Alana Borkowski Email & Phone Number

Southfield, Michigan

Edinburg, Texas

Community-based case manager in the ACT department working with high risk clients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders....visit clients in homes for psychosocial rehabilitation and medication delivery, transport clients to places within the community, locate and provide to clients services and resources within the community, respond to crisis calls to screen and assess clients, document sessions with clients through progress notes, complete routine assessments, clients' progress based on their individualized treatment plans, attend daily ACT team staff meetings, stay current with monthly and annual trainings , etc.

Grosse Pointe Woods, Mi

Create and implement lesson plans, collaborate with other teachers, communicate with parents, volunteer at work-related events, attend staff meetings and professional development seminars/trainings

St. Clair Shores, Mi

Work as a preschool and pre-k teacher. Have worked in infant room, tot 1 and tot 2 rooms (toddlers), as well as in transitional preschool, which is the potty training room (2½-3 year old). Each day, we follow our schedule, which consists of free play, then morning snack, circle time (books and songs), free play and art, then clean up, lunch, gross motor (gym/outside), nap, afternoon snack, gross motor (gym/outside), free play, and then pick up at 6pm. I help the children to explore, grow, and learn while having fun along the way, myself included!

Mount Clemens, Mi And Warren, Mi

Worked as a Child Learning Service (CLS) worker under Lifelong Advocacy. Took (special needs) consumer out into the community to places like the movies, the mall, social functions, etc. In this case, the consumer just so happened to be my younger brother, who has Down syndrome. This particular program is called self-determination and the whole point of it is for the consumer to become more independent and for them to start making more of their own choices.

Patient'S Home (St. Clair Shores, Mi)

Worked 12 or 24-hour shifts. Got patient up and dressed for the day, prepared/cooked meals, cleaned house, helped patient to and in the bathroom and with other daily living activities/skills, administered daily medications, grocery shopped, checked blood sugar, transported patient to doctor appointments, and assisted with anything else patient needed.

Patient'S Home (Warren, Mi)

Worked 12 or 24-hour shifts. This patient was more self-sufficient, so I was there to make sure patient was safe and help out with whatever the patient might need. Helped prepare and cook meals, if necessary and made sure patient took medications each day.

Warren, Mi

Prepped and cooked food, cleaned and mopped, washed dishes, opened and closed restaurant, served food, worked cash register, bought groceries, took inventory, general overhead.

Warren, Mi

Served food and drinks as a waitress at a banquet hall. (No monetary transactions).

Teacher Certification, Ec-6Th: Core Subjects

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology

Completed an out-of-state internship in South Texas

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Paraprofessional: Special Education (P-12)

NOTE: This was a new program at Baker, so I was only 6 classes away from "adding on" to my other paraprofessional degree and took 2.

Associate'S Of Applied Science, Paraprofessional: Early Elementary