Development School

Nicole Holby

*** **** **. ***** ***, PA *****

Phone: 814-***-**** Fax: 814-***-**** E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Objective

To act as a lever of change within individual’s lives in order to aid them in becoming the most productive

members that they are able in day to day routines and interactions.

Work Experience

Alternative Community Resource Program (ACRP) 10/21/08-Present

I. Therapeutic Staff Support

-Monitoring therapeutic progress in home/community/school settings

-Teamwork with therapeutic agents to implement interventions with involved stakeholders

-Adhering to and acting in compliance with treatment planning

-Participation in grievance and treatment level meetings

-Collaboration and consultation with parents/guardians/school staff

-Volunteering at fundraisers for client programs

II. Lead Counselor (Summer Treatment Activities Program)

-Coordinating daily schedule of staff and campers

-Assigning daily duties/responsibilities to staff concerning daily activities

-Design and implementation of activities based on multi-age level abilities

-Documentation of progress and regression of targeted behaviors

-Implementation of a behavior modification point system

Internship Experience

Intern, Westmont Hilltop Middle School, Johnstown, PA Oct. 2012-June 2013

I. Individual Counseling

-Counseled students in grades 5-8 utilizing REBT, Person-Centered, Solution Focused, and CBT

approaches to address depression, social deficiencies, academic performance concerns,

family domain issues, hygiene, abuse, etc.

-Provided consistent one-on-one counseling sessions for 6-8 weeks at a time to students for

depression, anger, and suicidal ideations. Conducted suicide and threat assessments.

II. Group Counseling

-Led multiple psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic groups in hetero and homogeneous

make-up for 8-10 weeks per group.

-Group focuses covered primarily personal/social and academic skill deficiency/development,

but career development was utilized for creating future-oriented goals

III. Classroom Guidance

-Provided classroom guidance lessons to 5th grade students on career development

-Assisted in the review and decision making process concerning career guidance curriculum and

program implementation of The Real Game

-Provided lesson to 8th grade students utilizing program Career Cruising

IV. Team Planning

-Aggregated and disseminated data concerning Gap Analyses, Needs Assessments, and Action

Plans to Comprehensive Planning Team.

-Integral component in district-wide alignment with ASCA National Standards on Career

Education to Work Standards

-Participated on all IEP/504 Plans, grade-level meetings, proctoring meetings for state-wide

standardized assessments (PSSA), enrolling new students, and was an active participant in SAP

EDUCATION

Capella University Aug. 2010-June 2013

Master of Science in General School Counseling (K-12)

Shippensburg University Sept. 2004-Oct. 2008

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

Robert Morris University Sept. 2002-May 2004

Secondary English Education

Award/Recognition

Capella University:

-President’s List Summer 2012- Spring 2013

-Graduation with Distinction: 3.85 and higher

-Chi Sigma Iota: International Counseling Honors Society (Chi Upsilon Chi Chapter)

Inducted August 2011

ACRP:

-Employee of the Month: December 2011

Professional Development:

-Membership in American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

-Membership in Chi Sigma Iota (CSI)

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