Stacey Perez Hernandez
Riverside
Summary
Professional and compassionate Associate Therapist with 1.5 years of experience providing counseling services to families and individuals. Motivated to empower clients through development of healthy communication skills and coping strategies.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Care Administrative Coordinator-PACE Program
Neighborhood Health Care PACE
08.2023 - Current
- Coordinate participant’s home care/ home health services.
- Collaborate with IDT regarding participant’s care and services.
- Collaborate with the home care RN before creating referral authorizations.
- Assign participants to the appropriate home care and/ or home health agency based on their level of care.
- Provide accurate and timely home care referral authorizations to home care agencies.
- Document participant’s behavior and home care services.
- Request home care notes from home care agency and document all care in a timely manner
Program Therapist
Eating Recovery Center
07.2022 - 08.2023
- Provided crisis intervention to support clients during times of urgent need (e.g., meals, milieu, outdoor break).
- Facilitated support groups, supporting safe and collaborative environments for clients in PHP and IOP program.
- Helped clients work through emotional and psychological issues in group therapy sessions.
- Facilitated therapeutic process groups that fostered open communication, self-reflection, and mutual support among participants.
- Educated clients and families on mental health issues to promote understanding and support.
- Developed therapeutic rapport with diverse clientele, enabling successful completion of program goals.
- Supported clients in developing coping skills to help patients manage life challenges and difficulties.
- Documented client progress to track effectiveness and inform patient's team.
- Collect and chart patients' vitals, urine, weight, behavior, and pain levels.
- Implemented therapeutic techniques to address maladaptive thought patterns contributing to emotional distress or functional impairment in daily life activities.
- Completed self-harm and suicide safety checks.
- Attended weekly group supervision with the Clinical director and monthly Program Therapist team meetings.
- Communicate directly with the patient's team and family upon arrival and dismissal.
Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee
Mighty Oak Community Counseling- RCOE Head Start
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Delivered counseling services to families dealing with familial issues.
- Developed individualized treatment plans for clients, resulting in more effective therapy outcomes.
- Enhanced client communication skills by implementing role-playing exercises and teaching active listening techniques.
- Conducted intake and assessments to formulate treatment plan and manage client records.
- Completed the Mental Health Referral Packet (Mental health referral, consent of service, protected health information, and release of information).
- Close the client's referrals with the appropriate documentation.
- Communicate immediate matters directly to the site manager, teacher, or contact teacher.
- Attended weekly group supervision with the program supervisor.
- Maintained accurate and thoroughly documented notes and client records in accordance with licensing standards.
Consumer Services Coordinator
Inland Regional Center
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Coordinate consumer services as outlined in the Lanterman Development Disabilities Service Act.
- Seek out and effectively incorporate generic resources on behalf of consumers.
- Provide information and referral services.
- Maintain contact with consumers and their families as required.
- Schedule the consumer's Individual Program Plan (IPP) meetings, Quarterly report meetings, and Semi-annual meetings.
- Develop Consumer's Individual Program Plan (IPP).
- Advocated consumer services and attended consumer IEP meetings as requested. Assist families with generic services and IRC services. Followed IRC procedures to request services; respite, Medi-Cal waiver, copayment assistance, etc.
- Completed Special Incident reports on a timely basis.
- Coordinate the purchase of services identified in IPP and document service requests in consumer's Quarterly Reports.
- Provide Case coverage to consumers whose Consumer Services Coordinator was absent.
- Served Medicaid waiver cases with consumer's required documentation needed.
- Coordinate the Purchase of Service identified in the consumer's IPP.
- Process and complete referrals as needed for consumer's needs.
Paraprofessional Substitute
Corona Norco Unified School District
08.2017 - 04.2021
- Developed creative instructional strategies to keep students engaged and motivated.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavioral incidents as needed for reporting purposes.
- Served as a liaison between general education teachers and special education staff, ensuring clear communication and collaboration.
- Implemented classroom management techniques to maintain positive learning environment.
- Led small groups and worked 1:1 to directly teach academic, social-emotional, and life/functional skills.
- Assisted the resource teacher in preparing learning material for the student's special needs.
- Observe and collect data based on students' needs
Education
Master of Science - Counseling Psychology
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA12.2019
Associate of Arts - Social And Behavioral Studies
Norco College
Norco, CA06.2018
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Norco College
Norco, CA06.2018
Skills
- Strong problem-solving, data collecting, analyzing, data presenting skills, and knowledge of statistics
- Programs: MS Programming experience, MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
- Maintain cultural awareness
- Knowledge of mental health terminology
- Office Management
- Decision-Making
- Team Leadership
- Scheduling appointments
- Goal Setting
- Report Writing
- Document Management
- Administrative Management
- Processing Expense Reports
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Certification
Board of Behavioral Sciences
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) - AMFT145423 (Effective02/28/24)
Timeline
Home Care Administrative Coordinator-PACE Program
Neighborhood Health Care PACE
08.2023 - Current
Program Therapist
Eating Recovery Center
07.2022 - 08.2023
Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee
Mighty Oak Community Counseling- RCOE Head Start
01.2022 - 06.2022
Consumer Services Coordinator
Inland Regional Center
04.2021 - 12.2021
Paraprofessional Substitute
Corona Norco Unified School District
08.2017 - 04.2021
Master of Science - Counseling Psychology
California Baptist University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California Baptist University
Associate of Arts - Social And Behavioral Studies
Norco College
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Norco College
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