Nayila Deveaux

PRACTICUM STUDENT 08/2023 to Current

Sycamores (Outpatient Clinic), Pacoima, CA

• Provides mental health services to a caseload of clients in a clinical setting (all ages)
• Engages in DMH documentation

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK INTERN 08/2023 to 05/2024

Castaic High School, Castaic, CA

• Provides social-emotional support services to high school students
• Links student families with community resources
• Conducts home visits when clinically necessary
• Attends attendance meetings for students who are chronically truant

SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERN 09/2022 to 06/2023

Northridge Academy High School, Northridge, CA

• Provided one-on-one academic, career, and social-emotional counseling to high school students
• Assessed students for possible risk to self and/or others

SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERN 09/2022 to 06/2023

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center - Pandaland, Pacoima, CA

• Provided one-on-one social-emotional counseling to students ages 3-6
• Facilitated weekly social-emotional groups
• Conducted intake sessions with students
• Consulted with parents and faculty to support students
• Assessed students for possible risk to self and/or others

SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERN 09/2021 to 06/2022

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center - M.I.T., Pacoima, CA

• Met weekly with a mini-caseload of 7th and 8th grade students
• Provided one-on-one social-emotional counseling
• Facilitated a weekly Mindfulness Group with 6th and 7th grade students
• Met with 6th-8th grade students for one-time sessions on coping skills
• Facilitated Lunch Bunch
• Shadowed DCFS calls and Student Risk Assessments

SENIOR FELLOW 02/2020 to 05/2021

CSUN Community for Achievement in Psychological Sciences, Northridge, CA

• Worked alongside fellows in the psychology department to aid them in succeeding academically, socially, and emotionally
• Met with fellows at least twice a semester to check-in on how they’re doing
• Helped fellows be engaged and involved on campus by going to at least two events with them
• Assisted fellows in joining research labs and other clubs

PEER EDUCATOR & SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR (2020-2021) 01/2020 to 05/2021

The Blues Project at CSUN, Northridge, CA

• Facilitated on-campus presentations on depression and suicide prevention awareness
• Attended weekly meetings and trainings surrounding the topics of depression and suicide awareness
• Relayed information to CSUN students on important mental health resources and events
• Managed the club’s social media account
• Programmed club events

PEER HEALTH EDUCATOR 10/2019 to 05/2020

Peer Health Exchange at CSUN, Northridge, CA

• Taught a weekly health class at a local high school

Mental Health First Aid

Trained in Grief Group Counseling by OUR HOUSE