Overview
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Education
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Elizabeth Gutierrez

San Bernardino,CA

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Helpline Counselor

Parent's Anonymous, Inc.
12.2023 - Current
  • Foster therapeutic process of mutual support with adults and youth to address underlying feelings through empathetic listening, affirming experiences, and engaging in self-calming strategies such as mindfulness and coping skills.
  • Educated clients on available community resources, fostering a sense of empowerment and self-sufficiency.
  • Improved client satisfaction through consistent communication, empathy, and understanding of their unique challenges.
  • Foster therapeutic process of parent and youth leadership where parents and youth gain awareness, seek and implement solutions to support their empowerment journey.
  • Assist with crisis intervention such as conducting wellness checks with local law enforcement or CPS/APS reports as needed to emotionally support parents and youths in moments of crisis.
  • Document accurately and completely Helpline interactions into iCarol during the session including all relevant topics, all
    therapeutic processes and Nurturing & Parenting Strategies discussed.

MSW/PPSC Student Intern

Colton Joint Unified School District
08.2022 - 04.2023
  • Credential - MSW Pupil Personnel Service (PPS), School of Social Work specialization and CWA authorization.
  • Evaluated clients' social, emotional, and psychological needs to create treatment plans.
  • Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families
  • Clinical diagnosing and recovery treatment planning
  • Conduct Biopsychosocial Assessment
  • Crisis intervention and safety planning for at-risk students
  • Documentation through SOIR progress notes
  • Community Resources and case management
  • Group facilitation for mental health support groups

Activity Therapist

CANYON RIDGE HOSPITAL
04.2022 - 12.2022
  • Facilitated activity groups for psychiatric and substance use disorder populations
  • Educated patients with mental illness on healthy and appropriate coping strategies through leisure activities and recovery
  • Performed mental health assessments Treatment planning and interventions
  • Conducted mental health outcomes treatment scales
  • Documentation of activity interventions and patient participation
  • Assessment of patient's strengths and group participation
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members

MSW Student Intern

Canyon Ridge Hospital
08.2021 - 04.2022
  • Facilitated group therapy process or didactic psychotherapy for various inpatient populations
  • Provided individual, family, and group therapy in a psychiatric hospital setting.
  • Conducted Biopsychosocial Assessments for inpatient clinical services
  • Facilitated activities and social skills groups
  • Conduct Mental Health Outcome Assessment Scales
  • Conducted Family Meetings for discharge planning and safety planning
  • Treatment planning and documentation

Child Welfare Shift Supervisor

TEAM HOPE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, TEEMA INC
06.2021 - 11.2021
  • Managed overall care planning for children in Emergency Federal Intake Facility
  • Oversee and implement daily tasks for Youth Care Workers and Team Leads
  • Ensure all staff follows safety guidelines and protocols of the facility
  • Managed and evaluate Youth Care Workers and Team Lead documentation for submission to management
  • Manage and support staff in daily discharges and reunification process
  • Identified the emotional and physical needs of children housed in the facility
  • Collaborate with colleagues to improve treatment planning and quality of care
  • Assist Unaccompanied Minors with case management, mental health, medical, and legal appointments
  • Manage and submit official headcounts of unaccompanied minors to upper management

Education

Master of Social Work

Azusa Pacific University
Inland Empire Regional Campus, San Bernardino
05.2023

Bachelor of Social Work

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles
05.2020

Skills

  • Biopsychosocial Assessments
  • Team Leadership Skills
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Treatment Panning & Interventions
  • Group Facilitation
  • School-Based Mental Health
  • Administrative Support
  • Case Management

Certification

  • California Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Online Training Certificate
  • Mandated Online Reporter Training for Mental Health and Social
    Workers Certification
  • Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)

Timeline

Helpline Counselor

Parent's Anonymous, Inc.
12.2023 - Current

MSW/PPSC Student Intern

Colton Joint Unified School District
08.2022 - 04.2023

Activity Therapist

CANYON RIDGE HOSPITAL
04.2022 - 12.2022

MSW Student Intern

Canyon Ridge Hospital
08.2021 - 04.2022

Child Welfare Shift Supervisor

TEAM HOPE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, TEEMA INC
06.2021 - 11.2021

Master of Social Work

Azusa Pacific University

Bachelor of Social Work

Mount Saint Mary's University
Elizabeth Gutierrez