Aspen Pointe Interview

Introduction I chose to interview a clinical supervisor at Aspen Pointe, who works in the adult and rural services division. To give a little background on Aspen Pointe it is one of the largest nonprofits in Colorado Springs, with roots that trace back 140 years to when it was called the Springs Relief Society (Aspen Pointe, n.d.). Aspen Pointe provides behavioral health care to the community, one patient at a time, they provide mental health and substance abuse services along with career and education enhancement programs for individuals and families (Aspen Pointe, n.d.). I will go into the interview in more depth in the next section of the paper.
The Interview On September 22, 2015 I conducted a phone interview with Kierstie Cameron a Supervisor of Clinical Programs in the Adult and Rural Services Division of Aspen Pointe. We did the interview by phone due to our schedules were not matching up very well. Kierstie works at Aspen Pointe in the Adult and Rural Services division, this division helps teens ages 13 and up, adults ages 18 and up, homeless and the rural population (Aspen Pointe, n.d.). Kierstie stated to be able to work in her current …show more content…
Kierstie fall in the category of specialist because she is a clinician supervisor that specializes in trauma care. The definition of a specialist is a helper that is characterized by certification from professional groups, licenses by governing bodies, and degrees form educational institutions (Woodside & McClam, 2015). Kierstie has both a degree from an educational institution and is licensed in professional counseling which matches two of the three different categories that define a specialist. There are three areas of professional responsibility and each of those has their own roles which is what I will discuss