Tami B. Wenzl

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Professional Experience

Bridges of Indiana, Lafayette, Indiana 2012-2014

Behavior Consultant

• Provide Behavior Support Services to individuals with Developmental Disabilities.

• Develop Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Support Plan for each client.

• Develop and monitor data collection system for continued program assessment.

• Provide assessment and treatment in the home and school settings

• Administer regular training on the Behavior Support Plan to all staff involved with the

client.

• Lead quarterly meetings for case workers, families, guardians and other professionals on

the goals and outcomes of each individual.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 2009-2012

Military Family Research Institute, Outreach Specialist-Child and Family

• Designed and administered programs that apply research findings to real world situations.

• Partnered with researchers and practitioners from the military and civilian communities

• Developed and executed activities to assist military families throughout the nation.

• Created a brochure to identify stress indicators in children that is currently distributed at National

Guard Yellow Ribbon events.

• Served as the Program Manager of the Passport toward Success event- a family event held at

Yellow Ribbon Re-integration Weekends.

• Served as the Program Coordinator for Operation Purple Camp, a summer residential camp for

children with a parent in the military.

First Steps Early Intervention Program, Lafayette, Indiana 1998-2010

Developmental Therapist-Eligibility Determination Team

• Served as the Developmental Therapist on a multidisciplinary team to determine a child’s

eligibility for the First Steps Early Intervention program.

• Conducted formal evaluation of the child, gathered history and family information and

used professional judgment to determine whether the child met the criteria for early

intervention services.

Developmental Therapist

• Developed and implemented early intervention programs designed to meet the individual

needs of young children with varying disabilities.

• Strategies included using the child’s natural learning environment, working closely with

family and caretakers, designing and implementing appropriate activities and regularly

assessing the progress toward goals and objectives of the Individualized Family Support

Plan.

Healthy Families, Lafayette, Indiana 1997-1998

Family Assessment Counselor

• Worked as a member of a team to develop an innovative child abuse prevention program.

• Helped to develop needs analysis questionnaire to help predict the level of service that

first time parents might need.

• Interviewed parents in the hospital and home to establish relationships and provide

community resource information.

Smart Start, Charlotte, NC 1994-1996

Screening Specialist

• Provided developmental screenings to preschoolers.

• Administered and interpreted the screening results to the parents/caregivers, and referred

the child to appropriate community service.

Additional Professional Experience:

Foundation/Fundraising, American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Family Preservation Social Worker, Mecklenburg County Schools, Charlotte, North Carolina

Special Education Teacher, Durham County Schools, Durham, North Carolina

Student Research Assistant, Exceptional Children Research Committee, UNC Special Education

Department, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Education

Health and Wellness Coach, WellCoaches School of Coaching, December, 2014

Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 2012

M.Ed. Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,1986

B.S. Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1984

Professional License:

Indiana Early Intervention Specialist

North Carolina Special Education Teaching License

Additional Training:

Invisible Wounds of War – PTSD and TBI

Sensory Motor Integration

Educational Issues Involving Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Infant Mental Health

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