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Sheila Mendoza

Falmouth,Virginia

Summary

Clinician with proven skills to deliver exemplary level of care to patients needs. Inpatient and outpatient experience in addiction treatment counseling. Experienced in group work, crisis intervention, trauma, co-occurring disorders and addiction. Aiming to utilize experiences in helping meet cliental needs through coordination of assessments, admission, and discharge of patients. Developing improved care management by planning and implementing strategies that meet patients needs and goals.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Treatment Coordinator

SunCloud Health
06.2023 - Current

- Assessing patients needs and care

-Facilitating counseling groups focused on substance abuse, processing trauma, and dialectical behavior therapy skills.

- Case management

- Creating treatment plans tailored to client specific needs and goals

- Individualized counseling

-Family counseling

- Providing patients with community resources

-Crisis management

-Individualized treatment aftercare planning

Milieu Therapist

SunCloud Health
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Facilitated counseling groups focused on substance abuse, processing trauma, and DBT skills
  • Managed a caseload of 3 patients
  • Created treatment plans tailored to client specific needs and goals
  • Individualized and Family sessions
  • Provided patients with community resources.

Social Work/Bilingual Volunteer

Community Support Group
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Co-facilitated weekend support groups for those affected in the July 4th 2022 Mass Shooting
  • Interpreted for Spanish speaking participants
  • Provided support and services to participants.

Social Work Intern

SunCloud Health
02.2022 - 08.2022

Children's Advocate Intern

WINGS Program Inc.
02.2021 - 08.2021
  • Facilitated spanish speaking parent's group
  • Facilitated children's group
  • Developed service plans to meet children's needs
  • Individualized sessions
  • Continuous training on domestic violence.

Behavioral Analyst Technician

Center for Autism and Related Disorders
05.2019 - 11.2019
  • Provide direct care to clients in a one-on-one or group therapy setting to implement skill acquisition and behavior reduction treatments as directed by the supervisor
  • Collected and recorded data on patient behavior and collaborate, communicate, and assist with the training
  • Provided a safe and supportive environment for patients and family
  • Clinical assessments and other administrative duties.

Education

Masters of Social Work In Mental Health Specialization -

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
08.2022

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) In Psychology -

Dominican University
River Forest, IL
05.2019

Skills

  • Case Management
  • Treatment Care Planning
  • Addiction Focused Treatment
  • Focused Skills Group Counseling
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Collaboration
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Organizational Skills
  • Administrative Skills
  • Collaborative Program Development
  • Networking

Languages

Spanish

References

References available upon request

Timeline

Treatment Coordinator

SunCloud Health
06.2023 - Current

Milieu Therapist

SunCloud Health
08.2022 - 12.2022

Social Work/Bilingual Volunteer

Community Support Group
08.2022 - 12.2022

Social Work Intern

SunCloud Health
02.2022 - 08.2022

Children's Advocate Intern

WINGS Program Inc.
02.2021 - 08.2021

Behavioral Analyst Technician

Center for Autism and Related Disorders
05.2019 - 11.2019

Masters of Social Work In Mental Health Specialization -

Loyola University Chicago

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) In Psychology -

Dominican University
Sheila Mendoza