Ashley Alvarez Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

• I provide direct services of mental health consultation onsite to teaching staff as well as caregivers within Kidango’s early care and learning settings.
• I meet weekly with teaching teams providing consultation that is informed by child development & neuroscience, culture & diversity, trauma & toxic stress, bias & power dynamics, attachment, and relational engagement.
• I support staff and caregivers to create a social-emotional climate that supports healthy mental health development.

Greater Chicago Area

• I provided community-based Child Parent Psychotherapy to families while working across systems such as child welfare and the IL Early Childhood Court Team.
• I provided weekly mental health support to children and caregivers, including short-term crisis support and long-term trauma-informed therapy.
• I held monthly Child & Family Court Team meetings, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to establish goals that support the child's mental wellbeing.
• I supported the CQI team in analysis of Child Welfare data in an effort to support data-driven goals within the agency.

• Provided individual and family outpatient therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and their families
• Co-facilitated therapeutic groups utilizing Trauma-Focused-CBT as well as the Social Thinking curriculum
• Lead diagnostic evaluations with children and families in order to provide diagnostic and treatment recommendations using DSM IV criteria for diagnosis
• Participated in multidisciplinary case conferences with a team of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers

• Conducted needs assessments and data reviews to determine and prioritize student needs
• Provided responsive services in collaboration with students, staff, and families in order to address barriers to academic achievement
• Served as a student advocate to promote student development among academics, behavior, and attendance using restorative justice techniques
• Attended restorative justice trainings including peace circle and talking circle trainings

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

• Organized and lead weekly team meetings with assistant teachers in order to discuss classroom outcomes, individual teacher goals, and student progress
• Tracked students’ development using assessment tools in order to plan data-driven lessons that cater to individual student needs
• Facilitated learning through exploration for twenty 3-5 year olds according to the Creative Curriculum, Pyramid Model, and the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood development
• Connected with parents and families daily in order to discuss goals for student progress in school and at home.

Urbana-Champaign Area

• Served as a teaching assistant for CHLH 199B during Spring semester.
• Lead break out group discussions twice a week in topics related to rape culture, such as intersectionality, and supporting survivors of abuse.

Champaign, IL

• Facilitated approximately 30 workshops for 50-80 first year students in the topic of acquaintance rape and how to support survivors of sexual assault
• Collaborated with co-facilitators to lead group discussions in large groups and small groups
• Provided over 1,000 first year students with resources and strategies for dealing with potential cases of sexual assault

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Worked together in a diverse cohort of 20 students in order to practice individual helping skills and interpersonal communication in the classroom and campus community
• Worked closely with leadership from the University’s La Casa house in order to plan and organize workshops on stress management and test anxiety to the University’s Hispanic community
• Researched, designed, and facilitated 4 student workshops, which provided preventative and educational resources to college students on issues such as procrastination, dependency, and self-confidence

Champaign, IL

• Worked in a classroom of 15 pre-school students, 1 teacher, & 2 teacher aids to maintain a safe and harmonious classroom environment
• Lead children ages 3-5 in activities that facilitate growth in math & literacy as well as in social & emotional development
• Managed time effectively & multitasked in a high-intensity environment
• Demonstrated critical & creative thinking to accomplish student goals

Master Of Social Work - Msw

Masters In Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Liberal Arts And Science, Psychology, English

Activities and Societies: Counseling Center Paraprofessional

International Summer School, English Language And Literature, General