Bree Wiles
Pronouns: she/her
Title: Clinical Social Worker
Organization: UCLA Health
Bio:Bree Wiles is a Clinical Social Worker at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital. She currently works in the inpatient pediatrics unit where she works with youth ages 0-25 and their families. She graduated with her MSW from USC in 2019 with a specialization in Children, Youth, and Families. She has provided multiple LGBTQIA+ identity trainings to administration in the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Children and Family Services, probation, and Pasadena Unified School District. She has presented to MSW students and faculty on her own journey as an LGBTQIA+ identified woman who struggled with mental health including depression and self-harm during high school. She transitioned out of outpatient community mental health where she focused on providing therapy to LGBTQIA+ youth and trained staff in LGBTQIA+ competencies. She has provided various LGBTQIA+ trainings to doctors, nurses, and other social workers at UCLA, as well as implemented more visibility on the pediatrics unit. She has a wealth of knowledge on the LGBTQIA+ community from both personal and professional experience, including many aspects of mental health. She looks forward to continuing to expand her knowledge on the LGBTQIA+ community and opening a private practice where she plans to work with LGBTQIA+ youth.
Speaking at: Embracing Our Scars: Self-Harm 101