Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist - Kooth - Chicago, IL
(2024-05)
- Provide compassionate counseling to diverse clients, fostering emotional well-being and personal growth. Implement tailored treatment plans, enhancing client outcomes.
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, utilizing evidence-based practices to develop effective intervention strategies. Monitor progress and adjust approaches.
- Engage in multidisciplinary team meetings, contributing insights to holistic client care. Coordinate with healthcare professionals to ensure integrated treatment.
- Optimize positive mental health by addressing determinants of positive mental health.
- Minimize mental health problems by addressing determinants of mental health problems.
- Work with users to determine their problem areas, identify obstacles, and create a plan to achieve their wellness goals.
- Moderation of service user-submitted content following policy and procedures
- Review and moderate user-generated content submitted through the Kooth platform in accordance with company policies and guidelines.
- Ensure that all content meets ethical, legal, and regulatory standards, particularly those relevant to mental health counseling in Illinois.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory standards and company policies.
- Communicate with other healthcare providers as appropriate to provide a seamless care experience.
Clinical Assessment Specialist - RTI International - Remote
(2025-03)
- Participated in a pilot to administrate a cognitive assessment similar to the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test- 4th Edition (WIAT-IV) and the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II (ABAS-II) to individuals aged 5-21 years old.
- Adhered to all assessment administration guidelines and maintained accuracy in reporting completed assessments.
- Signed and upheld propriety information and confidentiality agreements.
- Protected confidentiality of research materials and sensitive participant information.
Professional School Counselor - Chicago Public Schools - Chicago, IL
(2023-11 - 2024-07)
Formulate and institute a comprehensive developmental school counseling program to assist students in developing realistic goals, positive self-images and an awareness of future academic, vocational and career opportunities.
- Provide students with a career awareness and education program to help students realize vocational life is determined by a succession of choices beginning with school.
- Provide individual and group interventions to reveal student attitudes, feelings, interests, problems, available options and possible consequences to specific decisions to help students be successful in self-directed decision-making.
- Develop appropriate referral and resource services to assist students in utilizing both school and community resources to develop interests, skills, and opportunities.
Professional School Counselor - Student Savvy, Inc - Chicago, IL
(2022-08 - 2023-10)
- Provide social and emotional support for students.
- Develop a comprehensive school counseling curriculum.
- Assist students with executive functioning skills.
- Collaborate with colleagues to determine best plan of action for student's success.
- Coordinate and lead MTSS & RTI sessions.
- Incorporate the ASCA National Model in practice.
- Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Conducted psychoeducational assessments to identify areas of academic and behavioral strengths and weaknesses and recommend modifications to improve learning and behavior.
Crisis Counselor - DeafLEAD - Remote
(2022-05 - 2022-10)
- Provide emotional support and crisis management services.
- Develop action plans and safety plans.
- Notify child abuse services when appropriate.
- Notify emergency services for intervention when necessary.
- Ensure documentation of all chat and texts is completed accurately.
- Attend monthly meetings for updates on company policy and procedures.
- Assessed patient behavior, moods, and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
- Used skills such as active listening and collaborative problem-solving daily to connect with patients and address concerns.
- Evaluated risk to client or others by gathering information and conducting assessments.
School Counseling Intern - Hillcrest High School - Country Club Hills, IL
(2021-08 - 2022-05)
- Operate and manage Power School for student scheduling, logging PPS contact, and reviewing transcripts and grades.
- Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Facilitated classroom discussions to emphasize bullying prevention and college readiness.
- Lead individual and group counseling sessions for student success.
- Operate Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for organizing.
- Use Microsoft Word to create fillable forms and documents.
- Use Naviance curriculum in group settings.
- Give presentations regarding credit recovery, career, and college counseling to a group of students.
- Coordinate and lead MTSS & RTI sessions.
- Incorporate the ASCA National Model in practice.
- Educated students on college admissions process and scholarship requirements.
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
Instructor - iCook After School - Chicago, IL
(2019-10 - 2020-03)
- Lead after school cooking classes for elementary students (K-4) while getting them excited about trying fun and creative recipes, new foods and encouraging them to learn about new cuisines and cultures.
- Teach lesson plans related to basics of nutrition and healthy eating to kids in a fun and engaging way and making sure students are learning while having fun.
- Introduce students to basic cutting and measuring techniques, food safety, table manners and other concepts provided in the curriculum.
- Exhibit effective classroom management skills.
