Shari Scott, MA worked 12 years for the State of Missouri in child welfare conducting assessments and investigations when child abuse or neglect allegations surfaced. In 2011 she went to grad school and obtained a master’s degree in counseling in 2013. Since then, she has worked as a therapist in private practice, a grief support specialist for persons grieving the loss of a loved one from suicide/homicide/sudden death, and as a consultant to provide seminars for teaching the helping professional how to cope with stress and burnout. She also began working in private practice and in a psychiatric emergency room. She became certified as a trauma response (Critical Incident Stress Management) provider and currently maintains employment both in private practice and as a grief support specialist. Her job primarily includes assisting individuals in coping with sudden traumas (suicide in school, suicide/homicide/sudden death of employees, etc) and ongoing or long-term grief.
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