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