Experience

Westwood Community School District

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Behavior Specialist

  • 1999 - Present

  Works with students to remove barriers to learning, whether those barriers are social, emotional, academic, situational, or health-related. Advises parents, and acts as liaison to outside agencies. Collaborates with teachers on student's behalf. Provides professional development and information to staff on social-emotional/behavioral/developmental topics. Conducts student groups and presents class lessons and discussions on social-emotional topics. Advocates and plans for social-emotional curriculum and positive behavior support in the school setting. PBIS school coach. Field-site supervisor for master's- level social work interns. Instrumental in developing safety/security protocols in current school setting. Contributor to state-mandated school improvement plan. Developed district Community Resource Guide. Member of school Crisis Response Team (health, behavior and safety), with training in CPI techniques, diabetes response, anaphylaxis prevention, and AEDs. Show less