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Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Supervises undergraduate interns through individual weekly meetings, tracking progress, providing feedback, and evaluating techniques and skills. -Conducts suicide risk assessments, applies de-escalation techniques and provides support and safety planning to individuals in crisis during overnight shifts.-Trains and evaluates new volunteers in the phone room, and facilitates role-play trainings for new volunteers. -Supports volunteers through imminent risk calls during overnight on-call shifts.*Volunteered in various capacities such as crisis line volunteer, phone room training mentor, and shift supervisor on the helpline prior to transitioning to a staff position.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Utilizes an eclectic approach combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Liberation Health Framework to support youth 11-18 years old in a Partial Hospitalization Program through a trauma-informed and racial-justice lens. -Provide group therapy - including psychoeducation (relationships, self-esteem, stress, anger & dialectical behavior therapy), psychotherapy, and expressive arts groups - at least 3 times per week to clients, ages 11-18. -Evaluate effectiveness of group interventions in individual, dyad, and group supervisions.-Complete 6-10 mental status exams/risk assessments per week with youth, ages 11-18. -Maintain caseload of clients involving individual interventions, completing clinical assessment, writing treatment plans, maintaining clinical records, facilitating family outreach, and providing case management.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Supported 13-18-year-old boys who have experienced trauma and/or who struggle with significant emotional, social, and behavioral challenges in a therapeutic residential setting.-Applied crisis de-escalation and behavior modification techniques to support clients through emotional and behavioral dysregulation through a trauma-informed and racial justice lens. -Prepares youth to transition to family unification, foster care or independent living through teaching coping skills, social skills, and age appropriate life skills through modeling and counseling.

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

-Provided outpatient therapy to a caseload of 8-10 adolescents using a strengths-based approach on a weekly basis, along with as-needed intervention for youth in crisis-Developed and implemented individualized behavior plans and safety contracts including strengthening social skills, increasing school attendance, and addressing suicide risk -Communicated information to families, schools, and agency staff when appropriate through email, phone calls, and in person meetings-Promotes a therapeutic culture in a nontraditional setting through establishing rituals such as recognizing “Youth of the Month” and creating a “Validation Wall” to facilitate peer affirmation.-Transitioned to Telehealth services to continue supporting youth in individual and group settings through the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

New Hampshire, United States

-Supported individuals aged 8-18 with complex trauma histories & severe emotional, social, and behavioral disorders in an intensive therapeutic environment-Administered medications, and facilitated emotional processing, and crisis intervention-Provided classroom support & supervised pre-vocational training-Developed and implemented individualized behavior checklists catered to youth's goals and needs-Supervised and provided feedback to direct care staff

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Instructed 18 month-9-year old children, and Boston University students and faculty of various ability levels in gymnastics courses through Boston University's Personal Development Program-Developed and implemented lesson plans, monitored safety, provided feedback, and evaluated progress

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Organized annual home meet through coordination with judging officials, other college's teams and the National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) to host 100+ gymnasts in a men's and women's gymnastics competition -Coordinated competition schedule with other colleges for away meets, transportation, and merchandise/apparel orders.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Facilitated community engagement activities and social justice-based reflections for a group of incoming first-year students.

Master Of Social Work - Msw (Clinical Practice), Trauma & Violence

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology