Experience

Audrey Hepburn Childrens House

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

• Staff Psychologist

  • Nov 2018 - Present

   Conduct forensic psychosocial assessments with child victims of abuse Conduct parenting evaluations to evaluate risk of harm and parenting capacity Provide trauma-informed outpatient psychotherapy to individual clients and families Complete mental health evaluations for children within 30 days of removal by the Department of Child Protection and Permanency

• Post-Doctoral Fellow

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2018

   Conduct forensic psychosocial assessments with child victims of abuse Conduct parenting evaluations to evaluate risk of harm and parenting capacity Provide trauma-informed outpatient psychotherapy to individual clients and families Complete mental health evaluations for children within 30 days of removal by the Department of Child Protection and Permanency



Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Pre-Doctoral Intern

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

   Outpatient services: Provide individual and family psychotherapy to clients aged 3-21, conduct necessary case management including school and home visits, and maintain appropriate documentation for each case. (Full year)  Partial Hospital Program: Lead weekly group psychotherapy, conduct individual and family sessions with individually assigned cases, participate in milieu treatment, attend weekly interdisciplinary team meetings, and maintain appropriate documentation for each assigned case (Half year).  Intensive Outpatient Group Rotation: Lead highly-structured group therapy with children aged 6-9 twice weekly. Attend twice-weekly process meetings and weekly group supervision. (Half year).  Psycho-diagnostic Assessment: Complete comprehensive assessments, generate recommendations, and provide feedback to a wide range of internally-referred clients (Full year).  Crisis Evaluation: Work alongside psychiatry residents and fellows to interview and evaluate children in the Pediatric ER to determine whether psychiatric hospitalization is required (10 weeks).  Intake Evaluation: Conduct psychosocial and diagnostic assessments, present cases at treatment team meetings, and draft comprehensive intake reports to inform treatment planning (16 weeks).  Children of Violence Elective Rotation: Provide individual and family psychotherapy for one child case referred for treatment due to a history of victimization or witnessing of violence. Attend weekly didactics and group supervision (Full year).  Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Elective Rotation: Provide dyadic psychotherapy for one child case using PCIT treatment modality. Attend weekly didactics and group supervision. (Half year) Show less



Child Research Team - Long Island University

• Project Coordinator

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2016

   Trained team members in transcription of child and caregiver interviews  Oversaw distribution and receipt of transcriptions  Responsible for security of data  Trained team members in transcription of child and caregiver interviews  Oversaw distribution and receipt of transcriptions  Responsible for security of data



Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, RDTC

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

• Psychology Extern

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

   Conduct weekly individual therapy sessions with school-age sexual abuse victims  Conduct psychological assessments with children and adolescents to determine adjustment to foster care and provide recommendations for treatment  Conduct psychosocial assessments with child victims of abuse  Co-lead attachment-based dyadic therapy group for mothers and their infants  Score and interpret testing results and generate reports and recommendations based on findings of psychological testing  Receive weekly individual supervision Show less



Sagamore Children's Pyschiatric Hospital

• Psychology Extern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

   Conduct neuropsychological testing batteries with seriously mentally ill children and adolescents upon admission to hospital  Score and interpret testing results  Complete testing reports and provide recommendations for treatment based on information gathered through psychological testing  Receive semi-weekly supervision  Conduct neuropsychological testing batteries with seriously mentally ill children and adolescents upon admission to hospital  Score and interpret testing results  Complete testing reports and provide recommendations for treatment based on information gathered through psychological testing  Receive semi-weekly supervision



Albert Einstein College of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Psychology Extern

  • Sep 2014 - May 2015

   Provide attachment-based dyadic psychotherapy within a group setting to babies and toddlers (age 0-3) and their primary caregivers  Perform trauma-informed child-parent psychotherapy within parent-child dyads and conduct intakes with interested families  Provide individual psychotherapy within a psychodynamic model  Receive bi-weekly supervision and training in attachment-based interventions  Clinical writing of progress notes and case management notes  Provide attachment-based dyadic psychotherapy within a group setting to babies and toddlers (age 0-3) and their primary caregivers  Perform trauma-informed child-parent psychotherapy within parent-child dyads and conduct intakes with interested families  Provide individual psychotherapy within a psychodynamic model  Receive bi-weekly supervision and training in attachment-based interventions  Clinical writing of progress notes and case management notes



Psychological Services Center - Long Island University

• Graduate Student Therapist

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

   Provide psychotherapy services to individuals on a weekly basis  Conceptualize cases from cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and object relations orientations  Receive weekly supervision  Participate in case presentations  Clinical writing of progress notes, case management notes, and testing reports  Administer cognitive and personality assessments  Work with individuals experiencing a variety of problems, e.g. posttraumatic stress disorder, paranoid personality disorder, major depression disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder Show less



Family Check-In Program - Long Island University

• Doctoral Student Clinician

  • Dec 2012 - Aug 2014

   Co-lead sessions as part of the Family Check-In (FCI) Program, a 3-session program designed to assess the functioning of underserved families with children ages 2-7 and motivate change in problematic parenting or family mental health. FCI sessions consist of the following:  Evaluate parent/child symptoms and family functioning through assessments and a semi-structured interview o Observation of a parent-child interaction followed by maternal consultation o Reflection of the interaction via video-mediated recall o Initial feedback and preliminary family goal-setting o A collaborative feedback session discussing the family’s overall strengths, suggested areas of improvement, family goals, team recommendations, and referrals to the school’s clinic or outside resources o Providing connection to additional services o Responsible for scheduling family appointments, coding parent-child interactions, creating individualized forms for family strengths and areas of improvement, and providing feedback and referrals to families upon completion of the program Show less



St. Mary's Home for Children

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

• Extended Outpatient Services Intern

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

   Provide weekly in-home counseling services to child victims of sexual abuse  Developed presentation on trauma-informed care which is currently being used in the training of staff members  Provided psychoeducation regarding emotional management and boundary maintenance  Clinical writing of progress notes and treatment plans  Receive weekly supervision  Participate in case conferences  Provide weekly in-home counseling services to child victims of sexual abuse  Developed presentation on trauma-informed care which is currently being used in the training of staff members  Provided psychoeducation regarding emotional management and boundary maintenance  Clinical writing of progress notes and treatment plans  Receive weekly supervision  Participate in case conferences



The May Institute

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

• Psychology Intern

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

   Provide supervised in-home sessions using Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) to children with Autism Spectrum diagnoses  Record data and graph progress of each client  Created communication materials for nonverbal clients using Boardmaker software  Assisted in screening of potential clients for admission to program  Attend case conferences  Assist in development of treatment plans and writing of progress notes  Provide supervised in-home sessions using Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) to children with Autism Spectrum diagnoses  Record data and graph progress of each client  Created communication materials for nonverbal clients using Boardmaker software  Assisted in screening of potential clients for admission to program  Attend case conferences  Assist in development of treatment plans and writing of progress notes