Provided specialized counseling to ELL students, focusing on socio-emotional development and well-being.
Facilitated group sessions aimed at enhancing students' coping strategies, social skills, and emotional resilience.
Coordinated community resources and referrals, ensuring access to vital services for youth and families.
Managed caseloads effectively, ensuring timely follow-ups with students to assess ongoing needs.
Youth Assistance Program Counselor
The Youth Council
12.2022 - 12.2023
Promoted healthy coping skills in adolescents by teaching mindfulness practices, stress reduction techniques, and self-regulation strategies.
Conducted comprehensive mental health and substance use screenings and assessments, leading to effective brief interventions and referrals for treatment.
Facilitated numerous time-limited individual and group counseling and prevention sessions, addressing diverse youth needs and fostering positive outcomes.
Provided crisis intervention services, resulting in timely assistance and support for youth in need.
Bilingual Bicultural Community Health Worker
Public Health Department
03.2021 - 12.2022
Identified and monitored cases and diseases to reduce disparities among vulnerable populations
Assisted communication specialists, develop health promotion and prevention messages in multiple languages
Conducted public health education and counseling programs dedicated to public health issues.
Supported community health efforts by conducting mobile testing events, reaching vulnerable populations in underserved areas.
Student Success Coach
AmeriCorps
08.2019 - 06.2020
Supported & empowered younger peers through one-on-one sessions, determining aspirations, setting goals, and working through challenges
Worked with peers speaking English as second language, supporting individual progress despite unique barriers
Provided comprehensive support services encompassing personal goals of student
Decreased student late arrival to class by 15% with calendar start system initiative.
Behavioral Health Technician
Gate House Treatment
04.2018 - 03.2019
Performed client intake procedures according to internal standards for new admissions
Took and monitored vital signs, administered medications, and managed patient behavior
Counseled and mentored clients on substance use and life choices
Charted on each patient daily.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial And Organizational Psychology