Experience

New Hope Healthcare Institute

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Therapist

  • May 2022 - Present

  Coordinate care and aftercare services for a caseload of twenty patients Assist in the development and implementation of therapeutic curriculum Lead CBT, DBT, and psycho-educational groups Serve as primary point of care for acute crisis intervention Work closely with care team to plan for continuum of care service for effective discharge Coordinate care and aftercare services for a caseload of twenty patients Assist in the development and implementation of therapeutic curriculum Lead CBT, DBT, and psycho-educational groups Serve as primary point of care for acute crisis intervention Work closely with care team to plan for continuum of care service for effective discharge



Knox County Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Restorative Liaison

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Supervised more than 50 employees in implementing restorative practices across a large school district Influenced cultural change by informing and preparing participants for restorative circles and/or dialogues Created positive relationships between community and schools through restorative meeting Reduced educational disparities through the facilitation of Restorative Practices along a continuum to include individual student conversations, small group circles and conferences, to small group supervision for an extended period of time Increased program fidelity by analyzing data to identify racial and other disparities and collaboratively work to develop improvement plans to reduce disproportionate discipline practices Reduced suspension and expulsion rates by collaborating with school staff to provide tiered levels of support within the Positive Behavioral Supports and Interventions Show less



Youth Villages

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Family Counseling

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2019

  Prevented family separation by providing in-home counseling services for at-risk youth and families Created trusting relationships by managing a case load of four to six families to provide quality counseling Meeting with youth and families three times weekly to address each family’s needs Prevented suicide, elopement, and self-harm through after hours crisis support to youth and families utilizing a rotating on-call schedule Created community engagement opportunities by collaborating with youth, family, teachers, and other community members working towards the success of the youth; that could be attending court or meeting with teachers; it depending on families’ needs are in any given week Show less



Knox County Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Behavior Liaison

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2018

  Assisting teachers with educational strategies Developing education and behavior intervention plans Individual and group instruction of social skills Assisting teachers with educational strategies Developing education and behavior intervention plans Individual and group instruction of social skills



Knox County R1 School District

• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Special Education Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Assisted in the implementation of education and behavior plans • Collected student performance and behavior data • Implemented lesson plans • Used therapeutic crisis intervention to counsel students Accomplishments Committees and distinctions: • Leadership committee • Restraint committee • Safety committee • Nomination for Teaching Assistant of the Year (2012/2013) Skills Used: Behavior Management Instruction Social Skills and Coping Skills Modeling Data Collection Show less