Candice Schaefer Ph D ABPP

Work closely with the Global Benefits Team to create and implement wellness and resiliency programs that promote the well-being and reduce physical and mental health risk. Partner closely with key leaders across the business, People, Finance, and Legal, Trust and Safety, to understand the needs and prioritize accordingly. Work closely with the Global Benefits Team to create and implement programs and incentives which align with existing and prospective health care plans being offered in each location. Focus on the development, implementation and delivery of activities, promotions, programs, and special events centered on health care consumerism and wellness. Promotes program offerings, conducts outreach activities and manage onsite counseling with a particular focus on stress management and anxiety. Ensure wellness programs are communicated in a transparent and meaningful way that engages and educates employees on wellness offerings and encourages participation. Drive health and wellness initiatives and programs at the local level by partnering with the business and local HR Business Partners. Partner with the Analytics team to analyze data to customize personalized wellness programs based upon local needs.

Develop, implement and manage an evidence-based global resiliency training program for employees impacted by repeated exposure to graphic content. Design and provide supportive services to employees in high stress situations. Lead the program’s research and development projects, including quantitative analysis and report writing for stakeholders. Partner with business leaders to understand work impact, stress levels and propose solutions. Make appropriate referrals to company available resources. Work cross-functionally with internal teams and external vendor partners. Leverage best practices from industry in influencing and driving a scalable program.

Adjunct Professor for the Master's of Arts in Counseling Program. Taught courses in assessment techniques and diagnostics in graduate counseling program, including how to use various assessments in clinical work. Wrote original lectures and course syllabus, guided students through case studies in class, and provided feedback on assignments involving clinical documentation, report writing, and critical analysis of assessment tools.

Provided psychological counseling and assessment services to individuals, couples, and families with specialties in anxiety and trauma. Clinic manager for 5 independent contracting therapists and 1 administrative assistant. Provided community lectures on relevant psychological topics. Provided compensation and pension exams for the Department of Veterans Affairs as an independent contractor and assessments for pharmacists, dentists, and veterinarians at the request of the Professional Recovery Network.

Provided individual counseling to individuals and families in inpatient medical settings, including skilled nursing facilities, long-term care settings, and acute rehabilitation settings. Conducted psychological assessment for medical decision making and consultation and collaboration with physicians and other medical staff.

Provider for group and individual therapy in general mental health clinic. Trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, and conduct both group and individual treatment for female veterans with military sexual trauma. Coordinator for individual therapy for the general mental health clinic and developed a treatment curriculum for Veterans with military sexual trauma. Consultation & Liaison psychologist for inpatient hospital care teams and hospice care. Attend weekly interdisciplinary team meetings, conduct psychological assessment and therapy with patients currently receiving medical care and rehabilitation, and make recommendations to medical care providers as necessary. Hold bi-weekly nursing staff debriefing groups to increase staff cohesion and morale. Conduct pre-transplant and pre-surgical evaluations, and evaluations to determine medical decision making capacity. Previously conducted compensation and pension disability examinations

APA-Accredited. Conducting pre-surgical transplant evaluations, attending interdisciplinary team consultations on the pain/polytrauma team, and conducting psychoeducational groups on sleep, diabetes management, and MOVE! groups. Providing services for brief individual therapy based on the primary care-mental health integration model and provide on-call services for consultations with primary care providers as needed. Received training in both Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD treatment. Completing rotations in Primary Care and Women’s Health.

APA-Accredited, Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship. Conducted individual, couples, and group therapy sessions with veteran population on a variety of presenting problems. Conducted personality, learning and ADHD, and neuropsychology assessments. Provided therapy for health-related concerns, including interventions in pain management, illness management, weight management, and biofeedback. Assisted with psychoeducational lectures for MOVE! groups. Assisted in assessment of organ donor evaluations. Conducted neuropsychological evaluations and administered appropriate assessments. Rotations in: General Mental Health (Therapy and Assessment), Couples & Family Therapy, Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, Anxiety Disorder Treatment.

Learning, administering, scoring and interpreting assessments, as well as conducting clinical interviews, writing assessment reports and consulting with colleagues.

Assisted teaching for graduate and undergraduate level classes (PRE 710 and L&S 492), and independently taught some undergraduate classes: PRE 210 (Career and Life Planning), and PRE 305 (Learning & Development of the Young Child).

Conducted individual and group sessions with Veterans living in an inpatient unit. Additionally conducted individual sessions with outpatient Veterans.

Conducted individual counseling sessions regarding students’ behavioral, emotional, and academic problems. Worked primarily with clients with issues regarding anxiety, depression, identity development, substance abuse, and academic issues. Also co-faciltated a group for students with families with mental health issues.

During my time as a GRA, I worked on a couple of different grants as well as research teams. I've studied women in STEM careers (science, engineering, math, technology), and have also worked for grants that aim for the health and well-being of young children of Kansas.