OBJECTIVE

Seeking a supervisory or program management position in counseling, mental disorder rehabilitation therapy, youth rehabilitation and/or lecturer, program administration, public relations, Advocacy, Job Coaching, Case Management Supervision, Street Outreach Coordination, Program Development, Housing Relocation Project, Paralegal, Law Enforcement, Social Services Program Coordination, Public Relations and/or Human Resources

SKILLS & TRAININGS

Fluent in Spanish and English

Group and Individual Counseling

 Psychological Testing

Educational and Training Lecturer: HIV, Abortion, Family Interrelations, Substance Abuse, Self Esteem, Decision Making, Professional Development and Effective Studying Strategies, Cultural Competency, Universal Precautions, Antisocial and Deviant Behaviors, Proper Case Management Interventions with Chronically Mentally Ill Individuals. Crisis Intervention Management.

 Case Management training DHS, MRDDA, DC Government.

Incident Management: Policies, Systems & Investigation Training.

Medicaid Waiver Program MRO & MHRS Policies, Protocols & System Training.

Psychotropic Medications Training.

Knowledge of Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 99, 2000, XP, Professional, MS-Word, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Word Perfect, Print Artist, MS-Access, Cyrix, Anasazi, MS-Power Point, MS-Publisher , MS- Project.

Universal Precautions certified by the US Department of Health in collaboration with the U.S. Navy

Fair Housing Law Training – Arlington County VA

Housing Relocation Project - Implementation and development

Martial Arts Instructor: Hapkido Third Degree Black Belt, Taekwondo First Degree Black belt, Close Quarter Tactics certified by the Police Defensive Tactics international TM, World Taekwondo Federation and World Hapkido Federation certify Instructor.

Customer Services, Sales, Business Administration, Hotel Management and Business Management training at MC Realtors, Ponce PR, Nissan Service Center of the South,  Ponce PR Time to Play Inc, San Juan PR Global Management and Consultants, Hato Rey P.R., San Juan Grand Hotel and Casino, Carolina P.R. and Mutual of Omaha, San Juan P.R.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2003 - Present         Metters Industries, Inc                                                       Arlington County VA

Colonies Of Arlington Housing Relocation Project

Senior Housing Counselor (supervisor)                                                                      

Senior Housing Counselor supervisor for a major renovation project, which necessitates the relocation of tenants occupying approximately 431 units in Arlington County.   The relocation assistance consists of providing alternative housing options to the residents affected by the renovations.  There are a substantial number of units that are occupied by households whose primary language is Spanish.  Many of these immigrant households have little or no experience with the tenant application process (i.e., income requirements, credit approval, employment verification, and references).

Manage on –site operations of relocation services

Hires train and supervise on site staff

Establish on-site procedures

Prepares staffing schedule to ensure six day per week service availability

Work closely with property management team

Assist property management staff in the coordination of tenant meetings

Prepare monthly tracking reports

Interface with tenants community  and surrounding communities

Negotiate with vendors to establish discount for services

Identify translation needs and ensure services are met

Assist in the development of the resource data base

Identify service gaps and provides direct housing counseling as needed

Participate in meting with property management staff

Coordinate homeownership and credit workshops

2001-2003              Community Connections C.S.A.                                                  Washington DC                        

Forensic Team Supervisor                                                                                                                  

Clinical Supervision for a Case Load of 130 consumers and a team of ten case managers

Supervision of 2 Transitional Houses (Male and Female) and a team of 6 Residential Support Counselors

 Coordinate of Pretrial, Criminal Justice system, and Forensic clients referrals intake and outplace.

Coordination and representation for an Interagency Steering Committee involving DMH, PDA, CSOSA, CCCSA, DC Superior Court, and the DC District Attorney’s Office.

Coordination and assistance for Public defenders and District Attorneys in Litigations and Hearing regarding mental health status of consumers.

Provide expert witness testimony in the DC Superior Court in regards to consumers Competency and mental status.

Asses Consumer for self harm or harm to others. Specifically assessing predatory, behavior, sociopathilogical and or psychopathological tendencies for appropriate outplacement program 

Inservice Trainer and Advocate in issues of Cultural Competency 

In Service Trainer in areas of managing and treating malingering individuals, antisocial personality disorders, predatory behaviors, Sociopathy and or Psychopathy.

 Outreach Coordinator, Intake Coordinator                                                                                    

Coordinator of the Homeless Out reach Program

In Charge of the Homeless, Hospital, Civil and Forensic ward referrals, intake and outplacement.

 Supervision of the transitional housing program, the recreational program, and benefits coordination.

Representative for the agency in multidisciplinary meetings with DMH and MRDDA

Clinical Supervision for a Case Load of 95 Consumers, and five Case Managers.

Management and Coordination for a Building Complex with 6 semi-independent living apartments

1999 – 2001 The Stress Management Center                                                              Washington DC

Contractor for the Bureau of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disability                        

Contracted for Case Management, Monitoring and Advocacy expertise for the District of Colombia Government.

Counselor

Vocational Assessment Coordinator

Individual Habilitation Plan & Individual Financial Plan Coordinator

Rehabilitation Specialist

Job Coach

Psychological Assessments, Testing and Evaluation

Facilitator and coordinator for client’s multi disciplinary treatment team

1995 – 1999 O.A.J Office of the Governor of P.R.                                                         San Juan, PR

Psychosocial Specialist – Orientation Program                                                                               

Social issues lecture and trainer: HIV, Abortion, Family Interrelations, Substance Abuse, Self Esteem, Decision Making, Professional Development and Effective Studying Strategies.

Counselor in charge of a caseload of 25 public schools in the Puerto Rico Public Education District.

Vocational assessment coordinator. With a caseload of 90 adolescent clients.

Psychosocial assessment development based on the DSM-IV

Street Outreach Program Counselor & Coordinator, Stay in School Program

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Navy Reserve Naval Base Roosevelt Roods PR

 Special Operations. ACU/SBU 26 (Seaman E-3) Unit Decommissioned 2000

U.S Navy Reserve Naval Base Pensacola Fla. (Petty Officer Second Class - E5)

Honorable Discharge

EDUCATION

2003 – Present  Walden University , School of Psychology               Baltimore, MD

 Fast Tracking to the Clinical Forensic Psychology Doctoral Program 30 Grad Credits (PhD)

1997-1999 Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico                                         Rio Piedras, PR

Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology (MA)

1991-1996 Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico                                         Rio Piedras, PR

Bachelor of Arts Mayor: Psychology (BA)

VOLUNTEER

1990-1995   Casa Manresa                                                                                               Aibonito, PR

Senior Counselor

Voluntary counseling for the Catholic Church juvenile movement in charge of a group of 100 counselors

Activities Coordinator for groups up to 400 individuals.

Lecturer in areas of social problems and Family relations

Lecture instructor, for aspiring and active Counselors in the areas of social problems and family relations

ACHIEVEMENTS

Creation, development and implementation of:

The Kick Drugs Out of School Program in the San Juan Public School District

Acceso Juvenil (Juvenile Access) Hotline and counseling program in the Puerto Rico public schools.

The Community Connections CSA Care Point pilot program in Washington DC.

The Community Connections, CSA Options Pretrial Jail Diversion Program in Washington DC

The Community Connections, CSA Latino Day Program Coordinator, for consumer diagnosed with chronically mentally illness, substance abuse and trauma history

In Service Trainer and Advocate in issues of Cultural Competency 

In Service Trainer in areas of managing and treating malingering individuals, Antisocial Personality Disorders, Predatory Behaviors, Sociopathy and or Psychopathology.

Metters Industries Inc Colonies of Arlington Relocation Project  in Arlington County VA

President and Founder of New Age Martial Arts

• Online Store

• Self Defense Center

Developed;  The Do Behavior a clinical Martial Arts Guide to ADD, & ADHD

Developed;  The Do Behavior II: A clinical Martial Arts Guide for the Treatment of Chronic Mental Illness.

Developed;  Taerobox for the  Chronically Mental Illness