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Overview
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Education
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Xochilt (Becky) Gonzales

Sacramento,Ca

Summary

To secure a position where my education and experience add value to my employer and where there is opportunity for career development

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Resource Recovery Specialist

  • Liaison with public agencies and clients to meet client’s needs, Support and transport clients to locate long term housing, resume building, Locate community resources to help client with long term self- sufficiency.

Program Coordinator/Supervisor

  • Bridges Woman and Children Sober Living Environment): Complete Intakes, weekly client contact’s create and revise program rules/policy and procedures, routine fire safety, weekly one on ones, coordinate child care play care, conduct and manage weekly house meetings, submit referrals to outside agencies, prepare billing, coordinate with Sacramento County Alcohol and Drug System Of Care

Counselor

CORE Medical Clinic INC.
West Sacramento, CA
01.2022 - Current
  • Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
  • Used cognitive behavior therapy to assist clients in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.
  • Worked with prescribing professionals to get patients necessary medications.
  • Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
  • Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
  • Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
  • Managed caseload of 51 patients with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders.
  • Organized clinical interventions and treatment plans for patients suffering from chronic pain disorders.

Counselor / Recovery Specialist, Recovery Specialist, Facilitator

Bridges/Stars Program
Sacramento, Ca
06.2005 - 11.2021
  • One on one counseling, crisis intervention, report and record keeping, consultant with relevant professionals, screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, facilitate client educational groups and submit referrals to outside agencies
  • Weekly client contacts, alcohol and drug testing, alcohol and drug assessment, report and record keeping, submit court mandated documentation, attend facilitate and attend case conferences with client, alcohol and drug treatment provider and CPS Social Worker, crisis intervention, assessment, report and record keeping, weekly interaction with treatment providers and CPS social workers to evaluate and report clients progress
  • Juvenile Drug Court, : Weekly client contacts, alcohol and drug testing, alcohol and drug assessment, report and record keeping, submit court-mandated documentation, attend Juvenile Drug Court with client
  • Crisis intervention, assessment, weekly interaction with Alcohol and Drug Treatment Providers Sacramento County Probation and Defense Attorneys to evaluate and report client’s progress for Juvenile Drug Court
  • Celebrating Families, : Teach adolescents alternative coping skills, anger management techniques, heathier boundaries, communication skills, appropriate boundaries, goal setting and alcohol and drug education.

Shift Monitor/Intern

Volunteers of America
Sacramento, CA
06.2003 - 06.2005
  • One on one counseling, crisis intervention, report and record keeping, consultant with relevant professionals, screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, facilitate client educational groups and submit referrals to outside agencies.

Education

Associate - Arts Human Services/Chemical Dependency

American River College
2007

Skills

  • Therapeutic Exercise
  • Individual Recovery Plans
  • Outpatient Procedures
  • Mental Health Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Safety Meetings
  • Group Activities
  • Emergency Situations

Certification

  • CAADC II - Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Timeline

Counselor

CORE Medical Clinic INC.
01.2022 - Current

Counselor / Recovery Specialist, Recovery Specialist, Facilitator

Bridges/Stars Program
06.2005 - 11.2021

Shift Monitor/Intern

Volunteers of America
06.2003 - 06.2005

Resource Recovery Specialist

Program Coordinator/Supervisor

Associate - Arts Human Services/Chemical Dependency

American River College
Xochilt (Becky) Gonzales