Tanaesha Sands Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

• Responsible for clinical case management, monthly visits to foster homes, assessments and action plans• Ensure children in the custody of the state have permanent placements• Produce affidavits, testify in trials, attend all reviews and complete all legal documentation

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

• Responsible for clinical case management, family home visits, family assessments, and service planning• Efficiently and promptly make service referrals and collateral contact • Produce affidavits and testify before a judge as required in Juvenile Court Involvement

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

• Responsible for the monitoring of up to 15 homeless men as well as the inside and outside of the structure • De-escalated conflicts through individual and group counseling while enforcing the rules of the shelter• Maintained the shelter through daily cleaning

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

• Supervised up to 18 teenagers, aged 12-18• Enforced the rules of the center • Assisted with transport of the teens to appointments and school• Organized and facilitated activities, as well as prepared meals

West Springfield, Ma

• Worked closely with the elementary schools adjustment counselor• Facilitated student group and created activities that promoted social skills• Monitored students, grades 1-5, in an academic setting

Westfield, Ma

• Recruited prospective students for the 6-week educational bridge program in which their success, both academic and behavioral, determined their acceptance into Westfield State College• Trained a group of up to 10 Westfield State College students to become peer mentors for prospective college freshman• Role-modeled appropriate behavior for college success• Assisted new students in the admissions process• Communicated effectively with parents and students while providing tours and answering questions regarding enrollment

Westfield, Ma

• Managed a university residence hall floor of 40 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse undergraduate students• Enforced University rules and regulations resulting in a safe, orderly, and enjoyable living environment• Organized and facilitated social and educational programming while promoting student involvement• Counseled students in personal, educational, and emotional issues, and appropriately referred them to professional staff