Experience

Pinebrook Family Answers

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

• Lead Facilitator

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  facilitating cognitive-behavior groups to incarcerated adults; facilitating trainings to new staff; working with correctional staff. facilitating cognitive-behavior groups to incarcerated adults; facilitating trainings to new staff; working with correctional staff.

• Group Facilitator

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2022

  Working in conjunction with Northampton County Jail, I facilitate classes on "Thinking for a Change" and "Parenting Inside Out", both evidence-based programs, and supervise monthly contact visits between inmates who have successfully completed parenting classes, and their minor children. Working in conjunction with Northampton County Jail, I facilitate classes on "Thinking for a Change" and "Parenting Inside Out", both evidence-based programs, and supervise monthly contact visits between inmates who have successfully completed parenting classes, and their minor children.



The Program for Women & Families

• United States

• Housing Counselor

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2013

  Work with the clients of the Transitional Residence program to improve their life skills related to locating, securing, and maintaining housing and budgeting. Maintained the waiting list and application status of potential clients. Also take calls from members of the community to assist them with housing resources. Facilitated classes on anger management, literacy, and goal setting/communication.

• Residential Advisor

  • Feb 2004 - Oct 2011

  Monitored incarcerated women in a 24/7 community corrections facility, ensuring safety and whereabouts of the residents at all times. Administered drug and alcohol tests as required, conducted room/house searches, pat-searches, and utliized a handheld metal detection device. Filing, answering phones, directing guests, supervising visitations, smoke breaks, chores. Conducting intakes on new residents, closing files out, covering extra shifts as needed/required.



The Pet Shop

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pet Counselor

  • Apr 2002 - Dec 2003

  Feeding the animals, counseling customers on differences in dog breeds, recommending products and food for pets, opening/closing duties. Feeding the animals, counseling customers on differences in dog breeds, recommending products and food for pets, opening/closing duties.