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Michele Arthur is a Licensed Clinical
Social Worker who has been helping others make positive transitions
since 1987, when she earned her Master’s in Social Work from
Rutger’s University. After
completing a three-year certification program in family therapy at the
renowned Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic in 1992, she entered private
practice. Moving from a
sole private practice, Ms. Arthur joined the Centra, P.C. group in 1999,
where her skills complimented Centra’s interdisciplinary approach.
During her 4 ½ years working at Burlington County’s Drenk
Mental Health Center Adolescent Treatment Center, Ms. Arthur’s
position as the unit supervisor afforded her the opportunity to treat
adolescents and their families and supervise staff, graduate students,
coordinate multi-disciplinary team meetings, and act as a liaison for
Family Court, local schools, and the Division of Youth and Family
Services (DYFS). Ms. Arthur
also expanded her capacity at Drenk, becoming a certified instructor in
non-violent crisis intervention, training both Drenk employees and
outside organizations in the key aspects of crisis methodology.
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Arthur also served as
an outpatient therapist for Family and Community Services (FACS) where
her caseload included individuals, couples and families. She became Program Supervisor of FACS, then developed and
implemented a workshop entitled “Preventing Sexual Harassment in the
Workplace.” This program
was utilized by many Burlington County Offices, local high school
teaching and administrative staff, and private companies who sought to
increase staff awareness and reduce legal exposure to the consequences
of inconsistent or absent policy application.
Ms. Arthur extended her experience by offering and conducting
a parenting workshop to help parents understand how to deal with young
children and adolescents in a productive manner.
“Parenting is a complicated and often difficult job, and though
parents want to do their best, they sometimes need guidance and
support.”
Arthur was tapped by the Courier Post, a local South Jersey
newspaper, as a panelist for their “Ask the Experts” column and
responded to questions phoned in by the public on such topics as
“Building Family Togetherness”, and “Parenting a Teenager”,
topics that “generated a lot of interest”, said Arthur.
Her concern for the welfare of children and families is also
shown with her expertise in working with families affected by the
consequences of domestic violence.
She is credited with co-facilitating a couples group for
non-violent couples for Providence House/Willingboro Shelter, a program
of Catholic Charities, and also working with perpetrators of domestic
violence. This led to an
interest in working with those who have difficulty managing their anger
and emotions, and for the last three years, Ms. Arthur has conducted
adolescent groups at Millville Memorial High School on anger management.
She is hoping to expand this expertise with coordinating similar
groups at Centra, P.C. in the near future.
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