Experience

Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bereavement Counselor

  • May 2018 - Present

  • Facilitate individual and family counseling and grief- related support groups • Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and outreach calls • Program/curriculum development for support groups and child/family services, including family grief camp • Supervise and provide training for volunteers providing peer support • Facilitate individual and family counseling and grief- related support groups • Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and outreach calls • Program/curriculum development for support groups and child/family services, including family grief camp • Supervise and provide training for volunteers providing peer support



Thresholds

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Substance Use Counselor

  • Jul 2017 - May 2018

  • Facilitate group, individual, couples, and creative arts therapy in an IOP and OP setting • Conduct intake assessments, diagnose substance use disorders, and generate comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment • Develop treatment plans, continued stay review, and curriculum for creative arts therapy • Lead group IOP curriculum based upon DBT and Mindfulness Based Sobriety Models • Perform case management tasks including housing and transportation for marginalized population



Musical Magic, Inc.

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2017

  *Lead music class for children, ages 0-4, incorporating imaginative play, fine motor skills, musical instruments, storytelling, puppetry, movement, and socialization with group *Engage parents in arts instruction with child *Supervise and train other teachers *Lead music class for children, ages 0-4, incorporating imaginative play, fine motor skills, musical instruments, storytelling, puppetry, movement, and socialization with group *Engage parents in arts instruction with child *Supervise and train other teachers



Va Health Care Systems

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  • Facilitate individual, couples, telehealth, and group therapy on an outpatient unit • Initiate, recruit, and facilitate a PTSD Recovery group with clients from multiple units across the hospital • Document case notes, treatment plans, and all other forms of communication with clients in Computerized Recordkeeping Service • Facilitate individual, couples, telehealth, and group therapy on an outpatient unit • Initiate, recruit, and facilitate a PTSD Recovery group with clients from multiple units across the hospital • Document case notes, treatment plans, and all other forms of communication with clients in Computerized Recordkeeping Service



Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop

• Teacher

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2017

  *Develop curriculum for arts residency at various CPS early childhood and elementary schools *Direct original work developed by students *Engage students through musical games, imaginative play exercises, ensemble building, art projects, and storytelling techniques *Develop curriculum for arts residency at various CPS early childhood and elementary schools *Direct original work developed by students *Engage students through musical games, imaginative play exercises, ensemble building, art projects, and storytelling techniques



University of Chicago - The Pritzker School of Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mentor

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Led interactive team of medical, university, and high school students in community organizing around public health concerns • Mentored youth in development of violence prevention program at South Chicago Public Library • Oversaw community-responsive health service-learning project design and implementation • Led interactive team of medical, university, and high school students in community organizing around public health concerns • Mentored youth in development of violence prevention program at South Chicago Public Library • Oversaw community-responsive health service-learning project design and implementation



North Shore Senior Center

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Social Work Intern

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  *Facilitate group activities for clients in early stages of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia *Engage clients in support group sessions *Coordinate with staff to develop creative programming for participants *Assess client’s participation and function in the group *Facilitate group activities for clients in early stages of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia *Engage clients in support group sessions *Coordinate with staff to develop creative programming for participants *Assess client’s participation and function in the group



Rush University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Standardized Patient

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Memorize medical case written by doctor for training of medical student • Role play the case with the medical student • Provide written and verbal feedback to medical student about communication skills and simulated exam encounter • Memorize medical case written by doctor for training of medical student • Role play the case with the medical student • Provide written and verbal feedback to medical student about communication skills and simulated exam encounter



Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Standardized Patient

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2015

  • Memorize medical case written by doctor for training of medical student • Role play the case with the medical student • Provide written and verbal feedback to medical student about communication skills and simulated exam encounter • Memorize medical case written by doctor for training of medical student • Role play the case with the medical student • Provide written and verbal feedback to medical student about communication skills and simulated exam encounter



Improv Playhouse

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Sep 2010 - May 2013

  *Facilitated and executed all activities involving the casting, cutting, scheduling, design, staging and rehearsing of a production with a group of teenage actors *Supervised assistant teacher *Designed curriculum for group exercises based upon the text of the play *Crafted daily reports for assessment of program and participants *Facilitated and executed all activities involving the casting, cutting, scheduling, design, staging and rehearsing of a production with a group of teenage actors *Supervised assistant teacher *Designed curriculum for group exercises based upon the text of the play *Crafted daily reports for assessment of program and participants



St Clement Parish

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Coordinator of Parish Engagement

  • Jan 2008 - May 2013

  * Directed youth group for students in 8th-12th grade including meetings, programs and events * Managed, trained, and coordinated approximately 100 volunteers * Facilitated and coordinated small faith groups centered around Gallup’s Living Your Strengths * Distributed mail, food, clothing, and other support services to homeless neighbors * Directed youth group for students in 8th-12th grade including meetings, programs and events * Managed, trained, and coordinated approximately 100 volunteers * Facilitated and coordinated small faith groups centered around Gallup’s Living Your Strengths * Distributed mail, food, clothing, and other support services to homeless neighbors


Erikson Institute
• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Assistant Registrar

  • Aug 2003 - Nov 2008