Cappi Morgan Black CACIII, LCSW, MSW
2329 West Main St. Suite 205 Littleton, Colorado 80210	Phone: 303-741-2273 E-mail: cappi@littletowncounseling.com
Over twenty years of counseling experience specializing in the treatment of child and adolescent problems; special advocacy and divorce conflict; domestic violence and sexual abuse; family-of-origin issues; and drug and alcohol addiction.  Cappi created and implemented one of Colorado's first outpatient treatment programs for cocaine addicts.

 

EXPERIENCE	Licensed Clinical Social Worker
1997 to present	LittleTown Counseling, Littleton, CO

 

Adult specialization’s include:

·       Couples/Marital counseling

·       Effective parenting

·       Special Advocacy

·       Treatment of victims of domestic violence

·       Posttraumatic stress disorder

·       Family Therapy

·       Loss and bereavement counseling

·       Resolution of family of origin issues

·       Depression and anxiety

·       Obsessive and Compulsive Disorder

·       Family Counseling

·       Families Suffering from Addiction

 

              Specialize in the clinical assessment and treatment of children and adolescent problems, including

·       Grief and transitions due to divorce

·       Domestic violence victimization

·       Defiant and oppositional behavior

·       ADD/ADHD

·       Bipolar and mood disorders

·       Trauma and sexual abuse

·       Obsessive and Compulsive disorder

·       Family Counseling

·       Families Suffering from Addiction

 

1995 to 1996	Child Therapist
	Arapahoe County Mental Health/Children’s Division

 

·       Counseled troubled and/or one parent families, adolescents, and children.

·       Utilized play therapy to diagnose and treat primary school age children.

·       Specialized in young children suffering from anger and attention deficit disorders, oppositional

·       behavior, and the negative affects of divorce.

·       Family Therapist for troubled teenagers and their parents in Sheridan Middle School evening

     program.

·       Conducted psycho-social assessments on children and adolescents.

·       Maintained records and treatment planning for 25 to 35 children.
 

1995	Bereavement Therapist
	Hospice of Peace, Denver, CO

 

·      Counseled individuals and family members experiencing loss and grief due to the loss of loved ones.

·      Conducted psychosocial assessments of terminal patients.

·      Facilitated life review sessions for terminal patients.

·      Led group therapy sessions to educate families about the bereavement process.
   

1987 – 1995	Private Practice Psychotherapist
	The Recovery Place, Denver, CO.

 

·       Created and implemented an outpatient group therapy program for adult children from alcoholic families.

·       Conducted psychosocial evaluations of all clients.

·       Led group for adult women survivors of sexual abuse.

·       Treated trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder.

·       Conducted marriage and family counseling.

·       Diagnosed and treated substance abuse.

·       Individual counseling of adults and adolescents.
 

1981 – 1986	Primary Counselor
	St. Luke’s Hospital Addictions Unit, Denver, CO

 

·       Facilitated individual and group therapy for alcoholics and drug addicts on an outpatient basis.

·       Presented educational lectures to clients in the program.

·       Facilitated family therapy between clients and their families

·       Conducted employer/employee conferences to transition employee back into workplace.

·       Supervised college interns.

·       Created and administered alcohol evaluations.

·       Conducted intake interviews for incoming clients.

·       Coordinated and monitored patient movement through one year of treatment following intensive

      out/inpatient care.

·       Assessment of patient needs after intensive treatment, and assisted them in finding and utilizing

      community resources.

·       Provided marriage counseling, and relapse prevention for clients after intensive out/inpatient

      treatment.
 

1979-1980	Music Therapist
	Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, Calif.

 

·        Caseload of 35 developmentally disabled children in a long-term residential state hospital

·       Conducted music therapy with children and geriatric patients.

 

Education, Courses of Study

Masters of Social Work	University of Denver, Denver, CO	1997
Recipient, 1997 Dorothea Spellman Award, University of Denver, for outstanding academic achievement
Seminar: "Divorce Mediation"	CDR Center, Boulder, CO	1993
Bachelor of Arts, Music Therapy	Colorado State University , Fort Collins	1980
Kent School	Denver, CO	1968-1972

 

Volunteer Work

Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children (CASA)	1998 – present
Littleton Task Force for Domestic Violence	1997 – present

 

Certifications and Licensure

Licensed Clinical Social Worker	University of Denver, Denver, CO	2001
Certified Mediator	Transactional Analysis Institute, San Francisco, CA	1980
Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselor (CAC) Level III (Senior), Colorado Department of Health	State of  Colorado, Alcohol and Drug Division	1981 to present

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