Silvia Vaughn, Psy.D.
Voice Mail: (949) 683-3229
New clients, please call (714) 898-0362
Works at: Huntington Beach

Dr. Vaugh is a licensed psychologist, with a Masters of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy and a doctorate of Psychology. She is also a Medical Doctor graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in which she was a licensed physician. Her experience as a therapist commenced while working as a trainee- counselor at Coastal Family Therapy in 2002, she provided counseling to children at the Head Start program at Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach and with families and children at Saddleback Community Outreach. In both sites she counseled children from ages 3 to 18 with emotional issues due to various traumatic experiences, low socioeconomic environment, abandonment and/or parental drug and alcohol use.
During her internship she worked at Saddleback Unified School district; Bilingual Family Counseling Services and, Aids Services Foundation, providing individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, children behavioral therapy and group counseling. She counseled HIV/AIDS patients and their families, including adolescents and children in a multicultural and diverse environment. She has experience with developmentally disabled consumers and their families, adults and children.

Education:
California school of Professional Psychology/Alliant International University, Psy.D./MFT program, May 2005.
MA, Alliant International University May 2003
Medical Degree, University of Buenos Aires Argentina 1982
Extensive science, Psychology, Psychiatric education 1983-1992
CPSP, Prenatal education, Family counseling and HIV counseling, 1995 San Diego
Larson Training Center, 1994 Medical Management and claims, ICD9 coding.
Red Cross International CPR and Venipuncture.
Advance courses to include:
APA Law and Ethics, CA Law and Ethics, HIPPA regulations, Child Behavior, Group
Counseling, Domestic Violence, Chemical Dependency, Pregnancy and outcome,
Autism and PDD, Hypnotherapy, Guided Imagery, Seizure Disorders, Grief Counseling,
Post traumatic Stress Disorder and, other subjects.

Experience:
August 27 2007-Current: Program Director
Minority Health outpatient (MHO) a Program of The Substance Abuse Foundation, Long Beach (SAF) is a newly developed mental health program SAMHSA funded, to serve minorities of African American and Latino clients, infected by HIV/AIDS. As the program director her functions include developing, implementing and delivering of the services to an economically disadvantaged population, with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse and other challenges. Provide supervision to the mental health staff and interface with SAF staff. Assure the program is delivered in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. Assure the meeting of goals and objectives of the program as per grant proposal. Assure the staff maintains the necessary qualification as well as cultural and linguistic competencies. Assure the paperwork; information and educational material are both in English and in Spanish. Develop on going staff training in house and in the community. Produce a program report as needed, work in cooperation with evaluator at Center of Behavioral Research in Long Beach State University. Participate in the required SAMHSA training. Maintain a valid CA license. Provide group support for clients as needed. Provide individual therapy for monolingual community, and other functions as needed.

February 2007-August 24-07: Clinical Supervisor at the Latino Family Institute, Project Nuestras Familias, supported by The Abandoned Infant Assistance (AIA) program from Berkeley University. Her position requires providing core prevention and intervention services to Latino families impacted by drug and alcohol abuse and /or HIV/AIDS. All services are provided based on the Index child needs. Other functions include development of a health status assessment for each family/child and an action plan. Identify problems or needs, intervention strategies, needed services or resources needed by the family/children. Provide intensive, culturally-sensitive, personalized home-based services for all project families. Provide referrals, training and counseling. Responsible for developing and providing narrative documentation, letters and/or reports regarding updates on families/children. Maintain and review records pertaining to clients. Participate and assist with Educational Workshops, Support Groups and structured family activities. Be a liaison with Community leaders and develop a cooperative working model with other agencies. Complete all necessary documentation according to project protocol. Meet monthly progress report deadlines.

October 2004-August 2006: Mental Health Counselor, Aids Services Foundation
Responsibilities: Case load of about 100 clients. Intake diagnosis, assessment and treatment of individuals infected with HIV and affected families. Support groups presentation, education, prevention. Development and planning of classes for client support groups, Power Point presentations. She was a part of the Clinical team with case management, social services and, nursing personnel at the Foundation and, with county providers and the Health Care Agencies. Help develop support systems and, provide referrals for client's various needs. Prepared pertinent documentation related to cases, based on County Mental Health and HIPPA requirements.

June-October 2004: Bilingual Family Therapy Services. Latino family services provider to families affected by drug alcohol and mental health issues. As part of my training I worked providing individual and family counseling and case management to high risk adolescents.

2004- 2006: Alliant International University Teaching Assistant/Adjunct Professor

2002- May 2004: Counseling Trainee/ Intern Coastal Family Therapy Services.
Individual and, group counseling. Children services provided at the Saddleback School
District in Orange County, Boys and Girls Club and, Saddleback Community outreach.
As a trainee she provided family therapy, individual therapy, children play therapy, parenting classes and group presentations to the community in Spanish and English.

June 1998- May 2002: Training and Standards Coordinator (management) at Regional Center of Orange County and Intake Service Coordinator.
Responsibilities: Intake and eligibility of newly diagnosed developmentally disabled ages 0 to 5. Guidance and support of families. Advocacy and case presentation to review team, obtained authorizations for eligibility and different services according to child's need. Case managed and followed eligibility process, placed consumers in program and case management. Provided social services to consumers by referring them to resources for themselves and their families. Prepared the necessary documentation as required and developed written and oral presentations to employees. Interact with providers; participate of neurological evaluations for the diagnosis of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. Trained and supervised new workers in the Intake department. Attended management meetings, board meetings and presentations related to client's rehabilitation needs.

1998 Job Coach, West View: Provided assistance and support to consumers at their job sites and homes. Participated in team meetings to provide consumers with solutions to their daily needs. Case management, searched for jobs and attended job interviews with consumers. Assisted consumers with their simple basic chores which are indispensable for the daily life of a developmentally disabled. Prepared documentation, primary care plan and progress reports.

1996-1998: Chapman Hospital, assisted OBGYN group in medical office as a medical assistant. Provided direct services to clients and education on several subjects included Sexually Transmitted Illnesses, Contraception, Prenatal care, etc.

1993-1995: Senior Intake Coordinator, Prenatal counselor and educator at Vista Community Clinic in the cities of Vista and Oceanside. Provided HIV/Aids counseling, to parents and teens, provided counseling and education.

Until 1983 and while training in Medical school she worked as a physician in several hospitals including Mental Institutions.

Professional Organizations:
American Psychological Association
California Latino Psychological Association

Volunteer Activities:
HIV Planning Council in Orange County
Volunteer work at Aids Services Foundation
Events: AIDS Walk, Splash, Noches de Feria
Latino Aids Awareness, Planning committee 05, 06, 07
Volunteer Presentations to Community in the city of Santa Ana at Del Hi Center 2006
HIV Long Beach Council member

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