Melissa Perales
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
School Social Worker Intern
Hope Counseling
Los Angeles, CA
08.2023 - Current
- Provided school based counseling services to students from K-8th grade
- Provided individual, family, or group based behavioral or mental health therapy and psychoeducation
- Provided crisis interventions, risk assessments, and management when needed
- Implemented interventions to help/guide student to meet their goals
- Maintained case notes and provided appropriate suggestions for students to parents and staff members.
In Home Caregiver
In Home Support Services (IHSS)
Los Angeles, CA
10.2022 - Current
- Provides paramedical services like helping with insulin injections, eye drops, medication, and connecting client to their dialysis machine
- Assists with personal care services like dressing, feeding, and bathing
- Accompanies client to and from appointments.
Lead Family Programs Assistant
Office of New Student and Family Engagement
Los Angeles, CA
08.2021 - Current
- Focuses on providing campus resources to family supporters of first-time freshmen and first-semester transfer students
- Organizes events/ promotes them through social media
- Kindly responds to family supporters and students questions, concerns, and quickly handled all issues with clarity.
New Student Orientation Leader
Office of New Student and Family Engagement
Los Angeles, CA
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Helped create a positive, welcoming, and inclusive environment for new students and their family support members as they transition into the university community
- Motivated team members and facilitates team meetings and events
- Mentored students in order for them to succeed in a new college environment.
Education
Master's Degree in Social Work -
California State University-Los Angeles
05-2025
Undergraduate in Psychology -
California State University, Los Angeles
05.2023
Skills
- Bilingual - English and Spanish
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel/ Microsoft Office Tools
- Case Management
- Client Advocacy
- Empathy and Communication Skills
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Volunteer
- Assisted in running the Soroptimist International charity event for women who survive domestic violence.
- Facilitated and organized events, motivated team members and facilitated team meetings, and set a strategic direction of programs services for Saint Columbkill Church.
- Created content for New Student and Family Engagement for social media teams, Initiated campus tours pamphlet, and designed event cards for Family Programs.
Timeline
School Social Worker Intern
Hope Counseling
08.2023 - Current
In Home Caregiver
In Home Support Services (IHSS)
10.2022 - Current
Lead Family Programs Assistant
Office of New Student and Family Engagement
08.2021 - Current
New Student Orientation Leader
Office of New Student and Family Engagement
01.2020 - 12.2021
Master's Degree in Social Work -
California State University-Los Angeles
Undergraduate in Psychology -
California State University, Los Angeles