Joymara Coleman
Hayward,CA
Summary
Professional Clinician with thorough experience in delivering high-quality patient care and therapeutic services. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability to changing needs, and achieving impactful results. Skilled in patient assessment, treatment planning, and evidence-based interventions. Reliable and goal-oriented, with passion for supporting patients' mental health and well-being.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Psych Clinician I
Telecare
01.2026 - Current
- Independently conducts child and youth 5585/5150 evaluations and releases per 5585/5150 regulations.
- Engages and educates members served, families, and significant others in crisis stabilization, treatment, level of care determination, and mental health recovery.
- Serves as a liaison to community programs and develops strategic partnerships to enhance aftercare plans of members served and their families.
Associate Counselor
California State University East Bay
12.2024 - Current
- Delivering short-term individual counseling sessions to students, utilizing evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mental health concerns.
- Developing and presenting outreach presentations to the campus community, promoting mental health awareness and resources available to students.
- Providing crisis intervention services to students in distress, offering immediate support and guidance during critical situations.
- Conducting intake assessments for students to determine mental health needs and appropriate treatment plans under the supervision of the Director of Counseling and clinical supervisors.
- Collaborating with counseling and medical staff to develop holistic approaches for maintaining students’ mental and physical well-being.
- Co-facilitating interpersonal counseling groups alongside a licensed therapist for groups of enrolled students.
Counselor
Chabot College
10.2023 - 05.2025
- Provided academic, vocational, career and personal counseling to current and prospective college students.
- Provided follow-up services to students experiencing academic difficulties such as students on academic or progress probation and academic dismissal, students with excessive units, and students in basic skills courses.
- Assisted students in planning immediate and long-range educational goals.
- Provided information related to academic programs, course of study/major, career and transfer options.
Child Custody Recommending Counselor
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
10.2022 - 07.2023
- Mediated litigious disputes between parents regarding custody and visitation of children.
- Provided brief family counseling in mediation to parents experiencing high conflict.
- Made recommendations to the Court for child custody.
- Interviewed minor children and consulted with attorneys, and other professionals made party to cases.
Lived Experience Advisory Board Coordinator
Abode Services
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Convened Quality Improvement (QI) project team meetings with staff across departments.
- Recruited adults with lived experience across the bay area counties that Abode Services offered housing services in to join the Lived Experience Advisory Board.
- Coordinated all aspects of monthly Lived Advisory Board meetings including collaboration with payroll department to ensure smooth delivery of board member's stipends.
Temp Admin Analyst
California State University East Bay
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Assisted the campus's student health center in the COVID tracing process for enrolled students according to Alameda County's Public Health Guidelines.
Behavioral Health Program Assistant
Roots Community Health Center
11.2019 - 06.2021
- Provided logistical coordination support to the health center’s Safe Landing Mobile Pilot Program in partnership with Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services and The Alameda County Sheriff's Department, on-site at the Santa Rita County Jail.
- Engaged in community healing circles in response to gun violence within Oakland, CA.
- Co-facilitated community wellness workshops once a month alongside a community violence prevention worker, once a month in the evenings on site at the health center.
Child Welfare Worker II
County of Alameda Social Services Agency
07.2018 - 11.2019
- Conducted investigations of suspected cases of child abuse and neglect; made recommendations to the Court regarding whether or not to remove a child from the home; provided intensive casework services to keep families intact or ensure safety of child; prepared related case and Court reports according to legislative and judicial mandates.
- Supervised a caseload of dependent children placed in foster care; developed a specific time-limited plan for the purpose of assessing the appropriateness of a child's reunification with his/her family; provided case management services to assure a child's needs are met and necessary support is available for parents to meet the reunification plan; prepared Court reports on results of reunification efforts, with a recommendation to reunify the family or establish an alternative placement for the child.
Emergency Response Social Worker
County of Alameda Social Services Agency
09.2016 - 04.2018
- Investigated and assessed abuse and neglect referrals as assigned
- Assessed child safety using SDM tool and completed risk assessments.
- Collected information from collateral contacts.
- Provided resources and assistance to children and families as appropriate.
- Engaged in Child Family Team Meetings.
- Maintained notes on all investigations until input into CWS/CMS and completed inputs into CWS/CMS in a timely manner.
- Provided case management to a family assigned under the Informal Family Maintenance Unit.
- Integrated information from clients and multiple stakeholders in order to develop appropriate safety plans for children that came to the attention of the agency regarding abuse and neglect allegations.
- Implemented and evaluated intervention strategies in order to assess a family’s capacity to maintain the safety of a child.
Social Worker
First Place for Youth Contra Costa County
12.2017 - 03.2018
- Provided trauma-informed case management to foster youth within the context of a supported housing program.
- Conducted risk assessments and safety screenings.
Education
Master of Social Welfare -
University of California, Berkeley
05-2017
Skills
- Clinical documentation
- Clinical assessment
- Multidisciplinary approach
- Therapeutic techniques
- Patient assessments
Certification
- Associate Clinical Social Worker registration #128932, Board of Behavioral Sciences
- AHA Basic Life Support certification #255419832903, Expires April 19, 2027
Timeline
Emergency Psych Clinician I
Telecare
01.2026 - Current
Associate Counselor
California State University East Bay
12.2024 - Current
Counselor
Chabot College
10.2023 - 05.2025
Child Custody Recommending Counselor
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
10.2022 - 07.2023
Lived Experience Advisory Board Coordinator
Abode Services
11.2021 - 09.2022
Temp Admin Analyst
California State University East Bay
09.2021 - 11.2021
Behavioral Health Program Assistant
Roots Community Health Center
11.2019 - 06.2021
Child Welfare Worker II
County of Alameda Social Services Agency
07.2018 - 11.2019
Social Worker
First Place for Youth Contra Costa County
12.2017 - 03.2018
Emergency Response Social Worker
County of Alameda Social Services Agency
09.2016 - 04.2018
Master of Social Welfare -
University of California, Berkeley