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• Provided online counseling services for 5 to 25 subscribers monthly
• Individual counseling topics included managing anxiety, depression, and substance issues
• Enrolled in Teen and Regain programs providing couples and family counseling

Okeecho

• Coordinated service delivery with clinical team and other program departments
• Provided residential counseling (individual and family) to 10+ youth ages 12 – 18
• Provided clinical assessments including suicide and mental status assessments.

Okeechobee, FL

• Coordinated service delivery with clinical team and other program departments
• Provided residential counseling (individual, family and group) to 30 youth ages 12 – 18
• Provided clinical assessments including suicide and mental status assessments.
• Trained staff on clinical approaches and documentation process in clinical supervision

Cooper City, FL

• Provided clinical support to agency staff. Trained and supervised interns on principles of psychotherapy and agency operation. Brainstormed with staff ways to overcome barriers to providing services.
• Conducted psychosocial assessment of youth and family for agency counselors.
• Provided in-home therapy to client for 2-4 months for diversion, probation and school transition with caseload of 8 to 20 clients
• Served as agency representative and service provider for youth currently enrolled in drug court.

Cooper City, FL

• Provided in-home therapy to client for 2-4 months for diversion, probation and school transition.
• Conducted biopsychosocial assessment of youth and family, and created treatment plans to address identified behavioral concerns.
• Planned and managed youth groups on various issues (self-control, substance use, etc).
• Trained and supervised interns on principles of psychotherapy and agency operation. Brainstormed with staff ways to overcome barriers to providing services.

• Provided individual and family in-home therapy services for a period ranging from 3 to 6 months for families in the Broward County area.
• Conducted psychosocial assessment of youth and family, and created treatment plans to address identified behavioral concerns.
• Performed clinical diagnostic impressions of clients for unlicensed agency therapists.
• Entered client information into AVATAR electronic agency data base and maintained case file
• Referred clients to agency case management and psychiatric services when appropriate, and provided referrals for Youth Emergency Services and community agencies to meet family’s needs.

• Conducted psychosocial intake assessment of at-risk youth ages 6-17 and their family
• Entered client data into Juvenile Justice and Law Enforcement databases
• Provided individual, family and group services to over 450 clients from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds and education levels
• Re-evaluated goals at 30-60-90 day intervals with client families and revised services as necessary
• Trained and supervised 4 to 6 interns on principles of psychotherapy and agency operation. Co-led the anger management group with interns and evaluated their performance

• Conducted psychosocial intake assessment of at-risk youth ages 10-17 and their family
• Initiated and provided daily social skills groups to youth admitted to the shelter
• Trained and administered behavioral management system for the youth admitted to the shelter, recorded observations of youth behavior in client files and agency records
• Revised and administered 4-week anger management group curriculum for youth groups of 4-8
• Provided clinical impressions on youth behavior and suggested options to manage youth behavior to other counselors at shelter staff meetings

• Completed a 75-hour hotline counselor training
• Handled over 200 hours on a 24-hour crisis hotline (including 8-hour overnight shifts)
• Offered support and information on difficult parenting issues
• Utilized communication techniques to encourage resistant callers to express themselves

• Consulted community agencies for youth summer jobsites
• Generated Excel spreadsheet of the Summer Youth Employment Program and analyzed data
• Reported data to WorkForce One Legal Department

• Screened police reports for Victim Advocate Unit services eligibility
• Assessed the safety of crime victims and provided information on community resources
• Presented Sheriff’s Office and Victim Advocate Unit events during community meetings

• Collected data on job seeker attendance for WorkForce Investment Act (WIA) employment trainings, and entered into an employment database
• Organized attendance results into Word documents and Excel spreadsheets
• Trained and supervised staff members for completion of data entry project with specific deadline

Masters, Social Work

Bachelors Of Science; Degree, Psychology

Magna Cum Laude

Associates, Arts