Friends of the Children New York Chapter• Develop and implement program goals, objectives, and strategies in alignment withorganizational mission and values.• Plan and manage outreach activities for increased awareness of programs.• Use SMART and MASTER goals with the professional and personal development of theteam. Manage a team of mentors, providing guidance, support, and supervision.• Ensure program fidelity by monitoring and evaluating program activities and outcomes.• Track and analyze program data to measure progress and identify areas forimprovement.

trained foster parents to become NYS certified as foster parents.

Use the side by side model, work with interdisciplinary teachers, principle and staff. Individuals and small groups with students. Family meetings, run groups for mixed genders.ConsultantCoordinatesl okanning and management of servicesProvides direct school-based services, clinical consultation, crisis counseling, assessments and resource referralsCoordinates individual and group counselingLeads Side by Side™ and PBIS efforts in the schoolProvides outreach to students and their families, including phone calls, writtencorrespondence, and home visits for students that are struggling in schoolFacilitates communication between students, families, and school staff Develops, maintains and monitors the effectiveness of assessment tools for school-based servicesAttends school meetingsProvides staff professional development workshopsCreates school-based outreach materials and heads up outreach efforts, including flyersDevelops and facilitates the various student lead initiativesProvides Co-Directors with region department performance, highlighting areas of achievement and areas requiring additional attention and/or guidance and directionCultivates and maintains effective relationships with school and DOE administrators, funders and other Community Based Organizations Compiles and submits required compliance reports for funders and contractorsTracks trends and remains current regarding developments in the areas of mental health, SEL, and education, especially how it relates to New York StateRepresents Wediko in the field via presentations at panels, conferences, meetings, etc.

Developmental Psychology

FFT is a short-term, high quality intervention program with an average of 12 sessions over a 3-4 month period. Services are conducted in both clinic and home settings, and can also be provided in a variety of settings including schools, child welfare facilities, probation and parole offices/aftercare systems, and mental health facilities.FFT is a strength-based model. At its core is a focus and assessment of those risk and protective factors that impact the adolescent and his or her environment, with specific attention paid both intrafamilial and extrafamilial factors, and how they present within and influence the therapeutic process.

Working with high risk families and at risk teenagers.Conducted unannounced home visits. Comfortable working with different socio-economic, diverse religion and cultural backgrounds. Therapist provided community based family counseling within their home.Conducted behavioral assessments as well as mental health assessments.Case documentations; provided detailed daily notes on three systems. Developed family treatment plans in different therapeutic phases.Provided intense family therapy as well as individual with teenagers and parents. Family interventions. Collaborating with other therapists and supervisor on a weekly basic. Targeted the youth ages 10 – 16 years old. Attend weekly and bi-weekly training sessions to learn to identify, validate, and collaborate on solutions to meet the participants’ needs.Consult with the clients to set behavioral change goals. Closed successful cases within half the time of the required FFT model.Focused on clinician maintain the major focus on the context considerable family and individual disruption.Maintain the specific goals, assessment focus, and specific techniques of intervention. Conducted at home contingency management substance abuse tests. Used ABC worksheet on truancy, substance abuse, cutting, gang related and stressed management.

Currently writing articles in hope to publish, studying for the GRE’s in order to enter PhD program, looking at universities for Clinical Psychology

Supervised a college intern, with giving her instruction in running a group. Oversaw that the main responsibilities and duties where completed by the intern.Held weekly supervision for the intern to ask the needed question as well as debrief the weeks work.Assist in teaching the intern how to have an effective counseling session.Families in Action/ DWDC; Recommend changes and enhancements to the merit-based life goals. Assist in the director in major changes to the organization, as well as participate in the evaluation and recommendations of new programs.Developed and interpret personnel policies and practices to ensure consistency, effectiveness and Fairness, Actively participate in the strategic planning processAttend training sessions to learn to identify, validate, and collaborate on solutions to meet the participants’ needs.Consult with the participants to set goals. Provide counseling to the participants, one on one, group, and family interventions. Engage in productive problem solving by coaching, counseling participants.Life coaching style with the participants.Provide parenting and anger management classes in both Spanish and English. Carried a caseload of 80 of participants.Provide workshop to the participants needs. Help built resume to the participants.Created family plans and rules for the home. Analyzed, made sound recommendations, and managed complex employee relations issues Managed responsibilities and projects of long-term Intern in order to lead, coach and develop.Conducted exit interviews in order to uncover trends, as well as other valuable information that helped to participants in the future.