ANDREA T. CANTERO
Murrieta,CA
Summary
Focused Licensed Marriage and family therapist trained in multiple modalities focused on marriage and family therapy. Helps couples and family groups work through trauma, disfunction and individual disorders affecting mental health. Skilled in case management and assessments.
Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Psych Social Worker/Intense Case Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
02.2020 - Current
- Timely and appropriate assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment intervention of members
- Provides appropriate and timely documentation of clinical encounters in members charts
- Coordinated external healthcare professionals to uphold high-quality, person-centred care.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
- Renders appropriate and immediate guidance & therapy for members in crisis or in need of clinical services
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Participated in professional development and training opportunities to enhance clinical skills.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with community resources for successful referrals.
Outpatient Clinical Therapist
The Guidance Center
03.2017 - 01.2020
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment
- Facilitated a smooth discharge by encouraging and reassuring clients throughout their transitions
- Conducted therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments
- Ran individual therapy and family therapy sessions for children ages 6 to 18
- Maintained a caseload of more than 23 families
Intake Specialist
Jewish Family & Children Services
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Provide psychotherapy to clients using a variety of modalities (including individual, group, family, etc.)
- Create evaluation, diagnostic, and treatment planning services
- Responsible for maintaining and overseeing a regular caseload of clients
- Create risk assessment and clinical interventions
- Case coordination of therapeutic activities
Therapeutic Behavioral Services Coach
Bayfront Youth & Family Services
06.2015 - 02.2017
- One-to-one behavioral mental health intervention
- Help children, caregivers, group home staff to learn ways of reducing and managing difficult behaviors
- Help children and caregivers develop skills to increase desired behaviors that will help the child succeed in their environment
- Design, structure, model and support one-to-one intervention to modify target behaviors and teach alternative behaviors so that the child and their family members can manage on their own
Program Specialist
Children's Home Society of California
04.2014 - 05.2015
- Case Management
- Run Family Child Care Network Program
- Conduct children observations from age 0-12
- Provide support for the resource and referrals hotline
- Organize providers and parent workshops
Charting/Pop Coordinator
Lamar Advertising
01.2010 - 06.2014
- Answering high volume of calls
- Organizing showing for new clients
- Maintaining yearly calendar for the company
- Counseling Marriage, Family and Child Therapy
- Creating daily reports for operations
- File organizer
- Maintain office fully stock
- Created photo reports for clients
- Assist office manager
Student Leader
Boys & Girls Club
01.2004 - 01.2010
Youth Coordinator
YMCA
01.2008 - 01.2009
Personal Assistant
Slate & Stone
01.2007 - 01.2008
Teller Supervisor
Bank Of America
01.2005 - 01.2006
Education
Master of Science -
University of Phoenix
01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Argosy University
Orange County, CA01.2012
Skills
- Bilingual in Spanish and English
- Case management
- Expertise in crisis intervention techniques
- LMFT #112309
- Culturally sensitive
- CBT trained
- Trained in indicators of child abuse
- EMDR trained
- Biopsychosocial assessments
- Skilled in intake interviewing
- Referrals and networking
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Psych Social Worker/Intense Case Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
02.2020 - Current
Outpatient Clinical Therapist
The Guidance Center
03.2017 - 01.2020
Intake Specialist
Jewish Family & Children Services
03.2016 - 02.2017
Therapeutic Behavioral Services Coach
Bayfront Youth & Family Services
06.2015 - 02.2017
Program Specialist
Children's Home Society of California
04.2014 - 05.2015
Charting/Pop Coordinator
Lamar Advertising
01.2010 - 06.2014
Youth Coordinator
YMCA
01.2008 - 01.2009
Personal Assistant
Slate & Stone
01.2007 - 01.2008
Teller Supervisor
Bank Of America
01.2005 - 01.2006
Student Leader
Boys & Girls Club
01.2004 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Argosy University
Master of Science -
University of Phoenix
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