Dr. Rodrigo M.
Bilingual Vocational Specialist - ACT Team at Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Interpreter Skills Assessment: Spanish & English
CyraComSep, 2014- Oct, 2024 -
Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) Master Level
Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)May, 2019- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital, Inc.
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Bilingual Vocational Specialist - ACT Team
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Nov 2016 - Present
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of psychiatric history.• Conduct routine standardized assessments to identify client needs.• Provide treatment, rehabilitation and support services.• Provide ongoing assessment of clients’ mental illness symptoms and clients response totreatment while making appropriate changes in treatment plans to ensure immediate andappropriate interventions in response to changes in mental status or behavior.• Provide direct clinical services to clients on an individual, group and family basis in the officeand in community settings to teach behavioral symptom-management techniques to alleviate and manage symptoms not reduced with medication and to promote personal growth and development.• Provide individual vocation-supportive counseling to enable clients to identify vocational strengths and problems, establish vocational or careers goals and plans to reach them, and recognize and target symptoms of mental illness that interfere with work.• Plan and provide work-related supportive services, such as assistance with grooming and personal hygiene, securing of appropriate clothing, wake-up calls and transportation.• Teach job-seeking skills.• Develop individualized jobs based on clients’ needs, abilities, and interests.• Provide job coaching, problem solving, and support on and off the job site.• Provide individual supportive therapy, social-skill development, and assertiveness training toincrease social and interpersonal activities in community settings.• Provide nutrition education, meal planning, grocery shopping and food preparation.• Assist clients to find and maintain a safe and affordable place to live.• Teach money-management skills, such as budgeting, saving and paying bills.• Responsible for coordination of referrals based on determined needs and eligibility criteria.• Responsible for completing required forms, chart work and chart review.
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Psychology Intern
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Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
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Bilingual Intensive Case Manager
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Apr 2016 - Nov 2016
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Four Winds Hospitals
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Bilingual Admissions Coordinator
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Aug 2014 - Mar 2016
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Education
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California Southern University
Doctor of Psycology (PsyD.), Clinical Psychology -
Southern New Hampshire University
Master’s Degree, Psychology - Child & Adolescent Development Psychology Concentration -
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor's Degree, Psychology -
I.P.E.M. 281
High School, Major in Accounting