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• Provide individual therapy to Transitional-aged, former foster youth (18-24).• Utilize various therapeutic approaches to target experienced trauma and previous placement in the foster care system. • Help clients growth with emotional growth, as well as with independent living skills.

• Provide therapy targeting mood disorders: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc. • Utilize evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral treatments to alleviate symptoms of trauma-related disorders, including PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder. • Help clients to manage experiences of stress, burn-out, and other anxiety-related challenges. • Target relational difficulties in couples and families utilizing a combination of Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Psychodynamic/Object-Relational… Show more • Provide therapy targeting mood disorders: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc. • Utilize evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral treatments to alleviate symptoms of trauma-related disorders, including PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder. • Help clients to manage experiences of stress, burn-out, and other anxiety-related challenges. • Target relational difficulties in couples and families utilizing a combination of Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Psychodynamic/Object-Relational approaches, Family Systems with an overarching Humanistic/strength-based approach. Show less

• Oversaw the clinical excellence of 80 clients.• Provided individual clinical supervision to 7 staff members.• Lead group supervision for 8 psychology interns.• Reviewed and approve DMH documentation according to county contract (Assessments, Treatment Plans, Progress Notes).• Conducted trainings in trauma and attachment when working with children and families.

• Conduct comprehensive initial mental health assessment.• In-home individual and family therapy with children (ages 5-18) placed in the foster care system.• Family therapy with foster parents, relatives, caregivers and/or biological parents.• Receive training in and conduct sessions using the evidence-based Trauma Treatment Program approach with youth suffering from PTSD.

• Provide on-call crisis intervention, including emotional support during and after forensic medical exam, to victims of sexual assault and their families.• Advocate for client with nurse practitioners, law enforcement officials, and mental health agencies.• Follow up with mental health status assessments. • Completion of 40 hours crisis intervention training for certification.

• Provide family and individual therapy to severely emotionally disturbed children (ages 5-18) and their families. • Crisis management/risk assessment provided for children and families when a danger to self or others arises. • Conduct intakes including diagnostic assessment• Complete client-related DMH paperwork

• Facilitate a manual-based cognitive behavioral intervention for HIV-positive mothers and their adolescent children, with an emphasis on a family-centered approach.• Conduct intakes to determine group appropriateness.• Interview participants using a computer-based assessment.• Present didactics on a variety of issues: gang awareness, assertiveness, and intervention/facilitation techniques.• Train new staff members, focusing on intervention delivery, group facilitation skills… Show more • Facilitate a manual-based cognitive behavioral intervention for HIV-positive mothers and their adolescent children, with an emphasis on a family-centered approach.• Conduct intakes to determine group appropriateness.• Interview participants using a computer-based assessment.• Present didactics on a variety of issues: gang awareness, assertiveness, and intervention/facilitation techniques.• Train new staff members, focusing on intervention delivery, group facilitation skills, and emergency protocols. Show less