Pamela Bustamante, M.S, LMFT #******

**** ******** ** #*, ******* Beach, CA 90278 ● 818-***-**** ● addjg8@r.postjobfree.com

Education

California State University, Northridge, Graduate School of Education & Psychology, May 2012

Master of Science in Counseling with a specialization in Marriage & Family Therapy

California State University, Northridge, December 2007

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Professional Experience

Children's Bureau of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (May 2014 to April 2020)

•Provided individual, family, collateral and group therapy for clients presenting with symptoms impairing daily functioning in the home, school and community,

•Completed DMH initial intake assessment (Initial Full Assessment; Infancy, Childhood and Relationship Enrichment Initial Assessment (ICARE); Client Treatment Plan (CTP) and corresponding progress note,

•Trained and certified in Managing and Adapting Practices (MAP), Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT),

•Delivered and providing Full Service Partnership (Child FSP) for high risk clients

Valley Community Clinic, North Hollywood, CA

Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee (January 2011 – August 2011)

•Conducted Assessments: Assessed symptoms, severity, and duration, impairments to current functioning,

•Provided individual and family therapy for clients with a variety of presenting problems to improve interpersonal relationships and develop healthy coping skills,

•Maintained progress notes for all clients to ensure proper documentation of session content and interventions provided

Additional Experience

Phillips Graduate Institute; Chatsworth, CA

Marriage and Family Therapist training (July 2013 – September 2013)

•Completed the Early Childhood Therapy Preschool Setting program training,

•Trained in basic assessment and interventions for families with children from infancy to

five,

•Introduced to child therapy in the preschool classroom, using Play Therapy and Social Skills in assessment and intervention,

•Learned about developmental milestones from birth to five, cultural awareness, family strengths and parenting skills,

•Expanded knowledge on modalities including family systems, postmodern and cognitive behavioral therapy, psychosocial assessment, and DSM diagnosis

Victory Foundation Inc; Burbank, CA

Open-ended Domestic Violence group Co-leader (January 2010)

•Thought recognition of violence and acknowledgement of anger, anger expression styles, behavioral practices, goal planning and management approaches to woman batters

Valley Trauma Center; Van Nuys, CA

CalEMA Sexual Assault Counseling Training (January 2010)

•Completed training for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related trauma syndrome, domestic violence, sexual assault, child maltreatment/child sexual abuse, teen maltreatment/child sexual abuse, substance abuse and crisis intervention

Professional Organizations

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish

References

Available upon request

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