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MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN
Summary

Dedicated Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with extensive experience working with a variety of populations including children, adolescence, and families. Perceptive and empathetic counselor with proven history of equipping clients to gain victory over challenges. Exceptionally well-versed in performing comprehensive assessments to identify client strengths, needs and overall functioning.

Skills
  • One-on-one counseling
  • Behavioral therapy techniques
  • Behavior pattern recognition
  • Crisis consultation
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Planning and coordination
  • Treatment planning
  • Client relationship management
Experience
12/2017 - CurrentMental Health ClinicianStar of CA | Culver City, CA
  • Provide direct intervention (counseling, parent management training, WRAP services etc.) across home, school, community, and agency settings.
  • Work with parents and teachers to develop and implement individualized behavioral therapy techniques at home and school.
  • Responded to emergency situations and provided crisis support.
  • Evaluate client and family to identity social-emotional and behavioral targets.
  • Develop corresponding intervention goals, strategies, and data collection systems.
  • Collect behavioral data on established intervention goals.
  • Maintain case files, conduct assessments, develop and implement treatment plans, establish treatment goals, and generate detailed progress notes.
  • Organizing, gathering, and summarizing behavioral data.
  • Provide treatment team with weekly progress reports.
  • Engaging in consultation and coordination of care related activities (e.g., IEP, planning, treatment team meetings, classroom consultation, etc.) with treatment team members (e.g., teacher, school psychologist, primary care physician, parent/legal guardian).
06/2016 - 04/2017MFT InternWesta Angeles Counseling Center | Los Angeles, CA
  • Conduct weekly individual, family, and group therapy sessions with adolescents, adults, and couples diagnosed with a variety of disorders utilizing various therapeutic techniques while integrating spirituality.
  • Maintain case files, conduct assessments, determine diagnosis, develop and implement treatment plans, establish treatment goals, and generate detailed progress notes that included activities, evaluations, clinical loop, etc.
  • Advocate for clients with additional needs outside scope of practice.
  • Encourage clients and families to develop and utilize skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
  • Consult with other counselors, doctors, and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services, establish treatment progress/needs, and consult about treatment planning.
  • Confer with clients to develop plans for post-treatment activities.
  • Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, and observation.
  • Develop and present training for a variety of topics related to the clinical team development.
01/2016 - 06/2016MFT Intern/Behavioral Therapist Step By Step Inc. | Santa Monica, CA
  • Conduct in-home behavioral therapeutic services for the client and family by implementing Applied Behavioral Analysis interventions and principles.
  • Assist client in meeting developmental milestones.
  • Work with clients to develop daily life skills, identifying emotions, building coping skills, establishing both verbal and non-verbal communication skills, etc. based on the needs of the client.
  • Maintain case files, conduct assessments, determine diagnosis, develop and implement treatment plans, establish treatment goals, and generate detailed progress notes that included activities, evaluations, clinical loop, etc.
  • Advocate for clients with additional needs outside scope of practice.
  • Attend Individualized Education Program meetings working closely with clients' support system to unify treatment.
  • Encourage clients and families to develop and utilize skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
  • Consult with other counselors and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services, establish treatment progress/needs, and consult about treatment planning.
  • Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, and observation.
11/2013 - 04/2015MFT Intern/Trainee/Case Manager Bridges, Inc. | Woodland Hills, CA
  • Conduct weekly individual, family, and group therapy sessions with children and adolescents diagnosed with a variety of disorders utilizing various therapeutic techniques and evidence based practices.
  • Maintain case files, conduct assessments, determine diagnosis, develop and implement treatment plans, establish treatment goals, and generate detailed progress notes that included activities, evaluations, clinical loop, etc. in the Department of Mental Health preferred clinical paperwork program.
  • Provided case management services to transitional young adults ages 18-23 years old.
  • Advocate for clients with additional needs outside scope of practice.
  • Attend Individualized Education Program meetings working closely with clients' support system to unify treatment.
  • Encourage clients and families to develop and utilize skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
  • Consult with other counselors, doctors, and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services, establish treatment progress/needs, and consult about treatment planning.
  • Confer with clients to develop plans for post-treatment activities.
  • Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, and observation.
  • Utilize training in Evidence Based Practices such as Seeking Safety throughout treatment when applicable.
Education and Training
07/2014Master of Science: Marriage And Family Therapy
University of Phoenix | Los Angeles
06/2011Bachelor of Science: Human Services
University of Phoenix | Los Angeles, CA
Certifications
  • Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention
  • Certified Prepare/Enriched
  • Certified Seeking Safety Training
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Star of CA
  • Westa Angeles Counseling Center
  • Step By Step Inc.
  • Bridges, Inc.

School Attended

  • University of Phoenix

Job Titles Held:

  • Mental Health Clinician
  • MFT Intern
  • MFT Intern/Behavioral Therapist
  • MFT Intern/Trainee/Case Manager

Degrees

  • 07/2014 Master of Science : Marriage And Family Therapy
    06/2011 Bachelor of Science : Human Services

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