Debra Verrastro Email & Phone Number

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Marlboro, New Jersey

Treat and assist ages 13–18 in a residential drug and alcohol treatment setting.

Work one on one with a developmentally disabled woman with Down Syndrome and early onset Alzheimer's Disease. Help her to function in her daily life. Provide daily emotional and intellectual support. Encourage her to use her mind and to keep her body strong and healthy. Exercise her mind and body regularly to manage both her physical and neurological ailments.

Colchester, Vermont

Housekeeping services offered for both residential and commercial spaces. Created and used a peppermint based environmentally safe product for the majority of cleaning duties. Maintained over 20 clients on regular schedules and maintained excellent client relationships.

Shelburne Vermont

Nurtured and cared for children in a classroom setting while simultaneously teaching them through hands on learning. Maintained excellent parent/teacher relationships. Practiced role modeling and interactive pretend play with the children. Integrated sign language into the curriculum daily as a form of communication and as a fun activity. Guided children toward reaching expected standards through age appropriate activities. Planned a weekly curriculum outlining a number of standards to balance out the activities.

Burlington, Vermont Area

Worked with individual clientele in need of financial assistance. Issued checks to various agencies on behalf of each individual client in an attempt to help them maintain their every day finances. Worked with state based computer programs daily.

Burlington, Vermont Area

Worked one on one with youthful offenders on probation, parole or furlough. Aided and guided them in completing the terms of their various conditions. Used active problem solving with a cognitive behavior based program. Promoted growth and awareness of each individuals' active role in taking responsibility for their own actions.