| Education |
Antioch
University, Marina Del Rey, California
M.A. in Clinical Psychology (1997)
Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana
B.M. in Vocal Performance (1988)
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| Traineeship
and Internships |
Little
Citizens Westside Academy, Los Angeles, California
(July, 1999-Present). I provide counseling for severely
emotionally disturbed boys, ages 9 to 16 at this non-public,
continuation school.
Kaiser
Permanente Chemical Dependency Recovery Program,
Los Angeles, California (January, 1998-July, 1999).
I facilitated group sessions and provided clinical
assessments, treatment plans, and individual treatment
for patients in early and on-going recovery as well
as for codependents.
Assistance
League of Southern California Family Service Agency,
Los Angeles, California (September, 1996-August, 1997).
I provided telephone screening for intakes, clinical
assessments for children and adults, individual treatment
for children and adults, and family counseling, and
I co-facilitated a group of child witnesses of domestic
violence.
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| Workshops
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Examining
Three Hypnotic Essentials: Phenomena, Induction, and
Resistance,
Southern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis (April,
1999)
Basic
Hypnosis: A Hands-on Workshop,
Southern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis (March,
1999)
Parenting
Instructor Course,
American Red Cross (April, 1998)
HIV
and AIDS Counseling Workshop,
Antioch University (August, 1996)
Issues
of Men in Therapy Workshop,
Antioch University (July, 1996)
Treatment
Protocols for Managed Care Workshop,
Antioch University (June, 1996)
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| Relevant
Experience |
Outreach
volunteer, Jovenes, Inc.
Los Angeles, California (April-September, 1996). I participated
in a team that delivered food, condoms, and HIV/AIDS
prevention information (printed and oral) to communities
of homeless persons downtown Los Angeles.
Caregiver
to preadolescent children
(July, 1996-September, 1997). I worked part-time,
caring for two children, ages 8 and 10.
Tutor/Mentor,
Heart of Los Angeles Youth (HOLA),
Los Angeles, California (1991-1995). I served as volunteer,
providing corrective relational experiences as well
as anger management and stress reduction counseling
and activities as alternatives to gang involvement
for inner city youths, ages 7 to 18.
AIDS
Caregiver, GoWith the Flo,
Los Angeles, California (1992-1994). As a volunteer
working with four dying friends, I worked as attendant,
case manager, and non-medical health care provider,
offering transpersonal peer counseling re: grief and
loss concerns and death and dying issues.
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| Additional
Skills |
Fluency
in Spanish and American Sign Language |
Biography
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