Pat received Advanced Clinical Training in Alcoholism/Substance Abuse and Peer Helping Skills with John Bradshaw in 1984. Also, in 1984 she received 30 hours of crisis intervention training for The Be Sober Hotline. She graduated from Los Angeles Mission College in May 1990 and became a Chemical Dependency Specialist.
Pat became certified as an interventionist with The Johnson Institute in October 1990 and became the interventionist for The Minirth-Meier Clinic West as well as Life Plus Institute. She has been an independent interventionist since that time.
Since that time, Pat has continuously educated herself about many issues pertaining to addiction.
In 1990 she completed 20 hours of training on Co-dependency, in 1995 she received 11 hours of training on Advanced Skills and Professional Development in Rehabilitation Services while she was Director of Rehabilitation for The Salvation Army.
In addition, Pat became a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist by The Grief Institute in July 1996 and received 6 hours of training for relapse prevention from Terrence Gorski.
Pat attended and earned 34 units from The University of Utah Drug and Alcohol School in 1998. Again in 2001 she earned 30 units. Training continued in 1998 when Pat received 16 hours of training for Strategies with Men who Batter. In a desire to help those with other addictions, Pat became a Certified Gambling Counselor by The California Council on Problem Gambling in May 2000. In May 2005 Pat graduated from The Coaches Training Institute as a life coach. In 2006 Pat graduated from Crossroads Coaching and became a recovery coach to help her clients and families have promising futures.
In 2006 Pat became a Board Registered Interventionist by the Association of Intervention Specialists Credentialing Board.
AS AN EDUCATOR
Pat has been a speaker for several organizations, including:
● Rancho Capistrano Retreat Resort
● American Association of Christian Counselors
● Clergy Network, Los Angeles and Orange County
● Overcomers Outreach Conferences
● Azusa Pacific University
● National Association for Christians in Recovery
● National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
● Problems of Addiction in Labor and Management
● For five consecutive years Pat facilitated and spoke at Christians Making Connections Conferences
Pat also trained over 60 interns to become marketable as substance abuse counselors while she was the Director of Rehabilitation at The Salvation Army in Canoga Park.