Jenny Rieke

Jenny Rieke

Education:

Dec 2012 - Feb 2013 World Coach Institute Certified Professional Coach (CPC); Certified Life Coach (CLC) and Certified Wellness Coach (CWC)

Sept 2003 - May 2007 Lesley University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences MA in Mental Health Counseling and Expressive Arts Therapies

Sept 1998- May 2002 Boston College School or Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in English; Dean's List, graduated cum laude

Experience:

Feb 2013 - present Life Coach and Wellness Coach at j rieke coaching

- Coach adults in transition to envision and acheive their goals

- Coach adults to manage stress and attain their fitness goals

- Coach adults with Asperger Syndrome to improve their communication skills to increase their effectiveness within the workplace

Oct 2009 - Oct 2012 Disability and Medical Review Examiner for Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

- Adjudicate claims for individuals applying for Social Security Disability benefits

- Analyze medical records and write reports to support individual's claims

- Educate indiviuals on their Social Security Benefits

July 2005 - Oct 2009 Residential Counselor at Vinfen/Cascap, Inc.

- Developed and implemented treatment plans for adults and adolescents with mental illness

- Provided crisis intervention for clients

- Coached clients on medication management and nutrition

Oct 2004 - May 2005 Graduate Intern at the Walpole Center for Comunity Counseling and Education

- Co-led Expressive Arts groups to promote self-confidence and creative problem solving with high school and elementary school students

- Co-led Academic Achievement groups to coach high school students on time-management, study skills and problem solving

- Coached individual high school students on study skills and time-management

Oct 2003 - June 2004 Graduate Intern at McLean Hospital

- Co-led Expressive Arts Therapy Groups utilizing the modalities of music, dance, visual art and writing with a geriatric population on the in-patient and partial psychiatric hospitalization units

- Conducted individual therapy sessions with clients on the in-patient an partial psychiatric hospitalization units