Experience

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Service Systems Program Manager & DEI Specialist

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States

• Service System Coordinator/ Project Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2022

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Supports and coordinates implementation of trauma-informed practices in child welfare and in integrated-care settings nationwide. Provide leadership and staff support to the NCTSN Translations Review Committee, Assist with the translation of NCTSN materials into Spanish, work with group to update and sustain NCTSN translation guidelines. Liaise between the Translation Review Committee and Culture Consortium as well as Category II sites involved in Integrated Care Activities. Lead the… Show more Supports and coordinates implementation of trauma-informed practices in child welfare and in integrated-care settings nationwide. Provide leadership and staff support to the NCTSN Translations Review Committee, Assist with the translation of NCTSN materials into Spanish, work with group to update and sustain NCTSN translation guidelines. Liaise between the Translation Review Committee and Culture Consortium as well as Category II sites involved in Integrated Care Activities. Lead the development of learning resources and activities within the Integrated Care Collaborative Group. Assist with other service systems initiatives, that include the pilot of the trauma-informed organizational assessment, and/or website-related projects. Manage multiple projects in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, (AAP) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, (UMass). Cross-site team management of multiple workgroups (Curriculum, Evaluation and Data Analysis, Recruitment, Training, Cultural Competence and Screening). Collaborate with AAP, UMass and the Pediatric Integrated Post-trauma Services- University of Utah, on the development of training curriculum to identify and respond to trauma exposure in primary healthcare for children. Participate in national on-line training that utilizes the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes, (ECHO) Model),- to create a transformation change in pediatric primary care that is trauma and resilient informed. Develop and implement culturally sensitive tools to help pediatricians identify and address childhood trauma; translate materials into Spanish; assist with; project evaluation, IRB processes, and reports for the (SAMSHA) grant.

• Member of the International Review Committee for CIMI Spanish

  • 2014 - Jul 2017

• Member of the International Review Committee

  • 2014 - Jul 2017

• Member of the Cultural Consortium

  • 2014 - Jul 2017

• Member of the International Review Committee for CIMI Spanish

  • 2014 - 2015



Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2017

  Greater Chicago Area MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES & POLICY PROGRAM •Center for Child Trauma Assessment and Service Planning (CCTASP) Development, training, implementation, and evaluation of interventions for the Developmental Effects of Trauma. Implementing effective trauma focused assessments and raising trauma awareness across child-serving systems.



CAJA COSTARRICENSE DE SEGURO SOCIAL. Social Security Administration

• Psychology Service Coordinator

  • 2008 - 2012

  Costa Rica AREA DE SALUD DE ALAJUELITA ALAJUELITA HEALTH CLINIC Develop a continuum of care model encompassing prevention, intervention, and treatment. Lead psycho-educational workshops. Offer therapy for various mental health & sequelae of medical issues. Create comprehensive programs including manuals, protocols, rules and regulations for implementation. Provide therapeutic supervision and family therapy for parents and children court ordered to therapy/supervision. Treat individuals and… Show more AREA DE SALUD DE ALAJUELITA ALAJUELITA HEALTH CLINIC Develop a continuum of care model encompassing prevention, intervention, and treatment. Lead psycho-educational workshops. Offer therapy for various mental health & sequelae of medical issues. Create comprehensive programs including manuals, protocols, rules and regulations for implementation. Provide therapeutic supervision and family therapy for parents and children court ordered to therapy/supervision. Treat individuals and families in the areas of health psychology and mental hygiene in collaboration with a primary care team. Group interventions for children and adolescents who have experienced overwhelming stressful life experiences. Lead diverse types of psychotherapy listed below: • Family Therapy • Couples Therapy • Group therapy • Interdisciplinary collaboration with Family Medicine and Social Work • Home visits • Promotion and disease prevention programs Design programs and methods of intervention for the different commissions and committees: • Mental Health Commission (Coordinator) • Adolescent Commission • Study and Care for Children / Teenager Assaulted or Abuse Committee • Committee on Health Promotion • Interdisciplinary Team Selection • Ethics Management and Institutional Values • Local Network Against Domestic Violence. • Technical Support Group • Intersectorial Group of Psychologists • Continuing Medical Education Show less



CLINICAL PRIVATE PRACTICE

• Psychologist / Psychoanalyst

  • 2005 - 2008

  Costa Rica General psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and children, marriage and family therapy. Psychological testing as appropriate.



VICTORY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL

• Coordinator of The Psychology Department

  • 2007 - 2007

  Santa Ana, Costa Rica Provided counseling to children and adolescents. Developed and implemented family programs focused on building parenting skills and psycho-educational workshops to facilitate more effective family communication. Facilitated vocational workshops. Led high-school based group for conflict resolution. Created support groups for teenagers, grades 7-11, referred by teachers to address topics from self-esteem, grief/loss, and personal safety, to learning to cope, and eating disorders



UNIVERSIDAD CENROAMERICANA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES (UCASCIS) Central American University of Social S

• Professor of the Course of Developmental Psychology II

  • 2007 - 2007

  San José, Costa Rica



ESCUELA NUESTRA SEÑORA DE SION

• Psychology Department Coordinator

  • 2006 - 2006

  Puntarenas, Costa Rica Provided counseling to children and adolescents. Developed family and parenting skills programs, psycho-educational workshops and presentations. Co-led an education program that seeks to prevent the use of illegal drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior for students in fourth and fifth grade. Led a committee that assessed and evaluated students with learning disabilities



CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE SERVICIO E INVESTIGACION (CUSI) UNIVERSITY CENTER OF SERICE AND REASERCH

• Psychology Degree Intern

  • 2001 - 2004

  San José, Costa Rica Treated adults, adolescents, children, couples and families as a general psychotherapist. Received one hour of supervision every two weeks, in addition to one group supervision per month with clinical psychology team.

• Admission Team Coordinator

  • 2003 - 2003

  San José, Costa Rica Assessed patients to determine admission and to properly refer patients for more specialized treatment in other institutions. Coordinated all patient admissions to the Center. Conducted a quantitative research of admitted patients