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Skills

  • Student records management
  • Classroom Accommodations for Diverse Learners
  • Group therapy facilitator
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Team collaboration and leadership
  • Customer service
  • Alcohol and substance abuse
  • Career planning
  • Process improvement
  • Employee training and development

Work Experiences

  • Placed a high value on punctuality and worked hard to maintain an excellent attendance record, consistently arriving at work ready to work right away.
  • Authored school-wide policy updates to enhance inclusivity, earning recognition from Employee of the Year as a model for special education improvement.
  • Created and delivered mental health awareness campaigns to students and faculty, resulting in a 36% increase in referrals to school counselors.
  • Assisted in crisis intervention, de-escalating critical situations with students and preventing more serious behavioral escalations through consistent follow-up care.
  • Collaborated with external community agencies to ensure students had access to mental health resources, achieving 12% family engagement in external counseling programs.
  • Collaborated with local service providers to offer job readiness workshops to graduating special education students, yielding an 85% increase in employment rates post-graduation.
  • Achieved results in the first 18 months.
  • Assessed student trauma and provided interventions that decreased frequent absenteeism by 38% over the past year.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in Columbus.
  • Consulted with program education committees.

Summaries

  • School Counselor with 12 years of experience providing group and individual counseling to help students succeed.
  • Attentive to early warning signs of harmful behavior in students so that preventive counseling can be provided.
  • Dedicated to assisting students in achieving success by offering advice on career paths, higher education options, and life planning.
  • Achieved a 84% increase in family engagement.
  • Achieved 76% family engagement in counseling support.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Achieved a rate increase of 22% over 6 months.
  • Achieved a 16% reduction in student disciplinary referrals.
  • Advocated for students with special needs.
  • Within Miscellaneous, senior Special Education Counselor and outstanding performer in strategic planning and client relations.

Accomplishments

  • Coordinated with Grade-level teams to streamline student progress reporting, improving parent communication and engagement by 26%.
  • Monitored and assessed progress of students receiving behavioral interventions, achieving 52% compliance with intervention plans within several months.
  • Worked collaboratively with administration and teaching staff to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of support interventions, resulting in 34% improved academic results.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop IEPs, improving academic performance and behavior interventions for students with special needs.
  • Developed and facilitated family counseling workshops that focused on coping strategies and communication skills, showing 34% increase in family involvement.
  • Engaged 13 families in external mental health services, resulting in an 59% increase in long-term support outcomes for students.
  • Documented and resolved system which led to method.
  • Successfully integrated conflict resolution techniques within the schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework, reducing incidents requiring administrative intervention by 85% %.
  • Managed a caseload of 3 students, providing individualized counseling sessions that led to measurable social and emotional growth.

Affiliations

  • Mindfulness in Education Network (MiEN)
  • International Mindfulness and Education Network (IMEN)
  • Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
  • Project Management Institute
  • International Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (IACBT)
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Educational Psychology
  • American Society of Safety Professionals

Certifications

  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement
  • Counselor Certification in Special Populations
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities Certification
  • Inclusion Strategies in Special Education (ISE) Certification
  • Assistive Technology Professional (ATP)

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