Giselle Bood

Highly motivated social worker with experience collaborating with adults and youth in successful psychosocial assessments and engaging in crisis intervention when necessary. Individual and group therapy experience in out patient settings. Skilled in implementing evidence based practices for the wellbeing of patients mental health.

Behavioral Health Clinician MSW Intern

Via Care Community Health Center, Los Angeles, CA | 05/2023-Present

• Engaging in assessment, treatment, and follow up with patients presenting with issues such as suicidal ideations, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, stress, substance abuse, borderline personality disorder, domestic violence, postpartum depression and DCFS referrals.
• Working collaboratively with medical providers and providing direct clinical behavioral health services.
• Consistently recording detailed progress notes using SOAP format within the ECW, (Electronic Health Record) system.
• Creating curriculum and facilitating weekly classes covering topics such as healthy relationships, anxiety management, finding purpose in life, women empowerment, stress prevention, and coping with grief and loss.
• Engaging in Diagnostic Assessment, Short Term Intervention, Inter/Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, Information and Referrals, Case Management, Grief and Loss Counseling, Discharge Planning, and Psychosocial Assessment.
• Providing warm hands offs, crisis intervention, safety risk assessments, short-term individual and group therapy.

Community Health Worker 

Sigma Beta Xi Youth and Family Services, Moreno Valley, CA | 05/2020-05/2021

• Engaged in breaking the cycle of poverty and violence by providing essential health education and support to individuals and families in underprivileged communities.
• Responsible for communicating the resources available for opioid and substance abuse disorders through family resources with families in different locations in the Inland Empire.
• Assisted Sigma Beta Xi Youth and Family Services with providing excellent customer service and effective communication with patience and understanding to all youth and family members served.

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training
• Becoming ACES Aware in California Training
• Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Training
• MHLA Behavioral Health Expansion Program Training
• Maternal Mental Health Training
• Mandated Reporter Training
• Integrated Behavioral Health Training
• Standard CPR/AED. National CPR Foundation

Volunteer/Mentor

 The Ladylike Foundation, Los Angeles, CA | 08/2014-Present

• Currently dedicating 8 years to serving as a volunteer, mentor, and facilitator at the Ladylike Foundation, actively participating in workshops and mentorship programs aimed at empowering young women from underprivileged backgrounds.
• Contributing to the mission of the Ladylike foundation by organizing community service projects and workshops to educate and inspire young ladies aged 12-18, helping them realize their potential.