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Canyon College

Thomas H. Schear, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, CADC, MAC
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Biographical Information

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS:
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) Iowa

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Iowa

Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) Iowa

Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) National

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND:
Adjunct Instructor (1999)
Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Iowa

Program Director/Owner (1998 to Date)
Coaching, Counseling & Mentoring Services, Inc.

Clinical Director (1998)
Pathways Behavioral Services, Waterloo, Iowa

Outpatient Counselor (1997 to 1998)
Northeast Iowa Mental Health Center, Decorah, Iowa

Owner/Counselor (1994 to 1997)
YES Counseling Services, Miles City, Montana

Program Manager (1995 to 1996)
Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center, Miles City, Montana
Director/Business Manager (1993 to 1994)
Program Supervisor (1990 to 1993)
Chemical Dependency Services, Miles City, Montana

Adjunct Instructor (1990 to 1993)
Miles Community College, Miles City, Montana

Adjunct Instructor (1988 to 1990)
Academic Counselor (1989 to 1990)
Outreach/Placement Counselor (1988 to 1989)
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Adjunct Instructor (1989 to 1990)
North East Iowa Community College, Peosta, Iowa

Outpatient Counselor (1986 to 1990)
Area Substance Abuse Council, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Treatment/Training Supervisor (1985 to 1986)
New Directions, Inc., Clinton, Iowa

Supervisor/Lead Counselor (1983 to 1984)
Iowa Children's & Family Services, Carroll, Iowa

Adjunct Instructor (Summers 1983 and 1984)
Des Moines Area Community College, Carroll, Iowa

Counselor/County Program Coordinator (1979 to 1983)
NE Council on Substance Abuse, Waterloo, Iowa

Social Worker II (1977 to 1979)
Iowa Department of Human Services, Waterloo and Garner, Iowa

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Life on Purpose Coaches Training (current)

Professional Coaching, Coach University, Houston, Texas (current)

Professional Development classes in Labor Relations/Human Resources, Social Work Administration and Substance Abuse, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (1987 to 1990)

Ph.D. (1985) & M.A. (1984) Human Services, Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, California
M.A. (1976) Agency Counseling, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
B.A. (1975) Social Work, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

OTHER TRAINING (taken since 1990):

* Supervisory Training

* Principles of Upper Management
* Principles of Management
* Ethics

* Counselor Training

* Directions in Mental Health Counseling (Vols. 1 & 2)
* Treating the Compulsive Gambler
* Treating Pathological Gambling
* Directions in Marriage & Family Counseling
* Directions in Substance Abuse Counseling (Vols. 1 & 2)
* Ethical Issues in Professional Counseling
* Treatment of Resistant & Anti-Social Offenders
* Placement & Treatment Planning
* DSMIV Update
* Current Cocaine Concepts
* Designer Drugs Update
* Current Opiate Concepts
* Addiction Counseling Using RET
* Current Alcoholism Concepts
* Ethics for Addiction Professionals
* New Concepts in Codependency
* Gambling Addictions
* Understanding Dual Diagnosis
* Current Relapse Concepts
* Understanding & Treatment of the Criminal Personality
* Proper Patient Placement Using the ASAM Criteria
* Evaluation/Assessment of Chemical Dependency