Mistie D. Barnes, Ed.D.,LPC-S, RPT-S

Mistie D. Barnes, Ed.D.,LPC-S, RPT-S

Assistant Professor and Director, Play Therapy Training Institute

Delta State University

171 CR 411 662-837-9168 / 662-871-8650

Ripley, MS 38663

EDUCATION

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

Argosy University – Sarasota

Sarasota, Florida

Field of Concentration: Counselor Education & Supervision (CACREP Accredited Program)

Degree Conferred: April 23, 2011

Defense Completion Date:January 10, 2011

Dissertation: Perceived Effectiveness of Play Therapy Treatments with Children who have Experienced Physical and Sexual Abuse

MASTER OF EDUCATION

The University of Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi

Graduated: May 2002

Field of Concentration: Counselor Education & Supervision (CACREP Accredited Program)

Area of Concentration: Clinical / Community

BACHELOR OF ARTS

The University of Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi

Graduated: August 1999

Major(s): English, Psychology

Specializations & Expertise: Play therapy, creative interventions and techniques, child groups, individual, and family. Abuse, trauma, and childhood disorders.Consultation, supervision, teaching, and national professional lecturing and presenting.

Qualifications: Over 13 years of experience in mental health and social services with clinical knowledge and experience in the areas of play therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, child group therapy, case management, psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, discharge planning, child abuse, domestic violence, residential treatment, teaching, training, consultation, and supervision.

Research Interests: Play therapy, trauma, abuse, supervision

CERTIFICATIONS/CREDENTIALS

Board Qualified Supervisor

Accrediting Body: Mississippi Board for Licensed Professional Counselors

License Number: #89

Approval Date: January 30, 2009

Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S)

Accrediting Body: Association for Play Therapy, Inc.

License Number: #S-1066

Approval Date: March 31, 2008

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Accrediting Body: Mississippi Board for Licensed Professional Counselors

License Number: #1057

Approval Date: February 26, 2004

Registered Play Therapist (RPT)

Accrediting Body: Association for Play Therapy, Inc.

License Number: #T-854

Approval Date: August 2003

Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC)

Accrediting Body: National Board for Certified Counselors

License Number: #76161

Approval Date: July 2002

Provisionally Certified Mental Health Therapist (PCMHT)

Accrediting Body: Mississippi Department of Mental Health

License Number: #PH0799

Approval Date: July 2002 - 2004

Mississippi Educators License

Accrediting Body: Mississippi Department of Education

License Number: #167673

Approval Date: August 21, 1999 – August 21, 2006

Subject Areas: English, Psychology, Special Education

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

(Most Recent Certification Date)

American Red Cross Foundations of Disaster Mental Health

American Red Cross

November 2012

Adult CPR

American Red Cross

August 2009

Infant & Child CPR

American Red Cross

August 2009

First Aid

American Red Cross

August 2009

Techniques for Managing Aggressive Behavior (TMAB)

North Mississippi Regional Center

August 2009

Forensic Evaluation Training

The National Children’s Advocacy Center

October 2006

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training

Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc.

August 2006

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

•Association for Play Therapy, Inc.

•Mississippi Association for Play Therapy, Inc.

•Memphis Area Association for Play Therapy, Inc.

•American Counseling Association

•Mississippi Counseling Association

•Association for Creativity in Counseling

•Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling

•Mississippi Licensed Professional Counselor Association

•Northeast Mississippi Counseling Association

•Delta Counselor Association

•Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

•Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

•Mississippi Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

•Ole Miss Alumni AssociationUniversity of Mississippi

•Alpha Epsilon DeltaUniversity of Mississippi

•Chi Sigma IotaUniversity of Mississippi

Argosy University - Sarasota

•Tau Beta SigmaUniversity of Mississippi

AWARDS

• Professional Education and Training Key Award, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2014
• Gold Branch Award – Mississippi, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2014
• Gold Branch Award – Mississippi, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2012
• Gold Branch Award – Mississippi, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2011
• Gold Branch Award – Mississippi, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2010
• Individual (Member) Sponsor Award – 1st Place, Association for Play Therapy, Inc.,

2008

• Top (Member) Sponsor Award – 2nd Place, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2007
• Gold Branch Award – Mississippi, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2006
• Top (Member) Sponsor Award – 1st Place, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2006
• Gold Branch Award – Mississippi, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2005
• Top Branch Sponsor (Branch Growth) Award, Association for Play Therapy, Inc.,

2005

• Top (Member) Sponsor Award – 1st Place, Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2005
• Sponsorship Award, Mississippi Association for Play Therapy, Inc., 2005
• Dedication in the Area of Client Services, Family Crisis Services, Oxford, MS, 2002
• Volunteer of the Day, United Way, Oxford, MS, April 1999
• Volunteer of the Month, Rape Crisis Services, Oxford, MS, September 1998
• Volunteer of the Month, Rape Crisis Services, Oxford, MS, April 1998

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor ofCounselor Education

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Dates: July 2011 – Present

Duties:

Teach and facilitate traditional, hybrid, and online courses. Serve as team member on CACREP review committee. Departmental advisor to students in the graduate counseling program. Supervise students in the Counseling Pre-Practicum course.

Activities:

• Administered Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination
• Performed as Dissertation Chair
• Advised Masters students
• Contributed to the development of the Educational Specialist degree program
• Revised Orientation manual for internship experiences and site supervisors
• Served on faculty search committee
• Created program portfolio requirements for counseling candidates
• Reviewed portfolios for College of Education Doctoral Programs
• Secured $70,000 Baxter Foundation grant for Play Therapy Training Center and Clinic
• Chaired dual faculty search committee
• Served on SACS Compliance Report Team (2014)
• Served as departmental Library Liaison
• Served as Co-Chair of Conferencing Selection Committee (2014)
• Developed Online Counselor Education Orientation program for all incoming students (Fall 2013)
• Organized workshops on “Careers in the FBI” by Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent – Fall 2012, “The FBI’s Civil Rights Program: Color of Law and Hate Crimes” by Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agents – Fall 2013
• Secured $200,000 USDA Health Care Services grant for Play Therapy Training Institute (2013-2014)
• Secured $435 Dulce Fund grant for Presentation Board and $495 Dulce Fund grant for Faculty Instructional Tools (2014)
• Developed the “Field Experience Guide” for all students (Spring 2014)
• Completed Course Revisions for 13 courses, completed course write-ups for two new courses (Spring 2014)

Counselor

Private Practice

Cleveland, MS

Dates: May 2011 – Present

Duties:

Conduct intake assessments; develop and implement treatment planning and referrals; provide individual, play, and family therapy; maintain documentation of services; work collaboratively with other mental health staff.

Instructor of Counselor Education

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Dates: August 2010 – July 2011

Duties:

Teach and facilitate traditional, hybrid, and online courses. Serve as team member on CACREP review committee. Departmental advisor to students in the graduate counseling program. Supervise students in the Counseling Pre-Practicum course.

Activities:

• Co-created new supervision review form for the counseling laboratory
• Reviewed portfolios for College of Education Doctoral Programs
• Administered Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination
• Researched the internship coordinator position for the Department of Counselor Education and Psychology graduate program.
• Created and implemented a file organization system for the record-keeping of graduate student records within the department.
• Advised Masters Students
• Secured $500 Dulce Fund grant for Play Room Development

Faculty Facilitator

University of Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Dates: February 2009 – June 2010

Duties:

Teach and facilitate online courses as directed by the Program Chair.

National Speaker

Pesi Healthcare

Eau Claire, WI

Dates: October 2005 – May 2009, May 2014 – Present

Duties:

Provide innovative and evocative workshops on current trends and issues within counseling and related fields to educators, students, mental health professionals, and those interested in mental health issues.

Clinical Supervisor

Private Practice

Ripley, Mississippi

Dates: August 2004 – Present

Duties:

Supervise the clinical and administrative work of Masters’ level clinicians working towards licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Mississippi, as well as Masters’ and doctoral clinicians in all mental health fields working towards credentialing as a Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor (RPT/S).

Counselor

Private Practice

Ripley, Mississippi

Dates: May 2004-January 2005

Duties:

Conduct intake assessments; develop and implement treatment planning and referrals; provide individual, group, play, and family therapy; maintain documentation of services; work collaboratively with other mental health staff.

Clinical Supervisor (Bachelors & Masters)

Timber Hills Mental Health Services

Ripley, Mississippi

Dates: August 2003-August 2010

Duties:

Supervise the clinical and administrative work of Bachelor and Master level interns working with children out of the Ripley office, as well as those seeking licensure and credentialing as Registered Play Therapists (RPT). Provide weekly supervision with all Bachelor and Master level interns.

Children’s School-Based Therapist

Timber Hills Mental Health Services

Ripley, Mississippi

Dates: June 2002-August 2010

Duties:

Initiate first contact with families if referred for treatment from an outside source; conduct intake assessments; development and implement treatment planning and appropriate referrals; provide individual, group, play, and family therapy; consult with teachers and parents; maintain documentation of services; participate in all staff and agency meetings and trainings; work collaboratively with other mental health staff; establish

a positive professional rapport with the administrative, instructional, and support staff in school; and provide in-service trainings.

Children’s School-Based Therapist Intern

Timber Hills Mental Health Services

Ripley, Mississippi

Dates: January 2002-May 2002

Duties:

Initiate first contact with families if referred for treatment from an outside source; conduct intake assessments; development and implement treatment planning and appropriate referrals; provide individual, group, play, and family therapy; consult with teachers and parents; maintain documentation of services; participate in all staff and agency meetings and trainings; work collaboratively with other mental health staff;and establish a positive professional rapport with the administrative, instructional, and support staff in school.

Crisis (9/11) Intervention Counselor

Oxford Middle School

Oxford, Mississippi

Dates: September 2001-October 2001

Duties:

Provide debriefing and crisis intervention for students in assigned classrooms at Oxford Middle School in Oxford, MS, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Academic Teacher I/Qualified Mental Retardation Professional

North Mississippi Regional Center

Oxford, Mississippi

Dates: July 2001-January 2002

Duties:

Complete Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) for all assigned students, implement Individualized Educational Plans, supervise all educational work of assigned students. Ensure the most appropriate care and treatment is being designed and implemented for assigned residents.

Vocational Training Instructor

North Mississippi Regional Center

Oxford, Mississippi

Dates: November 2000-July 2001

Duties:

Supervise the staff of twelve campus cottages and one off-campus group home, respond to all emergencies on and off campus, complete rounds of all cottages, maintain appropriate documentation of interactions or disciplinary actions for residents, ensure the proper implementation of the behavioral plans of residents as assigned by staff psychologists, oversee the appropriate use of the SIBIS.

Children’s Mental Health Specialist

Communicare

Sardis, Mississippi

Dates: August 1999-November 2000

Duties:

Provide case management services and resource management to assigned children and families, including transportation, consultation, coordination of services, and resource location; maintain records; consult with teachers and parents; and maintain documentation of services.

Volunteer Counselor

Rape Crisis Services

Oxford, Mississippi

Dates: January 1997-January 2003

Duties:

Provide emergency on-call services for victim advocacy, including physical and/or sexual assault and homicide.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD

• CED 609 – Counseling Practicum

Spring 2015

• CED 770 – Special Topics - Expressive Arts in Play Therapy (Created)

Winter Intercession 2014 (Blended)

• CED 770/723 – Advanced Play Therapy (Created)

Summer II 2014 (Blended), Summer II 2015

• CED 703 – Psychodiagnostics (Developed Online)

Spring 2013 (Online), Summer II 2013 (Online)

• CED 770 – Special Topics – Treatment Strategies with Children (Created)

Fall 2012

• CED 620 – Human Growth and Development (Developed Online)

Spring 2012 (Online), Spring 2013 (Online), Spring 2014 (Online x2), Spring 2015 (Online)

• CED 622/722 – Play Therapy (Created)

Fall 2011, Summer I 2012 (Blended), Summer I 2013 (Blended), Summer I 2014 (Blended), Summer I 2014 (Blended)

• CED 627 – Foundations of Clinical Mental Health, Delta State University

Summer I 2011, Summer I 2012, Summer I 2013, Summer I 2014, Summer I, 2014

• CED 712 – Counseling Children and Adolescents, Delta State University

Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 x2

• CED 600 – Introduction to Counseling, Delta State University

Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015

• CED 610 – Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship, Delta State University

Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014

• CED 616 – Social and Cultural Foundations, Delta State University

Fall 2010, Summer I 2011, Summer I 2012 (Hybrid), Summer I 2013, Fall 2013

• PSY/450 – Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology, University of Phoenix
• C6036 – Essentials of Interviewing, Argosy University – Sarasota (TA3)

June 16, 2009 – August 22, 2009

September 8, 2009 – November 9, 2009

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• Barnes, M. D. (2010). CED 600: Introduction to Counseling. 3 credits (graduate). Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2010). CED 610: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2010). CED 616: Social and Cultural Counseling. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2012). CED 620: Human Growth and Development. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2011). CED 627: Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Internship. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2013). CED 703: Psychodiagnostics. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2011). CED 712: Counseling Children and Adolescents. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2011). CED 722 (Formerly CED 622): Introduction to Play Therapy. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2014). CED 770: Advanced Play Therapy. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2015). CED 770: Bereavement in Children and Adolescents. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2014). CED 770: Expressive Arts in Play Therapy. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• Barnes, M.D. (2012). CED 770: Treatment Techniques with Children. Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.

INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING

• All courses are web-enhanced. Syllabi, assignment submission, and PowerPoint presentations are accessible to students via Canvas
• Group activities and experiential activities are included in every course as appropriate.
• For each course, a handout on peer-reviewed references, a sample paper in appropriate APA format, as well as a PowerPoint presentation on APA and plagiarism are posted on Blackboard/Canvas to aid students.
• Many courses have been adapted to an online/blended format to meet the needs of students (ex. CED 600, CED 612, CED 620, CED 627, CED 622/722, CED 703, CED 712, All 770 Courses).

METHODS OF TEACHING

• Lecture
• PowerPoint
• Video Demonstrations (as applicable) – I use many videos, movies, etc. to express the concepts relevant to my courses.
• Experiential Activities (as applicable) – Whenever possible, I incorporate experiential activities into my courses to encourage active learning.
• Class/Group Discussions – I encourage active discussion in my classes to aid in the learning and understanding of my students.
• Application Based Assignments – I work to provide assignments that will provide students applicable, real-life knowledge, information, and material for their work as future-clinicians. This includes assignments in creating counseling resumes, creating professional disclosure statements, developing a portable play therapy kit, exploring licensure requirements in states of interest, and more.

SUPERVISION

• Board Qualified Supervisor - Mississippi
• Conducted weekly (2-4 hours) individual live supervision for CED 604: Counseling Pre-Practicum (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
• Conducted individual tape reviews and supervision (5-10 meetings per semester) for CED 604: Counseling Pre-Practicum students (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
• Conducted group supervision for students in CED 610: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, including individual site visits and site supervisor consultation (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014)
• Conducted group supervision for students in CED 609: Counseling Practicum, including individual site visits and site supervisor consultation (Spring 2015)
• Site Supervisor for CED 610: Clinical Mental Health Internship students completing internship at the Delta State University Play Therapy Training Institute (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
• Site Supervisor for CED 609: Counseling Practicum students completing practicum at the Delta State University Play Therapy Training Institute (Spring 2015).
• Site Supervisor for Masters-level Internship Counseling students and Bachelor’s-level Psychology students at Region IV Mental Health (2004 – 2010).
• Site Supervisor for Play Therapy Training Institute: Fall 2012 - Present
• Doctoral-level Supervision and Advanced Clinical Supervision coursework, including live supervision of Masters-level students
• Ongoing Training and Education in Clinical Supervision and Supervision in Play Therapy

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling –Master of Education (2012). CACREP Program Revision. 60 credit hours (Graduate). Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
• School Counseling –Master of Education (2012). CACREP Program Revision. 60 credit hours (Graduate). Department of Counselor Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.

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