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*Experience working with Commercially Sexually Exploited Children and Human Trafficking Survivors *Experience working with Multi Agency Response Team*Case management and monitor family progress *Advocate for children and families* Maintain case history records and prepare reports*Counsel individuals, families, and groups, providing information for referrals*Experience working with Department of Mental Health, Public Health Department, Law Enforcement Agencies, and FBI.*Crisis Intervention experience *Identify and document cases of abuse or neglect among children and finding the appropriate services to enhance child welfare.* Providing counseling and support services to children and parents

*Counsel individuals, families, and groups, providing information for referrals.*Case management and monitor the academic progress of students.*Serve as an advocate for the individual.*Completing progress notes on a daily basis.*Maintained record of written and verbal communication in accordance with the agency’s policies and guidelines.*Prepared individual client assessment sheets as well as daily and weekly reports on the evaluation of children’s social, emotional, and academic progress.

*Tailor lessons according to student needs.*Conduct activities that target confidence, perception, vocabulary building, pronunciation practice and grammar. *Designing appropriate curriculum and programs, keeping in mind students’ levels and goals. *Designed creative and didactic programs that are both educational and enjoyable.

*Experience in providing behavioral therapeutic services. *Deep knowledge of psychiatric disorders and therapeutic techniques.*Strong evaluation assessment and counseling abilities. *Monitored developmentally disabled individuals.*Exceptional knowledge of milestones of social and physical development. *Completed all treatment notes and chart documentation.

*Assist in overseeing the afterschool program.*Create our own daily lesson plans. *Aid students in building basic English and Math Skills.*Provided positive reinforcement for the student’s good behavior.*Would monitor a specific group of students with behavioral problems and implemented structure techniques to increase positive behaviors (eg reinforcement procedures increase on-task behavior or social interactions).

*Tutor students from different grade levels in various Academic Subjects. *Assist teacher with parents, parent conferences, and translating.*Collaborated with other professionals for the best interest of the students.*Provide intervention to students based on their specific needs.*Ability to communicate successfully at the student’s level of understanding to teach them more adequately.

Tutor: 10/08 -08/11*Trained new staff members.* Tutored various subjects after school and supervised students. *Recruited and managed an afterschool program. *Organized and lead coordinated educational activities. *Worked in a classroom setting along with teachers and assisted students with the comprehension of lesson plans for the day. *In supervisor’s absence, held responsibility for handling student disciplinary problems. *Assisted several tutor trainings and professional development trainings.*Trained in applied behavior analysis (including teaching verbal behavior and discrete trial teaching) to teach children with disabilities (specialization in autism).*Followed specific behavior management plans, use of interventions, and data collection with a group of students. *Provided both 1:1 and group instruction on a daily basis to 8 students with special needs.Academic Advisor*Provided direct support service to individual students, small groups, and classrooms. *Completed assessments, referrals, and counseling with students and families.*Consulted with other professional staff, outside agencies and other organizations. *Developed and maintained family outreach programs and community partnerships. *Guided and managed at-risk students.*Case management for approximately 35 students.*Identified goals and objectives and created strategic plans for the targeted goals.