Special Education School
Resume:
Nekeshia Henderson
**** ****** ******, ***. ****, Metairie, LA 70001 *225-***-**** * adlvad@r.postjobfree.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE
School Psychologist with 5+ years of experience working in public and charter schools. Possess great problem-solving skills and great self-motivation skills.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Avid Learner
Detailed and Organized
Coordination
Active Listening
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RENEW REINVENTING EDUCATION, New Orleans, LA
School Psychologist, October 2017 – present
Function as evaluation coordinator for designated referrals.
Explain and interpret the intervention, referral, screening, and evaluation process to parents, teachers, school leaders, and other school personnel, and outside agency personnel.
Facilitate eligibility determination meetings prior to initial IEP meetings with parents, as well as, interpret student classifications and recommendations to school personnel.
Participate in IEP meetings to explain and interpret assessment findings and recommendations to parents, teachers, principals, and other appropriate personnel.
Assist teachers and other school personnel in the design and implementation of educational/behavioral interventions for support and/or related services for students.
LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, Livingston, LA
School Psychologist Intern, July 2016 – July 2017
Complete a 1200-Hour internship following the completion of formal coursework and practical experiences.
School psychologist intern services ranged from working directly and consultatively with students, families, teachers, and administrators. Services were provided for both general education and special education students.
Examples include: Behavioral assessments for students in the 1508 Special Education evaluation process, Development and implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans, Certified in Handle with Care, Coordinating Significant Change of Placement Evaluations, Providing behavioral support to general education students (Tier III).
This internship was a two-semester experience in which responsibilities included: demonstrating and applying skills acquired during formal coursework and practical experiences.
Counsel clients or patients, individually or in-group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
Gain an experiential framework of the many programs and services within the school district that a future school psychologist may provide direct or indirect services, conduct student observations, assist with evaluations, IEPs, FBAs, and BIPs, assist school psychologist supervisor with various tasks, behavior intervention at local public schools.
EDUCATION
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY, Thibodaux, LA
Specialist in School Psychology, May 2017
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge, LA
Bachelor of Arts, December 2012
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Time management
Writing and Editing
Collaboration
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