Experience

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

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

• Program Supervisor and Licensed Professional Counselor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Case Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Jan 2023

  Collaborates with Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver participants to identify their needs and develop treatment goals, objectives, and interventions to reduce identified risk factors.Facilitates child and family team meetings (CFTMs) to coordinate and monitor service delivery according to the Wraparound Plan and Individualized Plan of Care (IPC).Gathers behavior, psychological, social, and developmental information make necessary referrals based on the discovered needs and provide follow-up.Works closely with individual therapists, YES specialized therapists and providers, natural supports, school administration, and probation officers to provide Youth and families with the best services possible.Contacts individuals, family members, and service providers on a frequent basis (i.e., daily or weekly) to maintain community integration.Maintains consistent timeliness of clinical documentation at or above 95% of the time.



Dubois Psychological Clinic

• United States
• Mental Health Care

• Practicum Internship

  • Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Observed and provided co-facilitator counseling sessions. Prepared 11 documents for Nueces County Juvenile Probation Department. Prepared 27 documents for State of Texas’ Disability Services. Conducted intellectual, personality, and projective assessments on 19 clients. Observed and provided co-facilitator counseling sessions. Prepared 11 documents for Nueces County Juvenile Probation Department. Prepared 27 documents for State of Texas’ Disability Services. Conducted intellectual, personality, and projective assessments on 19 clients.



Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Collaborated with Dr. Olga Berkout. Prepared materials for IRB submission, such as: developing a PsychFlex lexicon, finding grant funding through NIH Reporter, and writing the method section for publication. Maintained resource archives for computer files. Attended weekly meetings to discuss the progress of the research, determined what needed to be done for the coming week, and contributed to the overall function as a team. Collaborated with Dr. Olga Berkout. Prepared materials for IRB submission, such as: developing a PsychFlex lexicon, finding grant funding through NIH Reporter, and writing the method section for publication. Maintained resource archives for computer files. Attended weekly meetings to discuss the progress of the research, determined what needed to be done for the coming week, and contributed to the overall function as a team.



Texas Initiative Programs, Inc.

• Nueces County, Texas

• Community Living Support

  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2019

  Facilitated Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver participants’ achievement of their goals of community inclusion and remaining in their homes. Provided overall assistance to the family caregiver in the disability-related care of the client. ​Provided social and emotional skills training related to activities of daily living and to promote communication, relationship-building skills, and integration into community activities. Provided non-medical transportation to assist youth in gaining access to community services.