School Social Work Intern, September 2012 – June 2013 FAIR School Downtown, Minneapolis, MN• Work one-on-one with 8+ K-12 students on social skills, study skills, self-regulation, depression• Focus on Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Task-Centered, and CBT lenses• Co-lead “Friendship Group” with four 1st grade girls with another intern focusing on social skills, teamwork, patience, self-regulation, etc.• Work with 2 students with ASD on social skills• Collaborate with school social worker, psychologist, special ed. teachers, regular ed. teachers in order to focus treatment of students• Participate in referrals and child study meetings• Gained experience with behavior intervention plans• Advocate for students and parents with teachers and other school staff

• Coach, teach, and motivate high schools girls in basketball and life lessons• Assist head varsity coach in games, practices, fundraising, motivating, etc.• In charge of leading certain parts during practice, putting together and running game film sessions, and fundraising• Met with numerous parents along with head coach around player attitudes, work ethic, and playing time• Put together alumni basketball game to raise money for the team• J.V. Conference Champions 2012 and 2013 and Twin Cities Champions in 2012• Varsity Conference Champions in 2012 and 2013 and Twin Cities Champions in 2013• Varsity 2013 Section Champions and State Tournament participants

• Led group of ten 6-year-olds each day• Designed and implemented arts and crafts, physical education, computer, and other recreational and educational activities for the children and organized and led field trips• Communicated daily with parents regarding child behavior (both positive and negative)• Put together contact list for resources for the Brian Coyle Center• Used ClientTrack computer program to record data of youth in the program

• Co-designed and implemented Tenacity literacy and life skills curriculum with 75 middle school studentso Designed and implemented activities based on Tenacity literacy curriculumo Regularly revisited instructional plans for each grade based on instructional goals, assessment data and student needo Created, selected books for, led, and monitored progress of student literacy groups, which were also run by AmeriCorps members and part time tutorso Led in development of study skills portion of the life skills curriculum• Recruited, selected and registered middle school students for the program each year• Conducted family visits at least twice a year to discuss student progress• Managed behavior and provided one-on-one support to students experiencing behavioral, social, emotional and/or academic difficulties• Worked in a team of 8 people, including the Site Coordinator, Tennis Coordinator, Family Engagement Coordinator, and 4 AmeriCorps members in order to implement the programo Supervised 4 AmeriCorps members, 2 part time tutors, and 3 volunteers in Literacy and Tennis aspects of the program• Led 8th graders through complicated Boston high school selection process• Built and managed effective relationships with principal, teachers, parents, and students to discuss individual student progress, assessment data and ways to better meet the needs of the students and school• Trained in meeting management, supervision, and behavior management