Shane Kennington, LCSW
California License # 25220
11500 Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
818-370-6423
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Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, California State University Northridge Master’s in Social Welfare, University of California Los Angeles

Experience:

I have worked with traumatic diagnoses for the past 10 years.
These have ranged from most recently working with patients
diagnosed with all stages and forms of cancer to patients
dealing with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS. I have worked with young
adults who have been recently diagnosed to older adults who
have been living with HIV/AIDS for a number of years. I worked
for four years as a clinical therapist at Aids Healthcare Foundation Westside (AHF) and Valley clinics. Much of the work I did at AHF dealt with substance abuse and internalized homophobia. In May of 2005 I presented a Lecture at the National HIV/AIDS social work conference in Washington D.C. on the topic of internalized homophobia and its correlation with crystal-Meth use. During my fours years there I also co-facilitated a weekly support group for adults living with HIV/AIDS. Prior to my work at AHF I did a one-year internship at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, where I specialized in substance abuse, internalized homophobia, coming out issues, relationships, depression and anxiety. I also co-facilitated a weekly crystal- Meth support group there.