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-Developed and directed all clinical programs in Inyo and Mono counties-Provided clinical supervision to all direct service personnel-Provided counseling services and advocacy for women and children survivors of domestic violence, child abuse, and/or sexual assault.-Trained all counseling staff and volunteers-Provided community education regarding domestic violence, sexual assault, parenting, and cross-cultural issues to police, sheriff, highway patrol, students, school personnel, and others.-Presented several classes on anger management, healthy relationships, and parenting classes to court-ordered and self-referred individuals.-Taught various classes to staff and volunteers (40 hour required domestic violence training and 40 hour sexual assault training) on the subjects of suicide, intervention, depression, crisis management, domestic violence, restraining orders, Complex PTSD, cross-cultural issues in service provision, and workplace safety.

-Conducted individual, couples, and group psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults in a MediCal contract clinic-Psychological/psycho-education testing with all populations-Taught anger management classes-Consulted with China Lake management staff regarding personnel issues-EAP Program (China Lake NAWS)

Major rotation involved the following:-Treating patients experiencing acute and/or chronic trauma-Marital/family difficulties-AIDS-Severe chronic mental illness-Dual diagnosisMinor rotation involved the following:-Working with an interdisciplinary pain management team to address the psychological and medical needs of chronic pain patients (i.e., AIDS, cancer, etc.)Working an interdisciplinary team to address the psychological needs of the chronically mentally ill patients (i.e., medication, psychological testing, diagnosis, family involvement, and discharge planning).Other responsibilities:-Weekly psychological assessments and report writing-Consultations with attending psychiatrists -Provided training to nursing and psychiatry resident staff members on subjects such as Complex PTSD, depression, personality structure, utility of psychological testing, and more.

Responsible for psychological testing with adult and adolescent inpatients, report writing, research, and medical staff consultation. Assisted psychologist with forensic evaluations (i.e., competency, custody, and criminal).

Conducted psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and families, covering a wide range of psychological issues.

Responsible for supervision and management of five agency programs:-Early Identification-Mother-Infant Support Team-Ewa Healthy Start-Diamond Head Healthy Start-Statewide Healthy Start Training ProgramProvided training in the following:-Complex PTSD-Child abuse/neglect reporting procedures-Impact of violence on children-Sucicide risk assessment-Cross-cultural issues and its impact on service provisionsOther responsibilities:-Provided clinical supervision of psychotherapists and program managers-Developed and implemented new programs-Managed budget and state contracts-Supervised training for Healthy Start management staff in the state of Hawaii

Regular responsibilities included:-Direct supervision of all clinical mental health service providers-Intake/screening of all new patients-Case assignment-Medication referrals-Management of 12-bed residential treatment facility for chronically mentally ill adults-24 hour response to local emergency room to evaluate patients being help for psychiatric reasons-Provided training for staff and other community agencies-Carried a caseload-Directed weekly staff meetingsQuarterly responsibilities included:-Program review-Fiscal planning-Update policy and procedure manual and quality assurance plans-Led medication peer review

Responsible for clinical supervision of licensed psychotherapists, consultation services for camp counselors and on-site school personnel, training and developing of all clinical programs, fiscal planning, and licensing compliance. Provided individual, family and group therapy.