Experience

Boston College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Teach three semester-long core curriculum classes: • “Human Behavior in the Social Environment” – 2016 to present • “Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work” – 2019 to present * • “Psychosocial Pathology” – 2020 to present * * Classes are taught in Spanish as part of Boston College School of Social Work’s Latino Leadership Initiative. Teach three semester-long core curriculum classes: • “Human Behavior in the Social Environment” – 2016 to present • “Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work” – 2019 to present * • “Psychosocial Pathology” – 2020 to present * * Classes are taught in Spanish as part of Boston College School of Social Work’s Latino Leadership Initiative.



Various Conferences

• Boston, MA

• Conference Presenter

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Frequent conference and workshop presenter, in person and remote. The majority of presentations resulted in invitations to return and/or expand the topic into a series of workshops. Topics span a variety of focus areas pertaining to race, culture, and diversity including: • Bilingualism and the Clinical Encounter • Addressing Race in the Clinical Encounter • Adapting CBT for BIPOC Clients • Integrating CBT and Social Justice Perspective • How to Work with Latinx Clients Effectively • Essential Skills to Develop Cultural Intelligence • How to Integrate Religion into CBT • How to Become a Cultural Bridge / Negotiator • How to Keep Imposter Syndrome from Derailing Your Career Representative presentation forums included: • Microsoft • NASW Symposium • Boston College • William James College • Bradley Hospital • APA of Rhode Island • South Bay Community Services • Framingham State Counseling Center • Advocates, Inc. • Wayside Youth & Family Support Network • Stone Center of Wellesley College • Massachusetts Attorneys Conference • Victory Programs Show less



Advocates

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Social Worker

  • 1998 - Present

  Provide individual, couples and family therapy to approximately 50 Latino adolescents, adults and families. Provide clinical supervision. Serve as liaison to the community. Also provide advocacy, outreach and crisis intervention services.

• Latino Team Supervisor / Clinical Social Worker

  • 2005 - 2017

  Led team of bilingual/bicultural employees, ensuring staff met productivity targets and complied with demanding paperwork requirements while delivering high quality care. Mitigated cultural/racial differences amongst staff and management. Provided clinical and administrative supervision. Oversaw intakes and case assignment. In addition, as a Clinical Social Worker also provided individual, couples and family therapy to approximately 50 Latino adolescents, adults and families. Served as liaison to the community. Also provided advocacy, outreach and crisis intervention services. Significant Accomplishments Include:• Single-handedly built Latino Team from a sole bilingual therapist in 1998 to a thriving team of 9 bilingual/bicultural staff in 2017.• Developed culturally-competent practices and did in-service trainings for clinic staff.• Extremely high retention of bilingual staff versus high turnover of monolingual staff in the rest of the clinic.• Supervised MSW and PsyD interns.• Fostered development of excellent reputation of the Latino Team in the tight-knit Latino community thus receiving many word of mouth referrals. Show less



Middlesex Child Development

• Framingham, MA

• Early Intervention Social Worker

  • 1997 - 1998

  • Provided Early Intervention services to developmentally-delayed Latino children ages 1 month – 3 years. • Screened children for eligibility. • During weekly home visits role-modeled for parents methods to facilitate child’s growth and development. • Helped parents therapeutically when their mental state impeded their ability to parent. • Participated in multi-disciplinary team to design customized treatment plans and monitor progress. • Provided Early Intervention services to developmentally-delayed Latino children ages 1 month – 3 years. • Screened children for eligibility. • During weekly home visits role-modeled for parents methods to facilitate child’s growth and development. • Helped parents therapeutically when their mental state impeded their ability to parent. • Participated in multi-disciplinary team to design customized treatment plans and monitor progress.



Wayside Youth & Family Support Network

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Clinical Social Worker

  • 1990 - 1998

  • Provided individual, couples and family therapy to Latino children and families. • Maintained a caseload of approximately 30 clients. • Provided advocacy, outreach and crisis intervention services. • Performed home-based treatment. • Member of Latino Clinical Team and Early Intervention Team • Provided individual, couples and family therapy to Latino children and families. • Maintained a caseload of approximately 30 clients. • Provided advocacy, outreach and crisis intervention services. • Performed home-based treatment. • Member of Latino Clinical Team and Early Intervention Team



The Cambridge Hospital

• Intern

  • 1989 - 1990



Concilio Hispano

• Coordinator of Family Services

  • 1985 - 1989

  • Oversaw agency intakes and case assignments. • Provided supervision and training to 8 staff members. • Delivered services to Latina adolescents. • Maintained statistical reports, participated in grant writing and program development.• Leader in community effort to develop comprehensive, culturally competent program for the Cambridge / Somerville Public Schools to reduce teen pregnancy that was funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

• Senior Caseworker

  • 1985 - 1988

  • Counseled pregnant and parenting Latina teenagers during weekly home visits. • Provided advocacy, outreach, crisis intervention and accompaniment services.

• Case Aide

  • 1984 - 1985

  • Volunteered translation, advocacy and accompaniment services to Latino clients.• Wrote grant for day care center that was funded by Department of Social Services.



Lasell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resident Director

  • 1985 - 1988

  • Live-in counselor in women’s dormitory. • Supervised, planned social and education activities and did crisis intervention in psychological emergencies. • Live-in counselor in women’s dormitory. • Supervised, planned social and education activities and did crisis intervention in psychological emergencies.