MY QUALIFICATIONS
Clinical Experience
LICENSED CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
January 2019 – Present
Supervise pre-doctoral interns and their provision of individual, collateral, and family therapy to adult and children from underserved populations (in English and Spanish).
Conduct psychoeducational groups (e.g. Parenting workshops, mental heal stigma) for children and psycho-diagnostic assessments.
Perform management operations (e.g., case assignment, networking, budgeting, meetings, data collection, quality improvement, quality assurance).
Engage in research activities (e.g., data collection, research designs, data analyses, etc.) related to depression, cultural humility.
Participate/conduct training seminars (e.g., Cultural Diversity, Advocacy, Psychological testing, Seeking Safety, Risk assessment, and others).
INSTITUTE FOR MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING & EDUCATION SERVICES (IMCES)Â
APA ACCREDITEDÂ POST-DOCTORAL RESIDENT
November 2016 - December 2018
Provided individual, collateral, and family therapy to adult and children from underserved populations (in English and Spanish).
Conducted psychoeducational groups (e.g. Parenting workshops, mental heal stigma) for children and psycho-diagnostic assessments.
Conducted and scored psychological assessment (e.g, WISC-IV, Rorschach, Kinetic Family test, and others).
Performed management operations (e.g., case assignment, networking, budgeting, meetings, data collection, quality improvement, quality assurance).
Engaged in research activities (e.g., data collection, research designs, data analyses, etc.) related to depression, cultural humility.
Participated in training seminars (e.g., Cultural Diversity, Advocacy, Psychological testing, Seeking Safety, Risk assessment, and others).
Received group and individual supervision on a weekly basis.
Provided resident supervision to doctoral interns on a weekly basis.
INSTITUTE FOR MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING & EDUCATION SERVICES (IMCES)
APA ACCREDITEDÂ PRE-DOCTORAL INTERN
September 2015 - September 2016
Provided individual, collateral and family therapy to adult and children from underserved populations (in English and Spanish).
Conducted psychoeducational groups (e.g. Parenting workshops, mental heal stigma) for children and psycho-diagnostic assessments.
Conducted and scored psychological assessment (e.g, WISC-IV, Rorschach, Kinetic Family test, and others).
Engaged in research activities (e.g., data collection, research designs, data analyses, etc.) related to depression, cultural humility.
Participated in multidisciplinary meeting on a weekly basis; provides and receive feedback to and from colleagues; conduct case presentations.
Participated in training seminars (e.g., Cultural Diversity, Advocacy, Psychological testing, Seeking Safety, Risk assessment, and others).
Completed Evidence Based Training and received supervision.
Received group and individual supervision on a weekly basis.
PRACTICUM TRAINEE
August 2014 - May 2015
Conducted and scored psychological assessments (WAIS-IV; Woodcock Johnson III & WISC-IV) to adult college student ages 18 and older.
Provided 1:1 short-term therapy to clients suffering of mood disorders, adjustment disorder, and more.
Engaged in outreach activities, group presentations, and trainings.
Received group and individual supervision on a weekly basis.
PRACTICUM TRAINEE
August 2013 - August 2014
Provided 1:1 therapy to clients with severe mental illness (e.g, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder); dual diagnosis, and mood disorders.
Conducted and organized psychoeducational groups on a weekly basis.
Received group supervision and individual supervision on a weekly basis.
ASSESSMENT CLERKSHIP TRAINEE
August 2012 - May 2013
Assessed and treated of at risk youth, at a Los Angeles elementary school.
Conducted group therapy and provided Response to Intervention (RTI) planning.
Elaborated 1:1 treatment planning.
Implemented and elaboration treatment plans for students from various cultural backgrounds.
Relevant Professional Trainings & Evidence Based Practices
Received at IMCES
MANAGING AND ADAPTING PRACTICES (MAP) DIRECT SERVICE TRAINING
January 2019
5 Day Training (40 hours) and 6 months of Consultation Calls (TBD).​
PLAY THERAPY
November 2018
3 days training and 6 monthly consultation calls.
ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY
Octorber 2018
3 hours training.
TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT).
September 2017
12 hours of Consultation Calls; 2 days training (14 hours); and 1 booster training (6.5 hours).
SUPERVISION IN THE CONTEXT OF CULTUREPRACTICUM TRAINEE
October 2017
6 hours training.
CRISIS ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION: RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO SUICIDE RISK.
September 2017
7 hours training.
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING: HELPING PEOPLE MOVE TOWARDS CHANGE.
April 2017
6 hours training.
MAKING PARENTING A PLEASURE.
March 2017
2 das training.
INDIVIDUAL COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, & TRAUMA.
May 2016
3 days training & one booster day; 16 consultation group calls.
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (UCLA INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS).
October 2016
6.5 hours training.
EDUCATION
2016 - Ph.D.
Alliant International University-APA Accredited Los Angeles, California Clinical Ph.D. Program (APA Approved). Multicultural Community Clinical Psychology emphasis.
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2013 - M.A.
Alliant International University-APA Accredited Los Angeles, California Clinical Ph.D. Program (APA Approved). Multicultural Community Clinical Psychology emphasis.
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2011 - B.A.
University of California, Irvine Irvine, California. Cognitive Psychology major. Education minor
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