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Oregon, United States

Salem, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Area

Trauma informed care consultation and training specializing in schools and service organizations.

Tigard, Oregon

Responsible for successful management and operation of the Oregon Chief Education Office Trauma Informed Schools Pilot Grant, exercising a high degree of discretion, independent judgment and professionalism in applying specialist professional knowledge of trauma and trauma-informed responses to a variety of grant activities including:-Creating and providing professional development to a variety of school and community stakeholders.-Facilitating alignment of school and community youth serving programs to better provide trauma informed responses.-Supporting the implementation of student and family-targeted universal education and messaging strategies. -Managing and administering the Trauma Informed Schools Pilot Grant including budget development and expenditure management, grant programming and operations, and coordinating the collection and reporting of data for project evaluation.

Salem, Oregon

Provide direction, leadership, management, coordination and oversight to a broad range of Medicaid and other publicly funded mental health and substance use disorder services for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families and is a member of the executive management team which is responsible to participate in division wide goal, policy and priority setting. Directly supervises staff and directs and manages the implementation of Medicaid and non-Medicaid prevention and early intervention services.

Oregon City, Or

Provide assessment, treatment planning and therapy for adults, children and families experiencing mental health issues. Responsibilities and Achievements: -Work as a part of a collaborative team of case managers, clinicians and health practitioners in meeting community mental health needs including crisis intervention. -Participated in weekly meetings with other program therapists. -Utilize evidence based practices.

Portland, Oregon Area

Oversaw all aspects of program administration, operations, development, training and mental health service provision for Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) 28 bed staff secure shelter program.Responsibilities and Achievements: Assisted in creation and managing of budgets over 2 million dollars. Have stayed within budget each fiscal year and oversaw expansion of contracted beds and funding.Improved and enhanced services utilizing logic models, quality improvement and quality management processes.Improved federal audit performance including improvements in child friendliness, facilities, reduction in runaways, and clinical services. Created new milieu policy incorporating trauma informed care, collaborative problem solving, brain research and improved child welfare practices. Developed and reviewed internal policy in adherance to funder requirements and local, state and federal regulations.Supervised case management and clinical departments and provided coverage when needed to help with clinical assessments, service planning and weekly check ins with youth. Also conceptualized and developed clinical assessments of run risk and criminal risk. Provided trainings on Non-Profit Challenges and Leadership, the Sanctuary Model (Trauma Informed Care Provider Practices), Language Acquisition and Cultural Competency.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Oversaw all aspects of program administration, operations, development, training and mental health service provision for 3 Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) 10 bed shelter programs and monitored compliance with subcontract provider Devereux, Arizona for their 23 bed ORR program. Responsibilities and Achievements: -Assisted in grant writing and budget negotiation process and ensured timely program outcome and fiscal reporting. Stayed within budget each fiscal year and oversaw transfer of beds and revenue from subcontracted provider to the agency.-Improved program compliance and significantly improved performance on federal audit meeting all expectations.-Enhanced the behavior management policy encouraging positive collaborative relationships with youth and staff as guided by the Youth Development Model. -Provided innovative programming such Release the Fear, an award winning youth empowerment workshop, Casa de Sonidos, sonic storytelling with Central American youth, and Playback Theatre, a nationally recognized improvisational theatre troupe. -Supervised case management and clinical departments and provided coverage when needed to help with clinical assessments, service planning and weekly check ins with youth. -Selected to attend Bank of America Non-Profit and Leadership Training.-Provided training in the Youth Development Model, Language Acquisition and Cultural Competency.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Provided assessment, treatment planning and counseling for undocumented youth in ORR custody at the Casa de Sueños group home and evidence based Family Functional Therapy (FFT) for families of youth with criminal and substance abuse history in the community. Responsibilities and Achievements: -Selected to attend week long training in Family Functional Therapy (FFT) in Salt Lake City. -Provided evidence based therapy to families with youth on juvenile or adult probation including detailed online assessment and reporting on progress with much success. -Provided Client Directed Outcome Informed (CDOI) therapy with unaccompanied minors.

Phoenix, Az

Provided assessment, treatment planning and therapy for adjudicated and criminally involved youth on parole or in Child Protective Service custody. Responsibilities and Achievements: -Successful transitioned youth to independent living through counseling, psycho-education, life skills development and savings program. -Collaborated with youth and support team in planning for independent living and submitting monthly reports to Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections parole officers and/or CPS case managers. -Worked with program manager in establishing a therapeutic milieu, providing in-house training and support for all FOCUSED staff. -Participated in weekly group supervision with other program therapists.

Provided assessment, treatment planning and outpatient and school based therapy for Medicaid eligible adults, children and families experiencing mental health or substance abuse issues. Responsibilities and Achievements: -Worked as a part of a collaborative team of case managers, clinicians and health practitioners in meeting community mental health needs including crisis intervention. -Participated in weekly group supervision with other program therapists. -Utilized evidence based Client Directed Outcome Informed (CDOI) therapy.-Consistently met 30 hour requirement for billable hours.

Tucson, Arizona Area

Provided assessment, treatment planning and therapy for individuals, couples, children and families. Responsibilities and Achievements: -Co-facilitated and developed psycho-educational groups in domestic violence, parenting, anger management and civil responsibility. -Participated in weekly group supervision with other program therapists.-Attended weekly training in Bowenian Therapy.

Tucson, Az, Los Angeles, Ca, El Paso, Tx

Taught 6-12 grade students in Earth Science, Environmental Science, Geometry, Algebra, Pre-Algebra and general mathematics.Hasan Preparatory Leadership Academy, Tucson Arizona - Taught Geometry and Algebra classes targeted for primarily Native students as part of a greater school curriculum infusing all aspects of the educational experience with elements of Tohono O’odham language, traditions, and Native history.Cesar Chavez Middle School, Tucson, Arizona - Taught Middle School math to students as part of a greater Chicano studies curriculum. Stephen White Middle School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Carson, California- Taught General Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra to Limited English Proficient Learners in English and Spanish. Also supervised LAUSD Impact Program at the school site identifying youth at risk for substance use and co-dependecy and providing psycho-educational intervention groups.Sunnyside High School, Sunnyside Unified School District, Tucson, Arizona - Taught Environmental Science and coached freshman girls' basketball team. Also facilitated a summer math/science academy for middle school youth.Bassett Middle School, El Paso Independent School District, El Paso, Texas - Taught 8th grade Earth Science and coached 7th grade basketball team.

Masters Of Arts, Counseling Psychology

Activities and Societies: California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. Emphasis in Spiritual Psychology

Bachelors Of Science, Education (Earth Science And Math)

Activities and Societies: The Arizona Daily Wildcat News Reporter Studied Education with a Major in Earth Science and a Minor.