Vivienne Orgel, M.S.W.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Social Work, with a focus on Health and Mental Health.
Extensive counseling experience with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds including assessment and crisis intervention.
Bilingual Spanish-English skills and extensive experience working with Latinos in Santa Cruz area.
Experience organizing and leading support groups.
Working collaboratively with teams and other agencies, as well as working independently. Knowledge of community resources.
Strong organizational skills, including prioritizing and consistent follow-up to meet goals and deadlines.

Research Assistant with U.C.S.F. Prevention Studies; survey design, list compilation, literature search, and consulting on community-based AIDS prevention programs
Designed and conducted survey of Davenport area residents’ needs and interests, for use in program development. 17 households interviewed; report was instrumental in bringing public health program to this small community.
Field research with Monterey-Santa Cruz Responsible Beverage Project: data collection in local bars regarding alcohol consumption. Observation, recording, and coding.
Ethnoarchaeological research with UNESCO in isolated Peruvian valley: interviewing, mapping, and photography.
Consultant with Santa Cruz AIDS Project while completing MSW thesis on Latinas and AIDS Prevention: 13 Spanish-speaking women were interviewed.

Assessment, brief counseling and case management with low-income families at four local schools for 1½ years.
Assessment, brief counseling and case management with individuals with health and mental health problems, including SCAP MDI program, Hospice, 2 hospitals and 3 home health agencies for 6+ years.
Counseled adolescents and their families in Watsonville.
Developed teen parent support group including outreach and facilitation.
Collaborated with non-profit agencies and county programs in order to meet health, mental health, and other needs for clients.
Counseling and case management with many Spanish-speaking individuals and families in Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Pajaro for 12 years.

Coordinated office for refugee services: intake, orientation, interpreting, case management. Newsletter coordination, meeting facilitation, event planning, and liaison to religious and community groups.
Supervision of interns and volunteers at three agencies, and of office staff at a community health center.

Roberto Netter, Ph.D. Freelance Translator of Psych. Eval. Interviews 2002-Present

Applied Survey Research Freelance Interviewer (DV, Foster Care) 2002

Allen, Shea & Assocs. Interviewer (DD clients and families) 2001-2002 (4 mos)

SCAP Social Worker 1998-2002 (4 mos)

VNA Social Worker 1999-2001 (+3 yrs)

Healthy Start Family Advocate 1997-1998

Dominican Hospital Perinatal Social Worker 1994-1997

Cabrillo College Career Guidance Technician 1985-1986