CURRICULUM VITAE

Adena Bank Lees, LCSW, LISAC, BCETS

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Education

Master of Social Work, with honors, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 05/89
BA, Psychology, with honors, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 05/84

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
  Expires 5/09
• Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor International Certification, NCRC/AODA
  Expires 11/09
• Arizona Certification, ABCAC
  Expires 11/10
• Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor, Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
  Expires 3/10
• Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, Diplomate AAETS
  Lifetime
• Certification in Imago® Relationship Therapy, Imago International
  Lifetime

Employment Experience

• Private Practice, 5/05 to present
• Float Therapist, Employed 01/04 to 05/05, Sierra Tucson, LLC
• Program Developer and Facilitator, Employed 08/00 to 01/03, Mirasol, Inc.
• Consultant, Trainer and Professional Speaker, Employed 02/94 to Present
• Substance Abuse Counselor, Employed 10/93 to 2/94
• Faculty Supervisor/Instructor, Employed 01/93 to Present, University of Phoenix
• Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Employed 01/92 to Present
• Primary/Family Therapist, Employed 03/90 to 01/92, Sierra Tucson, Inc.

Continuing Education (sample of workshops attended)

• EMDR Level I and Level II Training
• Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy Training, Dena Baumgartner, Ph.D.
  (450 hours).
• Substance Abuse and Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders, Daniel Amen, M.D.
• HIV/AIDS, sponsored by ABCAC.
• Ethics for Treatment of Chemical Dependency, sponsored by ABCAC.
• Men and Depression, Terrance Real, MS.
• Motivational Interviewing, David Mee Lee, MD.
• Impact of Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment on Brain Development, Bruce Perry, M.D.
• Substance Abuse and its Relation to Sexual Abuse, Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
• Family of Origin Shame, Claudia Black, MSW, Ph.D.
• Action Techniques with Trauma Survivors, Dena Baumgartner, Ph.D.
• PTSD and Dissociative Disorders, JFCS
• The Biology of Trauma- New Frontiers of PTSD Treatment, Bessel van der Kolk.

Memberships

• Fellow Member, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (AAETS)
• Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (AAETS)
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• Association for Sociometry, Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP)
• Clinical Member, Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy
• Associate Member of EMDRIA (Professional Association of EMDR Practitioners)

Presentations/Lectures

• Presented over 700 workshops for professionals throughout the United States on sexual abuse, PTSD, eating disorders, other addictions and related mental health issues. 1994-Present
• "The Neurobiology of Sexual Trauma" for Southwest Psychoanalytic Society, Tucson, AZ 2006
• Healthy Families Initiative of Arizona. Tucson, AZ 2002-2003
• "Borderline Personality Disorder and Sexual Trauma" for Progressive Health Care, Inc. Baton Rouge, LA 2002
• Midwest Conference on Sexual Abuse and Incest. Madison, WI 2001
• Employee Assistance Association of Southern Arizona. Tucson, AZ 2001
• "Addictions" at the Desert Institute for the Healing Arts. Tucson, AZ, annually 1992-2001
• Compass Health Care Conference on Addictions. Tucson, AZ 2000
• Southwest School for Behavioral Health Studies Conferences. Tucson, AZ 1995-1999, 2005

Publications

• Lees, Adena Bank. Practical Tools for the Treatment of Childhood Sexual Abuse. 2000.
• Lees, Adena Bank. 12 Healing Steps for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse; A
  Practical Guide. 1999.