Cat Saunders Cat@CatSaunders.com www.CatSaunders.com Experience Employment Counselor/ Re-Entry Case Manager HealthRIGHT 360, San Francisco, CA, 10/13-Present Provide career counseling and job placement support to residential clients in recovery Conduct intakes, develop treatment plans, and provide case management to ensure ongoing progress towards goals Teach interviewing skills, job search skills, resume and cover letter writing, and soft skills Facilitate weekly workshops on interviewing skills Coordinate treatment with other treatment teams, departments, and agencies Assist clients with referrals to community resources Vocational Counselor Sanctuary Psychiatric Centers of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 7/11-8/13 Counseled clients diagnosed with mental health and substance abuse concerns on securing and maintaining paid work, academic success, internships, and volunteer positions Clarified goals, interests, values, skills, and abilities to develop vocational goals Identified challenges and developed coping strategies and symptom accommodations Acted as liaison to local non-profits and schools to ensure placement and ongoing success Coordinated vocational program with goals of other treatment team members Recruited, trained, and supervised vocational interns Co-facilitated therapy groups in: Vocational skills, positive psychology, and socialization Job Placement Service Provider Department of Rehabilitation, Santa Barbara, CA, 1/12-6/12 Assisted people with disabilities with job placement through vocational rehabilitation services Developed and presented workshops twice a week on rotating topics of: LinkedIn, social media, job search, resumes, cover letters, reference pages, interview skills, and networking Casual Hire Career Counselor/ Practicum Career Counselor UC-Santa Barbara Career Services, Santa Barbara, CA, 6/12-9/12, 9/11-3/12, 9/09-12/09 Conducted drop-in advising and individual career counseling with undergraduate and graduate students seeking paid work, internships, or volunteer experience Interpreted assessment results for Strong Interest Inventory and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Developed and presented workshops on topics of: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) career development, interview skills, and resume writing Awards Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Rehabilitation, Santa Barbara, CA 2012 For providing staff training in using social media as labor market research and job search tool Education University of California, Santa Barbara, Received: June 2012 M.A. in Counseling Psychology, GPA: 3.95 University of California, Santa Barbara, Received: June 2007 B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Applied Psychology, GPA: 3.95, Highest Honors recognition 2