Tessie Fitzpatrick

Travel from school to school raising suicide prevention Updating suicide prevention curriculum to give more knowledge to Broward County Schools students and employees Attend Mental Health fairs to engage with students about suicide prevention

Teacher on Special Assignment (Mental Health) - Broward County School Board - Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Travel from school to school raising suicide prevention
• Updating suicide prevention curriculum to give more knowledge to Broward County Schools students and employees
• Attend Mental Health fairs to engage with students about suicide prevention
• Conduct team meetings to give updates on new ways employees can recognize and be aware of suicidal students
• Conduct (SRA) Suicide Risk Assessment Trainings to mental health professionals

(District) Behavioral Technician - Broward County School Board - Fort Lauderdale, FL

(2024-08 - 2025-02)

• Travel to and from different Broward County Schools to analyze behavioral students behavior
• Give recommendations to teachers on how to keep students safe and out of problematic situations
• Keep data on certain students to ensure they are getting the best assistance needed for their behaviors or mental health issues
• Attend monthly meetings with other district employees/supervisors to ensure proper steps are being taken towards students behavior needs and to gain more knowledge on new situations that may arise

Lead Behavioral Health Technician Floater - His House Children's Home - Miami Gardens, FL

(2022-09 - 2025-02)

• Responsible for supervising assigned shifts
• Ensuring homes adheres to program rules and remains in compliance to regulatory standards
• Approve runaway reports/ recovery reports for minors that elope
• Supervise all group homes/employees to make sure all homes are in proper ratio before and during shift
• Supervise an provide correction directives to minors
• Complete shift summary's at the end of shift

Behavioral Technician - Broward County School Board - Miramar, FL

(2021-10 - 2024-08)

• To assist with Teachers/ Staff with any student that is in a problematic situation, also dealing with behavioral students in mental health situations
• To do daily walk throughs in and out of classrooms to ensure students and staff are safe
• Diffuses situations with students in a same manner by restraining
• Keep daily log of students progress or incidents to that may occur
• Attend IEP meetings for observation also to provide necessary input
• PCM Trained
• Monitor students behavior on AM and PM bus routes Mon-Fri
• Daily One-to-One experience with Special Needs Students/Mental Health accommodations

Bachelor's degree - Social Work (Bachelor of General Studies) - Florida Atlantic University (2022-08 - 2023-12)

Upper secondary education