Adriana Estrada-Gomez
Simi Valley,CA
Summary
Driven, approachable, and dedicated professional seeking a position wherein my skills, experience, and educational background can be used to the fullest extent. Excellent interpersonal skills, and effective at relationship-building with clients from a wide range of backgrounds. Proactive leader with strengths in communication, collaboration, and outreach.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Center for Wellness, Trainer/Presenter
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, CA
05.2020 - Current
- Outreach high school students enrolling at Los Angeles Mission College to introduce campus support services to increase student success.
- Conduct ongoing outreach to orient current and past students about enrollment events, financial aid events, and provide support as needed.
- Assess social services needs of students and link them to campus and community resources.
- Complete initial intake for students interested in mental health services.
- Coordinate with school staff to plan, organize, and deliver services to support student success.
College Counseling, DSPS Inter
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, CA
06.2019 - 05.2020
- Assisted with Academic Counseling, enrollment, and student education plans.
- Connected students to campus and community agencies as appropriate.
- Developed and conducted study/test skills training.
- Developed and updated Los Angeles Mission College community resource brochure.
- Familiarity with SIS, SARS, Viatron, Career Café.
Trauma Informed Care Consultant
Child Care Resource Center
Chatsworth, CA
09.2019 - Current
- Provide one-on-one support and coaching for participants of the Bridge program around relationship building, attachment, creation of safe and nurturing environments to support resilience, and prevent burn-out.
- Function as a resource guide to participants of the Bridge program in incorporating Trauma Informed Care strategies and resiliency based approaches in their curriculum to support trauma-exposed children in their care.
- Responsible for provider outreach to orient them to the Bridge program and encourage participation.
- Administer 4 - 6 adult trainings a month in English and Spanish related to trauma and resilience strategies to Bridge providers, educators, caregivers, and key staff at Early Childhood Centers.
- Developed training curricula for Historical Trauma, COVID Series: Impact of Quarantine and Social Distancing, Cozy Corners, Trauma Informed Care (TIC) for Parents: Building Resilience.
- Collaborate with internal divisions and external entities to establish strong partnerships to gain support for project goals and ensure alignment.
Home Base Educator for EHS
Child Care Resource Center
Chatsworth, CA
10.2014 - 09.2019
- Managed a caseload of ten to twelve families enrolled in the Early Head Start Program.
- Conducted weekly home visits in partnership with each family.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans that included educational, social-emotional, motor, and language abilities and guidance on home safety, nutrition, effective discipline, and other related topics using Parents as Teachers (PAT) curriculum.
- Assisted parents in planning, organizing, and implementing twice monthly group socialization.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Provided families with linkage to community services and resource.
- Met all program-required family and developmental screenings and assessments.
- Collaborated with program support specialists for case conferencing.
- Coached and mentored internship students from California State University, Northridge in various aspects of home visiting such as planning and facilitating home visits, screenings, assessments, and data entry.
Case Manager
Child & Family Center
Santa Clarita, CA
09.2007 - 10.2017
- Provided client rehabilitation services for children and youth which assisted in improving, maintaining, or restoring daily functioning at home, school, and community in accordance with their individualized treatment plan.
- Partnered with physiatrist and therapists to develop and manage ongoing individualized treatment plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Met with meds-only clients on a monthly basis to monitor client’s symptoms and behaviors, updated and maintained client’s chart, and consulted with client’s psychiatrist.
- Conducted phone screenings for outpatient and School base program and facilitated intakes when needed.
- Developed positive relationships with parents to foster communication and encourage involvement for patient growth.
- Facilitated linkage to mental health programs, community agencies, and local resources.
- Maintained updated resource library, including Center program information and community resources.
Child Life Specialist I
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
03.2007 - 06.2007
- Worked with pediatric patients and families to help them cope with hospitalization, procedures, and surgeries through therapeutic play, education, preparation, and other collaborative interventions.
- Provided in person support during medical procedures.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to facilitate activities consistent with patients' age-specific developmental needs.
- Developed level-appropriate activities during playroom sessions to support social development.
- Created safe and welcoming environment in the play room to reduce stress and anxiety.
- Oriented, supervised, and provided ongoing support to volunteers.
Parent Educator
Child Care Resource Center
Chatsworth, CA
12.2004 - 03.2007
- Conducted monthly home visits to a caseload of ten families that participated in the PAT program, implementing individualized service planning, parenting activities, and structured parent-child interactions using the PAT curriculum.
- Educated clients on parents roles with focus on skill development and guiding children through nurturing parenting.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of child development principles and suggested alternative parenting methods to suit individual family needs.
- Facilitated linkage to community resources.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Represented the agency at health/community fairs, conferences and workshops.
Office/Project Manager
EnetVoice Inc.
Woodland Hills, CA
06.1997 - 01.2004
- Supervised 6 shift supervisors and assigned staff.
- Responsible for the ongoing staff training, monthly staff meetings, interviewing, hiring, scheduling, time off requests, and maintaining employee records.
- Assisted director with payroll for a base of approximately 30 employees.
Education
Master of Arts - Human Development
Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, CA12.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Child Development
California State University Northridge
Northridge05.2003
Skills
- Early Childhood Education Knowledge
- Service Quality
- Presenting Information
- Outstanding Communication Skills
- Public speaking
- Time Management
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Conflict Resolution
- Community Linkage
- Case Management Proficiency
- Family engagement
- Outreach
- EXXYM
- Child Plus
- Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Outlook
Accomplishments
- Designed and conducted a well-received professional development workshop for the 2021-2022 Virtual Local Planning Council's Special Education and Inclusion Conference in April 2022.
- Earned "Key Contributor Award" at End of the Year Trauma Informed Care Advisor Celebration from the Drew Child Development Corporation in July 2021.
- Developed "Approaches to Coaching: Things that Contribute to Building Relationships with Providers" brochure in June 2020.
- Featured in Trauma Informed Care Spotlight for effectively building coaching relationships with providers in June 2020.
Certification
- Trauma Informed Care (TIC) Train the Trainers
- Parents as Teacher (PAT) Certification
- Family Development Credential
- Lactation Educator Certification
- Certified Infant Message Instructor
- SEEDS Facilitator Training for Infants & Toddlers
- Leadership & Application course with specialized focus: College Teaching/other Adult Teaching
- Zero to Three: The Growing Brain Certification
- PITC Home Visiting Training Institute
- Strengthening Cultural Humility, Dismantling Implicit Bias
Language
Bilingual fluency in both English and Spanish
Timeline
Center for Wellness, Trainer/Presenter
Los Angeles Mission College
05.2020 - Current
Trauma Informed Care Consultant
Child Care Resource Center
09.2019 - Current
College Counseling, DSPS Inter
Los Angeles Mission College
06.2019 - 05.2020
Home Base Educator for EHS
Child Care Resource Center
10.2014 - 09.2019
Case Manager
Child & Family Center
09.2007 - 10.2017
Child Life Specialist I
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
03.2007 - 06.2007
Parent Educator
Child Care Resource Center
12.2004 - 03.2007
Office/Project Manager
EnetVoice Inc.
06.1997 - 01.2004
Master of Arts - Human Development
Pacific Oaks College
Bachelor of Arts - Child Development
California State University Northridge
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