Estela Malagon

Waukegan,IL

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

THERAPIST INTERN

Cutting Edge Counseling of the North Shore

Northbrook, Illinois

08.2022 - 05.2023

Managed a caseload of children/adolescent clients and provided mental health services for each client at private practice and at clients' schools, either in person or via zoom
Provided mental health diagnosis for each client, created treatment plans, wrote up after session summaries, and client progress reports for court purposes, when needed
Attended networking meetings and events with the team, such as school district events and open houses
Worked closely with licensed therapists at private practice by sending emails to their corresponding clients regarding important documentation that may needed to be completed, and sent follow up/reminder emails to these clients for an ongoing communication
Created and utilized excel sheets/documents for certain projects.

CRIMINOLOGY AND CHILD ADVOCATE INTERN

Lake County State's Attorney's Office - Children's Advocacy Center

Gurnee, IL

09.2019 - 12.2019

Worked closely with advocates, forensic interviewers, DCFS case managers, and law enforcement by shadowing their work to support at risk youth and their needs, while also applying importance to the strengths of the vulnerable youth served
Translated when non-english speaking parents/families needed assistance in their scheduled meetings with their assigned advocate or detective
When a required document to fill out was not available in spanish, I would assist those parents/families in completing it at the advocacy center
When a non-english speaking child walked into the advocacy center, I would engage with them as I would with any other english speaking child
Engaged with children/adolescents going through sexual, physical, or emotional abuse and traumatic experiences by talking to them and performing activities with them to ease them up for their forensic interview
Through this work, I was able to find creative, compassionate, and personalized solutions for children/adolescents who needed assistance towards their first step of their healing process for justice
Provided emotional support and guidance to parents/families throughout their process at the facility
Worked front desk, helped coordinate events such as fundraisers and co-facilitated child/adolescent group therapy, sat through child interviews from different room, and introduced children to the facility's canine therapy.

ASSISTANT

Daycare Home

Waukegan, IL

01.2015 - 03.2017

Planned and performed activities with children, scheduled meetings with parents, supervised children ages three to eleven, and handled children's important documented information
Engaged every child's mind, their physical development, and social skills to fit the needs of their corresponding age through appropriate themed lesson plans, circle time, outdoor play time, singing songs, and handicrafts
Supported children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

Education

Master of Education - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

06-2023

Bachelor of Arts - Criminology and Child Advocacy Studies

Northeastern Illinois University