Sierra Forester Email & Phone Number

East Northport, New York, United States

• Senior Counselor in the Young Adult Program for a mental-health treatment residence providing 24/7 supervision to clients. I provided direct care in the realms of counseling, education, & daily supervision of 9.
• Symptom Management & Coping Strategy Development
• Daily Living Skills
• Assertiveness & Self-Advocacy Skills
• Medication Management Training
• Rehabilitation Counseling

Kings Park, New York

• Residential counselor for a nonprofit organization funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health. Responsible for delivering support, education and empowerment to clients (Ages 40-60) suffering from severe.
• Completed thorough assessments to measure each client's functional ability.
• Utilized a person-centered approach to create & implement annual (Medicaid-issued) service plans
• Completed quarterly service plan reviews for clients, adapting treatment to each clients' progress.
• Networked & coordinated with outside providers & family members regularly★Provided daily supervision to promote client safety:
• Recorded detailed daily notes to monitor changes in client behavior & facilitate continuity of care.

Dix Hills, 11746

• ★ Provided 1:1 care to special needs pre-school students ages 3-5, implementing the educational & therapeutic goals set forth by their IEP plans. ★ Prepared students with developmental disabilities for more formal.
• Observe children for indications of learning disabilities or emotional troubles & get acceptable action.
• Assist the full-time teacher in implementation of lesson plans & classroom management.
• Create fun, motivating experience to generate the highest level of performance for each individual
• Help to socialize the children & encourage individuals to participate in group activities.
• Employ behavioral management techniques to keep child, self, & others safe

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Utilized Microsoft Excel 10 hours per week to create detailed monthly sales analyses for over 30 distribution companies operating with 6 vendor companies.
• Identify & propose revenue maximization strategies in response to changing market conditions.
• Produce & maintain extensive reports and data visualizations of calculated sales patterns throughout the past 4 years.

Ithaca, New York Area

• ★"Behavioral & MRI Comparison of the Survival Encoding Effect & the Self-Referential Encoding Effect"
• Focused on identifying neural correlates for processing & retrieval of intrusive memories.
• Prepared IRB application materials & successfully obtained IRB approval for the study.
• Managed & analyzed MRI data, heart rate variability data, & survey data collected in the lab.

Ithaca, New York Area

• "Student-led 501(c)(3) independent organization designed to mitigate the harms associated with high-risk drinking while promoting student safety at Cornell University."
• Completed comprehensive training in non-confrontational bystander intervention.
• Monitored weekly social events to emphasize safe & responsible drinking.
• Followed de-escalation & crisis-prevention protocol in emergency situations.

Delta Chapter At Cornell University

Worked within the chapter's Programming & Education Department as the director for the Ceremonies Team. As Historian, my role was to chronicle the chapter throughout the year & preserve previous years’ memorabilia.

Greater St. Louis Area

• ★Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars Program:
• Completed SLU Law school courses through a program designed for college students from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Developed professional skills through service within the community to promote equity in criminal justice.
• Addressed unethical juvenile incarceration practices in America in a presentation I gave to a large conference of legal professionals.

Bachelor'S Degree, Human Development

Activities and Societies: Poster presentations at Cornell's Undergraduate Psychology Conference & Hunter College's Psychology Conference.

Master Of Science - Ms, Psychology

Undergraduate Exchange Program/Study Abroad:, Pop-Culture & Politics; Brain & Behaviour; Intro To Socio-Legal Studies; Comparative Politics