Within this role I develop and deliver training, consultation and webinars to educators, clinicians and other professionals working with children and families. I also develop content for training, social media and events involving the Knowledge Center at Chaddock. In addition I develop and maintain partnerships with educators, clinicians and professionals seeking training services.

Business Development Manager at Chaddock and Trainer for The Knowledge Center at Chaddock. Are you looking for Trauma Informed, Attachment-Focused Specialists? Together we will create hope and healing for your family.

Providing sensory interventions to students K-12.Providing social and emotional groups to students K-12.Providing training and presentations throughout the state of Illinois on Developmental Trauma and Attachment Disorders.

Providing school-based and office-based Outpatient Therapy services to children, families and individuals throughout Adams County.Specializing in Developmental Trauma and Attachment Disorders.

- Responsible for coordinating and facilitating services for identified clients and their families within a school setting. This includes enabling discussion between the client, family and school providers, ensuring parental input during treatment planning and the pursuit of ongoing communication between all parties. - Responsibilities include; program development, implementation, data collection, quarterly reports, evaluation (Columbia-Ohio Scales, DESSA, CANS, Conners), and compliance to funder guidelines. Also responsible for organizing the School-Community Partnership and coordinating the development of inter-agency partnership agreements. - Provide universal prevention, early intervention and intensive intervention services. - Participation in cross-functional teams (including Problem-Solving and RtI teams) and performance improvement initiatives.

In this role I am needed to assist children with their learning by employing a number of different support techniques using a positive and motivating approach. I am often required to assist the class teacher and other LSA's in the planning and implementation of specific schemes of work, as well as monitoring and recording each child's level of progress using evaluations, observations and reports. The children I work with present severe behavioural difficulties including aggression, violence and inappropriate physical and verbal actions. It is essential that I am enthusiastic, hard-working and flexible to cope with the individual needs and demands of every child. In addition, due to the nature of this role it is necessary that I am highly motivated, personally confident and act in a sensitive, compassionate and appropriate manner.

As an LSA I worked in various schools around Cardiff, including primary, secondary and Special Educational Needs schools. In this role I assisted children with their learning by employing a number of different support techniques, in a positive and motivating manner. As an LSA it was necessary to aid the class teacher, as well as other LSA's, in the planning and implementation of specific schemes of work, as well as monitoring and recording each child's level of progress using evaluations, observations and reports. A positive working attitude, initiative and flexibility to cope with the individual demands of each school and every child were essential for this role.

The role of a Personal Programme Assistant required a combination of Psychological and Occupational Therapy skills, in order to stabilise and improve aspects of a brain-injured client's daily life. I worked one-to-one with clients who experienced serious brain injuries and as a result suffered from various mental health issues such as attention deficit, memory deficit, problems with executive functioning and motivational issues, as well as physical impairments with sight and balance. It was necessary to not only be personally motivated but it was essential that I was able to facilitate motivation in my clients in order for the rehabilitation programme to progress positively and efficiently. The nature of the client’s injuries meant that they were often rude, manipulative and insensitive, it was necessary therefore for me to be able to stay calm, patient and focused. These factors often made my work incredibly challenging and tested my personal skills to a great extent, however it was vital that I remained enthusiastic and committed to this role. A lack of dedication or a complacent attitude may have resulted in the client losing confidence in themselves and the programme, a risk of increased negative perceptions by the client and the possibility of withdrawal from the programme entirely. In addition, the client could be resilient towards the programme and would often decide that they did not wish to continue with rehabilitation. During these times, it was essential that I remained determined and focussed on my passion for wanting to help someone improve his or her quality of life, without letting my personal opinions interfere.Regular supervision sessions provided the opportunity to discuss the rehabilitation programme, as well as allowing me to discuss any aspects of the programme I felt out of my area of expertise. I did not see this as a weakness on my part, but a way of learning and developing professionally