Operations Manager and Youth Specialist

• Aug 2023 - Present

Operations Manager

• Aug 2022 - Present

• Supervise therapeutic mentors, interns, and volunteers at the undergraduate and graduate levels throughout their service period.• Monitor integrity of intervention implementation.• Compile and enter consumer data.• Facilitate individual and group meetings with mentors, interns, and volunteer staff members.• Contribute to strategic planning with the CSC team.• Coordinate professional development and career exploration opportunities.• Assist in drafting policies and procedures.• Ensure adherence to policies and procedures.• Conduct performance evaluations.• Edit progress reports before they are presented to the Assistant District Attorney for Truancy Review Hearings. • Recruit, screen, and onboard.• Assist in communication with Spanish-speaking families. Show less

Truancy Prevention and Diversion Intern

• Aug 2020 - Aug 2022

• Conducted indirect assessments.• Provided individualized behavior-analytic interventions with direction from supervisors; wrote behavior intervention plans (BIPs).• Met weekly (approximately 1.5-2 hours each) with truant students on my caseload ages 5 to 16 years old of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and socioeconomic status.• Developed positive relationships, acted as a mentor, helped with school related activities, and helped improve school attendance.• Monitored truant students’ official weekly attendance provided by the schools.• Met and worked weekly with parent(s) and teacher(s). • Implemented behavioral contracts to motivate truant students to attend school on a weekly and long-term basis. • Wrote and presented hearing reports with recommendations to the District Attorney (DA) concerning truant student performance.• Interpreted and facilitated communication between Spanish speaking youth, families, and school staff. Show less

Spanish Interpreter Freelance

• Feb 2016 - Present

• Serve as a Spanish interpreter for Spanish speaking families and students. Parent/teacher conferences, IEP meetings, SPED evaluations, and on an as-needed basis. • Serve as a Spanish interpreter for Spanish speaking families and students. Parent/teacher conferences, IEP meetings, SPED evaluations, and on an as-needed basis.

Spanish Medical Interpreter

• 2014 - Present

• Provide complex, in-person verbal Spanish interpretations in the medical field- hospitals, physical therapy, mental health centers. • Provide complex, in-person verbal Spanish interpretations in the medical field- hospitals, physical therapy, mental health centers.

Medical Social Work Graduate Intern: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

• Aug 2022 - May 2023

• Assessed patient and family psychosocial risk factors utilizing knowledge of the biopsychosocial model, human development, cultural humility, trauma informed care, strengths perspective, and SW ethics with the focus on identifying barriers and risk factors to create treatment plans that maximize health and overall well-being. • Identified, assessed, and reported suspected abuse and neglect in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and providers with particular focus on risk reduction and prevention. • Gained knowledge on mental health assessments in response to positive mental health screens, patient need, and staff request. Targeted responses included safety assessments, means restriction education, and safety planning. • Developed effective working relationship with patients and families to engage, collaborate, educate, advocate, and enhance coping skills to improve functioning. • Created and implemented comprehensive, evidence informed interventions for patients and families. • Gained knowledge in psychoeducation and needed supports for patients and families regarding adjustment to illness, changes in living situations, disability, hospitalization, death and dying, child abuse and neglect, IPV, social, emotional, and mental health needs. • Gained knowledge in crisis intervention, de-escalation, and safety planning to ensure the safety of patients, families, and staff. • Attended rounds with the medical team and collaborated in care coordination while engaging the families. • Attended and collaborated in psychosocial rounds, care plan meetings, and care conferences. Show less

School Social Work: Graduate Intern

• Sep 2021 - May 2022

• Planned, conducted, and evaluated individual and small group sessions for student social emotional learning. • Completed assessments and observations through evaluations, observations, data gathering, and social histories. • Worked collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team and assisted with the development and implementation of Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) in social/emotional areas for Individualized Education Plans (IEP's). • Participated in IEP meetings with SPED team, general education staff, and parents. Show less

Crisis Counselor Training

• May 2019 - Aug 2019

• Completed a 30-hour training and virtual conversations as a crisis counselor. Used reflective listening, collaborative problem solving, and crisis management to bring individuals from a hot moment to a cool calm. • Completed a 30-hour training and virtual conversations as a crisis counselor. Used reflective listening, collaborative problem solving, and crisis management to bring individuals from a hot moment to a cool calm.

Office Assistant

• Feb 2016 - May 2017

•Provided administrative support to attorneys, paralegals, and law students; built relationships with colleagues and gained support to enhance certain areas of my development. • Aided in the organization of a legal office; helped enhance the process of filing documents more efficiently. •Provided administrative support to attorneys, paralegals, and law students; built relationships with colleagues and gained support to enhance certain areas of my development. • Aided in the organization of a legal office; helped enhance the process of filing documents more efficiently.

Jury Member/ Truancy Preventer

• Aug 2012 - May 2015

• Served as a jury member for juvenile offenders as an alternative to the formal justice system. • Collaborated with colleagues to determine appropriate sentence that ensured early intervention for minor offenses. • Interviewed truant youth weekly to offer support, solicit reasons for school absences, offered solutions to improve school engagement. • Served as a jury member for juvenile offenders as an alternative to the formal justice system. • Collaborated with colleagues to determine appropriate sentence that ensured early intervention for minor offenses. • Interviewed truant youth weekly to offer support, solicit reasons for school absences, offered solutions to improve school engagement.

Veterinary Medicine

• 2014 - 2014

Course & Shadowing Experience

Foundations of Medicine I & II

• 2013 - 2014

Course & Shadowing Experience

Warehouse Assistant

• 2012 - 2012

Real Estate Assistant

• 2010 - 2011