Experience

Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dually Involved Youth Specialist

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Working for the Courts, Children and Families Division to ensure equitable and ethical service for children and families involved in juvenile abuse and neglect court system, as well as the juvenile justice court system. Overseeing committees, workgroups, and projects that target dually involved youth with the goal of improving policies and practices in the court system with an additional focus on racial and ethnic disparities. Working for the Courts, Children and Families Division to ensure equitable and ethical service for children and families involved in juvenile abuse and neglect court system, as well as the juvenile justice court system. Overseeing committees, workgroups, and projects that target dually involved youth with the goal of improving policies and practices in the court system with an additional focus on racial and ethnic disparities.



Focus House

• Saudi Arabia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Juvenile Probation Officer/Residential Counselor

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2021

  Responsible for providing CBT and DBT-based counseling for adjudicated youth receiving residential and outpatient treatment. Duties also include interdisciplinary case planning, case management, report writing, and reporting to the court. JPO/counselors interchange collateral information with probation, court, detention, community mental health providers, and local school districts. JPO/counselors are also responsible for coordinating with school and residential staff to establish and maintain a social-emotional learning environment for all youth. This objective requires needs assessments, case plans with SMART goals and objectives, and addressing each youth's risk and barriers.JPO/Counselors also participate in and lead subcommittees for organization-wide strategic planning. This includes procedure and protocol development, conducting needs assessments, communicating with interdisciplinary professionals, and stakeholder engagement.

• House Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Sep 2018

  Direct supervision of adjudicated youth receiving residential behavioral treatment. This included curriculum building, leading evidence-based groups, and logging daily behavioral logs for the purpose of court reporting.Duties also included collaboration with counseling and school staff to contribute to treatment planning efforts. The house manager oversaw the implementation of treatment plan objectives and goals, as well as social emotional learning curriculum, in the residential setting.



Unity Parenting and Counseling, Inc.

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Life Skills Counselor

  • Nov 2017 - Apr 2018

  Conducted Casey Life Skills assessments with homeless youth and paroled youth (18-24 years old) in the transitional living program. Case plans were developed and filed with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Additionally, life skills counselors educated youth on various life skills and coordinated access to necessary social services. Life skills education included one-on-one counseling, groups, and other direct contact with youth. Conducted Casey Life Skills assessments with homeless youth and paroled youth (18-24 years old) in the transitional living program. Case plans were developed and filed with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Additionally, life skills counselors educated youth on various life skills and coordinated access to necessary social services. Life skills education included one-on-one counseling, groups, and other direct contact with youth.