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
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