Shaina Wright Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

▪ Completed 1,000 hour supervised practicum▪ Designed and facilitated group therapy sessions at a half-day IOP program for adults experiencing acute symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and other mental health concerns▪ Incorporated CBT and DBT-based approaches, as well as mindfulness, coping skills, and group cohesion activities▪ Conducted intake sessions with potential new patients; assessed patient suitability for program; conducted one-on-one patient meetings regarding treatment plan updates, SI risk assessments, and discharge preparation; provided individual therapy to selected patients; supported milieu; conducted outreach calls and provided information to prospective patients▪ Drafted psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, group progress notes, and other documentation

Chicago, Illinois, United States

▪ Met individually with undergraduate students experiencing academic and personal difficulties to support skills for academic success, including executive function skills, stress management, and self-care▪ Conducted “Wellness Advising” motivational interview sessions in partnership with a research initiative by a psychology lab at Loyola, aimed at encouraging students who screen positively for mental health concerns to seek therapy or take other actions to improve their well-being

▪ Completed 40-hour Resilience Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention Training (received certification) addressing issues of sexual, gender-based, and intimate-partner violence, trauma-informed interventions, diversity considerations, male survivorship, child and adolescent survivorship, and crisis intervention techniques▪ Served shifts responding to calls to Loyola’s Sexual Assault Advocacy Hotline; attended trainings and campus events as a sexual assault advocate

Consultant, InnovateEDU, August 2016 – June 2017:▪ Project management of effort to recruit students from Brooklyn LAB Charter Middle School to enroll at new Brooklyn LAB Charter High School (oversee planning, communications, logistics, and outreach efforts)▪ Collaborated to design interview questions for teachers at new Brooklyn LAB Charter High School; conduct phone screen interviews of candidates for open positionsFreelance Tutor and Editor, October 2007 – August 2018▪ Tutored diverse students aged 11-19 and adults on Math, English, Science, and SAT/ACT/TACHS/SHSAT prep, individually, in small groups, and in full classes. Tutoring clients have included Test Prep Masters (Brooklyn), Sacred Heart School: Highbridge (Bronx), PowerScore (CT and NY), and volunteer tutoring programs.▪ Substantive editing and copyediting of articles, academic papers, essays, cover letters, and worksheets

▪ Assisted with the CITIES Research Project: a trial of a structured mentorship program that seeks to teach coping skills for 3rd–7th grade, predominantly African American students at a CPS elementary school▪ Attended weekly coping session groups, assisted in preparation for activities, entered and analyzed data

Greater Chicago Area

Research assistant and budget manager at the Center for Community Research at DePaul University, supporting a project on the prevention of violence, aggression, and suicide in African American youth.

Brooklyn, Ny

New York, Ny

Eds, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

B.A., Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Independent Party of the Yale Political Union