Desiree Yoo

Background

About Desiree Yoo

Licensed since 2005. Direct mental health service provider since 2001. Serving children in school settings from 2001-2006. Serving children in the Child Welfare system from 2006-2019. DIR/Floortime mental health provider from 2019-2020 for children with developmental disabilities. Awarded by DMH & DCFS the 2014 SA6 MAT Program Manager of the Year. Participated in the 2015 African-American Mental Health Conference as a presenter and panelist for "The Interplay of African-American Children & Families Involved in Multiple Systems - Strategies to Promote Well Being." Recipient of Distinguished Service award from USC School of Social Work Field Department in 2017. Graduated from UC Davis Extension’s Infant Parent Mental Health Fellowship Program on April 2018. Participated at Infant Development Association Conference 2018 - Southern California as a panelist discussing Integrating Infant Mental Health Neurorelational Framework into Transdisciplinary Practice: A Journey Forward. Developed a training curriculum for children providers on Infant Family Early Childhood Mental Health topics and Trauma Responsive Care. California-Endorsed Infant Family Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and Reflective Practice Facilitator II since October 15, 2018. Co-Chair of California Association of Infant Mental Health (CalAIMH) Training & Education Committee. Completed Phase I Certification in the Neurosequential Model in Therapeutics through the Child Trauma Academy on June 2019. Co-presenter at the ZERO TO THREE National Conference October 2019, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Are You My Mommy: Evoking Emotional Resonance to Build a “Family” for a Medically-Complex Newborn. Completed DIR/Floortime 101. Former Director of Project ABC - About Building Connections - at Children’s Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Proposal reviewer for the ZTT Conference 2020 CalAIMH Board Secretary Speaker at the 2021 California Mental Health Advocates for Children & Youth Virtual Conference, Creating Safety in Child Welfare Through Reflective Practice: A Relational Approach. Co-presenter at the 2021 World Association of Infant Mental Health Conference, Reflective Practice in Child Welfare and Supporting the Development of a Culture Change to Create Relational Safety. Co-Keynote Speaker at the LAC DCFS Birth to Five to Thrive Conference 2021, Reframing Negative Behaviors as Stress Responses: A Paradigm Shift.