Bruce D. Burleson, M.S., LADC1
Email:  bruce_burleson@hotmail.com
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EXPERIENCE:

Habit OPCO, 180 Centre Street, Brockton, MA 02302:

2008-Present:  Substance Abuse Clinician.  Performed clinical services to patients who receive methadone maintenance treatment for opiate dependence.  Facilitated group and individual counseling, with an emphasis on harm reduction, relapse prevention, cognitive-behavioral strategies.  Completed biopsychosocial assessments and developed treatment plans. Participated in clinic-wide effort to redesign group strategies to include new techniques such as Mindfulness and building new neural pathways. Authored new workbook combining Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy with mindfulness.

Pine Street Inn, 444 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118:

2001-2005; 2006-2008:    Case Manager / Senior Case Manager.  Handled caseload of 9-18 people with co-existing disorders in a DMH-funded residential program.  Devised computerized method of tracking and ordering client medications.  Served as Human Rights Coordinator and Human Rights Officer.  Assisted with supervision of case management staff and preparation of monthly service delivery reports.
 
2001-2006:  Live-In House Manager.   Duties included filling-in for shifts and managing emergency and crisis situations, same location as above position.

2000-2001:  Outreach Van Counselor.   Served as part of 3-person overnight street outreach team serving unsheltered homeless people.   Provided basic sustenance.  Referred individuals to shelters, detoxes, and medical facilities as necessary.
 
1996-2000:  Activities Coordinator.  Planned and facilitated recreational activities for people with co-existing disorders in a DMH-funded residential program.  Activities were geared toward learning ADL skills and meeting objectives on treatment plans.  Assisted staff in updating to Windows-based computer systems by creating forms and training staff in their use.  Served as Human Rights Officer.  Began to reorganize entire Human Rights program and authored agency’s Human Rights Manual.

Vinfen Corporation, 1050 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA:

2005-2006:  Program Director.  Managed a DMH-funded residential program for people with co-existing disorders.  Responsible for day-to-day administration of the program, supervision of all staff, managing the program budget.  Accomplishments included correcting 30 licensing deficiencies found during a previous audit, hiring an entire new team of staff using then-new approaches such as Craigslist, and re-organizing program and training staff to focus on strengths-based psychiatric rehabilitation and harm reduction. 

EDUCATION:

University of Massachusetts-Boston:  Certificate in Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency, 2008.

Capella University, Minneapolis, MN:   Master of Science in Human Services, 2007.

Rivier College, Nashua, NH:   Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, 1994.

LICENSURE:

LADC1   Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor.

SKILLS:

• Supervisory skills gained through program management and assisting supervisors in program management. 
• Familiar with wide array of evidence-based practices of service delivery in mental health and substance abuse treatment fields, as well as innovative techniques such as Mindfulness-based therapy and building neural pathways to correct damage done by years of substance abuse.
• Highly skilled at use of computers & Microsoft Office applications.
• Trained in application of Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy as applied in volunteer addictions self-help settings such as Self-Management And Recovery Training (SMART) meetings, as well as in clinical settings (e.g. Habit Opco).
• Familiar with 12-step approach to substance abuse recovery.

REFERENCES

          Emma Jones, Site Manager, Pine Street Inn.  (617) 892-8870.
          Daphne Sutter, LICSW, Clinical Supervisor, Habit OIPCO.  (508) 586-6300.          
          Ann Erickson, LICSW, Clinical Director, Habit OPCO. (508) 586-6300.