Education

THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROF. PSYCHOLOGY Los Angeles, CA

Master of Arts in Marital & Family Therapy Dec. 2013

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE Riverside, CA

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies June 2010

Professional Experience

Heritage Group Homes: Rehabilitation Specialist Nov. 2019- Present

•Providing individual rehabilitation services to adolescent clients in group home settings

•Facilitating activities to build & reinforce Independent Living Skills, appropriate coping and communication skills to each client according to individualized treatment goals.

•Collaborating with treatment team in monitoring progress towards goals and program.

Building Bridges, Limitless Minds: Developmental Interventionist Sept. 2018- Nov. 2019

•Providing individual and family sessions to clients in home and community settings.

•Modeling individual communication, self-care, and independent living skills to clients.

•Advocating for case management and additional support to treatment team for client’s individual needs.

Hathaway-Sycamores: Clinician Oct. 2017- June 2018

•Conducting evaluations and assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans for outpatient clients.

•Providing individual and family therapy to clients in home, office, and community settings.

•Offering crisis interventions and counseling.

•Providing case management, collateral services and rehabilitation services to provide support for client’s individual needs.

ChildNet Youth & Family Services: Clinician Oct. 2016- Aug 2017

•Conducting evaluations and assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans for outpatient clients.

•Providing individual and family therapy to clients in home, office, and community settings.

•Offering crisis interventions and counseling.

•Providing case management, collateral services and rehabilitation services to provide support for client’s individual needs.

•Providing Outcome Measures of clients to monitor progress of symptoms throughout treatment process.

Phoenix House: Mental Health Clinician Sept. 2015- Oct. 2016

•Conducting evaluations and assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans for residential clients.

•Providing individual, group and family therapy to clients.

•Offering crisis interventions and counselling.

•Collaborating with case managers and treatment team to provide support for client’s individual needs.

Phoenix House: Therapeutic Behavior Services Specialist Sept. 2014- Sept. 2015

•Providing adjunct DMH therapeutic services to residential clients within Phoenix House.

•Consulting with therapist in assessing and treatment planning for clients.

•Working alongside clients to implement interventions to aid in behavior management.

•Documenting Mental Health notes and reported updates to other clinicians and treatment team.

Phoenix House: Outpatient Drug Therapist June 2014- Sept. 2015

•Providing Outpatient Substance Abuse Therapy to clients through weekly group treatment sessions.

•Evaluating and implementing treatment goals for individual clients and monitoring progress in program.

•Providing drug screening and documenting Mental Health notes and reporting updates to clinicians, case workers and support team.

Center for Individual and Family Counseling: MFT Therapy Trainee June 2014- Dec. 2014

•Providing counseling services for couples, families and adolescents.

•Assessing of client's therapeutic needs and implementation of treatment goals and crisis management.

•Addressing issues of grief and loss, addiction, depression, anxiety and trauma.

•Documenting session notes and reporting updates to clinicians and follow-up with clients .

Hathaway – Sycamores: Music Interventionist March 2014- Oct. 2016

•Planning and implementing therapeutic activities into individual behavioral goals and needs.

•Evaluating outcomes of activities with youth throughout sessions.

•Documenting Mental Health notes and reported updates to clinicians and youth specialists.

•Developing music therapy curriculum, grant writing for program.

Training Experience

Phoenix House- Seeking Safety Training April 21, 2016

United Amer. Indian Involvement- TFCBT Training July 9-10, 2015

Outreach Concern: Personal Counselor Sept. 2012- June 2013

•Performing clinical therapy and counseling to students in high school setting.

•Assessing students with academic, behavioral, and emotional problems

•Developing individual treatment plans and corresponded with teachers and parents.

•Providing monthly statistics to regional supervisor regarding individual progress.

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