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• Presented "Theatre of the Oppressed" seminar to Boston Children's Hospital social work staff

• Lead "Theatre of the Oppressed" workshops with the "Growing Together" program at Bay State Prison (Walpole, MA)
• Co-wrote and co-produced Homeward Bound, a play about domestic violence and immigration - performed at the Massachusetts Domestic Violence Conference at Children's Hospital in Boston

• Presented case-based conference to Latino Mental Health Providers on "Parental Concerns About Virginity, A Case Of A Sexually Abused Latina Pre-Adolescent: Barriers to Treatment and Cultural Considerations."

• Presented lectures on "Child Abuse and Neglect" to first-year medical students at the New York Medical College
• Presented lectures on "Child Abuse and Neglect" and "Cultural Competency" to Child Psychiatry fellows and residents and Saint Vincent's Hospital

• Presented lectures on "Child Abuse and Neglect" to first-year medical students at the New York Medical College
• Presented seminar on "Early Child Development" to first-year medical students at Columbia University

• Presented seminar on "Interviewing Elementary School Children and their Families in a Culturally Mindful Approach" to social work and psychology interns at New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Presented seminar on "Distributive Justice as the Organizing Value of the Social Work Profession" to social work doctoral students at New York University
• Presented seminar on "International Social Work" to social work doctoral students at New York University

• Presented seminar on "Cognitive-Behavioral Case Formulations" to social work and psychology interns at New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Presented lecture on "The Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder" to MSW students at New York University

• Presented workshop on Human Trafficking at the New York Presbyterian Social Work Department, sponsored by the domestic violence program (DOVE)

• Lectured on "Child Abuse and Neglect" for New York Presbyterian Social Work Department

• Planned and lead "Mindfulness Retreat" to Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian interdisciplinary staff.

• Presented lecture on Human Trafficking at the New York Presbyterian Pediatric Emergency Department Faculty Rounds in New York, NY.
• Presented lecture on Human Trafficking: A Primer for Health Care Providers at the New York Presbyterian Emergency Department Nursing Grand Rounds, in New York, NY.

• Recipient of the Robin Hood Relief Fund recognition for services provided to children and families affected by the 9/11 attack
• Recipient of the 2005 New York University School of Social Work Dean's Fellowship for Doctoral Students
• Recipient of the 2012 New York Presbyterian Hospital President's Award to the strongest hospital managers: "Building Tomorrow's Leadership"

• Provide individual and group supervision to 25 staff social workers and 6 care coordinators.
• Ensure service to individuals, families, and groups through productive use of social work staff time, skills, and appropriate level of competence. Monitor productivity and quality.
• Establish criteria for case finding mechanisms for ensuring all patients requiring social work services are identified and treated within established department policies and procedures.
• Participate in teaching psychosocial issues related to health and illness, community resources, and social work services.
• Maintain and develop social work and care coordination programs.
• Identify need for new programs within assigned areas.
• Interview, select, and recommend hiring of social workers and care coordinators.
• Coordinate staff development needs, discharge planning services, data collection and research, group work and other developmental activities.
• Coordinate graduate social work activities within the unit and department.
• Monitor and authorize expenditures.
• Monitor chart recording, statistics, and other systems used to measure performance levels
• Co-chair the hospital-wide interdisciplinary Transitions of Care committee.
• Collaborate with the Family Advisory Council in the development of the Spanish speaking Family Advisory Council.

• Provided individual, group and family psychotherapy in a Washington Heights public school
• Conducted crisis intervention and psychosocial assessments in outpatient program
• Created partnerships in the Washington Heights community
• Translated into Spanish program materials and administrative forms
• Supervised social work interns

• Designed and managed Latino Mental Program in Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
• Researched and wrote Latino Team Program Proposal
• Created referral sources database for Child and Adolescent Latino Program
• Participated in leadership team to develop Early Education, Therapeutic Classroom Program in hospital setting for Severe Emotionally Disturbed Children

• Provided individual, group and family psychotherapy
• Provided counseling to children and families affected by the 9/11 attack
• Provided group and individual psychotherapy to students with special needs in Therapeutic Classroom setting.
• Provided clinical consultation to psychiatry fellows

• Designed and coordinated Latino Social Work Internship Training Program
• Designed teaching modules and lead Bilingual, Spanish-English, Parenting Training Program
• Supervised social work interns and pre-med students

• Psychosocial assessments, case management and referral services in pediatric setting
• Individual short-term psychotherapy with children
• Risk assessment and crisis intervention
• Collaboration with the Children's Hospital Crisis Response Team in the evaluation of sexually and physically abused Latino children

• Teaching and consultation to pediatric residents
• Member of medical residency training curriculum committee: design teaching modules for pediatric medical training in the areas of communication skills, community resources, and cultural sensitivity
• Participated in leadership committee for the creation of a quarterly publication (Sobremesa) and educational luncheons of Latino Mental Health and Human Services providers of the Harvard Longwood Medical Area
• Supervised social work interns

• Designed and managed children's educational program
• Supervised and trained agency volunteer workers

• Created and managed parish pastoral program
• Created and directed bilingual education programs
• Supervised and trained agency volunteer workers
• Conducted parenting skills workshops
• Provided bilingual (English and Spanish) pastoral counseling
• Coordinated outreach and referral services

• Created and managed a city-wide project for flood victims
• Coordinated activities for 250 volunteers in special project
• Designed and led community development program
• Led youth crime prevention program
• Trained teachers on strategies for social and disciplinary problems
• Collaborated with indigenous peoples in human rights and community development

• Designed and managed outreach programs for families and children
• Designed and led community development program
• Led community organizing initiatives with peasants and indigenous peoples

• Bilingual/Bicultural in Spanish
• Reading and comprehension of French, Italian and Portuguese

• American Association of Social Work Boards, Massachusetts, LICSW (2000)
• American Association of Social Work Boards, New York, LCSW-R with psychotherapy privileges (2001)

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
• American Case Management Association (ACMA)