Student Support Specialist

• Jan 2022 - Present

Supporting scholars at Elevate through Social and Emotional Learning and Restorative Practices Supporting scholars at Elevate through Social and Emotional Learning and Restorative Practices

Owner / Facilitator

• 2008 - Present

Owen Kinser has been involved as a student and supporter of the Center of Nonviolent Communication since Fall 2005. His introduction to the process began at the 2005 National Convention to create a U.S. Department of Peace in Washington D.C. Since then, he has attended training and workshops with local facilitator Judith Stuart-Coale, Certified Trainers Kelly Bryson, John Kinyon, Greg Kendrick and NVC developer Marshall Rosenberg. He's been teaching Compassionate Communication workshops for the last 4 years in Church Venues as well as Center for Healing Arts in Fort Worth. For the last 2 summers, he Facilitated a weekend workshop with the group Sustainable Global Leadership Alliance (SGLA) which has a 9 week program for leadership skills to young people ages 15 - 24. Owen is passionate and excited about how Compassionate Communication has transformed lives, including his own, and it's ability to foster and heal connections between people. Show less

Musician - Electric Bassist

• 1985 - Present

I play a variety of styles including rock, country, blues, funk, R&B and jazz. I play a variety of styles including rock, country, blues, funk, R&B and jazz.

Training Specialist

• Nov 2019 - Jan 2022

STAR Counselor

• Apr 2015 - Nov 2019

Provide crisis intervention to families with At-Risk youth in a group setting through life skills, counseling, anger management and facilitative communication.

Team Supervisor

• Feb 2014 - Apr 2015

Evening Supervisor working with two other staff to support up to Ten youth at Turning Point, a 14 day intervention program to support foster children who are at a crisis point with their foster family. Oversee activities to enhance relations, support positive behaviors and share tools to help youth self regulate and find healthy ways to express themselves. Staff use TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Interventions) to support youth, who have experienced neglect and/or trauma. Info on TBRI from TCU Institute of Child Development can be found here at http://www.child.tcu.edu/Articles/TBRI%20Principles%20and%20Practices_Both.pdf. Show less

Guitar Teacher

• Feb 2012 - May 2012

Currently Teaching at White Settlement Parks and Recreation Center Currently Teaching at White Settlement Parks and Recreation Center

Quality Analyst

• Aug 2006 - Nov 2010

Tested, diagnosed and Implemented applications while conferring between the production and development teams Tested, diagnosed and Implemented applications while conferring between the production and development teams