Experience

• Ottawa County Juvenile Court

  Juvenile Treatment Specialist

  -Provides individual, family, and group therapy to juveniles participating in court programs confined in the Juvenile Detention Center
  -Assesses juveniles and their families and develops individualized treatment plans and goals
  -Identifies and implements strategies to improve individual and family psychological and social functioning within structure of juvenile justice system

• Ottawa County Juvenile Court

  Treatment Specialist (Intern)

  -Provided family/individual therapy to adolescents within the Lighthouse residential treatment program using cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, psychoeducation, and motivational interviewing techniques
  -Utilized Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MASYI), Youth Level of Services (YLS), Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (URICA) to identify service needs
  -Created treatment packet regarding self-harm for youth still utilized in facility
  

• West Michigan Works!

  Career Coach

  -Design and lead weekly group sessions for Kent County low-income parents receiving cash assistance on subjects ranging from stress management to attitude/enthusiasm
  -Providing job coaching, placement, and retention services to Kent County residents in the Food Assistance Employment and Training Program (FAE&T) and PATH Program to increase self-sufficiency
  -Working with state/county resources to provide job stability for residents of Kent county to improve unemployment rates

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  Children’s Crisis Response Clinician

  -Delivers crisis intervention services in family homes, hospitals, emergency rooms, schools, treatment facilities and other community locations
  -Delivers psycho-social risk assessments to children and adolescents in crisis situations and determines/authorizes appropriate level of care
  -Serves as a consultant to and provides liaison services with other community treatment staff

• Muskegon Community College

  Adjunct Instructor

  -Responsible for managing classroom of 33 students and hosting hour long lectures discussing sociology, as well as incorporating assignments/projects for students to display learning and findings
  -Wrote course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
  -Foster students commitment to lifelong learning by connecting course materials to broader themes, moments in history, and current events