Overview
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Yaricsa Lopez

Grand Prairie,TX

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Behavioral Health Assessor/ Crisis Clinician

Texas Health Resources
05.2021 - Current
  • Supported patients by providing referrals and appropriate resources to substance abuse, mental health, or inpatient recommendations during pre-admission screening; formulated provisional DSM diagnosis
  • Increased collaboration with other mental health professionals and medical entity staff to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
  • Managed over 6 team members and assisted with tasks as charge clinician including audited team performance and compliance within company standards
  • Conducted and completed around 8 intake assessments and interviewed families to gather psychiatric histories and develop treatment plans.
  • Facilitated new onboarding clinician training following established standards of practice and organizational policies and oversaw work to assist in structuring.

Behavioral Health Clinician/ Counselor

BCFS Health & Human Services
09.2020 - 01.2021
  • Created comprehensive treatment plans for unaccompanied, undocumented minors
  • Developed In-Care Safety plan and adapted PAL criteria for UAC population
  • Implemented anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social/emotional coping skills, parenting techniques, and functional living capabilities
  • Participated in interdisciplinary staff meetings to implement research-based changes and assess treatment plans.
  • Implemented TIC training for foster parents

Counselor

Centre for Neuro Skills
02.2020 - 04.2020
  • Provided behavioral crisis intervention services
  • Facilitated weekly group sessions to encourage self-reflection, problem-solving, and in reference to neurological development (i.e., psycho-educational groups)
  • Implemented and developed core telehealth counseling programs and behavioral interventions to meet each individual's specific and varying needs.
  • Developed individualized counseling plans for clients to incorporate short-term and long-term goals.

Counseling Intern

Enlightened Psychotherapy
09.2018 - 04.2019
  • Applied variety of psychotherapeutic methods and techniques in screening, assessment and behavioral evaluation of clients.
  • Collaborated with other professionals to coordinate comprehensive care for clients.
  • Applied crisis intervention services for during sessions with clients
  • Reviewed case files to better assess client needs and proper course of treatment.
  • Performed 6-8 hours of supervised group and individual counseling sessions

Education

Master of Arts - Counseling

Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX
05.2019

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Texas Womans' University
Denton, TX
05.2016

Skills

  • QBI Certified in English and Spanish (bilingual)
  • Efficient in tele-health/ tele-therapy (Zoom, RingCentral, VidyoConnect)
  • Suicide Risk assessment
  • Clinical Documentation and skilled in Intake Interviewing including crisis intervention
  • Heartsaver First Aid
  • In-Care Safety Plan development
  • Completed nonviolent CPI 2nd Edition training

Certification

  • Certificate of Completion - Jurisprudence Exam, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, 11/2019
  • Licensed Professional Counselor 06/2023

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Behavioral Health Assessor/ Crisis Clinician

Texas Health Resources
05.2021 - Current

Behavioral Health Clinician/ Counselor

BCFS Health & Human Services
09.2020 - 01.2021

Counselor

Centre for Neuro Skills
02.2020 - 04.2020

Counseling Intern

Enlightened Psychotherapy
09.2018 - 04.2019

Master of Arts - Counseling

Houston Baptist University

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Texas Womans' University
Yaricsa Lopez