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Mary Rose Bernal

San Diego

Summary

Passionate social worker looking to provide effective therapeutic support with a specialty in ADHD, ASD, and chronic illness. My educational background in the humanities, neuroscience, and social work brings an integrative and holistic lens to treatment, incorporating both cultural competence and humility.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Psycho-Oncology Clinical Counseling Intern

SHARP Memorial Hospital
Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA
08.2025 - 05.2026
  • Facilitated clinical sessions with early and late-stage cancer patients and families utilizing CBT, DBT, ACT, and IFS modalities
  • Responded to a 200+ backlog of patients seeking services
  • Communicated social work department services to patients via telephone and in-person outreach

CBT Teaching Intern

Evolve Behavioral Health IOP
San Diego, CA
08.2024 - 05.2025
  • Provided CBT psycho-education for groups of adolescents in intensive outpatient care for youth with mood disorders, neurodivergence, high-risk behaviors, and suicidality
  • Intervened and de-escalated crises in the milieu
  • Created parent guides with supplemental resources on how to support their adolescents through suicidality and substance misuse

Mental Health Mentor

Key Collective
Los Angeles, CA
04.2023 - 06.2024
  • Provided long-term support and purpose-centered planning for young adult clients with ASD to improve upon everyday executive functioning, with reported success from clients

Board Certified Autism Technician

Autism Spectrum Therapies
San Diego, CA
08.2020 - 01.2021
  • Provided in-home ABA for clients and families to reduce maladaptive behavior and increase communicative, social, academic, and daily functioning skills
  • Advocated for program improvements

Education

Master of Social Work - Social Work

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
05-2026

Bachelor of Science - English And Neuroscience

Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
05-2019

Skills

  • Crisis Intervention
  • Psychosocial Support
  • Program Management
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Community Outreach
  • Advocacy and Counseling

Certification

  • California Society for Clinical Social Work SDSU Student Ambassador
  • SDSU Graduate Social Work Association Executive Board
  • Grinnell College President of National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) On Campus
  • Grinnell College President of Neuroscience Student Policy Committee

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working

Timeline

Psycho-Oncology Clinical Counseling Intern

SHARP Memorial Hospital
08.2025 - 05.2026

CBT Teaching Intern

Evolve Behavioral Health IOP
08.2024 - 05.2025

Mental Health Mentor

Key Collective
04.2023 - 06.2024

Board Certified Autism Technician

Autism Spectrum Therapies
08.2020 - 01.2021

Master of Social Work - Social Work

San Diego State University

Bachelor of Science - English And Neuroscience

Grinnell College
Mary Rose Bernal