Experience

Howard Center

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

• Jean Garvin School Clinical Supervisor

  • Aug 2021 - Present

• INCLUSION Program Family Clinician

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2021

  Providing home-based counseling, support, and parental skills training for families enrolled in the INCLUSION program—an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program that assists youth struggling in school, home, and/or the community• Clinical Services: assessing family strengths and needs; developing treatment plans and in-home behavior plans; providing family counseling; mediating disagreements between family members; performing intakes and biopsychosocial assessments; diagnosing DSM-V disorders• Case management: serving a caseload of 17-20 families; coordinating services between school officials, outside service providers, PCPs, and families; family advocacy; providing clinical feedback during monthly team meetings with school staff and annual Individualized Educational Planning (IEP) meetings; coordinating and facilitating Service Planning meetings (CSP), Family Safety Planning Meetings (FSP), and transition meetings; providing appropriate community referrals• Training: facilitated annual trainings for new staff on the following topics: working with families, the impact of poverty and trauma on clients, and addressing sexualized behavior among clients Show less



United Counseling Service

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

• School Clinician at Mount Anthony Union High School

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  On-site clinician for students in the IDEALS program, which educates developmentally disabled adolescents. • Clinical Service Provider: intakes; assessments; individual counseling; peer mediation; diagnose DSM-V disorders; develop treatment plans and behavior intervention plans; respond to students in crisis and conduct safety screens as needed; provide community referrals • Case management: maintain services for a caseload of 15-20 youth; attend and provide clinical feedback during Individualized Educational Planning (IEP) meetings, Coordinated Service Planning meetings (CSP), Family Safety Planning Meetings (FSP), and transition meetings; Coordinate services and student progress with school officials, outside service providers, PCPs, and families • Program Development: implemented new assessment tool (Casey Life Skills) to identify student deficits and track progress; developed methods to improve areas of need in collaboration with IDEALS teaching team; and created afterschool clubs designed to build skills and aid in social-emotional development of youth Show less



The DOME Project, Inc.

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education

• Program Director

  • Dec 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Program development: honed programmatic goals to align with organizational vision and staff capacity; redesigned the framework and infrastructure to meet these goals; and created, coordinated, and modified yearly calendar. • Curriculum Development: Retooled current curricula and created new projects including hip hop therapy, career readiness, and a project based learning program that included computer building and repair and documentary film production • Database design & management: reconfigured organization’s cloud database, Social Solutions: ETO, to best document services being provided to our clients; manage and fine-tune database to better suit the organization’s evolving needs • Program evaluation: aggregate data and summarize monthly/quarterly/yearly results for our board of directors and funders (created the first annual report in three years); analyze feedback loops to improve services. • Grant writing: Wrote grants related to high school programming • Collaboration: Identify like-minded organizations to provide a broader range of services for our youth; community partners include: Make the Road New York, Leave Out Violence (LOVE), Harlem United, Cents Ability, Project K.I.S.S., and Peoples' Justice for Community Control and Police Accountability • Management: Supervise a staff of five including a social work intern; create budgets; manage supplies and resources for our clients • Clinical work: Develop and lead afterschool workshops and activities; provide weekly individual counseling; assess and form Individual Service Plans for implementation; provide family sessions as needed; and perform intakes • Case management: Advocate for youth in court and schools; maintain regular contact with parties connected with each youth; monitor service plans; and provide general support to youth and their families Show less



Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York

• Volunteer Mentor

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2015

  Juvenile Justice Program Big Brother • A role model, friend, and big brother to a NYC youth through various educational and leisure activities Juvenile Justice Program Big Brother • A role model, friend, and big brother to a NYC youth through various educational and leisure activities


The DOME Project
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• Bridge to Success Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014


Advocates for Children of New York

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NYS-TEACHS Education Specialist

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

  Operated a statewide technical assistance hotline providing information, referrals, and individual casework for schools, school districts, social service providers, parents, and others to inform them about the educational rights of youth experiencing homelessness • Case management: Performed intake of new clients, identified outstanding issues, and worked on cases from start to resolution; handled an average of 65 new cases per month during the 2012-2013 school year and 86 new cases per month during the 2013-2014 school year • Training: Moderated youth panels at our annual workshops, providing attendees with a firsthand account of experiencing homelessness as a youth and the importance of school for students with unstable housing; helped attendees brainstorm tangible solutions to the challenges of homelessness; facilitated and provided technical support for online webinars • Program analysis: reviewed NYC-based cases to identify negative trends and areas of improvement within NYS-TEACHS and the NYC DOE. This process included extensive analysis of each case, singling out pertinent data, aggregating data, and cohesively summarizing the findings, which were sent to NYSED for review. Show less



Court Appointed Special Advocates of NYC

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

• MSW Intern

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  • Advocated for the interests of children in the foster care system by providing court reports to all parties and court officials with information about the case, progress, opinions of professionals (i.e. therapists, teachers, guidance counselors, doctors, lawyers, etc.) and the voice of the child, while noting gaps in service. • Appeared in court and gave testimony about my findings. • Conducted a strengths and needs assessment of CASA’s volunteer program through surveys and focus groups. The assessment resulted in a report identify areas in need of improvement and suggested ways to increase volunteer retention and satisfaction. Show less



The Source Staffing Agency

• United States

• Operations & Recruiting Manager

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  Performed same position as I had a year earlier during summer between 1st and 2nd year in graduate school. Performed same position as I had a year earlier during summer between 1st and 2nd year in graduate school.



Groundwork Inc.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  Worked in afterschool program for high school students • Group therapy: facilitated group therapy for high school students • Counseling: provided individual counseling to three youth • Therapeutic interventions: activity-based counseling, motivational interviewing, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and use of genograms Worked in afterschool program for high school students • Group therapy: facilitated group therapy for high school students • Counseling: provided individual counseling to three youth • Therapeutic interventions: activity-based counseling, motivational interviewing, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and use of genograms



The Source Agency

• Australia
• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Operations & Recruiting Manager

  • Feb 2007 - Aug 2010

  Managed a staffing and temporary employment agency • Company Operations: implemented executive decisions; coordinated inter-department tasks; maintained client relations; managed outsourced workforce; recruited, interviewed, and hired in-house and outsourced staff • Staff Management: Managed a staff of up to 7 in-house employees; evaluated and discussed performance; ran meetings; set goals and deadlines; monitored tardiness and staff hours; negotiated pay, raises, and time off • Project Management: Oversaw all aspects of large-scale projects; acted as the primary point of contact with clients; set short and long-term timetables; created and placed recruitment advertisements; recruited a temporary workforce as large as 450 employees; set employee schedules; coordinated with on-site managers; oversaw payroll and billing; ensured project goals were met; increased client satisfaction and company efficiency for large bi-annual project by reducing client cost by as much as $30,000 per week, decreased truancy and tardiness by 10%, and reduced overhead operational cost by 5% • Oversaw payroll for the entire temporary workforce Show less



Eckerd Youth Alternatives

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Counselor/Teacher

  • Sep 2005 - Dec 2006

  Served as a residential youth counselor for a group of boys aged 10-17 in outdoor therapeutic program. Counseled at-risk youth through a clinical treatment plan that dealt with behavioral and psychological issues such as: learning disabilities, family dysfunction, sexual and physical abuse, drug addiction, anger and violence. Primary interventions: choice theory/CBT, reality therapy, activity based counseling, strength based counseling Ensured that specific individual needs of youth were met: administered medication, acquired clothing, maintained proper communication with family, monitored participation in classes and completion of school work. Led and planned extended camping and day trips both in/out of state and in the wilderness. Show less