High School Management

Oneida Thorne

Email: *********@********.***

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City: Mount Prospect

State: IL

Zip: 60056

Country: USA

Phone: 847-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $40,000

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Oneida Thorne

119 S. Emerson St. #113, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056

847-***-**** Email: *********@********.***

Education

National-Louis University - Wheeling, IL

MS, Human Services - Community Counseling

University of Illinois - Urbana, IL

BS, Psychology - Cognate: Educational Policy Studies

BA, Religious Studies

Licensure

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

National Board Certified Counselor

Type 73 School Service Personnel, K-12 School Counselor Endorsement

Counseling Related Experience

Supervisor/Bi-lingual Case Manager 2009-2011

Firman Community Services Rolling Meadows, IL

Provided family case management services to pregnant women and infants birth through one year old inclusive of: performing needs assessments, procuring resources, developing and implementing goals and service plans to ensure a healthy pregnancy and to monitor infants for successful mastering of developmental milestones.

* Established a staff supervision program to monitor assigned case manager`s progress with their caseloads.

* Taught preliminary social work skills to case managers to develop client rapport, aid in conducting assessment interviews, and determining appropriate follow up.

* Performed on-going monitoring and follow up of progress toward meeting Illinois Family Case Management and Illinois Maternal Child Health standards.

* Conducted assessment interviews with clients to determine family needs.

* Completed and implemented service plans to meet identified needs.

* Supplied on-going educational consultations with clients to enhance knowledge of infant and pre/post-natal care.

* Prepared quarterly newsletter to supply families with information and vital resources for health and well being.

* Provided clinical support for complex cases.

Therapist-intern/Qualified Mental Retardation Professional 2004-2005

Little City Foundation Palatine, IL

Supervised overall care of participants by offering advocacy, guidance in life planning, and behavioral and medication management for adults with developmental disabilities. Supplied therapy and behavioral planning for children with developmental disabilities. Provided training and group supervision for Child Residential Assistants and Adult Direct Service Personnel.

* Established a staff supervision program for Adult Direct Service Personnel (DSP) resulting in: Better management of behavioral issues by training DSP`s in preliminary therapeutic skills. Improved relationship with management and participants by setting up a means for communicating and addressing the needs of DSP`s. Marked improvement in accuracy in behavioral intervention implementation and documentation resulting in quality quantitative data for program evaluation.

* Initiated bi-monthly home meetings creating a forum for adult participants to voice their concerns and receive timely feedback and follow-up.

* Implemented a training program for Child Resident Assistants in-servicing them in the use of the Floortime model of therapeutic intervention resulting in effective, enjoyable intervention strategies to better meet the needs of child participants.

* Conducted outcome based individual and family therapy to facilitate participant treatment progress resulting in less behavioral problems and improving continuity of care.

* Assessed participant needs to ensure appropriate sensitivity in quality of life decisions: lead interdisciplinary meetings, performed functional analysis to assess behavior and formulate approaches to rehabilitative treatment, program implementation, data collection and evaluation.

* Ensured families and state guardians were kept informed as to the welfare of program participants by establishing consistent communication.

Licensed Treatment Foster Care 2000-2004

Children`s Home and Aid Society Chicago, IL

Furnished treatment level care for child placement in my home in order to successfully reunite families.

* Care inclusive of: crisis intervention, stabilization, counseling, court advocacy, and participation in Individual Educational Plan (IEP) meetings.

* Consulted with health care, mental health providers and school staff to assess treatment progress through the maintenance of daily progress notes and medication logs insuring coordinated and effective wrap around services.

* Liaison between school and foster care agency resulting in effective communication yielding superior continuity of care.

Supervisor/Youth Counselor 1997-1999

Youth Resource Foundation Wilmette, IL

Performed individual and group support counseling for high school students identified as at-risk.

* Interim-director during management transition resulting in reliable, stable continuity of care for teens at the Warming House Youth Center.

* Maintained process notes, provided crisis intervention and referral services that insured prompt and appropriate follow up.

* Coordinated the Junior Staff Program: supplied coaching and work experience for teens to develop job readiness skills and supervised teens with mandated community service hours furnishing intensive therapeutic support.

* Supervised undergraduate intern staff and trained them in the development of preliminary therapeutic skills.

Child and Family Experience

School Counselor Intern 2009-2010

Grant Community High School Fox Lake, IL

Assisted students in 9-12 grades with academic, post high school/college, and career planning.

* Provided students with general academic counseling to meet graduation requirements inclusive of: course selection, course scheduling, and quarterly follow up on academic progress.

* Assisted students and parents with post high school planning inclusive of: interest identification, career selection, college/trade school: research, selection, application, and financial aid application.

* Delivered academic counseling, intense support, and targeted follow up for students at risk for failure and/or dropping out resulting in significant improvement in attendance, grades, and attitude toward school.

* Prepared weekly lesson plans, mentored group leaders, and facilitated the Peer Alliance student support group providing students with a safe nurturing environment for developing appropriate social skills.

* Prepared paperwork and assisted with student testing, weekly Pupil Personnel Support team staffing, individual student staffing, student/parent college and financial aid presentations, and student career exploration modules.

Substitute Teacher 2007-2009

Township High School District 214 Arlington Heights, IL

Evanston Township High School District 202 Evanston, IL

Implement classroom lessons plans for high school students.

* Demonstrated flexibility to accommodate different learning styles to ensure student success.

* Effectively managed the demands of students with special needs and those with challenging behaviors providing superior support and excellent classroom management.

* Utilized proven strategies to promote quality student performance in both academic and social behavior.

School Secretary/Health Clerk 1995-2003

Evanston School District 65 Evanston, IL

Managed busy office for elementary and middle school students. Met the demands of a heterogeneous student, staff, and parent population in an efficient, empathetic, and confidential manner.

* Designed a curriculum and facilitated a self-esteem group for third - fifth grade girls to encourage appropriate social-emotional development and to support the School Improvement Plan.

* Devised a school financial management plan resulting in accurate recordkeeping, timely reception of purchases and payments, and balanced budgets and bank accounts.

* Established a student enrollment process which simplified registration for parents and prepared teachers and classmates ensuring a smooth welcoming start for the new student.

* Developed a middle school student database which streamlined class scheduling making it easier to track and regulate teacher class sizes, student demographic ratios, and individual student schedules.

Professional Memberships

Illinois Counseling Association

Illinois Association for Multicultural Counseling

Illinois Counselor Educators and Supervisors

Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association

Illinois School Counselor Association

National Board for Certified Counselors

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