Erin Walker, MSW, LCSW

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  May 2001 - May 2005

  Ammunition and Explosives Technician

  Coordinated operations in ammunition storage facility consisting of 74 storage magazines and 10 administrative buildings sited on 240 acres with an annual inventory of $192 million.Supervised 5 - 150 Marines in daily tasks/operations as Platoon Sergeant, and held the position of training Non-commissioned training officer ensuring Marines education, training, and professional standards was up to date and satisfactory.Processed, filed, tracked and maintained transaction documents for receipt and issue of ammunition for training and combat operations; maintaining logbooks and electronic records for future reference and research.Performed special duties of Ammunition non-commissioned officer in charge aboard USS Whidbey Island, on 22 MEU deployment to Afghanistan in 2003.Assisted in diagnosing and treating women and children during humanitarian operations in Afghanistan.Performed search and seizure patrols in Afghanistan with infantry units during combat operations. Show less

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  Burke Center

  Jan 2009 - Jul 2010

  Qualified Mental Health Professional - Mobile Crisis Outreach Team

  Performed daily clinical screenings, mental health assessments, and mental status examinations of individuals in crisis due to any of the following; suicidal/homicidal ideation, substance abuse, and functional impairment.Increased the skills of those individuals who have significant functional impairment to address a broad range of psychological and social problems in order to promote symptom reduction and improve daily functioning in their environment.

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  Fort Carson ACS - Survivor Outreach Services

  Aug 2010 - Oct 2010

  Volunteer

  Worked to preserve the surviving spouses' connection to their military family after loss of their enlisted loved one.Provided clinical research and information on grief and loss to be used during Survivor OutreachServices support groups.Facilitated the Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) information and support role at the 2010 Run For the Fallen on Fort Carson.Assisted with the construction and support of the contractors and volunteers for the new SurvivorOutreach Services (SOS) office building. Show less

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  AspenPointe

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  Case Manager II

  Participated in clinical staffings within a multi-disciplinary team and provided appropriate referral sources and recommendations for care. Developed case management treatment plans that coincide with therapists clinical recommendations, specifying goals and actions to address consumer needs in a systems context.Provided education and training to consumers to develop self-management/coping skills, communication skills, and select appropriate social networks to gain effective control over his/her psychiatric symptoms and life situations.Assisted consumer in locating and effectively utilizing all necessary resources and services in the community to ensure continuity of care.Research on resources, services, supports, organizations and providers that could potentially support various consumer needs, followed by active outreach. Show less

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  Rocky Mountain Human Services

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

  Veteran Support Specialist

  Management and monitoring of a $1 million dollar Federal SSVF Grant received in October 2011 by Rocky Mountain Human Services for the Homes for All Veterans program. Developed programmatic procedures to improve intakes, referrals, service delivery, and tracking.Outreach and collaboration efforts at the local community, state and national level to build and maintain strong working professional networks and source of referrals.Developed care coordination/housing stability plans and utilized intensive case management to assist with goal achievement.Conducted biopsychosocial assessments of the veteran and his/her family unit, combined with specific housing risk assessment interviews to determine services needed to secure housing and/or prevent homelessness.Maintained records to reflect specifications of grant guidelines for report and program improvement.Successfully housed 80 individual veterans/families who were literally homeless or at risk of becoming homeless within a one year period of program start-up. Show less

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  4th Judicial District

  Aug 2012 - Mar 2015

  Liaison between 4th Judicial District system, Problem Solving (treatment) Courts and professionals in the community.Resource and relationship development through active research, inquiry, collaboration and networking.Utilize marketing techniques while developing, coordinating and facilitating local and state judicial events, trainings and projects to include key stakeholders in the community.Organize and facilitate monthly trainings and strategic planning sessions with judicial staff and Problem Solving Court team members.Assist in management and coordination of VETS grant; accessible treatment for non-VA eligible justice-involved individuals.Member of the 4th Judicial District Local treatment board and State Problem Solving Court Fidelity Committee Show less

  • Unified Problem Solving Court Coordinator

    Feb 2013 - Mar 2015

  • MSW Intern, Veteran Trauma Court

    Aug 2012 - Feb 2013
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  Warrior Support Center

  Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

  MSW clinical internship

  Co-facilitated psycho-educational groups, and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).Individual therapy sessions including initial assessments, treatment planning, intervention, transition and discharge.Specialized in military/veteran populations; clinical presentations included trauma and TBI, substance abuse, sexual orientation, gender identity, anxiety, low self-esteem, insomnia, relationship/interpersonal conflict, domestic violence, parenting skills and child development, personality disorders and criminal thinking. Show less

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  United States Department of Defense

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2018

  Psychiatric Social Worker

  Army Medical Command, Fort Carson

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  Family Care Center, LLC

  Dec 2017 - Oct 2018

  Clinician/Therapist
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  State of Colorado Judicial

  Sept 2018 - now

  Problem Solving Court Coordinator II (DUI/Domestic Violence Courts)
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  Deserving Healing, LLC

  May 2023 - now

  Owner

  A private practice providing therapy services for adults, specializing in the treatment of chronic pain, sleep disturbance, and trauma/PTSD.