Manager Special Education

Deborah M. Swope

**** **** **** *** ***, Antioch, TN 37013

Phone: 615-***-**** / Email: ************@*******.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To acquire a licensed professional counselor position requiring leadership, facilitation and the usage to

problem solving and decision-making skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Angels Watching Over Me Academy, Brentwood, TN 2011-Present

Assistant Infant Teacher

• Provide instruction, guidance, supervision, and day-to-day care of pre-K children.

• Work with children to develop daily living and interpersonal skills, behavior management, study

habits, leisure and recreation skills.

• Participate in orientations, in-services and staff meetings. Ensure the safety of the children and

instruct them in performing activities in a safe manner.

• Provide parent education training and to counsel parents and children as needed

New Hope Child Development Center, Brentwood, TN 2010-2011

Pre-K Teacher

• Provide instruction, guidance, supervision, and day-to-day care of pre-K children.

• Work with children to develop daily living and interpersonal skills, behavior management, study

habits, leisure and recreation skills.

• Participate in orientations, in-services and staff meetings. Ensure the safety of the children and

instruct them in performing activities in a safe manner.

Hapeville Charter School, Hapeville, GA 2007 – 2009

Title 1 Representative/Counselor,

• Parent Educator

• Counselor

• Youth Program developer

Village Keepers, East Point, GA ` 2006 –2010

Family Coordinator/Consultant

• Parent Educator

• Individual and Family Counselor

• Provide Community Resources for Families

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Meridian Public Charter School, Washington, DC 2004 –2006

Middle School Counselor

• Facilitate Team Meetings

• Counselor Special Education Students

• Parent Educator

• Review and process Early Intervention referrals

Institute for Behavior Change, Washington, DC 2004- 2005

Clinical Lead Screener

• Trained and supervised five junior screeners on job roles and practice

• Utilized the CALOCUS assessment instrument to assess the level of care in at risk youth

Friendship Edison Collegiate Academy, Washington, DC 2001 – 2003

Student Support Manager

• Facilitate Treatment Team Meetings

• Counselor to Special Education Students

• Early Intervention and crisis intervention

• Parent Education Training

Prince George County Dept. of Social Services, Maryland 1998 – 2001

Human Services Specialist IV E

• Reviewed foster care and adoption records to ensure accuracy

• Maintained records to determine federal eligibility

Riverview Hospital, Washington, DC 1997-1998

Primary Therapist

• Provide therapeutic treatment to youth

• Provide Individual and group therapy

Citizenship Education Program, Washington, DC 2006 – 2006

Program Director for the Reclaim Our Youth Program

• Directed and trained the mentoring staff

• Conduct recruitment and training for the mentor in the faith community

• Establishing a relationship with Family Supreme court to recruit youth

Family Therapist: Progressive Life Center 1993-1996

• Provide therapeutic services to youth in foster care from Afro-American Perspective Model

• Provided in house individual and family therapist and community Resources

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EDUCATION

Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

BA Degree in Psychology M.E.D in Social Agency Counseling

CERTIFICATION

Licensed Professional Counselor

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Living Word Community Church-(Counseling Services provided to church members)

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Member of the National Counselor Assn.

References

References are available on request

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