CG GALLEGOS

Provide counseling to a diverse student population who are academically and/or economically disadvantaged. Counseling a variety of disproportionately impacted students to make effective decisions in pursuit of their academic, career, and personal goals; keep abreast of changing degree, certificate, transfer and EOPS information in order to advise students about the most current requirements. Lead group advising and facilitated workshops on CSU and UC applications.

• Provide counseling to a diverse student population who are academically and/or economically disadvantaged.
• Counseling a variety of disproportionately impacted students to make effective decisions in pursuit of their academic, career, and personal goals; keep abreast of changing degree, certificate, transfer and EOPS information in order to advise students about the most current requirements.
• Lead group advising and facilitated workshops on CSU and UC applications.

• Provided individual therapy to children, adolescents, and adults to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
• Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
• Consulted with other therapists, public and private service agencies and university researchers to advise clients on resources available.

• Developed and facilitated goal-oriented psycho-education and therapy groups to diverse, multicultural youth of emancipation age in a residential facility to improve residents' quality of life and prepare for life in transitional housing.
• Developed and assisted clients with meeting goals identified on Transitional Independent Living Plan (TILP) ex. get a job, enroll in college, apply for financial aid/scholarships, and other life skills.
• Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.

• Conducted home, school and community visits to assigned clients and facilitated weekly Child Family Team Meetings to assess client's level of care and provide guidance towards meeting treatment goals.
• Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
• Collaborated with case managers and community partners to deliver effective treatment and case collaboration.
• Advocated for foster children by facilitating access to community resources and services to maximize safety and well-being of child.

• Completed patient experience admission/discharge assessment to determine any unmet psycho-social-biological needs.
• Consulted with interdisciplinary team members when unmet needs are identified, complete patient experience transition/discharge.assessment to ascertain level of readiness for home/next level of care and unmet needs during hospital stay.
• Provided service recovery and refer to appropriate resources for any unmet needs.

• Provided short-term prevention and early intervention services to high school and elementary aged students.
• Coordinated and implemented educational workshops to students, parents, and school staff.
• Provided individual and group activities to students, including academic, career, and personal.
• Developed and maintained close relationships as a liaison with assigned schools, agencies, and organizations as well as consulted with school staff, probation, and community based agencies to make appropriate referrals.

• Provide educational, career, and personal counseling services to diverse, multicultural student population that take part of the following special programs: TRIO/SSS, Veterans, UMOJA, The Collaborative, Rising Scholars Network (RSN), Communidad, and UndocAlly.

Increase success in college, career and life by obtaining skills, techniques and attitudes necessary to reach personal goals. Explore personality, interests, skills and values to increase self-awareness and select appropriate major and career. Topics include: educational planning and transfer strategies, career trends, motivation and learning styles, principles of
learning and memory, critical and creative thinking, research strategies, note-taking, subject-specific study techniques, wellness, time and stress management, diversity, textbook study methods.

• Provide professional academic/vocational and personal counseling interventions to support student success of disproportionately impacted current and/or former foster youth.
• Provide counseling interventions to foster youth student whom have been identified as not making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and develop Chafee Student Success Plan as required by Senate Bill (SB) 150.

• Provide comprehensive support services to a diverse student population including pre-admission advising, orientation, academic advising, personal and career counseling and financial aid guidance.
• Conducting individual and group counseling to assist students in making decisions regarding associate's degree, certificate programs, transfer, and occupational/career goals in face-to-face and online formats.
• Teach in-person and online Guidance classes to Dual Enrollment and new college students.