Licensed Professional Counselor - DBH, MA, LPC with Trauma Expertise
Resume:
DIANA P. BELTRAN, DBH, MA, LPC
**** ******* **., ****** ***** AZ 85650
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EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Religion Yale University 05/2019 Doctor of Behavioral Health Arizona State University 05/2018 Master of Arts, Counseling Wayland Baptist University 11/2013 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology University of Rhode Island 06/2006 Associate of Liberal Arts Community College of Rhode Island 12/2004
LICENSES CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC-21009) AZBBHE 06/22-05/26. EMDR Trained Certified Family Trauma Professional Arizona Trauma Institute 09/2019 Suicide Prevention Certification JFCS of Southern Arizona 06/2019 Clinical Hypnosis Basic Skills Institute for Trauma-Informed 12/2020 Hypnotherapy
Fingerprint Clearance Card (2019E11355) Federal Clearance 06/2019-06/2029
VOLUNTEER WORK
Board Secretary of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Haven, CT 01/17-05/19
ACADEMIC AWARDS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Graduated DBH with a 4.0 GPA Arizona State University 05/2018 Graduated M.A. with a 4.0 GPA Wayland Baptist University 11/2013 Graduated B.A. “Summa Cum Laude” University of Rhode Island 08/2006 Graduated B.A. No. “1”—Class of 2006 University of Rhode Island 08/2006 President’s Excellence Award University of Rhode Island 06/2006 Graduated “Highest Honors” Community College of Rhode Island 12/2004
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Ascend Healthcare, Telehealth, AZ
Clinical Manager - Therapist 06/29/2022- present. Manage a team of 15 clinicians, oversee the daily clinic operations, hire and train new employees, create new policies and procedures and ensure they make staff aware of new changes, supervise staff, complete routine performance reviews and provide counseling to individuals and couples.
Liberation Counseling, Tucson AZ
Therapist – Private practice 10/21- present • Provide counseling to individuals and couples. Conduct initial assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
Banner Health, Tucson, AZ 10/2019-03/2022
Care Manager (behavioral health professional)
• Provide assessment and direct psychotherapy to individuals and families. Coordinate all aspects of patient care from admission to discharge, interacting with the physician and other members of the clinical treatment team to provide quality patient care.
• Provide education and orientation for patients, families, and others to assigned treatment programs to aid in the therapeutic process. Collaborate with the patient in the development of a written treatment plan. Include patient and family involvement in assessment, treatment, education, and discharge planning.
• Monitor patients on an ongoing basis to continually assess needs and facilitate treatment
and interventions. Document clinical assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, diagnostic summaries, and progress charting promptly to assure comprehensive and quality patient care.
• Actively participate as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and maintain effective working relationships with physicians and peers.
• Conduct cognitive testing and document results.
• Coordinate with community-based providers to ensure optimal levels of care post discharge and to maximize treatment outcomes.
Grossman & Grossman
Counselor 06/2019 – 02/2020 • Provided in-home individual, couples and family counseling. • Assessed and met patient needs through clinical documentation.
• Collaborated with program supervisors and other agencies involved with the patient and/or patient family.
• Maintained current patient records in secure online storage.
• Complied with all requirements regarding the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of case notes, monthly reports, assessments, crisis/incidents reports, intakes, releases, and consents.
• Made sure that all case notes accurately reflected the billing details submitted for my patients. • Made sure that all case notes accurately reflected the date, the time (from start time to end time), the location, the participants, and the content of the counseling session.
• Participated in ongoing oversight and training at the direction of the Clinical Director, meeting all requirements for licensure.
• Maintained all certifications current.
La Frontera Arizona Inc. Tucson, AZ 2007-2015
Clinician (Mental Health Counselor)– Adult Services 01/2014–01/2015 • Conducted a thorough assessment of individual and couples’ needs and utilized an eclectic range of counseling skills to meet those needs.
• Provided mental health counseling for individuals, couples, and groups addressing mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, anger issues, substance use disorders, and Parenting skills.
Clinical Coordinator/Clinician (Children and Adults) 10/2012–01/2014 • Responsible for educating and mentoring support personnel. Provided training in diagnosing mental health conditions. In addition, provided supervision to ensure staff understood the job expectations. Responsible for making sure personnel complied with employer’s and state’s Regional Behavioral Health Authority’s (R.B.H.A.) ethical and legal guidelines. Responsible for hiring new staff members and for tracking and supervising their productivity.
Recovery Facilitator/Intake Specialist 06/2009 –10/2012 • Provided triage for clientele intakes and ensured assessments for intakes and clinical work were completed.
Research and Administrative Assistant 11/2007 – 06/2009 • Data collection according to study procedures. Planned and executed study logistics. Assured the accuracy and confidentiality of data collected. Operated according to employer’s safety protocols and Human Subjects Protection guidelines. Played a critical role in translating and revising the translation into Spanish of the Admire Plus Dual Diagnosis Program (A+) And, was responsible for managing grant budget.
• Relevant research: NCTSI-TX U79 SM57216 Quade
Center for Mental Health Services Child & Adolescent Traumatic Stress Services Center of Southern Arizona (C.A.T.S.S.) “This project established and evaluated 1) a citywide coalition of agencies working in the field of children/adolescents and trauma, 2) an evidence-based treatment program for children/adolescents who are trauma survivors, and their families.”
Child and Family Facilitator
• Conducted intake assessments for children and their families. Provided case management and developed treatment and crisis plans for clients. Made referrals for clients for further services.
Responded to urgent calls (hospitalizations and detentions). Conducted group counseling for children and adolescents about Healthy Living, Anger Management, and Grief and Loss.
MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• Clinic/hospital Management (e.g., medical and behavioral care paths and evidence-based protocols and procedures to achieve the triple aim: improve patient health outcomes, increase population health, and reduce overall cost of care).
• Financial Management (e.g., cost offset, fiscal support for integrated services, return on investment (ROI) analyses).
• Quality/Performance Management (e.g., process improvement team measurements, systems, use of universal data measures).
• Strategic Planning (e.g., long-term approach for the development, implementation, evaluation, and modification planning of specific integrative healthcare programs). • Healthcare Information Management (e.g., process and procedures associated with data measurement systems and electronic health records with inclusion of applied benefit analysis).
• Leadership in Healthcare Management (e.g., identify a unique leadership concern related to communication, policies, procedures, or personnel) and many other management issues that adversely affect the delivery and costs of programs and services.
CLINICAL SKILLS:
• Trained in implementing psychodynamic psychotherapy with children, adolescents, young adults, and adult patients who suffer from moderate to severe symptoms of TBI, trauma, anxiety, depression, parenting, social communication related to ASD, childhood mental health, eating disorders, ADHD, and substance use.
• Provided evidence-based therapy including Trauma Informed Care, CBT, DBT, ACT, BT, and MI. • Trained in CBT -SP, CBT for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention.
• Identified biopsychosocial impacts of substance abuse utilizing motivational interviewing techniques and recommended treatment options for adult patients.
• Worked with parents to identify parenting strengths and areas of growth while supporting boundary-setting with children to maximize their mental health.
Worked with parents and families in the home setting to decrease familial conflict and increase cohesion. Attended and participated in multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings to support patient care in a multifaceted manner.
Dedicated to providing skills training, peer support, and counseling services. Facilitated monitoring and follow-up assuring that quality services identified in the plan are delivered in a dignified manner. Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to work effectively with individuals and agencies across all levels.
Excellent team player who is willing to initiate discussions as well as compromise for the benefit of clients and attainment of organizational and research team goals.
Passionate in motivating individuals to identify life goals, facilitate positive change, and obtain personal growth, while recognizing and overcoming barriers to personal success. Extremely focused with a remarkable work ethic amidst critical and highly stressful situations, effective in prioritizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Implemented individual counseling plan; provides and/or secures the services determined in the plan to be appropriate for a particular recipient.
Languages
• Spanish—Native Language
Speak fluently and read/write with high academic proficiency and with expertise in colloquial Mexican and Central American Spanish dialects.
• English—Second Language
Speak fluently and read/write with high academic proficiency.
MULTICULTURAL & INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
During my lifetime, I have lived in Mexico, the United States, Sweden, and Vietnam. I have visited
and/or worked as a missionary in various countries, including Spain, France, Canada, Guatemala, Finland, Switzerland, and Italy. I have also lived in multicultural cities like Los Angles, and San Diego, CA; Stockholm, Sweden; Providence, RI, Tucson, AZ, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. These life experiences have helped me acquire multicultural skills that enable me to be sensitive to cultural and regional expectations and to achieve goals without breaking social norms. And in addition to being bilingual, I am also bicultural. This is because my birth country and culture are Mexico, in which I lived until the age of seventeen and my adoptive country and culture is the United States, in which I have lived for a total of 32 years.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
• Conducted the research study “Integrated behavioral health needs assessment in community health centers in Asia” (HRP-503b) in partnership with ASU and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Was the Principal Investigator (P.I.) for a second research study “Assessing Providers’ Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Integrated Care in an HIV/Methadone Clinic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam”.
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