Therapeutic Staff Support

Shawn R. Kennedy

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

CERTIFICATION Elementary Education K-6 (Pennsylvania)

Special Education N-21 (Pennsylvania)

School Counseling K-12 (Pennsylvania)- in progress

Special Education 9-12 (New York)- in progress

School Counseling (New York)- in progress

University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

EDUCATION

[School Counseling M.S., May 2014]-Chi Sigma Iota

Cumulative GPA: 3.42

University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

[Elementary/Special Education B.S., May 2010]-Dean’s List; Kappa Delta Pi

Cumulative GPA: 3.33 GPA in major: 3.79

WORK HISTORY Autism Behavioral Services- Exeter, PA

Therapeutic Staff Support, Level IV February 2011- Present

• Implemented programs working one-on-one with client

• Applied interventions with client as outlined in their Treatment Plan

• Worked with clients in school, home, and/or community settings

• Wrote daily progress notes about client‘s behavior and interventions used

• Consistently tracked data on client’s individual behaviors and interventions

• Attended trainings in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Applied Verbal Behavior (AVB)

Caregivers of America- Dallas, PA January 2012- July 2012

Caregiver

• Engaged client in Community Based activities

• Worked with client on appropriate social behaviors

• Applied interventions as outlined in client’s treatment plan

• Implemented programs designed by client’s BSC

• Tracked Data on client’s behaviors and progress

The University of Scranton English Department – Scranton, PA

Office Assistant July 2009 – May 2010

• Assisted Department Secretary with office errands (i.e., answering and directing phone calls, making

copies, sending faxes, and delivering mail)

• Assisted professors with class organization (i.e., textbook orders, syllabi distribution)

• Utilize computer skills to promote department events and organize flexible schedules

The University of Scranton DeNaples Center – Scranton, PA

Building Manager September 2008 – May 2010

• Assisted the Student Affairs Staff with office errands (i.e., answering and directing phone calls, making

copies, sending faxes, and delivering mail)

• Offered assistance to students and visitors in the DeNaples Center

• Knowledgeable about meetings and events happening on campus

• Provided leadership workshops to student clubs and organizations

American Eagle Outfitters- Scranton, PA

Sales Associate February 2008 –September 2008

• Approached customers in a friendly and helpful manner

• Knowledgeable about the products being sold

• Demonstrated responsibility in handling cash flow

Local #14 Federal Credit Union- Philadelphia, PA

Board of Directors - Secretary June 2006 - present

• Utilize computer skills (i.e., loan payments, debits and deposits, payroll, transfers and reports)

• Knowledgeable about services offered

• Demonstrate responsibility in handling cash flow and distributing payroll

• Approachable when working with credit union members

Eagle One Federal Credit Union- Philadelphia, PA

Assistant to Asset Recovery Manager

Member Services Representative June 2006 - June 2007

• Utilized computer skills (i.e., loan and credit card payments, debits and deposits, payroll, transfers and

reports, sending collection letters)

• Knowledgeable about services offered

• Approachable when working with credit union members

EDUCATIONAL Dunmore Elementary Center – Dunmore, PA Spring 2014

EXPERIENCES School Counseling Intern

• Developed and implemented guidance lessons regarding self identity and career options

• Counseled and worked with students individually on grades, completing work, peer conflict,

elementary school to middle school transition, and family life

• Worked with supervisor in coordinating and collaborating with outside agencies providing mental

health services to students

• Assisted in developing district’s 339 plan regarding Career Development Education

• Assisted in coordinating Terra Nova and In View testing for grades K-2

E.L. Meyers Jr./Sr. High School – Wilkes Barre. PA Spring 2014

School Counseling Intern

• Developed the District’s 339 Plan regarding Career Development Education

• Developed and presented a workshop for district school counselors to easily implement career

education into their school counseling programs

• Counseled and Worked with students individually on college applications, scholarships, job

applications, grades, teacher relationships, peer conflicts, and family life

• Created and implemented guidance lessons regarding conflict resolution, transition from middle school

to high school, looking and applying to colleges, and career inventories

• Developed and implemented after school resume workshop

• Assisted in coordinating PSSA testing within the school

Practicum: School Counseling – Scranton, PA Fall 2013

Practicum Student

• Counseled individual college students on topics including school related issues, time management,

future planning, decompression, and confrontation.

• Regularly met with supervisor individually and in a group setting discussing counseling techniques,

strategies, progress, and goals

• Co-Facilitated presentations for first year college students through P.A.C.T. (Promoting Awareness of

the College Transition)

• Co-facilitated presentations and discussion groups for 1st and 2nd year students in the Counseling and

Human Services Program

• Co-facilitated presentations and discussions for high school students through the University of Success

Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives in Education – Kenya, Africa

Graduate Student Participant Summer 2010

• Observed lessons at Ndaradua Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya in Kindergarten

• Participated in the exchange of educational perspectives, theories, philosophies, and strategies

regarding Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education at the Kenyan Institute of Education, The

Catholic University of East Africa, and Egerton University

• Observed and worked with students at Nymbani Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya

• Observed and worked with students at Dagoretti Children’s Home for Special Needs in Dagoretti,

Kenya

• Participated in an safari and tour of the Great Rift Valley to experience the ecological and sustainability

efforts of a developing nation

• Participated in a cultural-immersion experience with the Kenyan culture

Dunmore Elementary Center- Dunmore, PA

Elementary Learning Support Student Teacher Spring 2010

• Designing and implementing lessons

• Monitored Student Progress

• Administered Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)

Jefferson Elementary Center- Jefferson Township, PA

3rd Grade Student Teacher Spring 2010

• Designed and implemented lessons

• Co-taught lessons with cooperating teacher

• Prepared students for Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)

Education Department Service Trip- Harrisburg, PA

Pre-Candidate Student Teacher January 2010

• Co-taught at a Nativity School in grade 7 for students in poverty

Jefferson Center- Scranton, PA

Multi-handicapped Classroom Pre-Teacher Candidate Spring 2009

• Taught students with multiple disabilities, including health impairments

• Administered Functional Skills Assessments as part of a team

• Used the EdMark Reading Program to teach reading to students with multiple disabilities

International Service Program- Duran, Ecuador

Service Trip Participant- The University of Scranton Summer 2009

• Cultural immersion experience in Duran, Ecuador

• Assisted local children in an after-school program

• Engaged in self-reflective activities

St. Lucy’s Parish- Scranton, PA

CCD Teacher - Grade 3 2009-2010

CCD Teacher- Grade 7 2008-2009

• Design and implement lessons to co-teach CCD, integrating art and music

Youth Group Co-Director 2009-present

• Design and implement self-reflective sessions

• Coordinate and chaperone service events

Clear-Run Elementary-

3rd Grade Student Pre-Teacher Candidate Spring 2009

• Designed and implemented lessons in multiple subject areas

EOTC- Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentoring Program- Scranton, PA

Mentor Fall 2008- present

• Participated in activities as a role-model for children

• Participated in private tutoring for children in grades K-6 in all subject areas

Charles Sumner Elementary- Scranton, PA

Student Observer and Tutor in 5th Grade Classroom Spring 2008

• Observed teacher in a 5th grade classroom for five hours

• Tutored students for fifteen hours

• Assisted the cooperating teacher with the after school program

The University of Scranton Reading Clinic- Scranton, PA

Student Tutor Fall 2007

• Tutored second grade student in reading twice a week

• Designed and implemented approved lesson plans

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