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Michelle McManus

B.A. Psychology, 2012

College of Undergraduate Studies

Argosy University

Section A: Professional Profile

MI CH ELLE MCMA NUS 3537 Cam Run Drive Lakeville, NY 14480 | 585/506 -7386 | [email protected]

October 24, 2012

Erin Glanton Coordinated Care Services, Inc. 1099 Jay St., Bldg. J Rochester, NY 14611 Dear Ms. Glanton: This letter is to express my interest in discussing the Dual Recovery Coordinator position posted on your agency web site. The opportunity presented is very appealing, and I believe that my experience and education will make me a competitive candidate for this position. My relevant qualifications include my BA in Psychology with a concentration in Substance Abuse, with a graduation date of November 14 2012. Most recently, I worked as Medicaid Service Coordinator for 10 years at the Arc of Livingston-Wyoming. In this role, I was responsible for linkage and referral to community resources. Here I refined my communication, multi-tasking and time management skills. My duties also included monthly home visits, ensuring health and safety, developed and maintained an Individualized Service Plan, attending monthly team meetings, and maintaining client documentation and confidentiality. I have the ability and knowledge to communicate with other service providers, and have built positive, professional relationships with surrounding community agencies. I have attended SPOA meetings with dual diagnosed consumers, and am familiar with SAMHSA. With these skills and qualifications, along with other pertinent skills noted on my resume, I believe I would be a great addition to your organization.

I hope that you will find my experience and interest intriguing enough to warrant a face-to-face meeting, as I am confident that I could provide value to your agency as a member of your team.

Sincerely,

Michelle McManus

MICHELLE L MCMANUS3537 Camp Run Drive • Lakeville, NY 14480 • 585/506-7386 • [email protected]

Qualif ications Summary

Knowledgeable and motivated professional with 11 years’ experience in the Human Services field. Capable of maintaining a caseload, as well as completing necessary documentation for Medicaid billing. Was a Service Coordinator for 10 years with a caseload of 32 consumers, and have experience and knowledge in linking caseload with community resources in the Livingston, Wyoming, Genesee, and Monroe County communities. Experience in working with surrounding community agencies, and building positive professional relationships.

Education

Genesee Community College, Batavia, NY Argosy University, Phoenix, AZAssociates in Human Services, 1999 Bachelors in Psychology, with a

concentration in substance abuse, graduation, fall of 2012

Work Experience

Arc of Livingston-Wyoming 18 Main St. Mt. Morris, NY 14510Medicaid Service Coordinator 1999-2010

1999-2010▪ Linkage and referral ▪ Obtaining and maintaining Medicaid▪ Advocacy▪ Obtaining and maintaining Social Security benefits▪ Assistance in transition to adult services (i.e. sheltered workshop, supported work, day habilitation)▪ Linkage to at-home supports (i.e. residential habilitation, hourly respite)▪ Exploring and securing residential placement▪ Assisting individuals in exploring their personal interests▪ Create and implement an Individualized Service Plan▪ Maintained a caseload of 32 clients, requiring monthly home visits▪ Provided guidance, support, counseling and understanding

Relevant Skills

▪ Knowledge of community based services and supports▪ Nurturing and supportive

▪ Multi-tasking▪ Facilitating meetings▪ Strong Communication skills (verbally and in-writing) with individuals, families, advocates, and providers▪ Negotiating and resolving conflicts▪ Strong decision making skills▪ Strong advocate▪ Keeping accurate written records▪ Works well independently and with a team▪ Computer skills▪ Effective time management skills▪ Strong interpersonal skills

Additional Training

Secured fifteen (15) hours of professional development annually. This included lectures, workshops, and other training sessions conducted by OMRDD, other agencies, educational institutions, or generic community organizations. The subjects of the trainings enhanced my knowledge of community service resources.

Michelle McManus 3537 Camp Run Drive

Lakeville, NY 14480 585/506-7386

[email protected]

REFERENCES:

Jen Warner Director of Service Coordination Livingston-Wyoming Arc 18 Main St Mt. Morris, NY 14510 585/658-2828

Relationship: Previous supervisor at Livingston-Wyoming Arc

Deb Tuckerman Director of Residential Services Livingston-Wyoming Arc 18 Main St Mt. Morris, NY 14510 585/658-2828

Relationship: Previous supervisor at Livingston-Wyoming Arc

Cathy Sullivan Day, Community and Intake Services Coordinator Livingston-Wyoming Arc 18 Main St Mt. Morris, NY 14510 585/658-0200

Relationship: Previous supervisor and mentor at Livingston-Wyoming Arc

Section B: Professional Work Samples

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TABLE OF CONTENTS• Cognitive abilities (critical thinking and information literacy): Assignments or projects

that demonstrate problem solving, analysis, synthesis, appropriate use of information resources, etc.

• Research skills: A copy of a research proposal, a survey developed, etc.

• Communication skills (written and oral): A topic paper, presentation outline, or PowerPoint that demonstrates your written and oral communication skills.

• Ethics & Diversity awareness: Papers that demonstrate your understanding and/or analysis of ethical and diversity issues in psychology.

• Knowledge of foundations of the field: Assignments, papers, or projects that demonstrate your understanding of basic concepts, theories, and empirical findings in one or more of the domains of psychology, including biological, cognitive, developmental, personality, and social.

• Knowledge of applied psychology: Assignments, papers, or projects from courses and/or an internship that demonstrates your ability to apply psychology to personal, social, and/or organizational problems.

• Interpersonal Effectiveness: PowerPoint presentations, videos of your presentations that demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively, appreciate diversity and cultural sensitivity and awareness of your impact on others.

Success of Interventions and Chemical Reduction

Michelle McManus

Argosy University

INTERVENTION AND CHEMICAL REDUCTION

Abstract

Do addicts who receive an intervention have greater success with reducing chemical

dependency than those who do not? Addiction affects everyone regardless of age, gender, race,

cultural background, or socioeconomic status. Substance abuse may result in an assortment of

social, legal, medical, financial and psychological harm to the abuser themselves, as well as the

society of which he or she lives. The purpose of interventions is to help the individual, one,

realize they have problem, and then help them overcome their addiction and learn to live a

successful life without the use of a chemical substance. Interventions also provide maintenance

support to help maintain sobriety, hopefully for the rest of their life. This research was an

experimental design which included an experimental group who attended a 90 day intervention

program and a control group who did not. The study will be indicating if there is a difference

between the two groups regarding their dependency or substance abuse. Samples would be 60

individuals, 30 per group who have a substance abuse problem. The participants vary in age from

18-35, are of different race, there were 27 males and 33 females, all had different socioeconomic

status. Data collection would be first-hand knowledge through interviews, and completing

ASSIST Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test, following a 3 month

survey. The results indicated that 20 out of the 30 individuals in the control group who

completed the 3 month survey were still sober and still attending an intervention program such as

Alcoholics Anonymous. Only 5 individuals from the control group returned their survey, 3 were

still sober.


Success of Interventions and Chemical Reduction

Substance abuse and addiction does not discriminate, it affects us all equally, no matter

our age, race, gender, cultural background, or socioeconomic status. It is a deadly disease that

kills or debilitates millions of people every day (Litt, M. D., Kadden, R. M., Kabela-Cormier, E.,

& Petry, N. M. (2009), Elliott, L., Orr, L., Watson, L., & Jackson, A. (2005), Wandersman, A.,

& Florin, P. (2003).

Over the years there has been much research done on the effectiveness of interventions,

which leaves the question, do addicts who receive an intervention have greater success with

reducing chemical dependency than those who do not?

Due to the rise in adolescent and college student alcohol and substance abuse there has

been earlier research done on early interventions which are school based and family based. The

results all indicated that interventions early on do have an impact on adolescents, as well as a

college student’s decision to consume alcohol or drugs. Even though some college students

decided to still continue with drinking, they did come to the conclusion that the amount they

drank did affect their judgment and decision making abilities. As for adolescents they

experience a unique group of problems, such as a more rapid progression from use to

dependency, and most likely a second diagnosis will occur such as depression. Early

interventions have shown improvement in grades, inclusion, and overall attitude (Becker, S. J.,

& Curry, J. F. (2008), Oswalt, S. B., Shutt, M. D., English, E., & Shay, D. L. (2007), Winters, K.

C., Leitten, W., Wagner, E., & Tracy OLeary Tevyaw. (2007).

There are many interventions available today that are geared towards many different

individuals, young, old, men, woman, single mothers, or interventions that are geared towards

any individual that has a substance abuse problem, such as Alcoholics Anonymous. There are

school based interventions such as DARE, or behavioral therapy which improves overall mood,


which could lead an individual away from substance abuse, there is basic counseling which

involves role-play, problem solving and health education. Family interventions are a popular

form of interventions including the family is a huge part of a person’s recovery. A 12-step

intervention is known for its success in keeping individuals sober, it provides fellowship, and

helps individuals connect spiritually with a higher power. Residential care has helped

individuals maintain sobriety by offering a residential setting usually after rehab, to help prepare

them for a new life of living sober. Then of course, there is an inpatient drug treatment facility,

which usually requires anywhere form a 30 to 90 day stay, where the individuals receives help

through withdrawals, attends groups and individual counseling, and works on preparing

themselves in reentering society as a sober person. Much research has been done on all of the

above-mentioned forms of interventions. Though some have proved successful, whether others

are inconclusive, the overall results of the studies is that interventions do have an impact on

reducing chemical dependency in individuals who receive the help (Becker, S. J., & Curry, J. F.

(2008), Elliott, L., Orr, L., Watson, L., & Jackson, A. (2005), Fals-Stewart, W., Birchler, G. R.,

& Kelley, M. L. (2006), Litt, M. D., Kadden, R. M., Kabela-Cormier, E., & Petry, N. M. (2009),

Oswalt, S. B., Shutt, M. D., English, E., & Shay, D. L. (2007), Phillips, K. T., Rosenberg, H., &

Sanikop, A. (2007), Trudeau, L., Spoth, R., Randall, G. K., & Azevedo, K. (2007), Winters, K.

C., Leitten, W., Wagner, E., & Tracy OLeary Tevyaw. (2007), Washington, O. G. M., &

Moxley, D. P. (2003).

The purpose of my study will to compare two groups of individuals, the experimental

group will attend 90 days of Alcoholic Anonymous, and the control group will not attend an

intervention. The results will help determine if those who attend an intervention reduce their

chemical dependency, in comparison to those who did not attend an intervention.


Method

Participants

Would be 60 individuals, 30 per group who have a substance abuse problem. The

participants vary in age from 18-35, are of different race, there were 27 males and 33 females, all

had different socioeconomic status. Participants will be asked to attend a 90-day intervention

such as Alcoholics Anonymous, and give feedback on their thoughts of the success of the

program. The sample does need to be diverse, in order to collect the appropriate data on

interventions, and their success.

Instruments

Data collection would be first-hand knowledge through interviews, and completing

ASSIST Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test. Each individual would

require a 3 month follow up survey on their current situation, pertaining to their sobriety and

continuation of any type of intervention, or relapses, etc. Exclusion criteria would be anybody

that has never had any type of intervention, due to substance abuse.

Procedure

This research is an experimental design, which includes an experimental group and a

control group. The study will be indicating if there is a difference between the two groups

regarding their dependency or substance abuse. The independent variables for my study would

be an experimental group who have received some sort of intervention, and a control group of

those who have never received an intervention. The dependent variable would be addicts who are

successful with interventions and show less chemical dependency (Argosy, 2012).

I would have two groups with 30 people in each group. The experimental group would

be addicts who attend a group intervention 3 days a week for 90 days. The control group would


be addicts who do not attend an intervention. Both groups are trying to decrease their chemical

dependency and remain sober. After 90 days the groups would meet back and get interviewed

on their success of remaining substance free. I would send a follow up survey to participants

within 3 months’ time.

Ethical issues

Some potential ethical issues for this type of research could be possible psychological

harm. It could cause stress, depression and anxiety, especially once an addict comes to the

realization what his addiction has done to their family, health, marriage, and themselves.

Interventions help you come to the realization you need help for an addiction, some people will

have a hard time coming terms that they there is hope and a future for a better life. Some may

need medical treatment. All these things can have a great effect on a person.

It is important to make participants aware of the issues that could arise, and give

informed consent. It will also be important to debrief afterward as well. It will also be important

to make the participants aware that they can leave the study at any time. If a participant becomes

anxious or depressed they may need someone to talk to, it will be important to be able to provide

them with contact information if they feel they need to speak to someone.


Results

Because there are two independent variables, and on dependent variable, a two way

ANVOVA would have been used to calculate the results. This will allow for comparison

between the two independent variable, and the effect it had on the dependent variable. With a

hypothesis of; Addicts who attend a drug rehabilitation intervention will have less chemical

dependency than those who do not attend this type of intervention and a null hypothesis of;

Addicts who do not attend drug rehabilitation will remain chemically dependent, unlike those

who attend a type of intervention. The alpha would be set at 0.5, after figuring the degrees of

freedom and the mean square; an f test would be completed

Discussion

The results indicated that 20 out of the 30 individuals in the control group who

completed the three-month survey were still sober and still attending an intervention program

such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Seven were still abusing drugs and/ or alcohol, and three did not

respond. Only five individuals from the control group returned their survey, three were still

sober. It is found in this study and previous studies that interventions do have an impact on

reducing chemical addiction.

Some threats to internal and external validity may have been, the level of comfort the

individual felt during the intervention, whether or not the individual participated, there could

have been an outside influence that was encouraging the individual to use. Other affects could

have been some sort of emotional trauma, death, loss of job, or was there an uncomfortable topic,

or did someone make them feel uncomfortable. Timing could have been an issue, was the

meeting too late in the afternoon or too early in the morning? Some of the younger individuals

may not feel comfortable if the setting was full of adults. One of the main confounding variables

could simply be the individual was not ready to recognize their disease or their need for help.


Which could lead to a possible flaw in the design is during the interview process of possibly not

asking the right questions, and being able to determine if the individual was actually ready to

receive help through an intervention.

Chemical dependency is a serious disease that affects the lives of millions of people

across the world. Because there are so many different types of interventions it will be important

to continue on with the research to figure out which type of interventions work best with diverse

individuals, does age and gender play a role in what type of intervention will work best, does

incorporating family into an intervention help or hinder the situation. It is important to continue

with future research and educate society on the value of interventions on our chemically

dependent population. I would one day like to travel to different countries and get a more in

depth look at interventions and how they are implemented and to whom, for places that do not

recognize addiction or interventions. I would like to make them aware and provide education to

the people and help them realize there is hope for themselves or a loved one.

References

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quality of evidence review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76(4), 531-

543. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.76.4.531

Elliott, L., Orr, L., Watson, L., & Jackson, A. (2005). Secondary prevention interventions for

young drug users: A systematic review of the evidence. Adolescence, 40(157), 1-22.

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Fals-Stewart, W., Birchler, G. R., & Kelley, M. L. (2006). Learning sobriety together: A

randomized clinical trial examining behavioral couples therapy with alcoholic female

patients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(3), 579-591.

doi:10.1037/0022-006X.74.3.579

Litt, M. D., Kadden, R. M., Kabela-Cormier, E., & Petry, N. M. (2009). Changing network

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and Clinical Psychology, 77(2), 229-242. doi:10.1037/a0015252

Oswalt, S. B., Shutt, M. D., English, E., & Shay, D. L. (2007). Did it work? examining the

impact of an alcohol intervention on sanctioned college students. Journal of College

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Trudeau, L., Spoth, R., Randall, G. K., & Azevedo, K. (2007). Longitudinal effects of a universal

family-focused intervention on growth patterns of adolescent internalizing symptoms and

polysubstance use: Gender comparisons. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36(6), 725-

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Wandersman, A., & Florin, P. (2003). Community interventions and effective prevention.

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Winters, K. C., Leitten, W., Wagner, E., & Tracy OLeary Tevyaw. (2007). Use of brief

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