Mental Health Counselor

YooNa Kim

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Columbia University – New York City, United States Jul 2018 – May 2020 M.A., Clinical Psychology in Education

(Concentration: Global Mental Health and Trauma Spirituality, Mind and Body) Ewha Womans University – Seoul, Korea Mar 2005 – Feb 2011 B.A., Psychology

Minor in International Relations, Law / Completion of Curriculum for Teaching Profession Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA – United States Sep 2007 – May 2008 International Exchange Program

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Teaching Credential in School Counseling, Level 2, middle and senior school level authorized by Korean Ministry of Education (2011)

Teaching Credential in Korean Language, Level 2, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (2019), Certificate in Korean Teaching as a second language training program (Ewha Womans University, 2015) Certificate in College Counseling University of California, Los Angeles (in progress, Dec 2015 – present) Certificate in Art Therapy Korean Art Therapy Association (2014) Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) Certificate in Kripalu Yoga Institute (MA, 2017), Yoga Alliance Google Certified Educator Level 1 (Jan 2019) / Level 2 (May 2019) Certificate of Level A, Training in Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Global Mental Health (May 2020) NYC Child Abuse Identification Certificate (Teachers College, Columbia University, Jan 2020) NYC School Violence Workshop Certificate (Teachers College, Columbia University, Jan 2020) MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE

Community Coalition for Wellbeing – New York, USA Sep 2019 – Present Program Development coordinator, Community Coalition for Wellbeing for Ebola Crisis

• Summarized current research on best practices in mental health and psychosocial support for low resource settings by scaling up proven methodologies utilized by experts and local communities.(University in Butembo)

• Developed psychosocial support training manual (Training of Trainers model – ToT) to support communities impacted by the Ebola epidemic and local violence based on trauma informed practice in DRC by monitoring assessment tools provided for children, caregivers, and paraprofessionals, followed by a six month sustainability plan.

• Wrote a grant proposal and coordinated dialogue amongst four local NGOs, universities, and donors. Teachers College, Columbia University – New York, USA Jan 2020 – May 2020 Teaching Assistant, Psychology at the United Nations Class, Clinical Psychology Department

• Designed teaching materials for clinical psychology seminar and facilitated academic discussion both online (Zoom and Canvas) and in-person for Dr. Judy Kuriansky’s class. Coordinated and organized weekly sessions connecting leading mental health professionals from both private and public sectors with students.

• Mentored and empowered graduate students by providing guidance for final projects pertaining to addressing and reducing large-scale stigma on mental health inspired by UN Sustainable Development Goals, which resulted in numerous webinars and triggered mental health initiative globally. Manhattan Hunter High School – New York, USA Aug 2019 – Mar 2020 Youth SEL Program Consultant

• Coordinated student wellbeing program and taught stress management strategies, resilience, and mindfulness to build social emotional intelligence, in partnership with the Dean of Students and guidance counselors. Branksome Hall Asia – Jeju, South Korea Oct 2012 – Aug 2019 Grade 10 Level Coordinator Aug 2018 – Aug 2019

• Developed and supervised age appropriate mental health program for 350 students that is both theme- and skill-based to assist unique needs in collaboration with the high school management team.

• Identified risk and served as the first line in the intervention system by becoming a liaison with local NGO, government agency and parents to build a safe and healthy learning environment. Mental Health Counselor / Youth Program Manager Aug 2012 – Aug 2019

• Implementation and scaling up mental health interventions: Founding member of the top international baccalaureate school. Oversaw the well-being of 900 international students from 15 countries and became a key member of the Safeguarding Team. Assessed students at risk and implemented an effective referral and follow-up process by providing consultation and maintaining regular communication with classroom teachers/leadership team regarding concerns. Produced school wide safe guarding manual, crisis manual mental health policy, integrating cultural expectations, laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of host country and provided training to faculty members, which was the result of coordinating various stakeholders such as parents, school administrators, hundreds of faculty and student body leaders from 15 nations, and local governments.

• Managing comprehensive youth leadership programs: Founder of preventative wellbeing programs by overseeing social-emotional-academic-career dimensions and was in charge of design, monitor and evaluations of advisory and after school program. Founder of youth led programs such as “Peace Maker” (peer counseling program) and “Peer Mentorship program” and “Career Day” to empower youth. Over 30% of students’ entire school participated in the program and achieved 95% satisfactory results.

• Capacity building, training, and knowledge management: Implemented and built resources for the school-wide, age appropriate, culturally responsive well-being curriculum, adopting evidence-based strategies, such as social emotional learning, positive psychology, restorative practice, and mindfulness. Offered training modules to 120 educators to apply instructions based on various children’s developmental stages. Founder of Jeju international School counselor Association Deputy Head of House/ Residence Teacher Aug 2012 – Jul 2016

• Focused on creating a culture of ‘home away home’ and ‘duty of care’ for middle school boarding students by providing 24/7 coverage, emergency/crisis resolution, monitoring student behavior/conduct, updating residence log, overseeing day- to-day functions for 140+ student residents and, supervising 9 residence teachers.

• Designed residence guidelines and structured daily routines to suit the developmental needs of youth. Built partnership with parents, school, local community, and city government to raise awareness of wellbeing of students, which resulted in a yearly promotion from Residence Teacher to Senior Residence Teacher to Deputy Head of House. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA Sep 2019 – Present Research Assistant, Global Mental Health and Trauma lab

• Build partnership with Seoul (South Korea) city government to participate in pilot survey (COVID-19-Inclusive & Accessible Cities) sponsored by the World Bank .

• Conducted literature review on psychological intervention on marginalized populations and conducted meta-analysis to measure efficacy of Interpersonal Therapy for depression in lower and middle income countries using Convidence. Research Assistant, Collaborative for Spirituality in Education

• Conducted literature review on children’s development and school culture, developed Summer Institute for U.S teachers, and supervised data collection using NVivo.

• Submitted IRB proposal and analyzed the impact on child education. Center for Happiness Studies, Seoul National University, Korea Dec 2017 – Mar 2018 Research Assistant

• Designed preventative school wellbeing curriculum for Korean public school teachers based on Positive Psychology aiming to prevent high suicide rate of students.

• Conducted research on the implementation of education system to cultivate innovative school culture, and developed public school curriculum for 4 million Korean teachers who registered for the program. AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES

Columbia University

• ‘Distinction in Research and Creative Work’ on “SEL Art-based Psychosocial Curriculum for Youth in emergencies”

• Edith Shin Scholarship for outstanding Asian Student

• Teachers College Scholarship

• Founding executive member of “Body Banter” to create mental health awareness for educators and youth Ewha Womans University

• Full Scholarship for Future Leaders (2010)

• Academic Merit Scholarship (2009)

• Frontier Scholarship for Outstanding Research (2006)

• President of Seoul-Harvard College in Asia Program, VP of University Ambassadors, Founder of Our Happy Conversation Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA – United States

• America Decide (SAIS, Washington D.C.), Diversity Scholarships for “Women and Leadership” (Johns Hopkins University)

• President of International Student Organization ‘Muhibbah’ and hosted international day inviting 250 guests. CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

Weber Shandwick Account Executive, Seoul, Korea Jan 2012 – May 2012 Microsoft Korea Customer Relationship Management Marketing Coordinator, Korea 2011 – Jan 2012 Procter and Gamble Korea Sales Intern, Seoul, Korea Nov 2010 – Mar 2011 GOVERNMENT/ NGO EXPERIENCE

Embassy of Ireland in Republic of Korea Marketing Associate, Seoul, Korea Jul 2010 – Nov 2010 Association of Former Members of Congress Intern, Washington D.C. Oct 2008 – Jan 2009 Smithsonian Institution Intern, Washington D.C. Aug 2008 – Jan 2009 Korean Heritage Foundation Program Manager, Washington D.C. May 2008 – Sep 2008 Embassy of the Republic of Korea Intern, Washington D.C. May 2008 – Jul 2008 ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Yoga and Meditation –Translated No 1. Korean meditation application contents into English. Extensive teaching and facilitating experiences both onsite and online globally

Curriculum design and development – Expertise in international baccalaureate curriculum and curriculum development for education in emergencies.

Training – Provided extensive trainings on restorative practice, social emotional learning and mindfulness to international educators and caregivers.

Google G Suite and Office workstation – Proficient in MS Software and Mac OS, Google Tools and Google Classroom. International experience - Resided in Korea and United States. Traveled to 20 countries. LANGUAGES

English (Proficient), Korean (Native), Chinese (Basic) French (Basic)

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