CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2018 - 2019 Registered Psychological Assistant #94024422
Child Abuse Listening Mediation (CALM), Santa Barbara, CA
Supervisors: Dr. Anna Krasno Jones and Dr. Rachel Hopsicker
Maintained a caseload of ten individuals and one group on three different treatment[SS2] teams: Child Trauma Treatment (age 9 – 16), Great Beginnings (age 0 – 8), Whatever it Takes (intensive in-home services)
Conducted comprehensive Medi-Cal (managed care) intake assessments for all clients, created treatment plans, and tracked symptoms using the CANS, PSC-35, and other measures to guide and monitor service delivery and completed Medi-Cal documentation for every clinical interaction
Conducted therapy (individual, family, and group) for low-income individuals and families in the field/home, or in the office, who are presenting with post-traumatic stress, adjustment disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and behavioral disorders
Planned and co-facilitated multi-family trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (TF-CBT) groups for mothers and children who have experienced domestic violence
Provided emergency crisis intervention services, phone coaching, created safety plans with clients and families, conducted suicide risk assessments
Participated in two-hour weekly Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) seminar and consultation group
Collaborated with schools, medical providers, child welfare, community agencies, behavioral health providers, foster families and/or kinship families, and family members to support client’s success and well-being in multiple settings, including participation in Child and Family Team (CFT)/Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings
Attended trainings in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), and Oaklander Gestalt Therapy Model for Children & Adolescents
Received two hours of group supervision and one hour of individual supervision weekly and as-needed supervision with licensed clinical psychologists, in addition to receiving as-needed supervision with individual and group supervisors, as well as CTT, GB, and WIT program managers
2017 - 2018 Behavioral Health Psychology Practicum Student
Juvenile Justice Facility, Oxnard, CA
Supervisors: Laura Nagle, LCSW and Dr. Katrina Crenshaw
Conducted intake assessments, created safety plans, and provided crisis intervention services with youth recently booked and those requesting first-time behavioral health services, and conducted suicide and violence risk assessments. Assessed and completed measures at intake and at termination/discharge to monitor service delivery
Completed “officer of the day” shifts once weekly, a six-hour, on-call crisis intervention shift to provide services to any youth in detention who request services and/or are in crisis
Maintained a caseload of 3-5 incarcerated youth (age 11 – 19) for ongoing, weekly psychotherapy, who present with post-traumatic stress, mood disorders, behavioral disorders, and psychotic symptoms, as well as 1-2 officer of the day (crisis intervention) shifts weekly, and 1 therapy group
Planned and co-facilitated weekly “Girls’ Group” group therapy (for female-identifying or non-binary youth placed on the “Girls’ unit”, utilizing evidence-based modalities (Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Seeking Safety)
Conducted comprehensive intake assessments for all clients and created diagnoses and treatment plans to guide and monitor service delivery and progress, and assessed and completed outcome measures at termination/discharge
Attended weekly multidisciplinary team meetings with Providence School, Ventura County Probation, and Ventura County Behavioral Health to discuss client cases
Communicated with families, schools, placements, and behavioral health providers to support the mental health of youth who are being released, and participated in therapy with recently released youth for a “warm send-off” once in the community
Participated in Child and Family Team (CFT)/Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings as a provider for youth involved in the child welfare system
Participated in weekly individual supervision with a licensed social worker, weekly case consultation with the VCBH JJF treatment team, and as-needed individual/group supervision with a psychologist supervised by a licensed psychologist
Conducted intake sessions and administered, scored, and interpreted court-ordered or clinician-requested psychodiagnostic testing and assessment with incarcerated youth and youth in the community with the following tests: intelligence (Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence – Second Edition- WASI-2), achievement (Wide Range Achievement Test 4- WRAT4), personality (Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescent- PAI-A, Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory- MACI, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- Adolescent- MMPI-A)
Assisted with the supervision of Mental Health Associate practicum students
2016-2017 Advanced Practicum Student
Hosford Clinic
Santa Barbara, CA
Supervisor: Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating
Carried a caseload of 5 weekly individual psychotherapy clients seeking services for mood or anxiety disorders, which were viewed live by advanced doctoral candidate supervisors
Conducted comprehensive intake assessments and formulated diagnoses for clients 1-2 times per month, and presented case conceptualization and treatment recommendations for intake cases to supervisors at CAT (Case Assignment Team) meetings
Attended monthly didactic and/or administrative clinic meetings (topics discussed include dating/domestic violence, sexual assault, confidentiality/HIPAA, culture, LGBT issues, medication management, suicide risk assessment)
Participated in three hours of group supervision weekly with a licensed psychologist, which included playing recorded clips of sessions for feedback and training
Engaged with community partners and tabled events to provide psychoeducation to the community on mental health and wellness, as well as resources that the Hosford Clinic offers through a program called Everybody Does Outreach (e.g. tabled mental health fairs, suicide prevention/awareness walks, presentations at elementary schools, cultural/community events in the Latinx community)
2015-2017 Advanced Practicum Student
Psychology Assessment Center
Santa Barbara, CA
Supervisors: Dr. Ron Brooks, Dr. Erik Lande, Dr. Jordan Witt
Received training in administering, scoring, interpreting, and writing integrated reports for the following tests: neuropsychological diagnostic examinations (Comprehensive Trailmaking Tests, Wechsler Memory Scales, Booklet Categories Test, Tactual Performance Test, NEPSY), intelligence (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale), achievement (Woodcock Johnson IV, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test), and personality (The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Personality Assessment Inventory)
Obtained training in providing diagnostic assessment for children and adults referred to the program for ADHD, depression and anxiety, traumatic brain injury, mental illness, learning disability, neurocognitive disorders, personality disorders, and/or social problems
Received weekly group supervision, including a live video recording of assessment intake sessions and attended weekly didactic seminar
Provided intake sessions, test administration/scoring/report writing, and feedback sessions to clients
2014 Advanced Practicum Student
Anxiety & Mood Clinic
Northridge, CA
Supervisor: Dr. Jill Razani
Participated in weekly supervision and weekly didactic seminars in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Conducted intake assessments for individuals presenting with mood and anxiety disorders
2013-2015 Advanced Practicum Student
Child & Adolescent Diagnostic Assessment Program
Northridge, CA
Supervisor: Dr. Gary Katz
Received training in administering, scoring, interpreting, and writing integrated reports for the following tests: neuropsychological diagnostic examinations (The Conners Continuous Performance Test 3rd Edition™- Conners CPT 3™, Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function- BRIEF), intelligence (Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children- WISC- IV), achievement (Woodcock-Johnson III Test of Achievement- WJ-III ACH), and socioemotional tests (CBCL, RCMAS-II, CDI-2)
Administered, scored, interpreted, and wrote integrated assessments reports for children, adolescents, and young adults (18 – 26), and observed a licensed psychologist conducting intake and feedback assessment sessions
Participated in weekly group supervision and case conceptualization meetings
Received in-ear, live supervision during testing sessions from licensed psychologist behind a two-way mirror, as well as observed other clinicians administering assessments from behind a two-way mirror and recorded behavioral observations for other clinicians to utilize in report writing
I have also volunteered at the Metropolitan State Hospital Penal Compound, Harbor-UCLA Collaborative Adolescent Research on Emotions and Suicide Study, Valley Trauma Center, and Harbor YWCA.