Category: ARTS

         EXPRESSIVE ARTS PROGRAM LEADER             Professional Experience     09/2014   to   06/2015     EXPRESSIVE ARTS PROGRAM LEADER      City  ,   State      Formulated, proposed, and was authorized to implement "The Arts Project," a weekly therapeutic, expressive arts program for 10+ "at-risk" CPS middle school students residing in a low-income urban neighborhood.  The Arts Project incorporates methods from evidence-informed therapeutic interventions to enhance social/emotional skills, self-esteem, grit, self-control & regulation, and to reduce stereotype threat.         09/2012   to   06/2014     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Designed & delivered curriculum for weekly coping skills sessions with groups of 20-50 early adolescents & their mentors Tailored sessions to address unique risk factors faced by our youth (e.g.  community violence, chronic poverty, school dropout) Integrated therapeutic approaches from various evidence-based practices (DBT, CBT, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction) Produced & administered usability, feasibility, and satisfaction forms for coping skills training attendees (staff, mentors, & mentees) Evaluated and amended curriculum based on youth, mentor, and staff feedback.         09/2012   to   08/2014     MENTOR SUPERVISION TEAM LEADER & SUPERVISOR      City  ,   State      Developed measures and organized platforms for more than 50 mentors to report contact with mentee Conducted thorough interviews with potential mentors, youth participants, and parents of youth in the mentoring intervention so to arrange meaningful and lasting youth-mentor relationships Supervised up to 8 mentor-mentee pairs at a time; monitored and documented all contact & activities between pairs Combined forces with teachers and parents regularly to assess the needs of and establish protective resources for our youth Organized weekly meetings with each supervisee to problem-solve, provide support, and address conflicts or concerns regarding their mentoring relationship.         09/2012   to   06/2014     TEACHING ASSISTANT    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Over the course of 6 academic terms, promoted engaging discussions, critical thinking, and a warm learning environment for groups of 50-60 undergraduate students enrolled in PSY-305 (a community-based service learning course).  Was selected out of four graduate assistants to be "Head Teaching Assistant" of the course throughout 2013-14 academic year.          Education and Training     Present     MASTER OF SCIENCE  :   General Psychology Clinical Child    DePaul University   －   City  ,   State      GPA:   GPA: 3.70    General Psychology Clinical Child GPA: 3.70       2012     BACHELOR OF ARTS  :   General Psychology Human Development    DePaul University   －   City  ,   State      GPA:   GPA: 3.51 Awarded Dean's List- 6 academic terms    General Psychology Human Development GPA: 3.51 Awarded Dean's List- 6 academic terms       Present     Mentor Training Certificate - Mentoring Central
2014 - Present	Safe Zone Allies Training & BUILD Diversity Certification - DePaul University
2013 - Present	TF-CBT & CTG adaptation Certificate (childhood traumatic grief)  (Web)
2012 - Present 	Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)  :   Human Subjects    Human Subjects        Interests    2011 - 2012	Child Life Volunteer - Children's Memorial Hospital  Chicago, IL		
2009 - 2009	United Way Volunteer - Hearts of West Michigan United Way  Grand Rapids, MI
2008		Animal Shelter Volunteer - Kent County Animal Shelter  Grand Rapids, MI
2005 - 2006	Summer Camp Volunteer - SpringHill Camps  Evart, MI      Personal Information    COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORT PERSON   MOKA  Western Michigan  Jun 2008 - Aug 2011	
*Guided individuals with developmental disabilities in achieving personal goals, overcoming barriers, & participating in activities of their choice; recorded progress on skill development and achievement
*Served as a role model and mentor; demonstrated and coached social and behavioral skill development
*Prompted & praised the use of independent living skills, such as cooking, money management, household shopping, doing laundry, & personal hygiene      Additional Information      COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORT PERSON   MOKA  Western Michigan  Jun 2008 - Aug 2011 Guided individuals with developmental disabilities in achieving personal goals, overcoming barriers, & participating in activities of their choice; recorded progress on skill development and achievement Served as a role model and mentor; demonstrated and coached social and behavioral skill development Prompted & praised the use of independent living skills, such as cooking, money management, household shopping, doing laundry, & personal hygiene VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE 2011 - 2012	Child Life Volunteer - Children's Memorial Hospital  Chicago, IL 2009 - 2009	United Way Volunteer - Hearts of West Michigan United Way  Grand Rapids, MI 2008		Animal Shelter Volunteer - Kent County Animal Shelter  Grand Rapids, MI 2005 - 2006	Summer Camp Volunteer - SpringHill Camps  Evart, MI         Skills    academic, Arts, critical thinking, forms, International Business, Latin, meetings, Mentor, Mentoring, Psychology, Teaching, therapeutic interventions, unique