Sonia Alvarez M.S., RMHCI
Clinical Supervisor at TRAUMA RESOLUTION CENTER INC- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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CPR (CPR)
Advocate Program, Inc.Sep, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Registered Mental Health Counselor
American Counseling Association
Experience
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TRAUMA RESOLUTION CENTER INC
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Clinical Supervisor
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Sep 2023 - Present
Having regular meetings with the practitioners, administration, and Executive Director Overseeing and reviewing practitioners' work procedures. Counseling, motivating, and disciplining practitioners, and referring advanced issues to upper management. Conducting internal audits to prepare the agency for annual audits (Quarterly) Conducting performance reviews for practitioners, interns, and volunteers. Ensuring practitioners comply with licensure and registration requirements. Ensuring compliance, accuracy, and quality of clinical documentation. Assisting practitioners by supervising cases. Enhancing operations by ensuring sufficient staffing and adequate access to services. Developing programs, educational materials and ensuring compliance with procedures and policies. Participates in, leads, and/or coordinates training sessions and workshops to enhance treatment skills. Be available after working hours for emergency’s situations as needed. Refers client to other support services as needed, such as medical evaluation and treatment, social services, and employment services. Attends staff meetings and team conferences; leads team meetings as required. Maintains current knowledge base on counseling issues regarding substance abuse and other psychosocial disorders through conferences, educational requirements for licensure, and applicable current literature. Oversee the United Way contract/project/BI Geo group/IRC/MDC/PLP Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Show less
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Advocate Program, Inc.
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Clinician
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Nov 2020 - Present
Provide court ordered therapy and act as expert witness in Family Court to parents with high conflict relationships, domestic violence, parenting skills deficits and issues with substance abuse. Complete Biopsychosocial and report in findings in Family Court as needed. Provide psychoeducation and psychotherapy on effective parenting skills, conflict resolution, self- advocacy, social-emotional and developmental needs of children and self- efficacy. Provide court ordered therapy and act as expert witness in Family Court to parents with high conflict relationships, domestic violence, parenting skills deficits and issues with substance abuse. Complete Biopsychosocial and report in findings in Family Court as needed. Provide psychoeducation and psychotherapy on effective parenting skills, conflict resolution, self- advocacy, social-emotional and developmental needs of children and self- efficacy.
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Banyan Health Systems
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Behavioral Health Practioner
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Apr 2019 - Nov 2020
Provide evidenced based therapy to clients throughout the life span. Complete and develop treatment plans, keep up all documents pertaining to each case. Perform ongoing evaluations. Comply with company policies and regulations. Handle a large caseload exceeding 40 clients on a regular basis Provide evidenced based therapy to clients throughout the life span. Complete and develop treatment plans, keep up all documents pertaining to each case. Perform ongoing evaluations. Comply with company policies and regulations. Handle a large caseload exceeding 40 clients on a regular basis
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc.
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United States
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Religious Institutions
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1 - 100 Employee
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Family Enrichment Specialist
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Apr 2017 - Apr 2019
In charge of all operations for a Family Resource Center at a Head Start preschool. Provide parents with community resources as well as trainings on various topics ranging from Autism, IEP, parenting skills, ACCESS training and supervision, domestic violence, support groups, housing, community referrals, lecture on varying topics on children and family, fully operate ACCESS center, managing caseload of 360 families, employment training and career guidance for parents, managing community events such as immigration clinics, school yard sales, job fairs, career fairs, resume writing skills, fully operate GED program for parents, provide one- on- one English lessons to families, teach basic skills to families such as financial trainings, reading and writing. Show less
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BATTLEFROG LLC
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United States
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COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATOR,
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Sep 2014 - Feb 2016
Coordinate recruitment/marketing efforts for Race Department Data Collection for department using Excel/Volunteer local/Crowdtorch Work with Nationwide Non-Profit organizations nationwide through a Nonprofit Donation Program, set up and execute all duties pertaining to the marketing department on event date, Designed and implemented departmental logistics. Train new employees, work with Sponsors onsite to ensure proper marketing and distribution of products, all Social Media posts for Department. Develop surveys to collect demographic data as well as projection. Show less
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Parent to Parent of Miami
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SPECIALIST/
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Sep 2012 - Sep 2014
Provide support and information to families with children with disabilities, Assist family in school issues, comply with grant specifications, attend IEP, IFSP, resolutions and manifestation meetings with parents, conduct parent trainings on a variety of topics ranging from school readiness to behavior modification and advocacy trainings skills, Identify families and direct them to the correct resources Provide support and information to families with children with disabilities, Assist family in school issues, comply with grant specifications, attend IEP, IFSP, resolutions and manifestation meetings with parents, conduct parent trainings on a variety of topics ranging from school readiness to behavior modification and advocacy trainings skills, Identify families and direct them to the correct resources
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ServiceSource, Inc
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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400 - 500 Employee
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JOB PLACEMENT SPECIALIST
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Jan 2007 - Aug 2008
Provide case management duties, job placement, support, training, advocacy and referrals to youth ages 17-24 and their families. All of this youths had varying exceptionalities and received SSI benefits. Provide case management duties, job placement, support, training, advocacy and referrals to youth ages 17-24 and their families. All of this youths had varying exceptionalities and received SSI benefits.
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Florida International University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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ASSISTANT SITE COORDINATOR
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Aug 2004 - Feb 2007
Group leader in research with a target population of at-risk youth in an Emotional/ behavior disability education placement Provided ongoing support groups on a weekly basis on a variety of topics. Group leader in research with a target population of at-risk youth in an Emotional/ behavior disability education placement Provided ongoing support groups on a weekly basis on a variety of topics.
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Education
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2002 - 2006
Florida International University
Bachelors in Psychology -
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Albizu University - Miami Campus
Masters in Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
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