Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX M.S. in Family Therapy

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1 Curriculum Vitae 2016 Sarah Becerra, PhD, LMFT 3300 Ashleaf Dr. Carrollton, TX EDUCATION Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX Ph.D. in Family Studies Dissertation Title: Death of a Parent in Childhood and Resilience in Adulthood Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX M.S. in Family Therapy University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, WI B.A. in Psychology Areas of Concentration: Psychology, Minor: Sociology Honors: Cum Laude University of Wisconsin, Washington County Associates of Arts & Science Areas of Concentration: Ethnic Studies Component LICENSURE / CERTIFICATIONS License: Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) - #4971 Certifications: NIH Protecting Human Research Participants Applying the QM Rubric and QM Peer Reviewer FERPA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Northcentral University (NCU) - Adjunct Faculty Feb Present Teach online courses for master s and doctorate level graduate students for Department of Marriage and Family Sciences. Courses taught include: Systemic Evaluation and Case Management;; Psychopathology, Diagnosis, and Systemic Treatment;; Psychopharmacology for Family Therapists;; and Systemic Sex Therapy. Course Development: Master s level Psychopharmacology course (in progress);; Assist other course developers by providing feedback on course outlines. American College of Education (ACE) - National Faculty 2012-Present

2 Becerra, Sarah CV 2 Teach accelerated online courses for master s level graduate students for Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Primary course: Research Methods;; Other courses taught include: Assessment for Learning;; Community Engagement;; Cognition & Critical Thinking;; Diverse Learners;; Multicultural Instructional Design;; and Student Engagement. Course Development: Participating in a Rubric Inter-rater Reliability Study;; Assist with a graduate-level Research Methods Course Production Review and Edits by providing feedback on exam questions, discussion prompts, readings, and assignments;; Assisted with a Qualitative Research Study (Feb, 2014) by examining student responses for themes of professional growth, personal growth, and leadership in their Capstone experience. Central Michigan University (CMU Global Campus) - Adjunct Faculty Teach online course for undergraduate students for College of Human Development. Oppression: Roots and Impact on Human Development in the United States (2006 present) Introduction to Human Sexuality (approved pending assignment) CMU Professional Development: Veterans on Campus, Jan Course Development: Collaborate with other faculty on course revisions such as updating material and working links in Blackboard. Lamar University (LU Online) - Adjunct Faculty Present Teach accelerated courses for master s level graduate students for Department of Counseling & Special Populations. Courses taught include: Assessment;; Career Development;; Community Counseling Practicum;; Crisis Prevention & Intervention;; Foundations of Clinical Mental Health;; Group Counseling Theories;; Human Growth & Development;; Individual Counseling Theory;; Multicultural Counseling;; Professionalism, Ethics, & Law;; Research & Program Evaluation;; Seminar in Counseling Credentialing;; School Counseling Practicum;; and Substance Abuse Counseling. Provide webinars with students to discuss course material;; facilitated weekly discussion boards;; held group supervision webinars and coordinated with field and site supervisors. Course Development: Collaborated with faculty on course revisions in Blackboard. University Texas at Arlington (UTA) - Adjunct Faculty 2012 Online instructor for undergraduate students enrolled in an RN to BSN program. Course taught: Developmental Psychology Course Development: Collaborated with another faculty on course revisions such as revising exam questions in Blackboard. Texas Woman s University (TWU) - Adjunct Faculty Instructor for graduate and undergraduate students for the Department of Family Sciences. Courses taught online: Developmental Sexuality;; Gender Role Development;; Theories of the Family;; and Research Methods On-Campus Course Taught:

3 Becerra, Sarah CV 3 Child in the Family & Community- Fall 2005 Online Graduate Teaching Assistant Experience for TWU: Family Sexuality;; Family Change & Diversity;; Public Policy;; and Statistics. Denton Independent School District, Denton, Texas Substitute Teacher Taught K-8 students as needed. Worked as assistant for truancy officers, interacting with schools, parents and students;; filing documentation. Montessori Children s House, West Bend, WI Spanish Teacher Taught Spanish to preschool age children. PROFESSIONAL/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Carrollton Springs Hospital, Carrollton, Texas Needs Assessment Counselor Provided mental health and substance abuse psychosocial assessment, recommendations, and referrals for area hospitals. Timberlawn Mental Health Systems, Dallas, TX Intake Counselor/Mobile Assessor Provided mental health and substance abuse psychosocial assessment, recommendations, and referrals for area hospitals. Worked in admissions department, providing intake assessments for walk-in clients. Value Options, Coppell, Texas Clinical Care Manager Completed telephone assessments and referrals for a behavioral health insurance company;; gathered demographic and clinical information to connect patients with appropriate provider and level of care;; provided EAP referrals. Lifepath Systems, Plano, Texas -Intake Counselor Worked with adults providing intake assessments and counseling services at a community mental health agency. Charter Behavioral Health Systems, Plano, TX Needs Assessment Counselor Performed psychosocial assessments for treatment recommendations;; received intake calls, pre-certified insurance, worked with doctors, nurses, and therapists regarding mental health/substance abuse treatment planning. Denton County MHMR, Denton, TX Mental Health Residential Counselor Answered crisis hotline, provided treatment recommendations and referrals.

4 Becerra, Sarah CV 4 Homes for Independent Living, Inc., West Bend, Wisconsin Mental Health Residential Counselor 1995 Assisted adults diagnosed with mental illness at a residential facility with daily living activities such as personal care, group activities, and medication administration. Internships: Santé Center for Healing, Argyle, TX Counseling Intern May, 1998-Dec, 1998 Completed biopsychosocial intake assessments;; family genograms;; case management;; treatment planning;; individual, group, and family counseling at a residential treatment center for adults with addictions. Worked with clients with PTSD using EMDR techniques under supervision. Texas Woman s University Counseling & Family Therapy Clinic, Denton, TX Counseling Intern Jan, 1998-May, 1998 Provided supervised individual, couple, and family counseling for clients with a variety of issues. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Published Becerra, S. (2010). Death of a parent in childhood and resilience in adulthood. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Publishing Becerra, S. & Hamlett, T. (2016). Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder. In J. Carlson & S. B. Dermer (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couple counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. Becerra, S. (2016). Morphogenesis. In J. Carlson & S. B. Dermer (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couple counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. Becerra, S. & Coffey, A. (2016). Morphostasis. In J. Carlson & S. B. Dermer (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couple counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. Becerra, S. & Hamlett, T. (2016). Non-rapid eye movement sleep arousal disorders in children. In J. Carlson & S. B. Dermer (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couple counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. Becerra, S. (2016). Sex researchers. In J. Carlson & S. B. Dermer (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couple counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

5 Becerra, Sarah CV 5 Presentations Building Resilience in Modern Families, 8 th Annual Arkansas Parenting Education Network (APEN), February, 2006 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP Psi Chi Chapter, 1995 Family Preservation Program, Eau Claire, WI AIDS Services of North Texas Planned Parenthood of WI & TX Adolescent Mentor Public Relations Clinic Assistant/Patient Advocate University Service and Leadership Curriculum Development - MFT6112 Psychopharmacology for MFTs-Northcentral University, October 2016 Virtual External Site Program Review American College of Education M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Panel Participation, September 6, 2016 Textbook Reviewer for Pearson: Multicultural counseling and psychotherapy: A lifespan approach (5 th ed.), 2013 Co-authored graduate course: Principles of Human Learning for Master s level online Health and Wellness program Co-developed course for online: FS4543 Developmental Sexuality-Texas Woman s University, 2006 Advised at Seminar Day for incoming students for the Department of Family Sciences- Texas Woman s University Faculty Helping Veteran s at CMU Course Training completed January 2013 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AAMFT Clinical Fellow AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate American Counseling Association (ACA) 2015-Present Initiated 2014-Present CONFERENCES Great Lakes Conference on Teaching & Learning, Mount Pleasant, MI - May 2015 Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy , 2003, 2012 MHA Adolescent Symposium, Dallas, TX 2009, 2010 North Texas Conference on Parent Education 2006, th Annual Parent Education Conference, Denton, TX Arkansas Parenting Education Network (APEN), Hot Springs, AR 2005, 2006 Geropsychology Symposium, Dallas, TX Dallas Psychological Association Symposium, 2005 American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Dallas Conf Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Houston Conference