James Wesser

esponds to individuals and families in crisis. Responds to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Suicide Prevention/Intervention, and provides information & referral to community agencies that are appropriate for the issues encountered. Uses psychological first-aid techniques and active listening skills to ascertain the issues that the caller is in crisis with. Initiates safety plans when warranted and sends law enforcement personnel for welfare checks when the caller is deemed to be in danger. Provides assistance through individual and group counseling sessions concerning work and family issues pertaining to but not limited to, parenting, suicide prevention, stress management, deployment, career development, life skills. Provides services and support to individuals impacted by traumatic events; who provide immediate trauma intervention, advocacy, crisis intervention, death notification, victim/survivor assistance provide services and support to individuals impacted by traumatic events; who provide immediate trauma intervention, advocacy, crisis intervention, death notification, victim/survivor assistance and immediate and longer-term services for a variety of traumatized populations. Focuses on multiple services to victims, in addition to treatment and specialized interventions. immediate and longer-term services for a variety of traumatized populations. Assesses program needs and evaluates program results and effectiveness; monitors and evaluates training content to ensure integration of all aspects of training and education across the organization and within the agency; works with appropriate community or state agencies to ensure individuals affected by sexual assault or other acts of interpersonal violence are kept reasonably informed if prosecution is on-going while coordinating with legal authorities; prepares and presents briefings, speeches, reports and professional papers on sexual assault prevention/response policy and other victim issues to senior leadership, spouses, civilian conferences, and public forums. Manages all aspects of complex violence-related primary prevention programs; maintains a comprehensive and professional knowledge of laws, regulations and policies as well as behavioral, social science and/or public health practices principles and theories; provides professional advisory services, education and on personnel and community agencies relating to primary prevention programs and activities. Provides training to personnel on issues related to the prevention of violence; addressing an array of violence-related problems and applying varied resources needed to prevent them; applies professional community organization skills related to the formulation of needs assessments, development of primary prevention programs, and the facilitation/implementation of such programs.

Provides disaster mental health counseling services to survivors of natural and man-made disasters. Uses psychological first aid techniques and strategies while assisting people in the immediate aftermath of a crisis to reduce initial distress and to foster short and long-term adaptive functioning. Conducts initial interviews and assesses the nature of the client's problem and ensures that the client has the tools necessary to function. Refers clients to the appropriate outside agencies or facilities within the community if appropriate. Through personal visits and telephone, contacts determine the appropriateness of local programs or facilities for referral of clients. Ensures that disaster victims are provided psychoeducational information and other essential need items and refers survivors to longer-term services as needed. Provides face to face counseling in most cases as well as telephonic and video-based counseling services for those clients that are in remote locations. If sheltering is not available provides the survivors short term housing vouchers through the American Red Cross.

Serves as the Education Services Officer at the Redstone Arsenal Army Education Center and the Camp Shelby Education Center, with the responsibility of planning and developing programs for a population of approximately 30,000 active duty military, family members, retirees, veterans, and authorized civilians. Provides assistance through individuals and group counseling sessions concerning work and family issues such as parenting, suicide prevention, stress management, deployment, career development, life skills.