Donna P Barden



Areas of Specialty • Domestic Violence
• Case management • Substance Abuse/ Prevention
• Resource/referral
Education *Bachelor of Science in Human Services
Springfield College of Human Services, St. Johnsbury, VT 2010
*Associate’s Degree in Human Services
*Associate’s Degree in Early Education
*Community College of VT, Montpelier, VT
* Human Services Board Certified Practitioner
*Over 110 hours of Substance Abuse trainings, to date. 1993
Experience Washington County Court Diversion Program 01/2002 – 01/2004
Case Manager
• Determined program eligibility
• Managed large caseloads.
• Responsible for all domestic violence cases
• Supported and connected people with needed resources.
• Counseled consumers about how to effectively problem solve.

Self Employed House Cleaner 12/1999/-12/2001
• Conducted house/office cleaning
• Professional cleaning provided in a timely fashion.
• Conducted work with integrity and honesty.

Central Vermont Community Action Council 01/1998 -01/1999
Homeless Prevention Specialist
• Conducted weekly home visits to people at risk of homelessness.
• Coordinated community -based supports with consumers; such as referrals to substance abuse or prevention, counseling, domestic violence counseling, and parenting education.
• Mediated between local mortgage holders, and banks; regarding the status of the consumers’ home/mortgage loans.

Central Vermont Community Action Council 9/1996 - 12/1998
Early Head Start home visitor:
• Conducted weekly home visits with families of Children birth – 3 years old.
• Documented health information & charted all progress.
• Offered a monthly socials for area parents and children;
• Provided parent education and promoted literacy.
• Identified appropriate growth and development


Elizabeth Lund Family Center
COUNSELOR 1995/1996
• Coordinated and informed families about healthy community activities.
• Counseled and promoted healthy prenatal care for them and their children.
• Conducted house meetings; discussing issues that arose.
• Provided Trauma Grief and Substance abuse Counseling;
• Encouraged completion of all personal and or educational goals.
• Assisted and encouraged consumers as they connected with community resources.

• INTERNSHIP with Crisis Parent Hot-Line
Community Service Activities
• Facilitated a Drug and Alcohol Prevention Group 1992
• Girl Scout Troop leader 1995
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