Jennifer Tippit (Pero) Email and Phone Number

Continued education in and practiced Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy.Worked with a partner to provide intensive in home family therapy sessions to children, adolescents and their families.Conducted sessions in the home, community and at school to maximize family connections to natural environmental and community resources.Collaborated with all other professional supports involved with each client and helped connect them to all necessary professional resources.Traveled throughout Bucks County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia.Attended weekly team and group supervisions.

Worked in residential treatment setting until promoted to Family Based Counselor position.Acted as a positive role model and provided case management, individual and group counseling, continuing education and social and recreational activities. Worked closely with therapists to implement individualized treatment plans.

Created and planned educational classes for youth to attend at Tamanend Park.Organized events at Tamanend Park including Tamanend Park Day, hayrides, tree lightings and summer camp: planned activities, scheduled vendors and scheduled staff.Assisted in training counselors in training by supervising daily motivational lessons over the summer and providing work experience.Wrote advertisements, press releases and weekly newsletters.Assisted in grant writing for Rails to Trails project.

Collected, reviewed and abstracted all records for patients seen in the Leukodystrophy Center of Excellence (LCE).Assisted in recruiting and consenting patients that met criteria for several studies, including a clinical study to re-purpose the of interferon to treat Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS) and a study that assessed the efficacy and utility of whole-genome sequencing as the first-line diagnostic test for leukodystrohphies. Participated in lab meetings to discuss ground breaking research that could be applied to the work done in the LCE.Attended clinical meetings and shadowed a doctor weekly to further understand the progression of symptoms for LCE patients and to develop personalized interdisciplinary care teams for each patient.

Assisted with caring for children in residential group homes in Bucks County who were in need of acute care.Provided assigned residents (8-12 residents a shift) with routine daily care and services in accordance with their care plan.Assisted with daily dental, mouth and nail care.Assisted residents with bath functions.Prepared residents for meals and assisted with feeding.Recorded residents' food and fluid intakes.Assisted with toileting and diaper changing.Recorded residents' bladder and bowel movements.Ensured that residents were comfortable at all times.Performed transfers and Hoyer transfers between beds/chairs/standers/shower equipment/standers.Accompanied nurses, therapists and doctors with all necessary functions including checking vitals, catheterizing residents, changing tracheotomies, and administering feeds and medications.

Assisted in a study comparing the effects of community based crime resolution to stand legal proceedings for juveniles (formal vs. informal processing).Used JCMS data base to locate records for juvenile study participants.Entered data regarding juvenile arrests, institutionalizations and court proceedings in Excel spreadsheets. Assisted in locating participants using a combination of databases and records.