Manager Service

Rebecca A. Burch

Professional Experience

Counseling Internship, Shoemaker Elementary & Eyer Middle Schools- East

Penn SD 2013-2014

* Utilized basic principles and foundations of culturally competent

counseling practices

* Adhered with high fidelity to all ethical and legal practices

* Embodied the role of counselor as advocate, leader and team consultant

* Practiced Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral, Adlerian,

Gestalt, Solution-focused and Play Therapy techniques

* Utilized Operant Conditioning, Applied Behavioral Analytic and

Positive Behavior Support Systems

Counseling Practicum, Hereford Elementary School- Upper Perkiomen SD

Spring 2013

* Demonstrated counseling ability and interventions with prowess

* Performed psycho-educational assessments with regular and diverse

special needs populations

* Performed development of intervention and accommodation planning for

students

Instruction and Psychoeducational Assessment

* Differentiated instruction in reading, writing, math, social studies

and science to students PRE K-8th grade using adapted curriculum

founded on PDE Standards.

* Meeting diverse academic, psychological, social and familial needs

through education and case coordination

* Formulated and implemented IEP's and behavioral modification plans and

goals

* Monitored progress through data collection using summative and

formative evaluations

* Life skills training

* Demonstrating appropriate prosocial and personal behaviors to bridge

and restore healthy support systems

* Fulfilling the duties of law abiding citizenship enhancing society

* Incorporating and managing a network of natural supports and service

providers

* Promoting stability, resilience and self-actualization increasing

functioning

Counseling Intervention and Behavioral Modification

* Intensive treatment provision for emotional/behavioral dysregulation,

co-occurring disorders, MHMR, TBI and sexual/forensic maladaptations,

addiction treatment

* Applied Behavioral Analytic, Psychoanalytic, Play Therapy, DBT, CBT,

systematic desensitization and Solution-Focused

* Use of restorative practices

* Court advocacy service, school-based advocacy, immigrant assimilation

support, community ambassador

Training

* Extensive experience with intake processing, treatment planning and

progress notation

* Office management, client intake processing and medical record

keeping/recording

* Microsoft Office, MS DOS, OSX

* Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified

* First Aid/CPR Certified, Medication Assistance Trained

* Drafting consents, releases, contracts, legal briefs and requests

* Composition of informative and persuasive pieces founded by empirical

evidence

Volunteerism

* Counseling/Case Management Service- Neighbors Helping Neighbors

2014

* Animal Rescue- Peaceable Kingdom 2014

* Homeless and Ailing Family Support- Salvation Army 2011-

2013

* Food Bank, Counseling Support for domestic violence victims and

addicts- Stop & Surrender 2006-2009

* Literacy Building Program- Ritter Elementary School, ASD 2002-

2003

Related Experience

Partial Hospitalization Lead Therapist, Intensive Case Manager

Pottstown, PA

Creative Health Services 2011-2013

ABA Therapist Montgomery County, PA

Independent Contractor, MCIU

2010-2011

Young Adult Mentor

Quakertown, PA

TCR New Vitae 2007-2010

Residential Counselor

Eddystone, PA

Carelink Community Support Services

2006-2009

Educational Testing Provider

Allentown, PA

Sylvan Prometric

2004-2006

Lead Teacher Allentown, PA

Lehigh Valley Child Care

2003-2004

Education

MS ED Counseling, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA

Major: K-12 Certified School Counselor, May 2014

LPC Eligible

GPA: 3.63 Magna Cum Laude

BS ED- Elementary Education, Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

K-12 Special Education Certification May 2010

GPA: 3.89

Suma Cum Laude

Drexel College of Medicine-Behavioral Health Care Philadelphia, PA

30.70 CEUs 2008-2011

Certifications

K-12 School Counselor, PDE

K-12 Special Educator, PDE

K-6 Elementary Educator, PDE

Professional Membership

Soroptimist International 2014

American School Counselor Association 2013-2014

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