Experience

Vista Del Mar

• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Clinical Training and Intake Director

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States Responsible for clinical training in Outpatient Department, including Managing and Adapting Practice Training and Child Parent Psychotherapy Supervision Provide supervision to Intake Coordinator, Clinical Training Program Manager Oversee Internship Training Program Assist with CalAIM documentation redesign and implementation of new EHR

• Clinical Supervisor

  • Dec 2018 - Mar 2023

  - Interview, hire, train, supervise, assign caseloads, and engage in reflective practice to support fulltime Outpatient Clinicians and Intake Coordinator - Provide training, supervision, and consultation in Managing and Adapting Practice and Child Parent Psychotherapy - Ensure clinicians meet or exceed performance goals (productivity, documentation timeliness, professional growth), while in compliance with contract guidelines and agency philosophies - Provide as needed crisis… Show more - Interview, hire, train, supervise, assign caseloads, and engage in reflective practice to support fulltime Outpatient Clinicians and Intake Coordinator - Provide training, supervision, and consultation in Managing and Adapting Practice and Child Parent Psychotherapy - Ensure clinicians meet or exceed performance goals (productivity, documentation timeliness, professional growth), while in compliance with contract guidelines and agency philosophies - Provide as needed crisis prevention, crisis intervention and crisis management. - Oversee completion of documentation (assessments, treatment plans, quarterly reviews, progress notes, discharge summaries), and participate in chart audits and other quality assurance items. - Assist Clinical Director and VP of Outpatient with rolling out new DMH requirements. - Co-Chair Westside Mental Health Network Meeting - Cultivate and maintain relationships with providers, community, and consumers (DMH, DCFS, Venice Family Clinic, Pico-Robertson Health Neighborhood, community festivals)

• Intake Coordinator & Outpatient Clinician

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2018

  Intake Coordinator: - Complete initial intake telephone screening calls in English and Spanish, and provide community referrals as needed - Track funding slots for PEI, OCS (formerly RRR and EPSDT), and Private Pay - Assign cases to clinicians and determine Evidence Based Practice when appropriate - Provide intake training to staff, interns and fellows, as well as secondary supervision to a MSW intern - Provide presentations on Vista Del Mar’s Outpatient Services to DCFS Staff,… Show more Intake Coordinator: - Complete initial intake telephone screening calls in English and Spanish, and provide community referrals as needed - Track funding slots for PEI, OCS (formerly RRR and EPSDT), and Private Pay - Assign cases to clinicians and determine Evidence Based Practice when appropriate - Provide intake training to staff, interns and fellows, as well as secondary supervision to a MSW intern - Provide presentations on Vista Del Mar’s Outpatient Services to DCFS Staff, providers, and the community Clinician: - Provided weekly mental health services (individual, collateral, and family therapy) to children ages 0-18 years and their families in English and Spanish both in the clinic and in the community - Conducted DMH assessments (ICARE and Child-Adolescent Full Assessment), developed treatment plans, and completed and scored outcome measures (YOQ, ECBI, RCADS, PHQ-9, TSCYC, TESI, LSC, Angels in the Nursery) to assist with diagnosis and monitoring treatment progress - Collaborated with caregivers, school, DCFS, and other treatment providers - Triaged patients, provided appropriate referrals, and collaborated with doctors at Venice Family Clinic - Provided didactic seminar to interns: Engagement and a Clinically Meaningful Assessment



Hollygrove

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marriage And Family Therapist Intern

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2014

  - Community-based family and child therapy in English and Spanish to at-risk clients ages 3-13 - Intake Paperwork & Assessment: ICARE, Child & Adolescent Initial Assessment, and CANS - Outcome Measures: YOQ, ECBI, RCADS, TSCYC, TESI, LSC, Angels in the Nursery - Certified in Managing and Adapting Practice - Child Parent Psychotherapy Certification in process - Utilizing reflective practice to manage countertransference - Case management and coordination with parents, school… Show more - Community-based family and child therapy in English and Spanish to at-risk clients ages 3-13 - Intake Paperwork & Assessment: ICARE, Child & Adolescent Initial Assessment, and CANS - Outcome Measures: YOQ, ECBI, RCADS, TSCYC, TESI, LSC, Angels in the Nursery - Certified in Managing and Adapting Practice - Child Parent Psychotherapy Certification in process - Utilizing reflective practice to manage countertransference - Case management and coordination with parents, school and other treatment providers Trainings: Child Parent Psychotherapy ICARE Crisis Intervention Gang Prevention Art Therapy Sensory Integration and Self-Regulation Reflective Practice Psychosis in Children Show less



Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute

• Clinical Research Associate

  • Jul 2008 - Dec 2012

  - Clinical research on prenatal methamphetamine exposure and developmental outcomes - Psychometrist for school age assessments in community-based and clinic settings - Manuscript preparation and editing - Assisting as Journal Reviewer - Assistant to site Principal Investigator, Professor at UCLA and Neonatologist - Generated census spreadsheets for California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative and California Children’s Services annual forms - Presentation preparation and… Show more - Clinical research on prenatal methamphetamine exposure and developmental outcomes - Psychometrist for school age assessments in community-based and clinic settings - Manuscript preparation and editing - Assisting as Journal Reviewer - Assistant to site Principal Investigator, Professor at UCLA and Neonatologist - Generated census spreadsheets for California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative and California Children’s Services annual forms - Presentation preparation and editing Show less



CLARE Foundation

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Provided psychotherapy to adult clients in a court-mandated substance abuse recovery program - Led Anger Management and Life Skills Groups