FRANCINE L. J. TORRICER SOUSA

www.linkedin.com/in/francine-torricer-sousa Concord, CA 94521 808-***-**** admnf9@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Skilled Clinical Psychologist with experience in conducting psychological testing, assessments, diagnosis, and treatment of clients. Extensive experience in mental health and substance use diagnoses, symptoms, and behaviors. Applying current evidence-based practices to optimize clinical outcomes. Continually creating valuable partnerships and works well with people at all levels of the organization, including stakeholders, clients, patients, families, and team members.

Skills

●Promoting Health & Wellness

●Analyzing Factors that Contribute to Health Issues

●Making Appropriate & Effective Decisions

●High Degree of Discretion & Sensitivity

●Electronic Health Records Systems

●Administering Evidence-Based Treatments

●Conducting Psychological Interventions

●Establishing Appropriate Clinical Boundaries

●Impacting Client Healthcare & Outcomes

●Strong Ability to Work Cooperatively with Others

Work History

Clinical Psychologist 09/2018 to 02/2020

Maui Community Correctional Center – State of Hawai’i Department of Public Safety

●Successfully providing professional services in the field of clinical psychology such as psychotherapy and consultation, as well as performing work in prevention, education, training, and research.

●Training in basic security and custodial duties, along with treatment methods and interventions relevant to a correctional setting, while incorporating knowledge of psychology.

●Providing comprehensive diagnostic clinical mental health evaluations, selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting objective/projective diagnostic tests, including intelligence, personality, cognitive, aptitude, and behavioral.

●Determining clients' current level of functioning and psychiatric history to assist in preventing self-inflicted violence or suicide, providing crisis intervention and forensic interviews.

●Actively participating on the Mental Health Quality Management team to support program evaluation, streamlining processes and outcomes for increased effectiveness and efficiency.

●Supporting complex case analysis and providing guidance to other clinical staff regarding appropriate psychological evidence-based practices, while maintaining effective working relationships with others.

Psychology Intern 08/2017 to 08/2018

I Ola Lahui – Rural Hawai’i Integrated Behavioral Health Services / Na Pu’uwai Native Hawaiian Health Care System

●Effectively provided rapid assessment, diagnostic formulation, and treatment for a wide range of psychological concerns, with treatment including behavioral, emotion-oriented, cognitive–oriented, and relaxation techniques.

●Provided services in both Honolulu, Oahu and on the Island of Moloka’i, a rural, medically underserved, and predominantly Native Hawai’ian community with a population of approximately 7K.

●Co-facilitated the Kulana Hawai’i Weight Management Program maintenance group and provided brief Health Psychology interventions to individuals with obesity, with a focus on early identification.

●Participated in various public advocacy and outreach activities that informed/improved public policy and the profession of psychology, and provided support for program development for a grant-sponsored event for childhood obesity.

●Applied Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, while administering cognitive, mental health, and SSD job-readiness assessments, and writing reports for SS Disability assessment and Individual Education Planning.

Advanced Practicum Student 08/2016 to 07/2017

I Ola Lahui – Rural Hawai`i Integrated Behavioral Health Services

●Utilized empirically validated techniques informed by the scientific literature and conducted ongoing research to further develop the evidence base in the areas of rural and primary care psychology.

●Worked in the field with different populations being treated and different approaches in treatment, while working closely with Behavioral Health Program Director and Psychologist of Na Pu'uwai Native Hawaiian Health Care System.

●Provided culturally minded, evidence-based behavioral health care, as well as provided skills, training, and supportive services to promote overall health and well-being to the underserved community of Moloka'i, HI.

●Successfully conducted group therapy sessions and individual outreach to educate individuals and the community of Moloka'i, HI in the prevention and treatment issues related to tobacco dependence.

●Exemplified the integral connection and bidirectional relationship between scholarly inquiry, research, and evaluation at all levels of professional activities, while utilizing a scientist-practitioner model.

Intervention & Advanced Practicum Student 07/2015 to 05/2017

Integrated Behavioral Health of the Pacific

●Effectively provided comprehensive case management, treatment planning, continuous risk assessment/management, clinical services and integrated mental health and substance use treatment.

●Provided individual psychotherapy treatment, using behavioral, emotion-oriented, cognitive–oriented, and relaxation techniques, and co-facilitated a “women's support group” therapy, as well as participated in crisis therapy.

●Participated in Grand Rounds Multidisciplinary case presentations and discussions, while collaborating with Neurology, Neuropsychology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Geriatrics, and Neuroradiology in diagnostic assessments.

Previous Work Experience

Diagnostic Practicum Student – Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience & Brain Rehabilitation – Hawai'i Pacific Neuroscience – 08/2014 to 08/2015

Licensure & Certifications

●Doctorate of Psychology, Clinical Psychology – CA Licensure 05/2021

●National Commission on Correctional Health Care Certification: Certified Correctional Health Professional – 07/2019

●National Council for Behavioral Health Mental Health First Aid Certification – 07/2019

●Certificate in Business Administration & Accounting – Cannon's International Business College, Honolulu, HI – 1978 to 1980

Education

Hawai'i School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University – Doctor of Psychology, Psy.D., Honolulu, HI – 2013 to 2018

Hawai'i School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University – Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Honolulu, HI – 2013 to 2015

University of Hawai'i at Manoa – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Summa Cum Laude, Honolulu, HI – 2011 to 2012

Kapi'olani Community College – Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, Honolulu, HI – 2009 to 2011

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