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Brittany Kelly, MSW, ASW#68319

Education

BA in Spanish, December 2000, Northern Arizona University

BS in Photography 2005, Brooks Institute of Photography

Masters of Social Work, May 2015, San Jose State University

Bilingual in Spanish

Recipient of 2014/2015 Santa Clara County WET stipend funded through MHSA based on need for bilingual clinicians trained on recovery model of care

Recipient of Dorothy Miller Scholarship for MSW intern of the year/ class of 2015

Graduate research on Trauma Informed Systems Change in Santa Clara County

Related Experience

June 2017 – Bilingual ASW Intern, Psychotherapist, Russian River Counselors, Monte Rio, CA

• Individual, family and couples therapy for people of all ages in the community clinic.

• School based therapy at Kids Street Charter School in Santa Rosa, CA.

Oct. 2016 – May 2017, Bilingual Mental Health Therapist ASW Intern, Child Parent Institute, Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park, CA

• Provided bilingual and culturally sensitive assessment, treatment planning and therapy for clients and families spanning the ages of ages 3-37 under licensed supervision in client homes, schools, juvenile hall and the Child Parent Institute Counseling Clinics.

• Experience working with clients from a variety of referrals from county and grant funding sources including Department of Family, Youth and Children Services, Probation, Medi-Cal, CHAT funding, and Urgent Response.

• Continuation of skills building as an intern therapist using a combination of modalities including play therapy, TF-CBT, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief Therapy Strategies, expressive arts, sand-tray, adventure based interventions, family therapy, Hakomi philosophy, trauma-informed care, strength based, and positive parenting.

• Medi-Cal billing standards followed.

• Collaborated with probation officers, social workers, and school staff to coordinate treatment for clients and their families.

Aug. 2014 – March 2016, Community Based Mental Health MSW intern and ASW, Starlight Community Services Outpatient Services, San Jose, CA

• Responsible for complete mental health services and case management for children, adolescents, and families including initial outreach after referral from county, family and client engagement, assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment under licensed supervision.

• Collaborated with team members for coordinating treatment services including therapeutic behavioral therapists, psychiatrists, county social services, other outside support agencies and schools.

• Provided trauma-informed, strength-based, recovery oriented, bilingual, culturally sensitive, family and individual therapy, psycho-education and positive-parenting coaching to monolingual and bilingual Spanish speaking families and children or adolescents.

• Utilized a variety of therapeutic modalities depending on assessment and treatment plan such as CBT, TF-CBT, AF-CBT, play therapy, expressive arts, adventure based, brief counseling, motivational interviewing, positive parenting and mindfulness techniques.

• Completion of Medi-Cal billing, documentation, and assessments required by agency and county.

Sept. 2013 - June 2014, School Social Work Intern, Gardner Family Care Corporation School Based Services, Willow Glen Middle School, San Jose, CA

• Provided individual counseling, collateral support, group counseling and case management for middle school students and their families at school or in the home.

• Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team at school or with other social service agencies in the community to help students succeed socially, behaviorally and academically.

• Assessed for risk including suicide, self-harm, DV, mental health, child abuse and substance abuse.

• Completed bio-psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, narrative summaries, and CANS assessments required for Santa Clara County contracting agencies.

• Learned and utilized a variety of therapeutic modalities depending on assessment and treatment plan including motivational interviewing, CBT, TF-CBT, brief counseling, psychodynamic and art therapy.

Aug. 2010 - Dec. 2012, Cultural Host Volunteer and Social Work Intern for Refugee Resettlement, Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, TX

• Provided cultural orientation to refugee families recently arrived to the U.S.A. to help facilitate a smoother transition to a new culture.

• Supported clients in accessing medical services, benefit programs, education opportunities, legal residency requirements, employment searches, housing, transportation services, libraries and other community programs beneficial to their sense of well being and self reliance required by refugee resettlement programs.

• Expanded knowledge of federal programs for refugees, asylum seekers, issues concerning torture survivors, survivors of war torn countries and ethnic minority groups around the world.

Other Relevant Training and Experience

Re-Creation of the Self training, Hakomi Essential Skills workshop, CANS certification, Transformational Care Planning training, AF-CBT training, TF-CBT training, seminars about issues including working with teens/trauma/parenting, early child development and attachment, victim witness benefits, motivational interviewing, county training on PTSD and complex trauma, trauma and substance abuse, reflective practice.

Referrals available upon request

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