Keren Plange Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

• Working within a Pastoral team to holistically support young adults aged 16-19 • Raising awareness of mental health and promoting wellbeing around the school• Providing a safe environment for students, where I empathetically listen to their concerns and signpost them to the relevant sources when necessary• Working collaboratively with students to come up with manageable step-by-step action plans when they are feeling overwhelmed and uncertain of next steps • Engaging with and supporting students who have become disengaged • Challenging and motivating young people to promote and reinforce self-esteem• Establishing professional relationships with parents/carers to facilitate and support student attendance, punctuality and general welfare concerns• Provide advice to young people related to their social, health, hygiene and emotional developmental needs• Identifying and highlighting safeguarding concerns

Modules/ Content- HR Best Practice- Strategy- Workforce Planning - Performance Management- Employee Engagement- Reward and Recognition- Recruitment

- Devised and engineered 2 major research projects- Initiated and organised ad campaigns to successfully recruit participants for my research projects- Acquired and forged good professional relationships with senior lecturers, researchers and participants- Accurately collected and analysed data- Learned how to successfully navigate interactions with stakeholders- Adhered to BPS ethical standards and procedures

- Acted as the first point of call for distressed individuals and provided online support- Created a safe space for individuals to openly share their concerns- Supported individuals experiencing challenging mental and emotional problems- Committed to helping people facing difficult situations

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Received ILM accredited training- Volunteered for 1 year, working with children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to inspire and motivate them to attain academically- Worked collaboratively alongside a diverse team of other educational mentors to help foster confidence and build- up social skills in young people - Designed and created fun, engaging activity sessions and clubs for young children- Developed good professional relationships with staff of all levels across the school

Master'S Degree, Health/Medical Psychology, Merit (2:1)

My BSc and MSc in psychology has allowed me to obtain a greater understanding of human behaviour. As a result, I have gained insight.

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Psychology, 2:1

Received Distinctions/ Firsts in the following modules: * Advanced Statistics * Affective Disorders * Brain and behaviour in adolescence *.