Andrea G. Bjornestad, Ph.D., LPC, NCC Counselor Education Department Winona State University-Rochester EDUCATION Doctorate of Philosophy 2009, Vermillion SD Counseling & Psychology in Education Master of Arts, Vermillion SD 2004 Counseling (emphasis in School Counseling) Bachelor of Science 2001, Brookings SD Psychology, Graduated with highest honor PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Licensed Professional Counselor, South Dakota: LPC7128 Licensed Professional Counselor, Minnesota National Certified Counselor: Certification # 91478 Certified School Counselor, South Dakota EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor Winona State University Teaching Responsibilities o CE 550: Introduction to Addictions Counseling o CE 575: Addiction Counseling: Multicultural Concerns o CE 601: Foundations of Counseling o CE 615: Group Counseling Theory & Practice o CE 633: Ethics o CE 690: Internship o CE 695: Capstone University Committees o Advancement and Academic Advisory Committee o Student Affairs Committee o Multicultural Issues Committee 2010-current
Adjunct Professor 2009-2010, Brookings SD o CHRD 610: Developmental Issues in Counseling o CHRD 721: Introduction to School Counseling (co-taught) o CHRD 786: Practicum in School Counseling, Vermillion SD o Taught the Biostatistics component to first year medical students in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine II course Instructor of Counselor Education 2008-2009, Vermillion SD Responsibilities include planning and teaching four courses per semester o COUN 725: Family Therapy Community Agency o COUN 786: Pre-Practicum o COUN 795/895: Practicum: Family Counseling o COUN 766: Group Counseling o EDFN 475/575: Human Relations School Counselor 2004-2008 Sioux Falls School District, Sioux Falls SD Employed two years as an elementary counselor and two years as a high school counselor Elementary school counselor responsibilities (Anne Sullivan, Horace Mann, & Eugene Field Elementary Schools) o Provided individual counseling, group counseling, guidance activities, psychoeducation, case conferences, and consultation services o Organized Character Counts programs and mentor program, worked with student council High school counselor responsibilities (Washington High School): o Provided individual and group counseling services, career counseling, and psychoeducation o Attended and contributed to attendance meetings, Student Assistance Team meetings, IEP meetings, and 504 meetings o Reviewed student transcripts and graduation requirements o Programming duties included scholarship bulletins, Financial Aid Night, Career Day, Middle School Registration, and Counseling Collaboration Research Assistantship 2002-2004 Student Counseling Center South Dakota State-Wide HIV Needs Assessment, Dr. Matt Stricherz, Key Investigator Co-wrote the first South Dakota HIV Needs Assessment for the SD Department of Health State-Wide Planning Group Arranged and performed focus groups, community forums, and key informant interviews around the state Composed surveys and analyzed data from surveys sent to mental health professionals, physicians, college students, HIV positive individuals, and the incarcerated population
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Clinical Therapist Summer 2009 Heuermann Counseling Clinic, Sioux Falls SD Provided short-term mental health counseling to individuals who were unable to access other low-income based services PUBLICATIONS Publication: Schweinle, A., Bjornestad, A., (2009), Flow theory, Macmillan, vol. 1, pp. 413-416. Reports: HIV Prevention Needs Assessment Executive Report. Pierre, SD: South Dakota Department of Health. HIV Prevention Needs Assessment Executive Summary. Pierre, SD: South Dakota Department of Health. HIV Prevention Needs Assessment HIV Positive Executive Summary. Pierre, SD: South Dakota Department of Health. HIV Prevention Needs Assessment Native American Executive Summary. Pierre, SD: South Dakota Department of Health. Dissertation: Secondary Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Spouses of Army National Guard Veterans PRESENTATIONS Recognizing & Treating Secondary Traumatic Stress in Military Spouses 2011 Association for Counselor Education & Supervision National Conference Co-Presenters: Dr. Grace Mims & Dr. Matt Mims, University of Nebraska-Kearney The Practice of School Counseling Supervision 2011 Southeast Minnesota School Counseling Association Fall Conference Cultural Awareness Briefing 2009 115 th Signal Company, SD Army National Guard Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Plan 2004 South Dakota Counseling Association Conference Cultural Awareness 2003 Sioux Falls School District Middle-School Teacher Inservice
What is Hate About? 2003 Washington High School Student Diversity Training Serving Diverse Families 2003 Washington High School Diversity Teacher Training PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT Postsecondary Level Chair Southeast Minnesota School Counseling Association 2010-current Graduate Student Coordinator 2009-2010 South Dakota Counseling Association Membership Committee 2006-2007 South Dakota Counseling Association Co-Historian 2005-2006 South Dakota Counseling Association Sioux Chapter Secretary 2003-2004 Chi Sigma Epsilon Gamma Pie Chapter PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP American Counseling Association Association for Counselor Education & Supervision North Central Association for Counselor Education & Supervision Minnesota Counseling Association Southeast Minnesota School Counseling Association Minnesota Association for Counselor Education & Supervision
HONORS AND AWARDS Student Practitioner Award 2009 International Association of Marriage & Family Counselors E. Gordon Poling Scholarship 2008 Robert & Myrtle Knapp Scholarship 2004 Chi Sigma Iota 2002 Howard M. Skovlund Scholarship 2000 Henry Tolub Scholarship 2000 Phi Kappa Phi 2000 Psi Chi National Honor Society 1998 Golden Key National Honor Society 1998 Alpha Lambda Delta 1998