Karen de la Torre
Behavioral Health Trainee at Daly City Youth Health Center- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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Intensive Family Mirror Seminar
City College of San FranciscoFeb, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
California CANS 50 1.0
John Praed FoundationAug, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart AssociationJul, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)Jan, 2022- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Daly City Youth Health Center
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Behavioral Health Trainee
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Aug 2022 - Present
- Conduct individual, group, and family psychotherapy and crisis intervention to children, adolescents, and adults in school, community, and integrated behavioral health clinic settings while receiving consistent supervision and training from a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers. - Managed a caseload of 6-11 clients including 3-4 clients whose therapy was conducted in their native language of Spanish provided by this clinician - Developed treatment plans tailored to clients and assessments in line with medi-cal requirements using an integrative therapeutic approach including Family Systems Theory and Pain in the Heart Theory to accommodate a variety of moderate to severe mental health diagnoses - Participate in weekly Pain in the Heart Theory training, a monthly Spanish-speaking consultation group, and a monthly Diversity Inclusion and Equity training - Facilitate 3 group therapy sessions with up to 5 participants encompassing topics such as cultural assimilation and loss, skill building, and emotional regulation
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Butterfly Effects
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1 - 100 Employee
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Registered Behavioral Technician
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Jul 2021 - Sep 2022
Implementing individualized educational and behavioral programs, including: - Direct 1:1 therapy services for children on the autism spectrum, up to 3 clients a day for 2-3 hour-long sessions - Development of new academic, behavioral, social, and daily living skills - Effective response to difficult or disruptive behaviors Implementing individualized educational and behavioral programs, including: - Direct 1:1 therapy services for children on the autism spectrum, up to 3 clients a day for 2-3 hour-long sessions - Development of new academic, behavioral, social, and daily living skills - Effective response to difficult or disruptive behaviors
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Behavioral & Educational Strategies & Training (B.E.S.T.)
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Clinical Assistant 1
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Apr 2019 - Jul 2021
- Trained newly hired employees (up to 3 trainees in one day) across a 2 month period before signing them off to work independently in the field - Ensured training procedures were implemented consistently across new hires through constant evaluation of their work - Described reasons behind the protocol and how client’s programming sought to promote independence while preserving client dignity to new hires and parents
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Clinical Assistant 2
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Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
- Assistant to BCBA’s (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) in creating program goals, stimuli, client specific information, and protocols for clinical teams.- Gathered stimuli required for clients' programming like age-appropriate developmental toys, books, and 2D stimuli for practicing labels to name a few- Generalized concepts with the assistance of parent/guardian by having them run programming instead of the behavioral tech- Checking clients' programming to ensure continuous progress was being made to reach treatment goals
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Behavioral Health Technician
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Feb 2018 - Aug 2018
- Provide direct, one-on-one behavioral treatment utilizing the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Discrete Trial Teaching methods to children of a variety of ages with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). - Sought to motivate patients and encourage family participation throughout treatment.
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UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Guest Services Supervisor
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Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
• Ensured dining operations ran smoothly from accurate menu signage preparation, to accommodating a constant flow of 6000+ dining guests per day, followed by sanitization operations after closing hours. • Communicated with a diverse staff of directors, chefs, and students to guarantee dining operations were executed with minimal issues. • Organized schedules on a shift-by-shift basis to meet the operating goals and organize the division of student staff labor in order to ensure maximum efficiency of labor costs and work performance. • Promoted teamwork on shift and implemented “soft” out times to encourage proactiveness amongst student staff. • Presented to groups of 15+ personnel at daily huddle meetings to update student staff on announcements and housekeeping items to ensure all personnel was aware of changes or safety concerns regarding their positions.
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Research Assistant
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Jun 2016 - Dec 2017
Aid in data collection for a longitudinal research study and conduct tests like the PPVT and WRAMML in a laboratory setting. Aid in data collection for a longitudinal research study and conduct tests like the PPVT and WRAMML in a laboratory setting.
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Proctor and Administrative Assistant
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Jun 2015 - Dec 2017
Proctor tests for students with disabilities and special accommodations. Organize testing rooms and ensure the secure delivery of finished tests. Proctor tests for students with disabilities and special accommodations. Organize testing rooms and ensure the secure delivery of finished tests.
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Shift Lead
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May 2016 - Aug 2017
Ensure shifts run smoothly and organize breaks for all workers on shift. Ensure shifts run smoothly and organize breaks for all workers on shift.
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Education
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2021 - 2023
University of San Francisco
Master of Arts - MA, Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling -
2014 - 2017
University of California, Davis
Bachelor's degree, Psychology with a Minor in Art History -
2010 - 2014
Ceres High School
GED
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