Category: ADVOCATE

         VICTIM ADVOCATE       Professional Summary      Social worker with more that five years of experience as Multicultural Victim  Advocate  and exceptional people skills. Versed in  advocacy  and case  management . Desires a challenging role as HR Generalist.     Strategic planning and client relationship management expert.   Experience in counseling individuals of various
ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, including Latinos and immigrants from various countries.       Core Qualifications          Case management  Interpersonal skill  Crisis intervention  Client relations  Databases  Decision making  Adaptable  Self motivated  Creative problem solving       Bilingual  Translation and Interpretation (Spanish and English)  Legal navigation   Public speaking  Team player  Computer proficient   File/records maintenance    Organizational skills            Experience     February 2015   to   March 2017     Company Name    City  ,   State    Victim Advocate             April 2014   to   March 2015     Company Name    City  ,   State    Multicultural Advocate        Conducted a support group for victims of domestic violence.  Trained other professionals in multiculturalism, immigration and how to better served the Latino community.  Connected clients with community service and resource agencies.  Provided comprehensive case management services, including creating personalized safety plans , assistance with Court filings, crisis intervention, education on victim's rights, victim's compensation, navigation of the justice system, accompaniment to court and connecting victim's families with appropriate resources in the
community.  Interpretation and translation in court.         June 2013   to   February 2014     Company Name    City  ,   State    Intern        Entered numerical data into databases in a timely and accurate manner.  Developed a community group targeting immigrant youth: empowerment, cultural diversity and healthy behavior.  
Assisted clients with legal interpretation.  Provided referral and advocacy services.            August 2012   to   May 2013     Company Name    City  ,   State    Interpreter/translator           Displayed sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.  Performed a variety of modes of interpreting such as: simultaneous,consecutive,whispered.  Convert concepts in the source language to equivalent concepts in the target language.  Render spoken messages accurately, quickly, and clearly.          Education     2014     Pellissippi State Community College   City  ,   State      Professional studies International Organizational Leadership   B.S    Professional studies International Organizational Leadership       04/2016     Middle Tennesse State University   City  ,   State         CCAHT Human Trafficking Training           07/2015        CCAHT Human Trafficking Summit by Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking    Criminal Injuries Compensation Training 03-2015        Publications    12/2014
Immigrant Victims of Intimate Partners Violence (2014)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): Renewal. (2014)
Certification Process for U-Visa.(2014)
The ABC's of Advocacy.(2014)
Coordinated Community Response Training
Knoxville FJC - Second Floor Auditorium
Tuesday, March 24 - Wednesday, March 25 (9:00am - 4:00pm) 
Victim's Compensation
Knoxville FJC 
 March 25 (2p.m)
Proceedings Involving Victims of Battering. (2014)
Criminal Injuries Compensation Workshop 08 /2016      Certifications      Understanding the Role of Experts in
    Immigration Proceedings Involving     Victims of Battering   

National
Clearinghouse for the   Defense of Battered Women
  
Knoxville
TN

  06/2014

    U-VISA    

Department
of Homeland Security
   Knoxville
TN

06-04-2014
      Trauma Informed Advocacy
    
Family
Justice Center
  Knoxville TN
07/2014

      Bridges Out of Poverty
    
Knoxville
Homeless Coalition                                                        

Knoxville
TN                                                                               

08/2014
          Emotional Safety Plan
    
The
Hotline Webinar Services
  
Knoxville
TN  

08/2014
      Community Schools    

Knox
County
  
Knoxville
TN
  
07-2014
      CPR
    
YWCA
  
Knoxville
TN
  
06/2014
      DACA
    
National
Immigration Law Center  

Knoxville
TN  

06/2014

 
      Immigrant Victims of Intimate Partner
Violence    

Jewish
Woman International  

Knoxville
TN
  
04/2014
      Trauma Informed Advocacy

Knoxville
    Family Justice Center  

Knoxville
TN  

07/2014
      Expert Advice for Judges    

NIWAP  

Knoxville
TN
  
12/2014

 
      International Conference on Sexual Assault,      
Domestic Violence and Campus Responses     

New
Orleans, LA
  
04/2015
      

Criminal Injuries Compensation    

Tennessee
Department of Treasury  

Knoxville TN  

08/2015
      U-VISA and VAWA     

Catholic
Charities  Knoxville TN  

07/2016
      CCR-
Safety Audit training
    
Family
Justice Center  

Knoxville
TN
  
05/
2015
      Human Trafficking Summit    

Human
Trafficking Summit

Community
Coalition   Against Human Trafficking

  Knoxville TN   07/2015

 
     The ABC's of Advocacy   

TN
Coalition

   Knoxville TN  

09/2014

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Criminal Injuries Compensation
    
Tennessee
Department of Treasury  

Knoxville
TN  

08/2016
      Drug and Alcohol Workshop, Harassment
Awareness    

City
of Knoxville
  
Knoxville
TN

  02/2015
    ​       Languages     Bilingual Spanish/English        Skills          Trained in indicators of child abuse, domestic Crisis and Human trafficking    intervention techniques, violence and human trafficking  Strong client relations  Bilingual in Spanish and English  Culturally sensitive  Public speaking ability  Case management proficiency  Excellent interpersonal skills  Independent judgment and decision making   Knowledge of civil court system                                               ​