Dianna Morton, MS, MFT

Experience

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  United Way of Allen County

  May 1995 - Jun 2002

  •Trained local agencies on the fundamentals of Information and Referral and Suicide Crisis Hotline protocol. •Adhered to confidentiality and legal responsibilities while updating policies and procedures.•Provided testimony and/or case files when ordered by the court.•Assessed individual’s lethality, directed appropriate protocol, and completed case file after termination.•Recruited agencies to employ participants; interviewed and placed participants with appropriate agencies. •Provided testimony and/or case files when ordered by the court.•Recruited agencies to employ participants; interviewed and placed participants with appropriate agencies.

  • Court Referral Coordinator

    Aug 2000 - Jun 2002

  • Court Referral Coordinator

    May 1995 - Aug 2000
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  SCAN, Inc.

  Jun 2002 - Jun 2004

  Intensive Intervention Worker

  •Cultivated support systems for clients by educating and demonstrating positive support systems and aiding in locating appropriate community resources.Facilitated supportive services for client family members through crises, immediately addressing concerns and referring to appropriate agencies as needed; Advocated for clients during family court proceedings.•Streamlined communication between schools, parents, and students by actively attending school visits with parents and coordinating school counselor meetings.•Supervised and recorded parent visitations resulting in improved parent/child relationships and a supportive environment where families received continuous support.•Successfully managed a caseload of 87 families in crisis needing intensive treatment. Show less

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  Interfaith Hospitality Network of Fort Wayne, Inc.

  May 2004 - Apr 2011

  Program Case Manager

  •Facilitated communication between wrap around services for clients by assessing needs through active listening skills and responding by coordinating appropriate services. •Led sensitivity training for volunteers/clients resulting in improved relationships and graduation rates.•Taught basic life skills to clients using creative strategies and CBT techniques to engage participants. •Maintained open communication between volunteers, guests, and staff to ensure client needs are met. •Built solid trusting client relationships resulting in increased voluntary client follow up after graduation. Show less

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  Crossroads Counseling Services

  Jan 2012 - Sept 2012

  Master's level Intern

  • Utilized systems theory to conceptualize issues in individual, marriage, couple, and family counseling.•Demonstrated the ability to modify counseling systems, theories, techniques, and interventions to make them culturally appropriate for diverse couples and families.•Implemented treatment, planning, and intervention strategies that highlighted client’s strengths and stayed within client’s abilities.•Applied relevant research findings to inform the practice of marriage, couple, and family counseling to a rather individual focused organization.•Analyzed and utilized data to increase the effectiveness of marriage, couple, and family counseling interventions and programs. Show less

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  Staying Connected Counseling Center

  Jan 2014 - now

  Therapist/counselor

  Provides counseling to individual, couple, family, and group. Offering e-counseling, on-site counseling as well as provide mandated parenting classes.