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Israel Martinez, LMSW

Credentials & Experience

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
Master of Science in Social Work, Advanced Clinical Practice (Columbia University)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (University of Pennsylvania)

EXPERIENCE

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, New York, NY

March 2008 – Present
Life Coach Group Facilitator

• Co-facilitate a life coaching group to assist gay, bisexual, and trans men in learning new ways to make positive changes, reduce stress, enhance health, and begin to increase the level of satisfaction in their lives

Canarsie Aware Inc., Mental Health, Brooklyn, NY

January 2009 – Present
Mental Health Therapist

• Conduct long-term individual psychotherapy

Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), New York, NY

November 2008 – Present
Mental Health Consultant

• Conduct long-term individual psychotherapy

New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP), New York, NY

September 2004 – Present
Crisis Hotline Volunteer

• Provide crisis counseling for individuals dealing with domestic violence, bias crimes, rape and sexual assault, HIV/AIDS, and suicide
• Assisted in updating and revising of the AVP Hotline Training Manual
• Attended three-month training in crisis management

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, New York, NY

September 2007 – June 2008
Master of Social Work Contractor, Center CARE Recovery (addiction treatment program)

• Performed all assessments and intakes
• Revised psychosocial assessment form used for every patient

Social Work Intern, Center CARE (Counseling, Advocacy, Recovery and Education)

• Conducted individual therapy for a caseload of ten clients concerning issues of sexual trauma, substance abuse, gender identity, sexual addiction, partner intimacy, self-esteem, depression, and insomnia and nightmares
• Co-facilitated a life coaching group to assist gay, bisexual, and trans men in learning new ways to make positive changes, reduce stress, enhance health, and begin to increase the level of satisfaction in their lives
• Assisted in revising organization’s life coaching curriculum
• Managed the formation of and co-facilitated a ten-week educational and support group on bereavement
• Responsible for weekly client walk-in screenings and initial client intakes
• Received supervision from a LCSW within a private practice
• Participated in training and conferences on motivational interviewing, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, cancer, smoking cessation, and trans care: basics, mental health practice, and medical practice

Middle School 302, Bronx, NY

September 2006 – May 2007
School Social Work Intern

• Provided individual therapy for fourteen students on a weekly basis on issues concerning anger management, ADHD, shelter living, parental substance abuse, and self-esteem 
• Facilitated a group on emotional control/anger management
• Received supervision from a LCSW
• Explored clients’ environment outside of sessions through home visits and consultations with teachers

Time Inc., New York, NY

June 1999 – August 2006
Marketing & Strategic Insights Manager
People, People en Español, Teen People, Sports Illustrate for Kids, and Time for Kids magazines

• Collected and analyzed syndicated data relating to multiple aspects of kid, teen, Hispanic, and female populations in order to create presentations and reports to educate potential advertising clients
• Initiated, designed, and fielded survey to quantitatively assess the effectiveness of magazine advertisements placed by the United Health Foundation
• Managed research associate

Research Manager
People, People en Español, and Teen People magazines

• Managed all aspects of online and offline partnerships including strategic planning, creative development, campaign analysis, and budgeting
• Performed detailed analysis of customer billing campaigns and individual billing efforts in order to improve response rates and streamline expenses
• Managed associate marketing manager

Marketing and Research Manager
People en Español magazine

• Developed the Hispanic Opinion Tracker2001^tm, a groundbreaking $500,000 proprietary research study of Hispanics in the United States, including vendor selection, fielding and sample strategy, and survey writing
• Analyzed data from the Hispanic Opinion Tracker2001^tm and created and delivered customized presentations of results to senior-level advertising clients including Calvin Klein, Chevrolet, and Kraft
• Established, recruited, and managed a representative panel of 250 magazine readers, administering customized surveys and attracting blue-chip advertising clients interested in assessing panel, including L’Oreal, Schering-Plough, Nestle, and Ford
• Managed publication’s newsstand reader, subscriber, and cover testing studies including vendor selection, fielding and sample strategy, survey writing, and presentation of findings to magazine’s publisher and editor