Marvin West Email and Phone Number

• Provided individual/family/Group therapy as well as case management to 10 to 20 clients and assisted specialized staff using a Behavioral Therapy model• Utilized strong teamwork skills to collaborate with a treatment team to provide clinical support services to clientele in a clinical milieu environment• Maintained excellent consumer relationships with L.A and Orange county consumers from Probation, Adoptions Assistance, School staff, and community referrals• Supported the program Director and administration team in restructuring and re-organizing programmatic operation to increase client care and program efficiency• Developed and implemented Team building workshop/retreat with entire staff

I continue to provide culturally sensitive Mental Health Therapy services to youth/adolescent and TAY youth as a Spanish speaking clinician.

Promote and foster holistic health using therapuetic interventions as a Mental Health Clinician working with Oakland youth and their families.

I provided Mental Health Services to Castlemont, as well as the YU community. I also utilized my skills as a Drama Therapist, and a Hip Hop Theater facilitator to provide weekly Hip Hop Drama therapy groups to the youth of East Oakland. I was fortunate to be apart of the first Men's Leader-shift retreat when we provided intense programing and counseling to disenfranchised, and underserved youth of East Oakland during a camping retreat.

Designed and implemented Restorative Justice based Hip Hop Theater collaborative classes to introduce and foster restorative concepts and practices with the youth who had committed violent crimes.