioration of childhood disorders.  Also taught "Cognitive Assessment."  The master's level course examined                          the ethical dilemmas associated with cognitive testing.  It reviewed psychometric properties of different tests.

 

Teaching Assistant

University of Missouri-Columbia                                                                      September 1992 to July 1993

Taught the lab for "Measurement of Interest and Personality."  This graduate level course included interpretation, role play, and psychological report writing of tests including the Strong and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).

September 1992 to December 1992

Co-organized and co-led a graduate level seminar on cultural diversity in counseling.

 

Training and Presentations for Professionals, Trainees, and the Community

Presented in regional, State and local conferences and workshops including:  "Counseling and Multiculturalism", "Hispanic Culture:  Implications for Practice", "Hispanic Perceptions of Mental, Health/Illness", "Cultural Sensitivity", "Aids and Minorities:  Strategies for Outreach: "The Hispanic Family", “Working with Battered Immigrant Women”  “Working Effectively with Hispanic/Latino clients” and many others.