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LAURIE OLSON GAINES, MSW, LICSW
Mailing Address: 2620 Bellevue Way NE, #118, Bellevue, WA 98004
Offices: Bellevue - 2370 130th Avenue NE, Suite 106
Mountlake Terrace - 6808 220th Street SW #204
425.641.1042, [email protected], 425.454.1410 fax
CURRICULUM VITAE
CREDENTIALS
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), 2005
Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in King and Snohomish Counties, 1999
Affiliate Sexual Offender Treatment Provider 1997-1999
Certified Parenting Evaluator, Parenting Evaluation Training Program (PETP),
University of Washington, 1996
Master of Social Work (MSW), University of Washington, 1995
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, University of Washington, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
March 2005 to Present > Forensic Parenting Evaluator/Licensed Independent
Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
 Private Practice
 GAL and Parenting Evaluations
1999 to 2005 > Forensic Parenting Evaluator/Clinical Social Worker
 Private Practice
 GAL and Parenting Evaluations
 Parenting/co-parenting/reunification therapy:
 Co-parenting strategies in high conflict/post-divorce families to lower parental
conflict and develop a two-home residential model.
 Reunify children and parents after relationship disruption due to loyalty conflict,
parental incarceration/treatment for abuse, and abandonment/abduction by a
parent.
 Remedial therapy to address parenting deficits via in-home and office sessions.
 Psychotherapy:
 Individuals, couples, and families primarily related to parenting issues
 Children/adolescents experiencing loyalty conflicts between parents,
inappropriate/dysfunctional parenting
 Case management
1996 to 1999 > Certified Parenting Evaluator/Clinical Social Worker
 Private Practice
 Parenting Evaluations
 Parenting/co-parenting/reunification therapy
 Psychotherapy
August 1997 to October 1999 > Affiliate Sexual Offender Treatment Provider
 Private Practice
 Outpatient therapy for SSOSA clients/Psychosexual evaluation
1996 > Group Teacher
 Center for Attention Deficit Disorder, Group Health Cooperative
 Education for children with ADHD; social skills and conflict/anger management
1995 to 1996 > Training for Certified Parenting Evaluator
 Parenting Evaluation Training Program (PETP), University of Washington
1995 to 1996 > Pediatric Medical Social Worker
 Central Hospital, Group Health Cooperative (Temporary position)
 Inpatient social work services to pediatric patients/families
1994 to 1996 > Therapist/Instructor
 Adolescent Center, Group Health (Practicum Placement until June 1995)
 Psychotherapy for adolescents and families
 Education for parents of adolescents: parenting skills and conflict management
1994 > Research Assistant/Therapist
 Child Development Mental Retardation Center (CDMRC) and Adolescent Clinic –
University of Washington Medical Center (Summer Work/Study Program)
 Helped develop Human Subjects Proposal for Down Syndrome Clinic
 Research projects: interviewed subjects and collected/analyzed data
 Psychotherapy for high-risk adolescents
1994 > Case Management/Therapist
 Adolescent Clinic and Young Women’s Clinic, University of Washington Medical
Center (Practicum Placement)
 Psychotherapy for high-risk and developmentally disabled adolescents
 Intake, case management, and education for pregnant adolescents aged 12-17,
included street-involved, homeless, and incarcerated clients
1993 to 1994 > Research Project Manager
 Department of Psychology, University of Washington (Work/Study Program)
 Nationwide research project: recruited subjects, monitored research methodology,
and processed data
1991 to 1993 > Undergraduate Research Aide
 Department of Psychology, University of Washington
 Graduate research projects: marriage/divorce and parental conflict
1975 to 1991 > Director of Programs for Women and Families
 Non-profit organization: planned, developed, and administered parenting/adult
education, counseling, support groups, and case management
 Individual counseling: parenting, marriage/family, and abuse issues
 K-12 alternative school instructor
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)