Manage classroom behavior, quickly interpret lesson plans, adapt to a variety of skills, provide one-on-one services to children benefitting from individualized attention, excelled at engaging student attention in difficult concepts. Followed school policies and teacher guidelines to ensure student safety and achieve learning outcomes.

Care for children ages ranging from 15 months-12 years;Plan activities and games, prepare meals and supervise play;Provide guidance as needed;Ensure developmental needs are being met by age appropriate activities and learning skills;Drive to and from activities and help with homework

Provided outreach counseling and parenting strategies to support management of developmental issues and behavior problems to individuals, groups, and families.Consulted with team members in developing individualized plans and multidisciplinary services for 10-20 clients on a monthly basis.Lead and organized weekly toddler playgroups to encourage play, language and movement.Provided families with resources and made referrals to ABA programs as the autism specialty service coordinator.Utilized coaching and teaching techniques with clients to help them effectively navigate early childhood development challenges.

I work in the Jimmy Fund Clinic with patients and their families undergoing cancer diagnosis and treatment. I plan therapeutic events, explain cancer to children on school visits, and use therapeutic play to educate patients about medical procedures.

Provide therapeutic play to promote healing, coping, control, normalization, and socialization; Planning a teen program (Feeling Accepted, Confident, Empowered & Strong) for teenagers undergoing the harsh side effects of cancer treatment;Counsel patients and their families undergoing cancer diagnosis and treatment'Participate in school visits to educate school staff & children about cancer.

Handled confidential student and faculty files;Maintained incoming and outgoing phone calls, scheduled meetings, and provided information via telephone and mail;Used Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel daily, managed databases, created spreadsheets and made labels.

Led one-year old early intervention groups with diagnoses ranging from premature children to children with autism;Completed DENVER test on children in the Head Start Program (cognitive & behavioral test);Directed group of two-year olds: taught colors and body parts within songs.

Led counseling sessions for second grade boys with diagnoses ranging from ADHD to Bipolar Disorder ;Coordinated lesson plans for group and classroom counseling;Taught students with behavioral problems the correct ways to act around peers and teachers;Assisted in classroom lessons on behavior, differences, and friendship.