Kimberley Sligar Email & Phone Number

Progressive Assertive Community Team - Pacific Asian Unit (PACT-PAU) May 2018- Present ∙ Provide bilingual (English-Vietnamese ) individual counseling, case management, and family therapy to adults with mental illness. ∙ Conduct assessment to formulate individualized treatment care plan with objectives and interventions toward community engagement. ∙ Conducted individuals for 5150 evaluation for psychiatric hospitalization.∙ Assist individuals to apply for benefits including SSI benefits, shelters, and long-term housing,∙ Connect individuals to community programs for employment, substance use disorder programs, and Wellness Center for rehabilitation. ∙ Link and refer individuals to appropriate lower levels of care for mental health. Centralized Assessment Team (CAT) June 2016- May 2018 ∙ Provides crisis intervention and risk assessment services to adults in the community. ∙ Facilitate 5150 involuntary hospitalizations to designated facilities. ∙ Collaborate with care providers from different community agencies to link and refer individuals and families to mental health services.

Personal Service Coordinator II ∙ Utilize the recovery model to provide direct mental health services to integrate adults with serious mental illness into the community. ∙ Certified 5150 care providers to conduct 5150 involuntary psychiatric holds and report suspected abuse to APS.∙ Provide education, case management, MSE assessment, rehab counseling, clinical therapy to meet objectives from treatment care plans. ∙ Formulate individualized treatment care plans, develop curriculums, and facilitate groups.

United Cerebral Palsy - Irvine, CA September 2013 – June 2016 Respite Worker & Inclusion Facilitator ∙ Provided supervision, support, and care to children having developmental disabilities. ∙ Interacted with diverse youths in their home environments or community child care settings.