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Skills

  • Problem resolution
  • Crisis intervention and de-escalation
  • Administrative support
  • Developing bespoke emotional support plans
  • Team management
  • Behavioral incident reduction strategies
  • Cultural competency
  • Career advising
  • CCTV
  • Business operations

Work Experiences

  • Assisted with peer support initiatives.
  • Increased profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts.
  • Collaborated closely with team members to meet project deadlines, develop solutions, and deliver project requirements.
  • Assessed and reported on student mental health cases to PMP guidelines, driving improvement in counseling response effectiveness.
  • Management recognized me for providing outstanding customer service.
  • Achieved positive feedback from 69% of parents and guardians.
  • Achieved results during a three years period.
  • Assisted 18 students with personal challenges.
  • Achieved a 54% decrease in first-time use reports.
  • Assessed student mental health cases.

Summaries

  • Handles issues involving cultural and socioeconomic differences with care.
  • Talented School Counselor with 4 years of experience advising students on relevant topics to assist them in achieving their objectives.
  • Data analysis in standard settings and client relations in workflow optimization settings.
  • With hands-on experience, eager to learn new skills and advance knowledge.
  • CPA certified
  • Achieved a 62% decrease in absenteeism.
  • Salesforce and Adobe Creative Suite experts with exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • Results-oriented Miscellaneous professional with performance reporting, workflow optimization, and vendor management strengths.
  • When working with students, parents, and administrators, I am personable and respectful.
  • Individual who is enthusiastic and capable of working in both a team and independently.

Accomplishments

  • Led training sessions for school staff on trauma-informed practices, enhancing student support and reducing behavior interventions by 81%.
  • Streamlined the process for students to seek counseling services by offering drop-in hours, significantly increasing student engagement with counseling services by 40%.
  • Collaborated with academic counselors and special education teams to ensure mental health services were integrated into Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
  • Worked closely with teachers and parents to identify students in need of mental health support, offering individualized interventions and tracking progress through case management tools.
  • Led mindfulness-based emotional regulation workshops, which improved student concentration and reduced disruptive behaviors by 57%.
  • Provided crisis intervention and immediate support to students dealing with emotional difficulties, ensuring schoolwide counseling coverage during staff shortages.
  • Assisted in implementing school-wide mental health initiatives as a substitute school counselor, helping the school achieve Employee of the Year for mental health awareness.
  • Proactively provided emotional support to students experiencing family-related crises, reducing absenteeism rates by 80% over the past year.
  • Delivered professional development workshops to educators on recognizing early signs of mental health issues in students, resulting in 35% referrals in the first three years.
  • Promoted anti-bullying advocacy campaigns, facilitating workshops that increased peer intervention awareness and decreased bullying incidents schoolwide by 61%.

Affiliations

  • Volunteer mentor for Boston Peer Counseling Program, providing guidance to aspiring school counselors.
  • Active participant in the School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA), enhancing integration between counseling services and school social work.
  • Session coordinators for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) educational programs, promoting the importance of mental health awareness in schools.
  • Member of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), advocating for stronger SEL initiatives within schools.
  • Regular contributor to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Professional Journal, discussing innovative methods in student crisis management.
  • Volunteer supporter for the International Bullying Prevention Association (IBPA), educating staff and parents to mitigate bullying in schools.
  • Member of the Association for Play Therapy (APT), applying therapeutic play techniques to improve social skills training.
  • Certified QuickBooks Mental Health Program Coordinator, leveraging technology to enhance mental wellness education.
  • Regular attendee at Atlanta Education Conference, focusing on mental health strategies and learning improvements.
  • Contributor to the Parent-Teacher Action Committee in Austin, helping develop community programs addressing academic performance issues.

Certifications

  • Play Therapy Certification - Association for Play Therapy (APT)
  • Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) - method
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Association for Project Management (APM)
  • Trauma-Informed Care Certification Meridian
  • ServSafe
  • Certified Grief Recovery Specialist (CGRS) - Grief Recovery Institute
  • Online Counseling in Schools Certification - Northwind
  • Ethical Decision-Making in School Settings Certification - Cedar Works
  • CompTIA Network+

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