Guillermo Tremols
Gulfport,FL
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Substance Abuse Counselor
New Seasons
04.2024 - Current
- Managed a caseload of 65 clients, creating individualized treatment plans, performing psychosocial assessments, providing comprehensive case management services, and connecting clients to appropriate resources.
- Conducted regular evaluations of program effectiveness, making adjustments as needed to optimize client outcomes.
- Coordinated with healthcare providers to address co-occurring mental health disorders in conjunction with addiction treatment efforts.
- Maintained accurate documentation of client progress, facilitating informed decision-making within the treatment team.
- Supported aftercare planning for continued recovery after treatment.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Provided crisis intervention to address clients' immediate needs and prevent harmful behaviors.
- Advocated for clients' needs within the legal system, ensuring access to essential services and support during rehabilitation efforts.
- Facilitated group and individual therapy in outpatient setting.
Executive Director
Florida Harm Reduction Collective
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Managed program operations and provided strategic leadership for eight-person organization.
- Supervised program managers and program directors through regularly scheduled meetings.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Forged strong relationships with board members, providing regular updates on organizational progress and soliciting their expertise when needed.
- Planned and conducted strategy meetings to brainstorm ideas and deliver program updates.
- Oversaw financial management, ensuring fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability for the organization.
- Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a collaborative work environment for increased productivity.
- Developed strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to expand the organization''s reach and influence.
- Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within the organization to create a more inclusive work environment.
- Evaluated program outcomes using data-driven metrics, identifying areas for improvement and implementing targeted interventions.
Social Determinants of Health Specialist
North Caroliona DHHS: Overdose Prevention Team
04.2022 - 08.2023
- Provided technical assistance to community-based harm reduction organizations and local health departments on key topics, including improving social determinants of health for marginalized communities. Assisted with employment, housing, health care, and transportation.
- Planned and implemented a statewide post-overdose response collaborative, focused on building community and advocacy in programs across North Carolina. Then mentored those teams on best practices for participant engagement and program development.
- Formulated the vision and strategy for a project addressing social determinants of health and how community-based organizations should integrate those determinants into their programs.
- Developed and implemented monitoring and reporting tools to track social determinants of health programs.
- Represented North Carolina DHHS on statewide advisory boards and facilitated syringe-service and post-overdose response monthly calls.
- Created webinars, best practice documents, and training materials.
- Located funding opportunities for community-based harm reduction organizations to ensure program development and sustainability.
- Oversaw grant awardees and provided technical assistance, including working with a housing-focused grantee to integrate feedback from a needs assessment and adjust deliverables of harm reduction programs.
- Provided training on the values, principles, and spirit of harm reduction to community partners and stakeholders which included delivering a presentation on the Housing 1st model at the statewide “Bringing it Home Conference”. Also collaborated with other members of the Overdose Prevention Team to develop two, four-day hybrid trainings for 60 staffers from across the state.
Clinical Addiction Specialist on ACTT
RHA Health Services LLC
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Conducted comprehensive, psychosocial clinical assessments.
- Led crisis intervention responses in the community.
- Developed client-centered treatment plans.
- Worked as part of a multidisciplinary team in addressing the social determinants of health for clients with severe and persistent mental illness, primarily in regards to housing, healthcare, and transportation.
- Managed a personal caseload of clients.
Hepatitis C Bridge Counselor
Guilford County Solution To The Opioid Problem
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Developed and spearheaded Hepatitis C initiative, providing screening, testing, and linkage to treatment for HCV for marginalized and underserved populations.
- Coordinated partnerships between public health agencies, medical providers, and community-based harm reduction organizations to support individuals with Hepatitis C from diagnosis to cure.
- Championed for those incarcerated to receive medical care for Hepatitis C, often visiting inmates and providing essential referrals upon their release.
- Led community outreach efforts and field-based testing opportunities, with focus on people who use drugs, people who do sex work, and people who are unhoused.
- Provided education surrounding Hepatitis C, overdose prevention, and safer-use practices.
- Performed trauma-informed counseling and psychotherapy.
- Recorded and analyzed data from participants to track progress through the program and to collect demographic information.
Syringe-Service Program Coordinator
Guilford County Solution To The Opioid Problem
05.2018 - 08.2019
- Developed and implemented a strategic plan for operating a countywide syringe program, serving urban and rural communities and ensured that the SSP aligned with the organization’s values and was deeply grounded in harm reduction principles.
- Conducted post-overdose response interventions, including access to harm reduction and other recovery resources, in collaboration with county EMS and law enforcement.
- Provided crisis intervention and counseling for SSP participants.
- Connected participants to treatment and community resources, including harm reduction services, detox, in-patient treatment, food, clothing, and housing.
- Managed and recorded participant data.
- Supervised and coordinated the work of six master’s level and eight bachelor’s level social work interns.
Education
Master of Arts - Social Work
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - English
Georgetown University
Washington, DC12.1998
Skills
- Case Management
- Clinical Documentation
- Multicultural Competence
- Community Engagement
- Strategic Planning
- Relationship Building
- Substance Abuse Knowledge
- Dual Diagnosis Treatment
- Assessment skills
- Client Advocacy
- Treatment Planning
- Progress Reporting
Certification
- LCAS -Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist - 9/19 - 9/25
- LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - 10/21 - 10/25
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Substance Abuse Counselor
New Seasons
04.2024 - Current
Executive Director
Florida Harm Reduction Collective
08.2023 - 12.2023
Social Determinants of Health Specialist
North Caroliona DHHS: Overdose Prevention Team
04.2022 - 08.2023
Clinical Addiction Specialist on ACTT
RHA Health Services LLC
10.2021 - 04.2022
Hepatitis C Bridge Counselor
Guilford County Solution To The Opioid Problem
08.2019 - 10.2021
Syringe-Service Program Coordinator
Guilford County Solution To The Opioid Problem
05.2018 - 08.2019
Master of Arts - Social Work
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts - English
Georgetown University
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