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New York City Metropolitan Area

Coordinated and provided assistance within the intensive field of child welfare to therapeutically classified children, who have mental health diagnoses, who are currently under the auspices and supervision of the Administration of Children services (ACS) in efforts to reunite families and work towards reaching a sustainable living arrangement for the children otherwise known as a permanency goal. • Managed a caseload that ranged from 8 to 11 individual clients while maintaining rapport… Show more Coordinated and provided assistance within the intensive field of child welfare to therapeutically classified children, who have mental health diagnoses, who are currently under the auspices and supervision of the Administration of Children services (ACS) in efforts to reunite families and work towards reaching a sustainable living arrangement for the children otherwise known as a permanency goal. • Managed a caseload that ranged from 8 to 11 individual clients while maintaining rapport with each respectively.• Successfully reached the goal of permanency on 40% of the children on the original caseload.• Represented the Children’s Aid agency in Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island Family Court on matters regarding the efforts to achieve permanency, efforts on maintaining or improving the mental, physical and emotional health of the children as well as provide testimony on developments on the respective case. • Conducted monthly contacts with clients throughout New York City’s five boroughs to discuss reaching a permanency goal, monitoring the safety and welfare of the client and coordinate any services that are conducive to the client’s well-being. • Monthly supervision to review any outstanding tasks and receive evaluation on the work completed thus far. Show less

Woodmere, New York

Worked intensively within a special needs school to help establish new capabilities in children that extended into academic, social, emotional and intellectual modalities all while creating a welcoming and consistent environment to promote learning.• Promoted the development of social skill abilities by guiding children in emotional expression, interactive play and interpersonal communication. • Implemented fine motor skill programs and tactics.• Facilitated some linguistic and… Show more Worked intensively within a special needs school to help establish new capabilities in children that extended into academic, social, emotional and intellectual modalities all while creating a welcoming and consistent environment to promote learning.• Promoted the development of social skill abilities by guiding children in emotional expression, interactive play and interpersonal communication. • Implemented fine motor skill programs and tactics.• Facilitated some linguistic and speech skills.• Directed classroom activities alongside program director.• Assembled hands-on behavioral modification plans. Show less

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Served as a research-clinician for a summer psychosocial treatment program for children, ages 7 – 12 years with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD).• Implemented active treatment components in social skills, interpretation of non-literal language and emotional recognition in children with HFASD.• Collected daily behavioral data and stored into database.• Led therapeutic and cooperative activities while instituting a response cost behavioral program. • Executed… Show more Served as a research-clinician for a summer psychosocial treatment program for children, ages 7 – 12 years with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD).• Implemented active treatment components in social skills, interpretation of non-literal language and emotional recognition in children with HFASD.• Collected daily behavioral data and stored into database.• Led therapeutic and cooperative activities while instituting a response cost behavioral program. • Executed the manualized program and scored with 100% proficiency according to strict treatment protocols.• Weekly team round tables to discuss program needs and measurables. Show less

Master Of Arts - Ma, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Schomburg Fellowship Scholar Performed research and conducted analytical assessments under the direction.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: University at Buffalo Football team Pursued a degree in psychology and maintained a steady GPA while handling.