1. Andrea Marie Capani
1043 Jewett Road, Skaneateles, NY 13152
Home: (315)554-8115 Cell: (315)283-0618
andreacapani4@gmail.com
Counseling and Social Work Experience
Multisystemic Therapist, Cayuga Centers, Auburn, NY 6/2015-present
 Apply cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior management, family therapies and community psychology to keep children
in their homes, reducing out-of-home placements
 Work intensively with parents and caregivers to keep the adolescent focused on school and gaining job skills
 Conduct MST assessment including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying
systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fits of problem behaviors within the ecological
context
 Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy
revision procedure using the MST Analytic Process
 Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system to ensure their buy-in and cooperation
throughout MST treatment
Family Support Social Worker, Cayuga Centers, Auburn, NY 6/2013- 6/2015
 Met with clients to assess the needs of families
 Assisted individuals and families meet their goals and objectives
 Provided home-based, solution focused case management support and/or crisis interventions to individuals and families
 Worked closely with community resources and referred clients to appropriate support services when necessary
 Collaborated with interdisciplinary team on a weekly basis
 Used Trauma Systems Training model to work with individuals who have experienced trauma
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center Intern, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 8/2012-5/2013
• Applied Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing in counseling situations
• Filled out assessments and discharge plans for veterans
• Co-facilitated groups such as CBT, Anger Management, Stress Reduction and Smoking Cessation support groups
• Developed a resource room for veterans and created a Centro bus usage program
Substance Abuse Intern, Confidential Help for Alcohol and Drugs, Auburn, NY 8/2011- 6/2012
• Assisted clients in the identification of problems
• Interviewed applicant to determine suitability for program entry
• Filled out assessment and uses DSM IV as guideline to assign appropriate treatment
• Worked with clients in the definition of problems
• Supervised the collection of urine from all personnel required to submit specimens
• Conducted groups with adults as well as teenagers
• Counseled teenagers for substance abuse issues
Substitute School Counselor and Teacher, Skaneateles, NY 2000-2002
 Assisted children with problem-solving skills, communication, conflict resolution and social skills
 Used play therapy as a means of counseling children
 Facilitated a “Banana Splits” workshop for children of divorced parents
 Taught various subjects and grade level on a per need basis
Job Specialist, Mt. Abraham Union High School, Bristol, VT 1992-1995
 Counselor to students who were at risk of academic failure
 Taught classes in leadership, finance, budgeting, organization, career planning, goal setting, decision making and value
clarification
 Offered group and individual counseling sessions and advised students on course selection
School Counselor, Chenango Valley High School, Binghamton, NY 1988-1991
 Provided academic advisement, career planning, and personal concerns
 Mediated situations between parents, students, teachers and administration
 Coordinated career education programs

2.  Designed and implemented seminars for college bound seniors and provided parent seminars
 Offered seminars in leadership, time management and organization
Other Professional Experience
Sales/Marketing, Natures-Chemistry, Skaneateles, NY 1/2010-8/2010
Office Manager, Contemporary Obstetrics/Gynecology, Syracuse, NY 2002-2005
Volunteer and Community Service Activities
St. Alphonsus Church, Auburn, NY March 2009
 Volunteered in the Dominican Republic to participate in community service activities
Community General Hospital, Syracuse, NY 2003-2005
 Served on the auxiliary board of directors at Community Hospital
 Responsible for fund raising, organized and coordinated special events
Crop Walk Coordinator, Skaneateles, NY 2000-2002
 Instrumental in opening up the Skaneateles Food Pantry
 Coordinated food service delivery and supplies to organization recipients
Women’s Fund of Central NY, Syracuse, NY 2014-present
• Serve on the grants committee that allocates money to organizations, programs and groups that directly
support women and girls in Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison counties
Education and Certification
Master of Social Work, Syracuse University, 2014
New York State Permanent School Counselor, September 1999
Master of Education, College Counseling and Student Personnel Administration, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987
Bachelor of Arts, English, State University College at Buffalo, 1984