PR 25-1049 — Statewide Health Coordinating Council Sheila Holt Confirmation Resolution of 2024

University of the District of Columbia-Clinical Coordinator 9-10-2017 to 5-18 -2018.

Coordinator served as a liaison between the Mental Health, School, and Rehabilitation Counseling Programs and clinical sites.

Coordinated and provided administrative guidance of practicum and internship experiences for identified student counseling candidates.

Trinity University Washington D.C.

- Adjunct Instructor- School Counseling Program.

Fall 2012-13;

Spring 2014, Summers 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Provide counselor development to graduate students and theory/skills support in a classroom/field support in a training format.

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.

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-Adjunct Instructor.

Provide counselor development to graduate students and theory/skills support in a classroom/field support in a training format.

Private Practice Counseling/Mental Health Counseling work with individuals, couples, families and groups to help address and treat mental and emotional disorders and to promote mental health.

June 2011- present.

Board of Education-Washington, D.

C.-Professional School Counselor-Fall 1985-Fall 2010 Developed, organized, coordinated, and directed guidance programs that provided continuous process of assistance to students through the identification of needs in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social development.

Developed and coordinated broad components of guidance service:

orientation/articulation, developmental approached, appraisal, adjunctive procedures, administrative, evaluation/research and follow-up services) to ensure assistance.

Utilized an interdisciplinary approach, and applied an individualized/group approach to student potential and goals based on counseling theories.

Demonstrated team leadership skills as well as the ability to contribute as a vital team member.

Demonstrated sound knowledge of district service agencies.

Demonstrated proficiency in making administrative and procedural decisions and judgments.

Developed and implemented programs/activities that addressed cultural differences and student needs.

Coordinated pilot project-DCPS School Based Mental Health Project in collaboration with the DC Department of Mental Health.

Served as a field-site coordinator for local college/university interns and externs in the areas of counseling, psychology, and social work.

Recruited volunteers for varied programs and activities.

Served on Citywide D.C.

Public School Interagency Youth Task force on Grief, Loss and Healing (911, Mercury Exposed-Ballou SHS, Anthrax Exposed- Brentwood Post Office-Washington, D C., etc).

William Wendt Center for Grief, Loss, and Healing-Washington, D.

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Counselor/Trainer 2001 Anthrax Exposed- Brentwood Post Office-Washington, D C.-Provided individual counseling for Victims exposed to Anthrax.

Volunteer Trainer-Provided training for new volunteer grief counselors.

Howard University Violence Prevention Program-Washington, D.

C.

Psycho-Social Educational Group Leader-March-June, 1995.

Conducted psycho-social educational group session for Washington, D.

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urban youth presenting emotional problems.

Referred by Citywide D.

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Public School staffs.

Board of Education-Washington, D.

C.-DCPS-Attendance Counselor-April-June, 1985 Program development:

developed, organized, coordinated, and directed an attendance program to address student truancy and risk factors.

Provided guidance and counseling services.

Teen Mothers-Sasha Bruce Program, Washington, D.C.-Relief Counselor 1985-1990 Provided guidance and counseling services to individuals and small groups, as well as life skills and parenting training to District of Columbia teenage girls identified as wards of the city.

Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments John A.

Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004 S heila Holt Ms.

Sheila A.

Holt, LPC, LMFT, LASW, DCMHCA, is a licensed counselor, marriage and family therapist, associate social worker in private practice, and the former chairperson of the District of Columbia Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Ms.

Holt has nearly 40 years of experience as a professional counselor and currently focuses on marriage and family counseling and therapy.

She is trained in play therapy, suicide-prevention, and adoption, as well as Allied and Behavioral Health Continuing Education.

She is a Senior Ambassador with the Department of Aging and Community Living, as well as an adjunct professor at Trinity Washington University and the University of the District of Columbia.

Ms.

Holt played an integral role as the Professional School Counselor in the pilot project on enhanced mental health assistance at Miner Elementary School and the University of the District of Columbia School Counseling’s efforts to attain CACREP accreditation.

M s.

Holt served as a DCPS professional school counselor for over 24 years.

She has served as president of the DC School Counselors Association, DC Counseling Association, and the DC Mental Health Counselors Association.

A Ward 5 resident, Ms.

Holt earned her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and Rehabilitation and her Master of Arts in Counseling from the University of the District of Columbia.

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor To:

Kimberly A.

Bassett, Steve Walker From:

Betsy Cavendish Date:

October 21, 2024 Subject:

Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Sheila Holt as a member of the Statewide Health Coordinating Council This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Order and found it to be legally unobjectionable.

If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727- 0872, or me at 202-724-7681.

______________________________ Elizabeth Cavendish ______________________________________________________________________________ The John A.

Wilson Bu• 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue• NSuite 300 Washington, D.C.

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