Provide individual therapy to dually diagnosed adults (Outpatient)Provide brief therapeutic interventions and mental health evaluations to the Hispanic population who are housed in the Mental Health Unit at the Arlington County Detention Facility Co-lead therapy groups and teach psycho-education classes such as dialectical behavioral therapy, smoking cessation, dual diagnosis education, and art therapyProvide intensive case managementAssist with the hiring process along with my supervisor Worked as an Acting Supervisor when my supervisor is absent. Duties include: coordinating with other supervisors regarding clinical cases, assign cases to the clinicians in my team, provide consultation/supervision to the clinicians in my team, run staff meetings, and coordinate with the director of the mental health unitWorked over-time at Emergency Services (beginning September 20, 2005 to September 20, 2006) providing:-crisis interventions-mental health evaluations-detaining individuals who meet detention criteria-network with E.R. doctors and nurses and with Arlington County policeProvide trainings to the staff at the Behavioral Healthcare Division and other service providers in the metropolitan area such

I was responsible for the overall management of a Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT), including clinical supervision of a 10-person multidisciplinary mental health team. The program serves seriously and persistently mentally ill adults by providing comprehensive, intensive, community-based services, including outreach, intensive case management, psychiatric services, substance abuse treatment, employment assistance, crisis intervention, and counseling. Services are available 24 hours, seven days a week and are aimed at stabilizing psychiatric symptoms, minimizing hospitalization, and improving the quality of life. The program is in the Mental Health Bureau of the Behavioral Healthcare Division in the Department of Human Services. Specific duties included: •planning, directing and evaluating the overall operation of services, policies and procedures to ensure required PACT-model standards of quality are maintained; •managing day-to-day clinical operations including leading a daily team meeting for the review, assignment and coordination of services; •providing clinical and administrative staff supervision; •coordinating referrals and performing screening and clinical assessments; •providing case management to a small caseload; and •relating with internal and external service providers and others, including families, citizen groups, County and other human services, and State licensing and funding agencies.

I provide psychotherapy to individuals with an array of presenting problems including: depression, anxiety, relational problems, and/or issues related to sexual orientation.

Provided counseling to elementary school aged children.Provided family therapy as well as psycho-educational groups

Provided prevention & early intervention counseling to children and adolescents and their families Provided educational groups in various Public Schools; Administered drug and alcohol assessmentsProvided drug and alcohol educational seminar (D.A.E.S.) to adolescents

Provided individual and family therapy to children, adolescents their families

Provided one-on-one therapeutic interventions, support, & guidance to young children in school, home & in the community