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Rosaura Vivas

Cypress,CA

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Service Coordinator with 26 years of experience in fostering strong partnerships with families and advocating for children's specialized service needs. Committed to supporting families through comprehensive developmental assessments, home visits, and continuous progress monitoring. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of state and federal regulations, ensuring compliance and effective coordination across various discipline


Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Early Start Service Coordinator

Regional Center Of Orange County
09.2001 - Current
  • Conduct regular home visits to children 0 to 3 years and assess developmental progress, provide support, and engage families in their child's learning journey.
  • Collaborate with RCOC team, therapists, and specialists to coordinate appropriate services and resources for children with special needs.
  • Maintain detailed records of progress, interventions, and family interactions, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Advocate for children's needs within the educational system, ensuring families are informed and empowered throughout the transition process.
  • Facilitate transition process to school services for children aged three, ensuring alignment with individualized education plans (IEPs).
  • Effectively present information to RCOC resource groups for service programming.

Service Coordinator

Regional Center Of Orange County
06.1998 - 08.2001
  • Provide services and case management to individuals with developmentally disability.
  • Conducted home visits, counseling and training opportunities for families.
  • Advocated for Person Served needs.
  • Provided referrals to various services depending on needs.
  • Maintained files and yearly visits and updated case IPP's.
  • Maintain detailed records of progress, family interactions, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Advocate for children's needs within the educational system, ensuring families are informed of their IEP.

Case Manager

AltaMed AFL Program & Cal-Learn Program
05.1996 - 06.1998
  • Contributed to team discussions with colleagues to optimize client support strategies.
  • Certified in parent training and birth control in order to teach teen mothers.
  • Maintained accurate documentation on all cases, ensuring compliance with regulations and confidentiality requirements.
  • Advocated for pregnant teen clients rights when interacting with external agencies
  • Monitored clients' progress and tracked client services to provide crisis interventions.
  • Strengthened relationships with community organizations to increase access to supportive resources for clients in need.
  • Providing ongoing encouragement and support throughout process of reaching their goals.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Rhetoric And Communication

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Skills

  • In-depth knowledge of early intervention practices, and child development
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, fostering trust and collaboration with families and professionals
  • Ability to analyze developmental reports and present to resource groups for services based on individual progress and needs
  • Knowledge of current Early Start Laws and regulations, individuals with disabilities act, Part C, California Early Intervention Services Act, Title 17 and RCOC’s policy and procedures
  • Proficient in use of computer, including Microsoft Office 2010 products: Word, Excel, Outlook and Virtual Chart

Accomplishments

    Extensive training in Signs & Symptoms of Autism.

    Attended Early Start Symposiums

    Trained in the use of DP4, DECA, Denver 11,

    M-CHAT, DAYC-2.

    Completed trainings in Circle Up, Implicit Bias, Child Abuse and Children with Disability Child Abuse trainings.

    Person Center Thinking proficient.

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Early Start Service Coordinator

Regional Center Of Orange County
09.2001 - Current

Service Coordinator

Regional Center Of Orange County
06.1998 - 08.2001

Case Manager

AltaMed AFL Program & Cal-Learn Program
05.1996 - 06.1998

Bachelor of Arts - Rhetoric And Communication

University of California - Davis

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