1. Ahmed Hakim, MA, LLPC, DP
5924 Fairwood Dr. Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
alhakim_7681@yahoo.com ♦ Cell: (313) 231-2391 & (313) 461-5212 ♦
Home: (313) 626-9918
SUMMARYOF QUALIFICATIONS
● Skilled in working with children experiencing trauma and adults withdisabilities.
● Ability to work with children from diversebackgrounds.
● Skilled in child therapy and with orphans inparticular.
● Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic.
● Cultural awareness and overseas experience.
● More than six years’experience as an interpreter to the highest ranking Colonel in the U.S. Army.
EDUCATION
South University, Novi,Michigan
Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling/Clinical Mental Health Counseling,2015.
Hashemite University, Jordan
Problem Solving, Early Intervention, and PTSD Certifications (one year training)2006.
Higher Institute for Foreign Languages and Translation, Baghdad, Iraq
Diploma Degree in English language translation,2004.
University of Baghdad, Iraq
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 2000 (U.S. Equivalency Accredited Bachelor’s Degree).
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Social and Cultural Foundations (Diversity), Researchand Evaluations, Human Growth and Development,
Group Counseling, Individual Assessment, Assessment II, Couple and Family Therapy, Psychopathology,
Diagnostics of Psychopathology and Treatment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Addictive Disorders,Counseling
Techniques, Advanced Counseling Skills and Treatment, Consultation,Management, Advocacy,and Policy,
Psychopharmacology, Counseling Theories, Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Philosophy, Professional
Orientation and Ethical Issues, Lifestyle and CareerDevelopment.
SKILLS and LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and Arabic, including Modern Standard Arabic and Levantine Arabic (write, read and
speak), Great leadership skills, Excellent organizer and documentation abilities, Team player, Excellent
independent working ability, Project creativity, Excellent client and provider service rapport, Effective
communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent skills with Internet Explorer, E-mail applications,Microsoft
Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)and PDF Files.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
Hegira Programs Inc, Oakdale Recovery Center, Canton,MI 2015 - present
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor/Licensed Clinical Therapist (PT)
● Front line of contact with patients and their families, community hospitals, emergency rooms, and
managed care case managers for inpatient/outpatient admission authorization of psychiatric crisis
situations.
● Identify and diagnose co-occurring disorders, and other mental healthdisorders.
● Customer service skills and working well within a mutli-disciplinary treatmentteam.
● Multi-tasking management skills and works well in the varied pace of an emergencycenter.
● Electronic Health Recordinteraction.
● Facilitate Individual Sessions, and Processing/Didactic GroupTherapy.
● Certified Development Plan in Addiction Counseling from State of Michigan.
Hamtramck Public Schools, Hamtramck,MI 2013 - present
Behavior Specialist and Student Interventionist (FT)
● Manage individual counseling sessions.
● Participate in problem solving.
● Monitor group therapy.
● Participate in restorative practicecircles.
● Parents’ liaison(Coordinator).
Arab American and Chaldean Council (Behavioral Health), Detroit,MI 2013 – 2014
Intern
● Provided individual counseling and diagnosis in a treatmentfacility.
● Performed assessments to determine the needs of a particularclient.
● Developed and implemented treatmentplans.
● Focused on treating a wide variety of mental healthdisorders.
● Facilitated group therapy sessions.
● Completed all necessary documentation (service plans, interventionreports).
Central Care Management Organization,Detroit, MI 2011 - 2013
Youth and Family Advocate
● Worked as Youth Advocate within Hamtramck Public SchoolsDistrict.
● Mentored youth assigned to the Center for Youth & Families, In-School Suspension Officewithin
Hamtramck High School.
● Facilitated restorative practice and cultural circles with youth, parents and high schoolstaff.
● Translated all CYF forms requiring parent signatures into Arabic Language and aided in the verbal
and written translation of various dialects of Arabic into English and vice versa for students, families
and schoolstaff.
United States Army,Iraq 2007 - 2009
Interpreter andTranslator
● Worked as a special interpreter and translator in the United States Army in Iraq.
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA), Baghdad, Iraq 2003 - 2007
Social Workerand Director

3. ● Director of Al-Hanan Orphanage (2007), supervised staff of more than ninety people, assisted
people with mental and physicaldisabilities.
● Member of Child Care Commission and Supervisor of General Inspection Office in Iraq (2006–
2007), Surveyed and evaluated children’s literacyrate during Iraqi operation freedom, shared the
information collected with other organizations, suchas (UNICEF), and the United Nations
Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
● Director of Preventive Center, “Open Center” in Baghdad (2006 – 2007), Assisted children with
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for Enfants Du Monde Droits De L'Homme (a French
nongovernmental organization), Directed children’s educational facility where special professional
services wereprovided.
● Director of “Ghadine Ifdhal” in Arabic, (Better Future) (2005 – 2006), assisted neglected and
homeless children with customized services leading to their reintegration into mainstream schools
and alternative families.
● Worked in Social services (2004 – 2005), assisted a main orphanage care departmentthat
supervised other internationalorganizations. (Intersos from Italy, Norwegian Church Aid, Diakonia
from Sweden and Terre des Hommes from Italy).
● Social worker in the welfare department (2003 – 2004), assisted in distributing cash assistance to
people in need.
References Available Upon Request