Therapist

• Jun 2023 - Present

Education Consultant Assistant

• Jun 2023 - Jul 2023

Mental Health Intern

• Sep 2022 - Jul 2023

● Delivering weekly family and individual therapy to a caseload of 8 families in a field-based setting applying a trauma-informed approach ● Conducting biopsychosocial assessments and subsequent treatment plans, Deveraux Early Childhood Assessments (DECA) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) assessments for clients aged newborn to adult ● Collaborating in a multidisciplinary team with a focus on fostering child development for low-income families in an Early Head Start federal program ● Attending and facilitating family team meetings and a socialization group for infants and toddlers ● Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and a Family Systems approach ● Developing and facilitating a Critical Race Theory training for 30+ agency team members Show less

Vice President of CSUDH Graduate Association of Social Work

• Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

● Promotes student involvement in social justice issues, National Association of Social Work (NASW) events, and acts as liaison and advocate between university faculty and students ● Conducts monthly board meetings ● Handles fundraisers for social justice issues and organization funding ● Serves as a representative to the NASW-CA 23Strong Council, hosting state-wide events and fundraisers ● Planning and moderating several social work panels and a networking event for California students Show less

Residential Assistant

• Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

● Supervised and led 200+ youth attending a pre-college enrichment program ● Counseled students to address challenges in mental well-being, behavior concerns ● Facilitated and co-created life skills curriculum teaching students budgeting, identity exploration, and life values ● Mediated conflict among students ● Supervised and led 200+ youth attending a pre-college enrichment program ● Counseled students to address challenges in mental well-being, behavior concerns ● Facilitated and co-created life skills curriculum teaching students budgeting, identity exploration, and life values ● Mediated conflict among students

School Social Worker

• Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

● Counseled 11 elementary and high school students in individual and group therapy ● Identified student needs and designed 2 new therapy groups improving students’ confidence and behavior skills ● Facilitated Second Step Curriculum to 4th and 5th grade students, and facilitated parenting classes ● Collaborated with teachers, counselors, parents, DCFS, and social service agencies to improve the mental well-being and attendance of students ● Case managed 6 families experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act by increasing housing stability and resource allotment ● Administered USDA food drive program to improve physical health in 30+ low-income families Show less

Behavioral Assistant

• Feb 2021 - Jul 2021

● Provided motivational interviewing and group counseling to reduce substance use, juvenile delinquency in 20+ residential youth ages 10-18 with various psychiatric diagnoses ● Facilitated classes in Aggression Replacement Training to improve youth anger management ● Conducted weekly drug testing on residential youth ● Administered prescription medications to youth residents ● Provided motivational interviewing and group counseling to reduce substance use, juvenile delinquency in 20+ residential youth ages 10-18 with various psychiatric diagnoses ● Facilitated classes in Aggression Replacement Training to improve youth anger management ● Conducted weekly drug testing on residential youth ● Administered prescription medications to youth residents

Volunteer Refugee Youth Leader

• Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

● Led a migrant social club aimed at integrating refugee youth into Sweden through excursions, social lunches, etc. ● Recruited 7+ volunteers and participants and held outreach through social media ● Facilitated trauma-informed curriculum aimed at processing trauma in refugee children ages 6-12 ● Facilitated workshops teaching migrant children anxiety coping skills and communication skills ● Led a migrant social club aimed at integrating refugee youth into Sweden through excursions, social lunches, etc. ● Recruited 7+ volunteers and participants and held outreach through social media ● Facilitated trauma-informed curriculum aimed at processing trauma in refugee children ages 6-12 ● Facilitated workshops teaching migrant children anxiety coping skills and communication skills

Group Home Assistant

• Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

● Provided social, physical, and behavioral assistance to adults with varying social and physical disabilities ● Documented in social journals on their health and social circumstances ● Assisted clients with behavioral support in social activities outside the group home ● Supported clients with grocery shopping and cooking, cleaning, dishwashing, and laundry ● Administered medications to clients ● Language: Written and oral Swedish ● Provided social, physical, and behavioral assistance to adults with varying social and physical disabilities ● Documented in social journals on their health and social circumstances ● Assisted clients with behavioral support in social activities outside the group home ● Supported clients with grocery shopping and cooking, cleaning, dishwashing, and laundry ● Administered medications to clients ● Language: Written and oral Swedish

Home Health Aide

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

● Worked with a 7-year old child with multifunctional disabilities in the child’s home caring for the child’s physical and social wellbeing ● Administered medications and food through medical aids ● Supervised the child’s oxygenation and epilepsy ● Worked with a 7-year old child with multifunctional disabilities in the child’s home caring for the child’s physical and social wellbeing ● Administered medications and food through medical aids ● Supervised the child’s oxygenation and epilepsy