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FELIPE MENDEZ

9223 N. 13th Street • Phoenix, Arizona 85020 

(602) 527-0082  Felipe85032@icloud.com

Objective

Experience

Behavioral Health Technician

Rio Salado Behavioral Health Systems, INC.

January 2023-Present, Phoenix, Arizona.

Under supervision, performing work with children of average difficulty by providing information and referral, home-based counseling, and, under established protocol, group services and limited community interventions.
Performs related work as required.
Interview clients and significant others, conduct intake assessments to obtain social data, and provide information and referral to clients in need of community services.
Provides crisis intervention.
Provides outreach and advocacy for clients in the community and health care system.
Provide care management and counseling to assigned clients.
May provide staff training, collect and compile statistical data for the facility.

Skills

Knowledge of human behavior, family and group dynamics, social and cultural factors, interventions for individual, family and social change.
Skills in interviewing and counseling.
Ability to stablish effective working relationship with clients, staff, and community organizations.
Assist in the treatment of patients who are struggling with behavioral issues.

Implement treatment plans, monitor clients’ behavior, and provide a safe environment.

Owner of DSM Cleaning Services, LLC

Owner, Abril 2008-Present, Phoenix, Arizona

Clean and organize areas of commercial and residential offices.
Perform preventive maintenance, check, clean and repair equipment periodically.
Machines are used to clean and maintain the floor and carpet.
Deliver residential cleaning services to a diverse customer base, ensuring adherence.
Company policies and service standards and execute projects on time.
Manage the transportation, tracking, and maintenance of cleaning equipment and
inventory supplies, including the safe handling of hazardous cleaning solutions.
Provide superior customer service, interface with clients, field inquiries, and resolve.
Challenges arise with cleaning projects and services, affecting our ability to maintain a 90% satisfaction rating.

Skills

Disposal of biohazardous medical waste

Safe use of detergents and other chemicals , Sanitizing surfaces according to employer policies

Attention to detail , Daily cleaning Deep cleaning , Vacuuming with industrial equipment
 Carpet cleaning , Supply management

Project Manager and Construction Technician.

T.W. Lewis Company, Phoenix, Arizona, October 1993 - April 2008

Construction project manager with 4+ years of experience in managing large-scale construction projects.

Proven track record directing project-wide operations, administering million-dollar budgets, negotiating contracts, controlling expenses, and boosting efficiency and productivity.

Direct 40 construction projects per year, managing all aspects including site survey,
Construction budgeting, bidding, negotiations and awards, and project operations.
Complete $600k to 1.1M construction projects, ensuring quality and adherence to
building standards.
Optimize the company's resources and implement new policies and systems that cut the department's operational expenses by 47%.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona

Graduation Date: January 2022.

Now:

Working on my Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an Emphasis on Trauma.

Graduation is scheduled for August 2026.

Awards and Acknowledgements

Graduated from my Bachelor of Science, Psychology with a Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.7

self-care

Grand Canyon University

CNL-624 Topic 5 Self-Care Assessment and Reflection

Part 1: Self-Care Assessment

Directions: As a counselor, self-care is extremely important as it helps prevent burnout, compassion fatigue, and job dissatisfaction. The assessment tool below provides an overview of effective strategies that can be used to maintain self-care. Complete the assessment tool below indicating any areas that have changed in frequency. Refer to the self-care assessment you completed during Week 2.

Using the scale below, rate the following areas in terms of frequency:

5 = Frequently

4 = Occasionally

3 = Rarely

2 = Never

1 = It never occurred to me

Physical Self-Care

4

Eat regular healthy meals (e.g., breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

3

Exercise

4

Get regular medical care for prevention

4

Get medical care when needed

4

Take time off when needed

5

Participate in a hobby you enjoy

4

Get enough sleep

4

Take vacations, day trips, or mini-vacations

3

Make time away from technology

4

Other: Swimming.

Psychological Self-Care

5

Make time for self-reflection

4

Have your own personal psychotherapy

3

Write in a journal

5

Do something at which you are not an expert or in charge

4

Decrease stress in your life

3

Notice your inner experience—listen to your thoughts, judgments, beliefs, attitudes, and feelings

4

Engage your intelligence in a new area (e.g., go to an art museum, history exhibit, sports event, auction, or theater performance)

5

Practice receiving from others

3

Say “no” to extra responsibilities sometimes

4

Other: Better relationship with my God.

Emotional Self-Care

4

Spend time with others whose company you enjoy

5

Stay in contact with important people in your life

4

Give yourself affirmations, praise yourself

4

Identify comforting activities, objects, people, relationships, places, and seek them out

4

Allow yourself to cry

5

Find things that make you laugh

4

Express your outrage in social action, letters and donations, marches, and protests

4

Other: Talk to fiends

Spiritual Self-Care

5

Make time for spiritual reflection

4

Spend time with nature, see what God created

5

Find a spiritual connection or community

5

Be open to inspiration

4

Cherish your optimism and hope

4

Be aware of nonmaterial aspects of life

5

Be open to not knowing

5

Identify what is meaningful to you and notice its place in your life

5

Meditate

5

Pray

4

Sing

4

Have experiences of awe

4

Contribute to causes in which you believe

5

Read inspirational literature (talks, music, etc.)

4

Other: Talk other about the love of God.

Workplace or Professional Self-Care

4

Take a break during the workday (e.g., lunch)

3

Take time to chat with co-workers

4

Make quiet time to complete tasks

4

Identify projects or tasks that are exciting and rewarding

4

Set limits with your clients and colleagues

4

Balance your caseload so that no one day or part of a day is “too much”

4

Arrange your workspace so it is comfortable and comforting

5

Get regular supervision or consultation

5

Have a peer support group

4

Other: Help my co-workers.

Balance

4

Strive for balance within your work-life and workday

4

Strive for balance among work, family, relationships, play, and rest

Part 2: Self-Care Reflection

Directions: Provide short answers, 100-150 words, for each of the following questions/statements. Do not exceed 200 words for your response.

In what specific areas have you noticed strengths in your self-care ? Explain. One of the areas in my self-care is social connections, cultiving and maintaining supportive relationship, asking for help when I need it, and knowing how to set baundaries are part of preserving self-care. I can also, maintain and process health express emotions, manage stress and maintaining a positive outlook with self-compassion and creativity.

What growth areas are you noticing? What healthy strategies will support your development? I need to work on the physical aspects of my life to maintain self-care, be consistent, engage in regular exorcise, pay more attention to what I put in my mouth and sleep better. Once the professional aspects is accomplish, it is considered some crucial steps like to say NO, stting boundaries on dual relationships, especially with people in the church and close ones who are looking for help to refer them to other counselors or the professionals that they need.

Adapted from Transforming the Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization. Saakvitne, Pearlman & Staff of TSI/CAAP (Norton, 1996)

Mentorship

Mentorship and Supervision: Compare the similarities and differences between mentorship and supervision.

Both mentorship and supervision will provide help and guidance to professional goals, both will share knowledge, provide support, and help individuals to develop skills and competence in their fields. Both will use their real experience to promote professional growth.

The difference will be that supervisor their formal role on a day-to-day tasks, organization goals, and professional evaluations, they will use their authority to direct work. In the other hand a mentor will offer broader long-term career guidance, wisdom, personal development, and emotional support. In most cases opportunity outside direct authority to empower an individual overall growth with the mentee taking ownership of their development. (Chong et al., 2025)

Mentorship Characteristics and Skills: Discuss the characteristics and skills important for selecting a professional mentor (e.g., experience/professional background, mentorship style, availability).

Essential characteristics of a great mentor is their knowledgeable in the field, being patient, active listeners and well known for their ability to be strong communicators while will offer honesty, support, constructive feedback, and networking opportunities. They will offer this kind of support while being adaptable, trustworthily and genuinely. They will invest in their mentee’s growth and success acting as role model and enforce cheerleader. A great mentor will possess relevant experience, skills and knowledgeable but they will be eager to keep learning but humble enough to admit when they do not have knowledge about something to say I will get back to you let me investigate. (Nancy et al., 2020)

Professional Mentor Support Goals:Describe the goals (SMART) the CIT aims to achieve with professional mentor’s support.

A good mentor will use the SMART framework which include goals with the following characteristics: specific , measurable, achievable, relevant, time bound. The intention is to create clear and understandable goals for mentees to define what they want, how they will get there, if what they want is realistic, ad when they will obtain it. Also, taking in context CIT will focus on guiding mentees to define career paths, building skills, expand networks, gain industry insides, and boost confidence while developing their own coaching abilities and promote ethical standards within their profession, promoting accountability and growth for their mentee’s success. (Rebecca et al., 2018).

References

Chong, L. S., Scharff, A., Crawford, B. A. H., Aajmain, S., & Boswell, J. F. (2025). Impact of discrimination and

Microaggressions in psychotherapy and supervision affect self-efficacy and experiential avoidance

among therapists in training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 19(4), 322–330.

https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/tep0000523

Nancy L. Deutsch, Victoria A. Mauer, Haley E. Johnson, Anita A. Grabowska, & Miriam R. Arbeit. (2020). “[My

Counselor] Knows Stuff about Me, but [My Natural Mentor] Actually Knows Me”: Distinguishing

Characteristics of Youth’s Natural Mentoring Relationships. In Grantee Submission.

https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104879

Rebecca R. Fried, Shazya Karmali, Jennifer D. Irwin, Francesca L. Gable, & Alan Salmoni. (2018). Making the

Grade: Mentors’ Perspectives of a Course-Based, Smart, Healthy Campus Pilot Project for Building

Mental Health Resiliency Through Mentorship and Physical Activity. International Journal of Evidence

Based Coaching and Mentoring, 16(2), 84–98. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.24384/000566

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