Professional
Background

  • UCSD Community Champion: Diversity Award

  • UCSD Outpatient Psychiatric Services Mental Health Honoree

  • Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing (EMDR) certified clinician, facilitator and
    consultant.  Training to become an EMDR HAP trainer. (HAP is the EMDR Humanitarian
    Assistance Program.)

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker,  State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences,  LCS# 19899

  • Master Degree in Social Work,  San Diego State University

  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,  University of California, San Diego; Latin American Studies Minor

Community Participation and Memberships:

  • Appointed member of the San Diego County Mental Health Cultural Competence Resource Team

  • National Association of Social Workers

  • California Society of Clinical Social Workers

  • EMDRIA:  EMDR International Association

Past community involvement:
  • Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP)

  • UCSD Outpatient Psychiatric Services Cultural Competence Committee

  • San Diego County Dual Diagnosis Taskforce; Recommendations Subcommittee Chair 2000

  • Comprehensive Continuous Integrated System of Care (CCISC) Co-chair the CADRE Self Sufficiency 2004

  • CCISC Co-chair the Program and Program Development 2003

  • CCISC Coordinating Committee

  • AOD Co-occurring Disorders committee

1995-Present          Private Practice

1996-Present          Faculty, University of Phoenix

1996 – 2007            LCSW Bilingual and Bicultural Therapist
                                 UCSD Outpatient Psychiatric Services  
                                 “Gifford Clinic”
                       2000-2006       Program Manager and Clinical Instructor
                                                  UCSD Co-occurring Disorders Program
                        1999-2001      SDSU MSW Field Instructor /
                                                  UCSD MSW Internship Coordinator
                        1998-1999      UCSD BSW Group Supervisor
                        1996-1997       MSW Intern

1995 - 1996                MSW Intern,   Mental Health Systems
                             
1995-1997                 Bilingual Caseworker,  Catholic Charities                  
                                    Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoptions Department
      

1994-1995                 Social Services Worker,  The Salvation Army   
                                    Escondido Family Services


1994-1996                 Rape Crisis Hotline & Project Safe House Volunteer
                                    Center for Community Solutions
      

1993-1994                  Peer Educator and Program Assistant         
                                     UCSD Student Safety Awareness Program
      
UCSD Diversity Award