Experience

从事经验

My work in the children and families mental health field began as an undergraduate student in Education and Family Human Services . During that time I completed one year of internship and 4 years work experiences in local youth non-profit agencies. The first was at a non-profit agency focused on the reunification of estranged families for youth and adolescence. There I worked as preschool teacher and family coordinator in non profit school agency for low-income families, and continued support the child and family. The third was as a child and family intern therapist in a community based agency where I saw children 12 years and under with variety of mental health diagnoses including autism, anxiety, depression, conduct disorder & oppositional defiance as well as children coping with grief & loss, and trauma. The experiences I had working with these children and their loved ones that I saw the powerful impact that family and environment has on the individual.

After graduate school I continued my work with children and families in largely impoverished, high risk & culturally diverse areas. I worked with families in a variety of settings including clinics, homes, foster homes and intense outpatient treatment. These were families who were dealing with trauma, abuse & substance dependance. At this time I also began working with children, adolescents who were involved with the legal system. For the past few years, I have worked closely with educators to pursue a team effort approach, I have attended IEP meetings, in the order to support the children and their families.

我在本科生时期主攻的是儿童和家庭心理健康领域和教育与家庭服务。在此期间，我在当地的青年非营利机构完成了一年的实习和4年的工作经验。第一次是在一家非营利机构，该机构专注于为青年和青少年团聚疏远的家庭。在那里，我为低收入家庭的非盈利学校机构担任幼儿教师和家庭协调员，继续支持孩子和家庭。第二次是在一家社区机构担任儿童和家庭实习治疗师，在那里我专注的是12岁及以下的儿童，他们患有各种心理健康诊断，包括自闭症、焦虑、抑郁、行为障碍和对立违抗，以及应对悲伤和创伤的儿童。从我与这些孩子和他们的家人一起工作的经历中，我看到了家庭和环境对个人的心理健康的强大影响。

在研究生毕业后，我继续从事与贫困、高风险和文化多样化地区从事儿童和家庭的工作。我在各种环境下与家庭合作，包括诊所、家庭、寄养家庭和密集的门诊治疗。在过去的几年里，为了支持孩子和他们的家庭，我与教育工作者密切合作，追求团队合作的方法，我会参加学校的IEP会议如果病人病情需求。