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Karina Weymouth

Denver,CO

Summary

Desire a position where my skills and talents will be utilized helping victims of crime. Compassionate and dedicated professional with over 20 years of experience working with individuals of all backgrounds in collaborative team environments. Experienced in building relationships, assessing needs and advocacy while removing cultural and language barriers. Strong background in trauma-informed practices, crisis response and solution-based interventions. Consistently exceeding goals and expectations.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Career Navigator @ CEC Early College

Denver Public Schools
02.2022 - Current
  • Manage work-based learning programs with school staff, students, guardians and community partners
  • Connected with business and recruiters to build relationships and increase opportunities for students.
  • Advocate for equitable and culturally responsive resources and services
  • Facilitate student led focus groups to promote student voice
  • Provide students and families with community resources that may include: counseling, legal aid services, social services, shelter, transportation, translation services much more and educate them on their rights
  • Counseled students one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education, and employment history.
  • Provide written and oral translation to families

School-Based Health Technician

Denver Public Schools
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Provided culturally responsive interventions and support systems to ensure students and staff social-emotional well being
  • Provided crisis intervention and emotional support to students experiencing trauma
  • Ensured families adhered to COVID-19 protocols by offering resources and interpretation services

Senior Educational Counselor

Denver Kids
08.2004 - 09.2021
  • Provided leadership, supervision and guidance to counseling program team
  • Implemented culturally responsive curriculum and programming to support underrepresented youth to navigate challenges impacting their educational progress and emotional well being
  • Successfully nurtured strong relationships with a diverse caseload of 55 students and their families
  • Provided crisis intervention and worked collaboratively with school personnel and law enforcement to complete risk assessments
  • Successfully advocated for students in schools to meet academic, social and emotional needs
  • Attended truancy meetings, court and expulsion hearings
  • Developed equitable intake processes to screen and assign student referrals and maintained necessary data for case records
  • Connected families to community resources and bridged the gap to facilitate access to resources

School Counselor

Mapleton Public Schools
08.2000 - 08.2004
  • Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
  • Facilitated groups (identification and expression of feelings, grieving, anger management, goal setting, self-advocacy, peer mediation, healthy relationships)
  • Developed attendance and behavior plans; attended expulsion hearings
  • Partnered with parents and guardians to promote student success in school environment and provide referrals and community resources
  • Collaborated with teachers and other school personnel to create individualized education plans for students with special needs.

Mental Health Therapist

Colorado Coalition For The Homeless
10.1999 - 08.2000
  • Provided individual therapy to women and children experiencing, trauma, loss and homelessness
  • Conducted crisis interventions to respond to clients in crisis, assess immediate needs and provide support and resources.
  • Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
  • Facilitated domestic violence, grieving and parenting skills support groups in Spanish and English
  • Worked collaboratively with team to provide case management, psychiatric and medical services
  • Documented client progress in confidential files

Mental Health Therapist Intern

Hospital Das Clínicas - University Of São Paulo
06.1999 - 08.1999
  • Provided emotional support for mothers of premature babies in the ICU - groups, individual settings and interdisciplinary consultations
  • Provided psychological and emotional support for children experiencing hospitalization due to chronic and terminal illness
  • Provided referrals to connect parents with other community resources to support mental health and well-being.
  • Facilitated communication between families and medical personnel and educated parents of their rights
  • Translated and summarized literature from Spanish and English into Portuguese

Child Therapist Trainee

Consejo Counseling And Referral Services
06.1995 - 07.1998
  • Delivered individual and group counseling services to children with social, emotional and behavioral needs. Specialized working with victims of physical/sexual abuse and neglect
  • Counseled and trained parents to improve understanding of children's needs and child development.
  • Assisted staff in completing required paperwork to make referrals to outside programs.
  • Worked with Child Protective Services and foster families providing home based and school based therapy
  • Conducted support groups for victims of displacement and violence and developed gang prevention youth summer programing (Project Clean) in partnership with Seattle Police Department
  • Served as Mental Health Consultant to clinicians working with culturally diverse clients

Mental Health Counseling Intern

Hospital Psiquiátrico Santa Teresa
06.1994 - 09.1994
  • Encouraged patients to discuss experiences in group and individual settings; Supervised recreational activities and medication intake
  • Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment
  • Worked with interdisciplinary team in transitioning inpatients into the community
  • Translated articles from English to Portuguese
  • Adhered to ethical and legal standards for confidentiality, protecting clients' privacy
  • Translated articles from English to Portuguese

Education

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology

University of Colorado At Denver
Denver, CO
05.2000

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA
06.1995

Skills

  • Mental Health Clinician/Case Manager
  • Excellent advocacy and resource identification
  • Crisis and suicide intervention
  • Written and oral fluency in Spanish, Portuguese and English
  • Deep integrity with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong understanding of confidentiality and security of sensitive information
  • Critical thinker
  • Leadership
  • Multitasking
  • Proactive, resourceful, detailed, organized and able to anticipate needs of others

Certification

  • Medical Interpreter - Bridging the Gap

The Cross Cultural Health Care Program Denver, CO July 2021

  • Social-Emotional and Character Development

College of Saint Elizabeth and Rutgers April 2018

  • Ethnic Minority Mental Health Specialist

University of Washington Seattle, WA June 1998

  • Child Mental Health Specialist

University of Washington Seattle, WA June 1997

Timeline

Career Navigator @ CEC Early College

Denver Public Schools
02.2022 - Current

School-Based Health Technician

Denver Public Schools
09.2021 - 02.2022

Senior Educational Counselor

Denver Kids
08.2004 - 09.2021

School Counselor

Mapleton Public Schools
08.2000 - 08.2004

Mental Health Therapist

Colorado Coalition For The Homeless
10.1999 - 08.2000

Mental Health Therapist Intern

Hospital Das Clínicas - University Of São Paulo
06.1999 - 08.1999

Child Therapist Trainee

Consejo Counseling And Referral Services
06.1995 - 07.1998

Mental Health Counseling Intern

Hospital Psiquiátrico Santa Teresa
06.1994 - 09.1994

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology

University of Colorado At Denver

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Seattle Pacific University

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