Elizabeth Ramos

*** **** *****, **********, **. *0640

323-***-**** adq7c8@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications:

Over 20 years of professional Social Service experience in: Social Service Program Development/Management, Vocational Rehabilitation, Career Counseling and Marriage and Family Psychotherapy. Therapy and Counseling experience includes work with at risk youth to seniors. Expertise with disabled workers, and career mapping. Work in both private and public settings in the States of California, Oregon and Nevada.

Work Accomplishments:

Rapid Advancement Community Counseling, Inc.

Montebello, California, 2015 to present

•Marriage and Family Therapist and Vocational Counselor, Consultant

•Non-profit, community organization serving families, individuals, couples and children. Mental health services focused on prevention and positive psychology offered via teletherapy.

•Vocational services in vocational career planning/conflict resolutions, vocational aptitude/interest testing, job search guidance and life skill coaching. Forensic expertise to community partners.

Rapid Advancement Managerial Occupation Systems, Inc.

Montebello, California 2003 to 2014

•Program founder of community outreach non-profit organization providing career planning, employment experience and vocational counseling to marginalized individuals due to varied physical, mental, and socioeconomic challenges

•Created and managed City supported Community Career Center providing psycho-educational and employment counseling offered workshops to members of the community at large and provided counseling to families in parenting, teen vocational goal setting and life skills.

•Worked as Marriage and Family Intern serving families under the supervision of State of CA approved Supervisor. Completed internship at Saint Benedicts Parish in Family Life Ministries, currently remain offering services to all families in our community.

State of Oregon, Human Services Division, Seniors and People with Disabilities

Klamath Falls, Oregon 2000 to 2002

•Human Services Manager of 24 Case Managers and 6 support staff that provided state benefits to individuals with medical, employment, housing and transportation needs. Managed client assessments, funding allocations, and insurance of state regulations compliance.

•Successfully hired and trained over 35% of new case manager staff for expanded programs services to improve community outreach efforts. Responsible for community liaison, customer service and daily program operations to include budget monitoring and all phases for service delivery of federal and state funded programs.

•Recognized by State of Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Division for contributions to Employment Initiative program designed to create increased community awareness and business collaborations for employment and training of disabled adults

Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries

Klamath Falls, Oregon 1998 to 2000

•Employment Program Specialist for State Vocational Rehabilitation Division successfully assessed and placed disabled clients resulting in a 25% increase of referrals to Goodwill Industries in a 12-month period. Responsible for all phases of vocational rehabilitation process for clients with varied physical disabilities, developed work experience sites for developmental delayed clients and job placement programs.

•Provided County Mental Health Vocational Services referrals for vocational assessments, job readiness training, job development, and employment barrier removal.

•Developed the first TANF program with Klamath Indian Tribe in Klamath County in collaboration with tribal education and employment staff offered vocational assessment, training and career development for tribal members.

Education:

Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, Arizona, Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy

2015

Golden State University, Honolulu, Hawaii, Doctorate of Philosophy, Human Behavior. Industrial Psychology (non-licensed)

1987

California State University, Dominquez Hills, Carson, CA. Postgraduate, Career Analysis, Occupational Roles and Opportunities, Urban Community Planning

1982

California State University, Long Beach, CA. Masters of Arts, Communication Theory

1978

California State University, Long Beach, CA. Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communication 1976

Additional Work Accomplishments:

LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST #120697

Expert Court Witness as Vocational Expert for Social Security Administration at hearings and appeals level, federal contractor

National testimony by phone and in-person, Region 9, western states 2003 to present

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