Jeff VanVonderen has worked as a counselor in both residential inpatient and out patient treatment settings, as well as in the religious community. He has been an Extended Adjunct Instructor at Bethel College in St. Paul, MN. and a Community Faculty Member for the University of Minnesota's Program for Individualized Learning.

For over 15 years he was part of the Senior Leadership Staff at Church of the Open Door in Minneapolis, in the area of Recovery. During that time the church grew from 350 to 6,000. Jeff co-founded and is the former Director of Passages Counseling Center, a licensed out-patient mental health clinic in Minneapolis. He has served on the advisory boards of the National Association for Christian Recovery and Urban Ventures Foundation, and has memberships in the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors, the American Association of Christian Counselors, and the Association of Intervention Specialists.

REFERENCES

If you would like to collect additional information about Jeff VanVonderen from people who know him well, please feel free to contact any of the following. Additional references available upon request

Dr. Dale S. Ryan, CEO
Christian Recovery International
P.O. Box 215, Brea, CA 92822
714-529-6227
dryan@christianrecovery.com

Fred Peterson
Freedom Works Post-Prison Outreach
P.O.Box 22703
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422
612-278-1758
fpeterson@fwppo.org

Keith Hankinson
Hankinson Intervention Incorporated
Minneapolis, MN
612-472-2355
800-894-9307
hankinson@timberbay.orgt

David Krome, President
TransChem, Incorporated
3785 Via Nona Marie, Suite 300
Carmel, CA 93923
831-626-6140
dkrome@pacbell.net

Philip Box, CLU, ChFC
Chartered Financial Consultant
Swenson Anderson Associates
1221 Nicolllet Mall Suite 400
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-347-8621.

Alcohol and Drug Counsel of New Brunswick, Canada
Beeson Institute on Church Growth, TN
Charles E. Fuller Institute, CA
Community Intervention, Inc., MN
Hazelden Foundation, MN
North American Baptist Seminary, SD
State of Tennessee
Teen Challenge, Australia
Wisconsin Family Based Services Association
Youth With A Mission/University of the Nations, Hawaii
Various Organizations in Europe and Central America

The scope of Jeff’s training includes (partial list):

Alfred Adler Institute, Mpls. MN 
    Adlerian Psychology

Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, MN
    BA, MDiv Degrees

Community Intervention, Inc., Mpls. MN 
    A Plan for Community Action of Adolescent Drug Abuse
    Coaches, Kids and Chemicals: Working with Athletes
    Working with Adolescents in the Schools and Community
    Working with Elementary and Middle School Children

Fairview Deaconess Hospital, Mpls. MN
    Clinical Training Internship

Family Renewal Center, Mpls. MN
    Professional Burnout

Hazelden Foundation, Center City, MN
     Prevention Strategies for the Classroom
     Understanding Dry Drunk Syndrome

Health Counseling Services, Mpls. MN 
    Therapist/Client Sexual Boundaries

Hennepin County Detoxification Center, Mpls. MN
    Medication Administration For Unlicensed Personnel

Minnesota Human Development Consultants, Mpls. MN
    Ritual Abuse and the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders

Minnesota State Department of Education
    Chemical Health and Responsibility

National Institute on Drug Abuse, Washington, D.C

State of Minnesota, Criminal Justice/Chemical Dependency Interface

University of Minnesota, Dept. of Conferences
    An Intensive Workshop on the Dynamics and Treatment of Shame
    Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia and Obesity: Overview and Update
    Assessment of Mental Health Disorders
    Developmental Issues: Their Impact Upon Recovery
    Evaluation and Treatment of Eating Disorders
    Identifying and Treating Co-Dependencies

University of Minnesota, Education Training Consortium 
    Family Concepts Series

University of Utah School on Alcoholism and other Drug Dependencies

Willoughs Treatment Center, Naples FL
     Eating Disorders