Intake Coordinator Mental Health
Resume:
Larissa V. Wolf BILINGUAL
Chula Vista, CA 91913
Or Cell 619-***-****
Position : Mental Health Counselor
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Strengths:
Excellent communication and social worker skills, written and interpersonal skills along with fully bilingual capabilities. Able to set priorities and maintain organization in a busy work environment. Also, experience dealing with crisis intervention and assessment of clinical cases.
Experience managing office deadlines and performing workshops to improve the quality of work and high expectations of staff members.
Experience Highlights:
Southwest Key Program, Org.
January 2017 to October 2019
Mental Health Counselor:
Conducting individual and group therapy for unaccompanied minors from ages 6 to 17 years of age. Assessing for trauma, human trafficking, child abuse from country of origin and preparing them in the process of adaptation and reunification with family members or other sponsors to be integrated into the main stream.
Daydreams Ceramic Café: I owned for the past two years a ceramic studio in the area of Eastlake. I owned the ceramic studio and managed the artistic workshops and overall entrepreneur activities.
April 2013 to October 2016
STEP FORWARD PROGRAM, Mental Health, San Diego, CA
CONDUCTING GROUP/INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Facilitating group therapy for clients suffering from depression and anxiety disorders. (English and Spanish groups) Under the supervision of Dr. Ines Barros, Program Director.
February 2008 to February 2013
Ninos Latinos Unidos, Foster Family Agency, Bellflower and Los Angeles, California
Coordinator and Social Worker positions. Helping developed extended programs related to the foster family agency. Also as a social worker performing assessment, training and education of foster families and the children placed in foster homes.
February 2002 to July 2007
Penny Lane Foster Adoption Agency, Commerce and Los Angeles, California
Foster Care Social Worker Supervisor and Administrator. Performing supervision and training for social workers and their foster/adopt families.
Supervision of the intake coordinator and the clerical staff as well. Training families writing proposals and home studies. Budgeting and administrating the foster family and placement. Training families and supporting the entire staff, social workers, and clerical staff on their daily responsibilities.
GLASS, PRIDE Foster Family Agency in Long Beach California
2001 to 2002
Foster Care Social Worker Supervisor, performing supervision and training for social workers and their case management of families and foster children. Experience developing workshops and training sessions for foster parents through out their certification process and maintaining their compliance with title 22. Supervising intake process and helping the process of adoption of foster children.
Ninos Latinos Unidos, Family Foster Agency, Santa Fe Springs.
1997 to 2000
Foster Care Social Worker Supervisor, perform supervision and of six assigned social workers that manage cases of children and families. Specific duties include assessment, clinical intervention, problem-solving techniques, and crisis intervention with all different ethnic groups.
Mental Health System, options in Recovery, Vista, California.
1995 to 1996
Substance Abuse Counselor, performed group therapy and individual therapy, intake, treatment plan, assessment and facilitated parenting classes.
Coronado Middle School, Coronado, California (internship)
1995 (five months) (internship)
Counselor Intern, performed academic assessment and assist primary counselor in case management and coordinating group sessions with children to help them achieve their academic goals.
New Alternatives Inc., San Diego California
1994 (Internship, 6 months)
Mental Health Counselor, provided counseling to juveniles detained at the San Diego juvenile facilitate in association with Spectrum program. Facilitated group and individual counseling with different age groups and ethnic backgrounds. Group sessions included: anger management, substance abuse, life skills, parenting and decision-making techniques.
Education:
University of San Diego, San Diego, California
M.ED Master degree in Counseling Education (1995) CHI SIGMA IOTA, Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International. (Scholastic and Professional Excellence).
University of San Diego, San Diego, California
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Sociology major. (1993)
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