Experience

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  New Alternatives For Children

  • New York , NY

  • Senior Behavioral / Youth Development Specialist

    • 2007 - 2014
    • New York , NY

    • Designed and implemented behavioral modification strategies to promote healthy relationships between medically fragile/at-risk youth and their caregivers. • Provided weekly counseling using cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic strategies with youth and caregivers. • Participated in the prevention and implementation of crisis intervention procedures: counseled caregivers, developed goals, wrote behavioral plans, and identified community resources. • Helped at-risk youth adjust to different settings, Foster Homes, Hospitals, Mental Health clinics, schools, and residential institutions, by closely collaborating with providers and conducting frequent field visits.• Provide and coordinate independent skills training for medically fragile and at-risk youth. • Assessed and trained foster and adoptive parents.• Coached birth parents with the goal of family reunification• Assisted and supported Case Planners in all areas of case management including supervising and structuring family visits, providing behavioral coaching to birth parents, collaborating in the development of treatment plans, court appearances, and Spanish translation. • Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team; participated in clinical supervision, program development, in-service training, case reviews, conferences, and presentations.

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  AbleTo Inc.

  • Jamestown, New York Area

  • Behavioral Coach

    • Feb 2012 - Jul 2013
    • Jamestown, New York Area

    Provide support to clients during difficult transitions and assist them setting and accomplishing their stated goals,change unwanted behavior, manage stress, and develop coping skills using a variety of CBT, DBT and Mindfulness modalities. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the progress of the client. Provide program sessions using video - chat or phone

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  League Education and Treatment Center

  • Brooklyn

  • Special Education Teacher Assistant

    • Jun 2005 - Jun 2007
    • Brooklyn

    • Instructed emotionally challenged youth with developmental disabilities and psychiatric diagnoses.• Provided classroom crisis interventions, followed and enforced treatment-behavioral plans. • Collaborated daily with multi-disciplinary team to track children’s progress and review treatment goals.

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  Typogram Inc.

  • New York, NY

  • Sales-Customer Representative

    • Apr 1997 - Nov 2001
    • New York, NY

    Initially hired as a Customer Service Representative for a well-established graphic and printing service bureau serving accounts such as the New York Times, McGraw-Hill, Scholastic, Condé Nast, Random House. Advanced quickly to Sales Representative, responsible for generating new business in the media industry by meeting with potential clients, made sales presentations and prepared estimates. Served as a project manager and liaison between clients and production staff.