MS. CARA JO DELLAQUILA
Marriage and Family Therapists at Coolidge Ave, Oakland, CA

Fred Finch Youth Center - Oakland, CA
Interim Vocational Director Fred Finch Youth Center - Oakland, CA
Lead Therapist for School Based Day Treatment Program Fred Finch Youth Center - Oakland, CA
Mental Health Therapist for School Based Day Treatment Program Fremont Youth and Family Services - Fremont, CA
Marriage Family Therapy School Based and Clinical Intern

New College of California - San Francisco, CA
Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA
BA in Communications

Clinical Qualifications Worked with a wide variety of youth and their families, some with co-occurring and tri-occuring disorders, providing individual, family and group therapy in school-based, milieu, clinic and home/community settings. Able to work collaboratively with families, group homes, social services representatives, school administrators, teachers and probation officers as well as my own supervisors to devise appropriate treatment approaches for a diverse case load of clients. Superior documentation skills with competence in meeting MediCal Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) guidelines. Provided referrals to clients and their families for accessing additional community resources. Consistently adherent to agency and HIPPA dictated confidentiality standards. Regularly managed crisis situations including performing suicide assessments and child abuse reporting. Participated in ongoing clinical trainings on various theraputic approchaes including Art Therapy, Play Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and topics such as Co-Occurring Disorders, Motivational Interviewing, working with clients with Developmental Delays, Sensory Integration Disorder, and assessment for Special Education. Adminstrativel qualifications Excellent written and verbal communication skills Able to create and maintain efficient organizational structures Thrives in environments with diverse responsibilities where multi-tasking is required Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite Comfort working in both Microsoft and Mac platforms Approach challenges with the ability to troubleshoot and creatively problem solve

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