Mental Health Manager, Substance Use Disorder Department
Family Health Centers of San Diego
2024.08 - Current
Fosters clinical and professional growth of associate clinicians with weekly individual and group supervision.
Provides consultation to SUD Department on how to assess DTS/DTO/GD and to determine if PERT/MCRT needs to be called.
Ensures policy adherence within SUD Department, and councils associates on how to meet standards of care for clients.
Interviews and onboards new associate clinicians, and coordinates their training with SUD and Mental Health Departments.
Trains associate clinicians on mental health protocols and documentation.
Completes evaluations for associates and delivers corrective actions as needed.
Develops and leads trainings on Risk Assessment and Crisis Intervention.
Assists with updating FHCSD’s Mental Health Assessment Protocol.
Completes diagnostic determination notes, CA ASAM consultations, and conducts assessments and psychotherapy sessions, and facilitates groups.
Co-signs all notes for associate clinicians.
Trains associate clinicians on mental health protocols and documentation.
Licensed Clinical Supervisor
Family Health Centers of San Diego
2023.10 - 2024.08
Provided supervision to associate clinicians in group, triadic and individual supervision settings.
Provided consultation to SUD Department on how to assess DTS/DTO/GD and to determine if PERT/MCRT needs to be called.
Reviewed and co-signed Mental Health and SUD Documentation.
Trained new clinical staff on clinical documentation in EHR and scheduling in CMISM.
Participated in community outreach as needed.
Interviewed associate and licensed clinicians.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Family Health Centers of San Diego
2020.03 - 2023.10
Provided consultation to associate clinicians in group supervision setting.
Conducted presentations on Psychotic and Mood Disorders, ACT, Crisis Intervention and Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Trained new clinical staff on clinical documentation in EHR and scheduling in CMISM.
Provided clinical assessments and diagnoses for diverse SMI client populations, including unhoused populations in shelter.
Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans addressing mental health needs.
Conducted crisis intervention sessions to ensure client safety and stability.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive care services.
Bilingual Associate Clinical Social Worker
Community Research Foundation – Crossroads Family Center
2018.01 - 2019.01
Provided trauma informed therapy to youth in urban and rural areas, who struggled with severe maladaptive behaviors and mental health.
Collaborated with schools and libraries so youth could receive therapy at their sites.
Conducted thorough behavioral health assessments and diagnosed youth.
Created individualized and trauma informed treatment and discharge plans.
Enhanced services by collaborating on a regular basis with treatment team members and other service partners identified by client.
Assessed youth for child abuse and neglect, as well as DTS/DTO.
Associate Clinical Social Worker
Richard J. Donovan State Correctional Facility
2017.01 - 2018.01
Worked split schedule as a therapist in Level 3 yard, and as Mental Health Crisis Bed clinician (analogous to PERT/MCRT) conducting assessments on inmates in Levels 3 and 4 yards, and Administrative Segregation Unit.
Conducted 5150, Tarasoff and Grave Disability assessments on inmate patients, to determine their admission to Mental Health Crises Bed on a mental health hold.
Completed post-discharge assessments on inmate patients, recently released from Mental Health Crises Bed, and placed them in either a Housing Unit or in Administrative Segregation Unit.
Initiated Duty to Protect procedure according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation protocol.
Administered intake assessments and diagnosed inmate patients with chronic and severe mental illness.
Provided weekly individual therapy, and facilitated Psychosis Management and “Check-in” groups to inmate patients, and IDD inmate patients.
Facilitated Interdisciplinary Treatment Team Meetings between Mental Health, Medical and Custody staff.
Bilingual Social Work Case Manager with Foster Care Program/Resource Family Agency
San Diego Youth Services
2016.01 - 2017.01
Provided intensive treatment case management to foster youth by coordinating continuum of care with various services providers.
Conducted weekly home visits and collected data on youth's progress in their foster home, school and community.
De-escalated youth experiencing severe maladaptive behaviors.
Collected data on youth to generate Home Visit Reports, Quarterly Reports, and Needs and Services Plans.
Disseminated data collected and reports to members of youth's treatment team.
Facilitated Youth Quarterly Status Meetings.
Graduate Teacher Assistant for Measurement and Research Design in Psychology
Michigan State University
2009.01 - 2010.01
Instructed lab in research methods and statistics.
Graded research papers.
Field Project Coordinator for the State of Michigan Needs Assessment Project
Michigan State University
2008.01 - 2009.01
Contacted community organizations and local businesses to form partnerships.
Arranged meetings with community partners.
Maintained records of meetings and events.
Coordinated attendance of recruiters for community events.
Trained and supervised staff.
Collected and entered data.
Research Assistant for SDSU’s Youth Violence Laboratory
San Diego State University
2006.01 - 2008.01
Assisted in research design, survey development, and data collection.
Conducted univariate and multivariate analysis of variance.
Conducted reliability and factor analysis.
Published manuscripts and wrote grant proposals.
Education
Master of Social Work -
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
05.2016
Master of Arts - Community Psychology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
12.2010
Skills
Professional Skills:
Staff Development
Clinical Supervision
Clinical Assessment
Crisis Intervention
Diagnosing
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Focused
CBT and DBT Oriented
Computer Skills:
Microsoft 365
Windows and Mac OS
Smartcare/EHR/CMISM
Language Skills:
Spanish
Portuguese
Timeline
Mental Health Manager, Substance Use Disorder Department
Family Health Centers of San Diego
2024.08 - Current
Licensed Clinical Supervisor
Family Health Centers of San Diego
2023.10 - 2024.08
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Family Health Centers of San Diego
2020.03 - 2023.10
Bilingual Associate Clinical Social Worker
Community Research Foundation – Crossroads Family Center
2018.01 - 2019.01
Associate Clinical Social Worker
Richard J. Donovan State Correctional Facility
2017.01 - 2018.01
Bilingual Social Work Case Manager with Foster Care Program/Resource Family Agency
San Diego Youth Services
2016.01 - 2017.01
Graduate Teacher Assistant for Measurement and Research Design in Psychology
Michigan State University
2009.01 - 2010.01
Field Project Coordinator for the State of Michigan Needs Assessment Project
Michigan State University
2008.01 - 2009.01
Research Assistant for SDSU’s Youth Violence Laboratory