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Developed a system of educational counseling services for a new counseling enriched program (opened in January 2011) for students with severe emotional disturbances in VCUSD. Provide educational counseling services (individual and group therapy) to middle and high school students with severe emotional and behavioral difficulties. Provide behavioral consultation to teachers of severely handicapped students (e.g., autistic and intellectually disabled). Perform academic and behavioral assessments and systematic classroom/envrionment observations of student behavior. Consult with parents and teachers about student behavior. Present pfessional development trainings for teachers on behavior modification and standardized academic testing.

Recruited and managed undergraduate and graduate research assistants to work for the project. Recruited and coordinated data collection at 4 middle schools in the Bay Area for a NIH Grant Funded project entitled: “UC Berkeley Middle School Study.” The study examines the effects of school diversity on adolescents’ mental health and school adjustment.

Provided academic counseling to academically gifted students from around the Bay Area. Counseling focused mainly on time management and study skills. Worked primarily with English Language Learners.

Student Study Team Coordinator. Provided individual and group counseling for elementary and high school students. Performed systematic classroom and playground observations; Consultation with teachers and parents in recommending and implementing services for students. Assess students to determine eligibility for special education services.

Provided in- home direct individual and family therapeutic services as well as case management services for children and youth (ages 0-21) in the foster care system. Participated in supervised, two-way mirror family therapy training; Trained in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Managed online survey for African American Life Survey project, which examined the campus life experiences of African-American students on a predominately European-American college campus. Created scannable survey templates and scanned survey data using the Remark program. Helped develop scale items for the Adolescent Time Perspective Inventory (Mello & Worrell, 2007).

co-facilitated and co-developed new leadership program for middle school aged students using outdoor team-building activities; curriculum emphasized values such as integrity, honesty, regrouping from set-backs, etc.