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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Provided play therapy to a caseload of 10 clients, ages 2-6 with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health diagnoses within a day treatment program. Incorporated information from client diagnostic assessments to create developmentally appropriate activities related to sensory play, music, art, fine and gross motor development, socioemotional development skills, and speech development. Collaborated with Speech Therapists and Occupational Therapists to provide intervention strategies that can be incorporated during day treatment sessions. Additionally provided training and psychoeducation tools to new practitioners entering the field

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

Provided play therapy to a caseload of 6 clients, ages 4-6 with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health diagnoses within a day treatment program. Incorporated information from client diagnostic assessments to create developmentally appropriate activities related to sensory play, music, art, fine and gross motor development, socioemotional development skills, and speech development. Collaborated with Speech Therapists and Occupational Therapists to provide intervention strategies that can be incorporated during day treatment sessions. Additionally providing sessions to families which include psychoeducation and therapeutic interventions that can be used in an in-home setting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Provided play therapy to a caseload of 14 clients, ages 2-4 with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health diagnoses within a day treatment program. Incorporated information from client diagnostic assessments to create developmentally appropriate activities related to sensory play, music, art, fine and gross motor development, socioemotional development skills, and speech development. Additionally provided clinical supervision to 4 mental health technicians, assisting in their learning and use of play-based therapeutic interventions

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Assisted in implementing therapeutic goals for clients enrolled in Preschool Day Treatment services through knowing and understanding Autism and other mental health disorders, created, and recorded daily tasks during treatment, provided basic professional interaction with parents and clients, and assisted clients with daily living skills.Awarded: Mental Health Technician of the Month for the Month of March 2023

As a research assistant to Dr. Stephanie M. Carlson, I conducted in-person data collection sessions with families, coded various aspects of child behavior from videos of study sessions, and reflected on research literature to better understand children’s behavior regarding choice preference.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As a research assistant to Dr. Megan Gunnar, I coded footage from the Child Development Laboratory School at the University of Minnesota to better understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s social-emotional skills and how temperament may moderate the associations between varying pandemic social isolation and social adjustment.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Answered the crisis hotline calls to provide crisis intervention services such as locating legal resources, mental health specialists, shelter, and conducting safety planning with intake assessments to identify and illustrate methods on how to avoid or escape violent situations including domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

Shoreview, Minnesota, United States

Worked with students in an intense, one-on-one environment to improve learning, reading, and math by utilizing specific techniques to strengthen cognitive learning skills, attention, and memory in students from a wide range of backgrounds and age groups such as K-12 students, adults, and those with traumatic brain injuries and other cognitive impairments.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As a research Assistant to Dr. Ben Denkinger and Dr. Henry Yoon, I collected and maintained survey data, managed participant recruitment, contributed to data analysis, and developed a standardized measure of contact between age groups called the Intergenerational Contact Scale (IGCS) to better understand the influence of cross-generational contact on thinking and behavior.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Developmental And Child Psychology

Received my undergraduate degree, B.S. in Developmental Psychology

Completed Course Work In Biopsychology

Completed coursework in Biopyshcology until I transferred to the University of Minnesota for Developmental Psychology.