Experience

Instituto Familiar de la Raza

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

• Mental Health Specialist

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  • Provide culturally and trauma-informed specialty mental health services to children, adolescents, adults and families.• Conduct mental health assessments and evaluations, diagnose according to DMS 5, and create treatment plans according to client's needs.• Perform crisis assessment and interventions as necessary.Coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team and external providers to support client’s treatment plans.• Provide targeted case management and advocacy services as part of the treatment plan.• Maintain compliance with progress notes, billing and charts in accordance with HIPPA and Medi-cal.



PsychoSocial Media

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media

• Networking Manager & Co-Founder of Reclaiming Wellness

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  • Support PsychoSocial’s networking efforts at stablishing partnerships and collaborators.• Co-Founder of PsychoSocial's Reclaiming Wellness: a movement within PsychoSocial born with the intention of building community, networking, supporting, and engaging in collective healing and liberation for Mental Health Professionals of Color. • Provide mental health consultation for companies, agencies, media platforms, entrepreneurs, soulpreneurs, coaches and other professionals seeking trauma-informed and culturally informed mental health expertise to integrate in their line of work through content, workshops, speaking engagements and other interests.• Provide empowerment coaching services to BIPOC through an integrate a holistic approach and integrates evidence based approaches such as energy psychology, ancestral/traditional healing approaches, mindfulness, meditation, visualization and embodiment practices.



Center for Youth Wellness

• United States
• Health and Human Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bilingual Care Coordinator

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Provided integrated trauma-informed and family-focused care to patient and families exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. • Engaged patients referred for services, conducted intake interviews, and administered mental health assessments. • Implemented motivational interviewing and solution-focused brief interventions.• Developed individualized comprehensive care plans in collaboration with patients, families and care team providers. • Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team for the purpose of implementing care plans and tracked progress.• Participated in clinical team meetings and Multi-Disciplinary Rounds (MDR) to assist, identify, and resolve biomedical, psychosocial, and mental health needs of patients and families.• Provided care coordination, case management and linkages to community resources to meet individual and family needs.Relevant Tranings: Stanford Cued-Centered Therapy (CCT) Introduction to Family Conferencing Motivational Interviewing



Youth Service Bureaus of the YMCA

• Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Provided individual, group and family therapy to children diagnosed with a variety of presenting problems such as adjustment challenges, anxiety, depression, social and behavioral issues, trauma and family/parenting stressors.• Integrated various therapeutic modalities such as family systems, multicultural therapy, play and art therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment and mindfulness-based interventions.• Conducted comprehensive assessment, crisis interventions and implemented individualized treatment plans.• Used a multidisciplinary approach when collaborating with parents, teachers and school personnel to support the client’s needs.• Facilitated referral linkages to community resources as necessary. • Co-facilitated a mandated Victim Impact Awareness psychoeducational group for adolescent offenders.Relevant Trainings:Art & Play TherapyChild Abuse PreventionSuicide PreventionDialectical Behavioral Therapy Internal Family SystemsSelf Care, Avoiding Burnout and Vicarious Trauma



Edgewood Center for Children and Families

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Embedded Mental Health Coach

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Provided behavioral health support and interventions to elementary school-age children within the San Bruno Park School District. • Conducted mental health assessments and implemented behavior intervention plans based on students’ social-emotional needs and IEP goals.• Worked in collaboration with school personnel and parents to provide a comprehensive wrap-around approach to serving students and families. • Facilitated consultations and psychoeducational meetings with staff and parents to support the mental health and academic needs of students. • Co-facilitated social-emotional counseling groups that focused on improving students' coping and social skills.• Attended Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings and assisted in the determination of appropriateness of services for students.

• Bilingual Behavior Support Specialist

  • Feb 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Provided school-based behavior coaching services to school-age children. • Conducted Child and Adolescent needs and Strengths (CANS) and Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) to assess and address student’s socio-emotional needs.• Supported in the development and implementation of IEP short term and long term behavioral and social-emotional goals.• Developed and implemented behavior intervention treatment plans and recorded progress.• Provided consultation to teachers and staff in support of reducing students’ disruptive behaviors and creating a functional working classroom environment.



Trumpet Behavioral Health

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Behavior Therapist

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Implemented Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) methods and interventions in home settings to school-age children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. • Gathered and accurately recorded data and progress to support the client’s individualized treatment goals.• Assisted in improving social skills, self-help, and adaptive skills.



Valley Achievement Center

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructional Assistant

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Provided one-on-one behavioral interventions to improve children's socio-emotional health to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities. • Utilized Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and other evidenced-based methods to help improve social, communication, vocational, and functional living skills to children and adolescents.