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• Assists in determining a need for an involuntary petition, additional psychiatric assessments, or other emergency services• Engages with crisis calls using active listening to perform crisis stabilization• Triages crisis situations to effectively refer guests to resources as needed to promote positive mental health well-being

• Completed crisis assessments in the Living Room using a client-centered and trauma-informed approach along with motivational interviewing• Provided brief resource and service navigation for participants who may be experiencing homelessness, income insecurity, domestic violence, or other social service needs• Utilized crisis intervention with the goal of prevention, intervention, and immediate stabilization• Assisted in Career advising, job search strategies, and resume development with guests seeking employment

Thresholds’ Youth & Young Adult Services (YAYAS) Program Residential Support Specialist• Managed emergencies and mental health crises within the milieu of a Residential housing youth ages 16-21 years old utilizing Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Skills• Coached members with independent living skills such as housekeeping, personal hygiene and activity planning• Collaborated with members to assist with conflict resolution, to further develop social skills, and to build strong emotional functioning• Provided accurate and timely daily documentation commensurate with Medicaid, FSP, DJJ, and DCFS standards

• Edited Virtual Learning Guides and materials using Adobe Illustrator• Designed invitation and promotion materials• Organized and created spreadsheets outlining document edits and text translations

• Conceptualized and planned skill shares and programming sponsored by The Rack, a free on campus clothing and toiletries resource• Provided outreach to students and staff to engage them in programming and increase foot traffic• Assisted in daily operations by restocking, cleaning, and organizing the facility• Created and implemented a new donation organization system as a way of easily keeping track of stock, making size ranges more accessible, and keeping things from cluttering

• Assisted with a summer program facilitated between Columbia College Chicago’s Community Schools Program and a Chicago Public Schools site• Supported Teaching Artists with implementing their curriculum in classes of up to 15 students with age ranges between kindergarten to 4th grade• Advocated for each student’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth and development

• Coached Mentees in overcoming obstacles related to their first year of college and making healthy choices, adding to retention of first year students at Columbia• Maintained confidentiality of records relating to mentees' education and personal information• Aided in forming, conceptualizing, and recording, Our First Year, a podcast specifically targeted towards helping new students

• Collaborated with college staff and fellow Orientation Leaders to cultivate a welcoming atmosphere for the incoming students and their families/guests• Informed incoming students about campus processes and resources• Aided the New Student Programs Department with concepting and running events to support community bonding amongst new students

• Edited, organized, and reformatted over 100 photos from exhibition archives to upload onto Museum Website• Researched past museum exhibitions and gain familiarity with museum history• Wrote Alt text and photo captions for the exhibition photos to further accessibility• Met with a variety of Museum personnel to learn about museum operations

• Performed general office duties• Updated and organized cleaning schedules for the 14 classrooms associated with the department