David Wright Email & Phone Number

Dartmouth

•Level 1 - Providing Relief Assistance to Clients•Level 2 - Supervising Disaster Workers•Level 2 - Managing Shelters and Reception Centre’s•Level 2 - Supervising Direct Services

Hubbards, Ns

•Develope & implemente new programs designed to meet children’s social, physical, intellectual, creative, cultural, emotional and developmental needs in a play-based environment.•Keep parents informed of program expectations, program activities and their child’s progress•Foster children’s social and interpersonal skills & self-esteem by establishing routines and positive behavior support.

Buenos Aries, Argentina

•Assisted in developing social skills for children in a 15 bed orphanage•Provided emotional support for infants and adolescents between the ages of 1 to 14 years•Facilitated recreational activities and experiential learning opportunities

Rutland, Ma

DAY STUDENT CASE MANAGER•Provided Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills counseling to adolescent girls with emotional and psychological needs•Administered and scored assessments such as the Achenback System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA), Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF), Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment (ACLSA), and Risk Prevention Plans•Ran support groups assisting clients to overcome social, behavioural and emotional issues•Assisted with writing academic plans, progress reports and treatment reviews•Liaised with school, clinicians, social workers, families and other support agenciesASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER •Responsibilities included assisting with programming for The Girls Cottage & Community Group Home•Conducted weekly supervision, staff training and annual performance reviews• Presented quarterly treatment reviews on residential progress and treatment requirements• Evaluated clients for enrollment into residential treatment, carried out case reviews and wrote treatment plans• Designed and implemented therapeutic behaviour modification programsTEACHERS AIDE / SHIFT SUPERVISOR • Conducted educational assessments of students with special education needs and developmental disabilities in self-contained intake classroom• Designed and instructed Character Education curriculum• Provided crisis intervention and behavior management counseling to at risk youth• Supervised staff and adolescent female clients with dual diagnosis• Educated and assisted clients in the acquisition of self-help and basic life skills, provided counseling for personal, social and family issues, facilitated groups and assisted with treatment plans under a team approach