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Denville, Nj

• Establish an environment that helps students meet developmental milestones, self-regulation, attention, the ability to sustain engagement, be intentional, develop positive attitudes and a positive sense of self, independence, emotional well-being, and thinking skills.• Provide counseling to students and families. • Manage student caseload and documentation.• Orchestrate Floortime, individual, and group sessions.• Facilitate observations, IEP meetings, and student support meetings.• Create and present social-emotional learning groups.• Support the student and their families relevant to development, services, and treatment plan between the school and district.• Provide staff training as needed.

Denville, New Jersey

• Orchestrated Floortime, individual, and group sessions.• Observe School Counselor Supervisor during sessions, IEP’s and assessments.• Supported emotional needs of students, staff and parents.• Managed case files and provided staff training for student support.• Provided crisis intervention as part of behavior team.

Denville, New Jersey

• Provide educational assistance to youth at school and in the community.• Observe, assist, and document all student activities and behaviors.• Provide support for student’s physical, mental, emotional, academic, and social development.• Provide behavioral intervention and de-escalation when needed as part of CPI team.• Help students become more self-sufficient and independent.

St Charles Missouri

• Observe and document patient behavior, mental status, and activities. Identify behaviors that require intervention.• Facilitate and develop therapeutic groups for patients and participate in patient care conferences.• Provide emotional support/ maintain safety and ensure treatment to patients on the unit.• Perform patient checks for contraband and intake/discharge tasks. • Train and Mentor new employees under Missouri Nursing Preceptor guidelines and Hospital expectations.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Provide case management for 8-12 juveniles and their families while maintaining weekly face-to-face contact.• Facilitate Family Support Teams, develop individualized treatment plans, and coordinate individualized services. • Complete family/child assessments that address safety, risks, family strengths and needs, relating to sound treatment planning.• Supervise visitation of clients and identified family members and ensure quality of treatment and services to child and family.• Conduct permanency/family connections and assess risk of child abuse/neglect ensuring ongoing safety of children.

Bennington Vt

• Managed caseload of 6-10 juveniles. Verifying compliance of probation/ individualized plan for DCF.• Performed wellness/ curfew checks and collaborated with clients schools in regards to truancy. • Conducted intake assessments to identify overall risk and analyze specific risk factors to target focus areas.• Fostered positive relationships with clients and coordinated/ supervised weekly after-school program, • Facilitated skill building groups and provide one-on-one mentoring.

Winchester Ct

• Provided Milieu treatment and daily life skills instruction to male clients aged 14-19 in a level II group home.• Respond to identified symptoms of boys exhibiting behavioral issues with appropriate crisis intervention.• Documented and accurately reported all crucial client information.• Distributed medications (controlled and uncontrolled) per plan of care.• Supervised clients during community services and family visits.

North Haven Connecticut

Conducted baseball training programs and provided private lessons for youth and high school athletes. Scheduled and prepared site rentals, games, and practices. Maintained training facility, opening and closing facility each day.

Master Of Arts (M.A.) Counseling, School Counseling, 4.0

Bachelor'S Degree Bs, Recreation And Leisure Studies (Community Youth Development) Minor Sociology

Activities and Societies: Baseball. College World Series. School saves record. NCAA leader.

Sociology

Activities and Societies: Baseball. All New England

Education record

Activities and Societies: 4 Year Varsity Basketball. Captain. 4 year Varsity Baseball. Captain. 3 Years All state, 4 Years all league..