Christian Hernandez, Lmhc, Ncc Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Managed and supported a team of 7-9 clinicians, promoting the Director of Clinical Services’ vision.• Supported and promoted personal and professional growth through individual bi-weekly supervision meetings.• Provided guidance to team on tasks that needed to be completed as well as immediate questions/concerns.• Addressed concerns with team members in a confidential and professional manner.• Provided trainings for new hires to the Clinical department on policies and procedures pertinent to the agency and Clinical department.• Interviewed potential candidates for Clinician positions.• Attended bi-weekly group management meetings where leadership material was processed, including educational literature as well as discussions on internal management decisions.

New York, Ny

• Managed and supported a team of 7-9 clinicians, promoting the Director of Clinical Services’ vision.• Supported and promoted personal and professional growth through individual bi-weekly supervision meetings.• Provided guidance to team on tasks that needed to be completed as well as immediate questions/concerns.• Addressed concerns with team members in a confidential and professional manner.• Provided trainings for new hires to the Clinical department on policies and procedures pertinent to the agency and Clinical department.• Interviewed potential candidates for Clinician positions.• Attended bi-weekly group management meetings where leadership material was processed, including educational literature as well as discussions on internal management decisions.

New York, Ny

• Worked within a bilingual team to provide short-term, trauma sensitive treatment planning and delivery for Unaccompanied Children placed in foster care by the US Office of Refugee Resettlement to await family reunification.• Administered various assessments of functioning, including UCLA-PTSD, Child Ecology Check-In (CECI), Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, and other in-house measures to screen for trauma and child abuse, including sexual abuse and human trafficking.• Co-facilitated group therapy two times a week with 8-40 minors.• Co-facilitated an educational Sexual Abuse and Harassment group, mandated by the Office of Refugee Resettlement.• Managed a case load of up to 14 minors, including weekly sessions, progress notes, and record keeping.• Worked within the UAC Portal to access documentation and assessment tools.• Reported on minor’s adjustment, functioning, and mental health condition in weekly meetings with third-party contractor.• Completed Significant Incident Reports (SIR’s) for UC’s significant incidents during the journey and while in program.• Conducted home visits to assess minor’s functioning and adjustment to the program and foster home.Coordinate with case managers regarding reunification of youth with their sponsor.

Student Development & Activities

• Created graphic designs for various campus events and initiatives using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.• Utilized Google Apps, including Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Google Sites to create, organize, and update a student organization website.

Queens Village, New York

• Worked with adults with severe mental illness, including Schizophrenic spectrum disorders, mood disorders, and others.• Facilitated four 50-minute group therapy sessions per day, each including 13-20 clients at an outpatient day center.• Facilitated various Psycho-Educational, Interpersonal, Process, and Support groups, including (but not limited to) activities of daily living, relapse prevention, coping with loss, medication education, mental health awareness, anger management, and multicultural awareness.• Facilitated individual therapy for one client, once a week for 45 minutes.• Attended individual and group supervision for 1.5 hours each week, discussing a broad spectrum of issues including transference, personal emotions, client disturbances, and issues within the mental health system.

Office Of First Year Experience

• Provided information to students and parents through phone calls, emails, and walk-in appearances.• Assisted with office tasks such as filing, organizing, data entry, record keeping, and record retrieval.• Assisted with the organization and distribution of application materials for the Director position search, including confidential information.

Office Of First Year Experience

• Responsible for mentoring 28 first time in college students.• Assisted the instructor with various classroom tasks, including taking attendance, answering student questions, formulating weekly quizzes, and teaching lessons based on text book readings.• Was a resource to students and helped them overcome fears and difficulties regarding college.• Attended regular training sessions to discuss classroom behavior and personal development.

Office Of First Year Experience

• Recruited, interviewed, selected, trained, supervised, and mentored 7 board members.• Oversaw the operations for UCF’s Welcome Week activities, hosting more than 25,000 students at 32 events.• Facilitated a retreat for board members covering topics including communication, event planning, and team building.• Compiled safety information for events, including event layout, police support requests, and performer contracts.• Communicated with university offices and departments regularly regarding Welcome Week event planning.• Conducted and facilitated weekly board meetings.• Secured relationships with on and off campus partners regarding advertisements and sponsorships and raised $11,125 for the program.• Represented Pegasus Palooza at various tabling and speaking events, including orientation and open houses.• Oversaw marketing efforts of Welcome Week programming, including over 22,000 print publications and various social media outlets.

Office Of First Year Experience

• Worked within a team of 34 student leaders and 4 professional staff to provide 16,000 incoming students a positive orientation experience.• Participated in a 2-week training focusing on diversity, communication, peer advising, and campus resources.• Facilitated small group discussions on topics including student issues, campus safety, and campus services.• Provided information, campus resources and services, and promoted campus activities to students and parentsthrough small group discussions and campus tours.• Facilitated 4 Q&A sessions specifically for parents during the course of all orientations.• Represented the university at the Southeast Regional Orientation Workshop conference.• Assisted students with the class selection and registration process.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Psychological Counseling

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychology

Education record

Activities and Societies: Timber Creek Regiment