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
APA-approved
program and internship
M.A., Psychological Counseling, 1984
B.A.,
Social Work, 1981
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
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
Mattie
Rhodes Counseling & Art Center July
1998 to October 1998
Conducted
comprehensive research into Hispanic Dropout Prevention programs nation wide.
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.