Experience

LA FRONTERA CENTER, INC.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Coordinator

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Provide oversite and supervision to recovery coaches, case managers, and administrative support staff. Coordinate care with level one substance abuse detoxification treatment facilities, level two behavioral health rehabilitation inpatient facilities, inpatient psychiatric health facilities, hospital, and crisis services for discharge planning, treatment planning and linkage to care. Reporting, tracking, and providing feedback to clinical staff regarding compliance, ethicacy, productivity, cultural sensitivity and tracking of outcomes. Work directly with the site supervisor on the development, dissemination, implementation, and adherence to new and existing policies and procedures. Provide support to new clinical staff in learning about the behavioral health system in Arizona, and training individuals regarding federal, state, and local regulation regarding methadone and suboxone treatment. Show less

• Addiction Recovery Coach Case Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Provide direct clinical care to clients on medication assisted treatment at an integrated care, outpatient treatment facility, for people with opioid dependence / use disorders. Many of the members served are diagnosed with polysubstance use and are dual diagnosis. Provide orientation and substance abuse education to new clients. Assist client’s needing services and or treatment of substance abuse, mental health, medical, employment, housing, and legal issues. Provide case management, counseling, assessment, treatment planning, referral to services, and linkage to care. Coordination of care through the use of referrals and adult recovery team meetings to; psychiatry, primary care, inpatient rehabilitation, detoxification facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living, probation, parole, halfway homes, sober living facilities, homeless shelters, family drug court, department of child safety, department of economic security, and other behavioral health, substance abuse, and community organizations. Regularly use harm reduction and motivational interviewing as modalities to assess, assist with treatment planning and review progress. Regularly use ASAM, CSSRS, and ACE for making treatment recommendations. Provide education regarding neo natal abstinence syndrome, the risk of overdose associated with the use of fentanyl, and the use of alcohol, and/or benzodiazepines while on medication assisted treatment and/or other opiates. Discuss the risks associated with intervenors needle use; HIV, HEP C, and antibiotic resistant infections. Show less


Angel Valencia Massage Therapist
• Licensed Massage Therapist

  • Jun 2002 - Present


La Frontera Center

• Mental Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Coordinator

  • May 2010 - Oct 2019

  Work directly with staff and clients of a substance abuse outpatient clinic. Prepare and maintain records and reports on clinic logistics. Manage systems in place to track client and staff outcomes. Monitor and track staff productivity and required demographic data, in order to meet standards set forth by a local State reporting agency. Work directly with staff and clients of a substance abuse outpatient clinic. Prepare and maintain records and reports on clinic logistics. Manage systems in place to track client and staff outcomes. Monitor and track staff productivity and required demographic data, in order to meet standards set forth by a local State reporting agency.



University of California, San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate, Interventionist, Counselor

  • Jun 2007 - May 2010

  **CTN0046 Penn (PI) 2009-Current Smoking-Cessation and Stimulant Treatment (S-CAST): Evaluation of the Impact of Concurrent Outpatient Smoking-Cessation and Stimulant Treatment on Stimulant-Dependence Outcomes. The goal of this research study is to find out what effects smoking-cessation treatment, including the medication Wellbutrin®; Bupropion XL and the Nicotrol® Inhaler, combined with treatment for drug abuse/dependence (i.e., substance-abuse treatment), compared to substance-abuse treatment alone, has on substance-abuse treatment outcomes for smokers who are in an outpatient substance-abuse treatment program.Role: Interventionist and Research Assistant **CTN0032 Penn (PI) 2007-2009HIV Rapid Testing and CounselingThe goal of this study is to evaluate the more effective strategy (onsite HIV rapid testing + counseling, onsite HIV rapid testing, and referral) on increasing HIV testing acceptance and receipt of results and decrease HIV/STD sexual risk behaviors in adults receiving drug abuse treatment within community-based drug abuse treatment programs.Role: Counselor and Research Associate Show less

• Expert Panel Member

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  CTN0018 Calsyn (PI) 2009-CurrentCulturally Tailoring Real Men Are Safe. The goal of this project is to revise the Real Men Are Safe (REMAS) an intervention used in CTN0018 (HIV/ STD Safe Sex Skills Groups for Men in Methadone Maintenance or Drug-Free Outpatient Treatment Programs). REMAS will be revised to be made more culturally relevant to African American and Hispanic participants and conduct a pilot feasibility trial. The trial will conduct sexual risk assessments to those receiving the original version of REMAS vs. the culturally tailored version. Analysis of the intervention’s promise will focus on direction and magnitude of change in the primary outcome (number of unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse occasions). Role: Expert Panel Member Show less

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Aug 2003 - Jun 2007

  Managed the specimen collection process of a methadone clinic, in order to track the use of prescription and illicit drug use. Produced vital reports that tracked client progress and relapse. Maintained a large database used for reporting and tracking of vital clinical and client data. Managed the specimen collection process of a methadone clinic, in order to track the use of prescription and illicit drug use. Produced vital reports that tracked client progress and relapse. Maintained a large database used for reporting and tracking of vital clinical and client data.