Thomas Rue

Current

• Licensed Mental Health and Addictions Counselor at NYS OASAS
• Organizer/Activist at Local Community

Past

• Staff Social Worker at Sullivan County Department of Community Services
• Contribuing Editor at The River Reporter
• Family Therapist at Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth

• Probation Officer at The County of Sullivan

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Education

• Rider University
• The College of New Jersey
• Brigham Young University

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Recommended

9 people have recommended Thomas

Connections

59 connections

Industry

Mental Health Care

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• My Wife

Thomas Rue’s Summary

Over 20 years as a professional counselor and educator in public and non-profit settings; have taught research methodology, humanistic psychology, and introduction to self-management for three different undergraduate colleges; contributing editor for a community newspaper, 1985 to 2000; original articles published in national magazines.

Thomas Rue’s Specialties:

Mental health and chemical dependency counseling; research; writing; marketing; web development; consulting; organizing and community action.

Thomas Rue’s Experience

• Licensed Mental Health and Addictions Counselor

  NYS OASAS

  (Mental Health Care industry)

  April 2000 — Present (9 years 4 months)

  Mental health and substance abuse counselor.

• Organizer/Activist

  Local Community

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  September 1973 — Present (35 years 11 months)

  See "Volunteer Work" resume at lmhc.tomrue.net/resume/volunteer.htm.

• Staff Social Worker

  Sullivan County Department of Community Services

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  July 1996 — April 2000 (3 years 10 months)

  Group and individual counseling and case management with seriously, persistently mentally ill adults; and subsequently with adults and adolescents in an outpatient addiction clinic.

• Contribuing Editor

  The River Reporter

  (Newspapers industry)

  1985 — 2000 (15 years)

  Wrote and edited news, feature articles, and opinion pieces for a community newspaper serving the Upper Delaware River Valley, primarily covering Sullivan County, New York, and Wayne and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania.

• Family Therapist

  Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  July 1989 — July 1996 (7 years 1 month)

  Family counseling and other clinical services aimed at prevention of out-of-home placement of at-risk adolescents, contracted by Sullivan County Department of Social Services.

• Probation Officer

  The County of Sullivan

  (Law Enforcement industry)

  February 1987 — July 1989 (2 years 6 months)

  Performed supervision, investigations, and probation intake with juveniles and adults.

Thomas Rue’s Education

• Rider University

  M.A. , Counseling Services , 1983 — 1985

  Internship in School Counseling completed at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School, Fallsburg, New York, 2000.

• The College of New Jersey

  B.A. , Psychology , 1981 — 1983

  Graduated cum laude.

• Brigham Young University

  Family & Local History Studies 1976 — 1980

  Activities and Societies:

  Studied in Israel (religion and sociology), June to December 1977; traveled through France, England, Jordan, and Egypt. Served as BYU librarian for the academic program in Jerusalem throughout this period.

Additional Information

Thomas Rue’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Wife

Thomas Rue’s Interests:

FreeBSD, Drupal, web development, digital photography, writing, walking

Thomas Rue’s Groups:

Freemason (past Master and Secretary of Monticello Lodge #532, historian and public relations chairman, Sullivan Masonic District), 1993 to present.

American Red Cross of Greater New York (Disaster Volunteer), 1988 to present.

•    LinkEds & writers
•    Drupal Users Group
•    The College of New Jersey/TSC Alumni
•    Rider University Alumni
•    the Friends of SAMHSA
•    Therapists Linked.
•    NAMI
•    The Official Brigham Young University Alumni Network
•    United States Mental Health Professionals
•    Rider University College of Continuing Studies Network

Thomas Rue’s Honors:

* Who's Who in the World, 12th Edition (1995), Marquis Publishers, New Providence, New Jersey.

* International Men of Achievement, 16th Edition (1993), International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.

* Who's Who in the East, 24th Edition (1993 1994), Marquis Publishers, Wilmette, Illinois.

* Who's Who Among Human Service Professionals, 3rd Edition (1991), National Reference Institute, Wilmette, Illinois.

* Who's Who in Genealogy & Heraldry, Volume II (1984), Meyer & Filbey Publishers, Savage, Maryland.