Assistant Teaching Professor

• Sep 2022 - Present

Consultant

• Oct 2021 - Present

Provide professional development workshops for K-12 educators on a variety of topics including mental health, behavioral support, educator self-care, creating trauma-sensitive schools, and supporting social emotional learning. Provide professional development workshops for K-12 educators on a variety of topics including mental health, behavioral support, educator self-care, creating trauma-sensitive schools, and supporting social emotional learning.

Therapist

• Oct 2020 - Present

Part Time Lecturer

• Sep 2019 - May 2021

School Social Worker

• Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

- Collaborate with Supervisor of Student Personnel Services to create an innovative program for children with behavioral challenges - Create and deliver professional development to district staff - Case manage the preschool disabled program - Provide small group and individual counseling to students - Support teachers in addressing challenging behaviors - Collaborate with Supervisor of Student Personnel Services to create an innovative program for children with behavioral challenges - Create and deliver professional development to district staff - Case manage the preschool disabled program - Provide small group and individual counseling to students - Support teachers in addressing challenging behaviors

School Social Worker

• Aug 2006 - Jun 2018

- Provided regularly scheduled individual and group counseling to students with behavioral and mental health needs - Conducted crisis assessments - Participated in Leadership Team, IEP Team, and RTI Team Meetings, providing a clinical perspective to assist in meeting the emotional and behavioral needs of students - Led conflict resolution sessions - Linked parents to community services - Collaborated with community agencies to provide comprehensive care to students - Created and conducted bi-weekly classroom guidance lessons on a variety of topics - Provided ongoing support and training to teachers and aides. Topics have included: self-care strategies for teachers working with traumatized students, behavioral management strategies, caring school community, child abuse and neglect warning signs, suicide awareness and prevention, and social and emotional learning - Critically examined and revised the school counseling department policies, procedures and professional development opportunities throughout the year - Supervised Bachelor and Master’s Level Interns - Caring School Community Coordinator o Coordinated all aspects of the Caring School Community Program, including class meetings, school-wide activities, buddy class activities, home-side activities, etc. o Creation and coordination of Caring School Eagle Ambassador Program for student leaders, grades 5-8 Show less