Passionate and dedicated Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience working with disenfranchised youth, adults and families to improve mental health and quality of life; specializing in culturally-specific interventions and healing in the Black community of Portland.
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2 year licensure program & state exam.
American School Counselor Association (ASCA), Member since 2008
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Member since 2005
Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers (LCSW), Member since 2005
2020
3/27 Changing How We Feel by Changing How We Think; 6 CEUs (IBP)
2018
2/2 ACEs Empowering Educators to Help Students Build Resiliency & Thrive; 1.5 CEUs (Developmental Resources, Inc)
1/18 LGBTQ Youth: Clinical Strategies to Support Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity; 6.25 CEUs (PESI)
2017
12/13 Shame Shields: The Armor We Use to Protect Ourselves & Why it Doesn't Serve Us; 1 CEU (PESI)
10/17-19 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens Certificate of Training; 19 CEUs (PESI)
4/27-28 Trauma-Sensitive Schools Train the Trainer (Multnomah Co. Defending Childhood)
1/30 Sleep Disorders; 12 CEUs (PESI)
2016
7/15 Ethics for Social Work; 6 CEUs (CME)
7/1 Fundamentals of Trauma Processing; 8 CEUs (NetCE)
6/15 Jesuit Schools Network Counselor's Conference; 2 CEUs (Regis University)
2014
12/5 Challenging Behaviors in Youth; 6 CEUs (Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)
11/13 Calming an Overactive Brain: 6 CEUs (IBP)
2012
12/18 Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue: Professional & Personal Resiliency for the 21st Century; 6 CEUs (PESI)
9/24 Understanding Fatigue: Focus on Stress, Habits and the Brain; 6 CEUs (IBP)
4/5-7 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (State of Oregon Child Welfare)
3/15 Mind of The Healthy Family (Clackamas County Parent Empowerment Program)
2011
3/17 Mind of a Healthy Family; 5 CEUs (NASW)
2010
11/5 Tearing the Child Apart (Divorce); 6 CEUs (Child Centered Solutions)
10/22 Smart but Scattered: Executive Dysfunction at Home & at School; 5.25 CEUs (PESI)
10/8 Creating Minds Symposium: Discussions on Creativity & the Future of Education; 2.5 CEUs (Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling/Center for Community Engagement)
7/20 Ethics for Social Work; 6 CEUs (Continuing Medical Education CME)
7/20 Cannabis Use, Abuse and Dependence; 5 CEUs (CME)
7/4-7/6 Annual Conference: Beyond Cultural Awareness; 6 CEUs; Organize & Motivate the Unorganized & Unmotivated Child; 1.25 CEUs; Combating Cultural Influences of Digital Media; 1.25 CEUs; School-Family-Community Partnerships; 3 CEUs; Successful Dialogues with Enabling Parents; 1.25 CEUs; Advocating for LGBTQ Students; 1.25 CEUs; Promoting School Involvement for Diverse Parents; 1.5 CEUs American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
3/31-4/2 and 4/28-4/30 Batterers Intervention Training: The Fundamentals of Working with Abusive Men; 10 CEUs/40 hours (Allies in Change)
2008
9/19 Self-Destructive Emotions; 6 CEUs (IBP)
9/5 Racism, Homophobia & Sexism; 19 CEUs (NW Association of Domestic Violence Treatment Professionals)
7/31 Doing What Works in Brief Therapy: A Strategic Solution Focused Approach; 11 CEUs (Families in Society)
7/31 Short-Term Therapy with Children; 9 CEUs (Families in Society)
7/31 Difficult Moments in Child Psychotherapy; 7 CEUs (Families in Society)
2007
12/6 Mean Girls: Strategies & Resources in Identifying & Helping Relationally Aggressive Girls; 6 CEUs (Developmental Resources Inc)
4/26 Discipline & Achievement; 5 CEUs (Love & Logic Institute)
2006
11/17 Cultural Complexities in Treating Trauma: A Relational Approach; 6 CEUs (PSU Continuing Education/Graduate School of Education)
4/4 Attachment & Bonding: Powerful Strategies for Positive Change; 6 CEUs (PESI)
2005
3/4 License: LCSW - State of Oregon Board of Clinical Social Workers
2003
2/6 Treating Sexual Abuse: From Victim to Surviving to Creating; 6 CEUs (Cross Country University)
2000
5/23 Certificate: CSWA - State of Oregon Board of Clinical Social Workers
1999
9/15-10/20 New Foster Parent Training - State of Oregon Child Welfare
1998
10/26-12/4 CPS Core Training Program - State of Oregon Child Welfare
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