Dr. Darryl Adrian Washington, Ph.D., C.M.H.C.

Experience

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  Incentives Psychological Treatment Center

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1986

  Mental Health/Biofeedback Technician

  Provided individual and group counseling to mentally handicapped adults. Coordinated group activities and field trips. As a certified technician, conducted biofeedback sessions with individuals suffering from anxiety, hypertension, and strokes.

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  Liberty Temple Academy

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1988

  High School Teacher

  Taught high school level curriculum in the areas of theology, world history, general science and biology, and english grammar and composition.

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  Liberty Temple Full Gospel Church

  Jan 1986 - now

  Associate Pastor
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  Youth Guidance

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1997

  Drug Education/Health Education Coordinator

  Coordinated and executed various types of anti-drug and health education programs for middle and high-school students at Crane Tech Prep High School. Taught extensively on various types of legal and illegal drugs, their effects, consequences and legal ramifications. Also instituted gang prevention and comprehensive health education seminars. Created and conducted male leadership mentorship programs for at-risk males, as well as prevention theatre stage productions that depicted various societal vices such as alcohol and other drugs, gangs and gang violence, teen pregnancy, and juvenile delinquency. Provided individual and group counseling and case management to at-risk youth. Show less

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  Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's (Huginnie Adolescent Health Center)

  Jan 1997 - Aug 1999

  Primary Prevention Coordinator/Health Educator

  Conducted regular comprehensive health education and life skills classes to middle and high-school students. Topics included anatomy and physiology, HIV/STI facts and prevention, exercise and nutrition, various types of diseases, alcohol and other drugs, and a myriad of additional topics. Life application and social skills were also taught to increase self confidence, esteem, and awareness. Additional life application skills and messages were reinforced via theatrical stage productions.

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  Chicago HIV Risk Reduction Partnership for Youth (Hektoen Medical Institute of Illinois)

  Aug 1999 - Jan 2012

  Program Administrator

  Administrator over multiple comprehensive HIV/STI health education and secondary prevention programs for adolescents (ages 12-24). Responsible for the day-to-day operations of all programs. Organization provides free on-site HIV counseling and testing, urine screening for chylamydia and gonorrhea, comprehensive preventive health education sessions on various health topics, as well as volunteer and peer health education training. Conducts health education seminars at various venues throughout the Chicagoland area including educational institutions such as colleges, universities, high-schools, and elementary schools, faith-based organizations, park districts, state facilities including DCFS affiliates and juvenile penal institutions, community-based organizations, residential settings and various other public venues. Show less

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  Taskforce Prevention and Community Services

  Apr 2012 - May 2014

  Executive Director

  Responsible for overall operational initiatives and day-to-day processes including the hiring, supervision, and mentoring of all staff as well as guiding the organization to fulfill its mission statement and overall programmatic goals and objectives. Oversees and manage all aspects of day-to-day operations, including financial management, office administration, facilities management, fundraising, human resources compliance and insurance regulations. Taskforce Prevention and Community Services is non-profit community-based organization that provides comprehensive HIV/STI prevention services (including rapid HIV testing, urine screening for chylamydia and gonorrhea, and Hepatitis C screening) to all community constituents (inclusive of the LGBTcommunity), case management, and various medical services through an on-site medical clinic.www.cityforce.org Show less