Experience

Boston College School of Social Work
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Director Latinx Leadership Initiative

  • Feb 2019 - Present


Boston College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Director of Field Education

  • 2014 - Feb 2019

  Field Education Specialist – Source and confirm field education opportunities for students in the School of Social Work at the graduate level. Maintain relationship with agencies that offer internships to our students. Implement field education curriculum. Serve as main field office contact for students and faculty involved in the Latino Leadership Initiative and for students involved in Global Social Work program in Latin America. Field Education Specialist – Source and confirm field education opportunities for students in the School of Social Work at the graduate level. Maintain relationship with agencies that offer internships to our students. Implement field education curriculum. Serve as main field office contact for students and faculty involved in the Latino Leadership Initiative and for students involved in Global Social Work program in Latin America.



BOSTON COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Sep 2013 - Sep 2015

  Teach the Spanish-Language section of the course Human Behavior and Social Environment as part of the Latino Leadership Initiative

• • Sep 2012 - Nov 2014

  Serve as a liaison between agencies, graduate students in social work and the school. Advise students and help them connect their insights from their field work and classroom experiences. Conduct a year-long seminar advising seminars to student advisees.



Cotting School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family Liaison and Translator (Part-time)

  • Sep 2009 - May 2013

  Translation of all school documents from English to Spanish for Spanish-speaking families at this school for children with disabilities. Serve as face-to-face translator at meetings between school staff and Spanish-speaking families. Translation of all school documents from English to Spanish for Spanish-speaking families at this school for children with disabilities. Serve as face-to-face translator at meetings between school staff and Spanish-speaking families.



CONNECT 5 INITIATIVE BOSTON COLLEGE

• Associate Program Director

  • Sep 2000 - Oct 2003

  Provide supervision to school based coordinators at six elementary schools. Responsible for oversight of the Student and Family Instructional Support Center, which in turn supports individual schools. At the Center, responsible for small grant writing, implementation of cluster-wide programming, such as Kindergarten Academy, Boston Public School Registration and referrals to services across neighborhoods. As interim director, organized and ran Cluster-wide meetings with Boston Public School personnel, community agencies and served as liaison between Connect 5 Implementation Team, coordinators, school and community members. Coordinator for Connect 5’s Student and Family Instructional Support Center. Responsible for outreach to local agencies to provide student support in local elementary schools. Participated in neighborhood, citywide and school initiatives with the goal of providing more effective services to families and parents. Collaborated with other team members to secure funding for the project over the next three years. Show less



JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER- SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker

  • Jan 2000 - Sep 2000

  Responsible for working with young people, staff attorneys/clinical supervisors and clinical students to provide services to clients. Participate in the clients’ defense by presenting a complete picture of the client’s history, strengths and needs. Work directly with community based organizations to obtain and provide interventions and rehabilitation services for clients. Responsible for working with young people, staff attorneys/clinical supervisors and clinical students to provide services to clients. Participate in the clients’ defense by presenting a complete picture of the client’s history, strengths and needs. Work directly with community based organizations to obtain and provide interventions and rehabilitation services for clients.



YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDERS NETWORK

• United States
• Individual and Family Services

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Station Based Social Worker – Responsible for collaborating with the Boston Police Department and with community agencies in the South End to identify children who need social services. Assessed needs of particular children, provided comprehensive case management, crisis intervention, and long term therapeutic services. Station Based Social Worker – Responsible for collaborating with the Boston Police Department and with community agencies in the South End to identify children who need social services. Assessed needs of particular children, provided comprehensive case management, crisis intervention, and long term therapeutic services.



LA ALIANZA HISPANA

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Social Worker

  • Sep 1997 - Jan 1999

  Led clinical work for interdisciplinary team providing intensive family interventions. Provided outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment in varying modalities, including individual, family, and groups. Collaborated with the Boston Public School system and Headstart to offer play and group therapies to children aged 2 to 18. Supervised La Alianza’s mentor program – which entailed training community members to offer support to families involved with the Department of Social Services. Served as a liaison between the community and other service providers. Social Work Intern – Worked in a multicultural setting providing individual, group, and family therapy to clients in the Latino community. Responsibilities included preliminary assessments, ongoing treatment of clients and inter- and intra-agency collaboration. Participated in Quality Council Meetings and developed a client satisfaction survey as part of the quality maintenance initiative. Show less



MA Department of Children and Families

• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Case Manager

  • 1995 - 1996

  Case Manager – In charge of case management for twenty-five DSS-involved families. Responsible for ensuring safety of children in the family and other living settings. On-going risk assessment and case maintenance were primary responsibilities. Maintained contact with courts, hospitals, schools, and other service providers. Case Manager – In charge of case management for twenty-five DSS-involved families. Responsible for ensuring safety of children in the family and other living settings. On-going risk assessment and case maintenance were primary responsibilities. Maintained contact with courts, hospitals, schools, and other service providers.



CONCILIO HISPANO DE CAMBRIDGE

• Case Manager

  • 1994 - 1995

  Care provider for the Department of Social Services. Responsible for doing monthly home visits to families and maintaining contact with other service providers. Made necessary referrals for families and was responsible for ensuring the prevention of abuse toward the children in the home or any other setting. Care provider for the Department of Social Services. Responsible for doing monthly home visits to families and maintaining contact with other service providers. Made necessary referrals for families and was responsible for ensuring the prevention of abuse toward the children in the home or any other setting.



U-MASS MEDICAL CENTER

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Child Life Intern

  • Sep 1993 - May 1994

  Child Life Intern – Helped hospitalized children and parents understand the child’s medical situation. Supervised children in play therapy group and helped them cope with their situations through playing. Co-leader of parents’ support group and liaison for medical staff and non-English-speaking Latino parents. Child Life Intern – Helped hospitalized children and parents understand the child’s medical situation. Supervised children in play therapy group and helped them cope with their situations through playing. Co-leader of parents’ support group and liaison for medical staff and non-English-speaking Latino parents.