CURRICULUM VITAE

Name Andrea D. Daniels

Home Address **** ********** *****

Cincinnati, Ohio 45245

513-***-**** Cell

513-***-**** Home

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Degree: Master of Education

Major: Reading Specialist

Confer Date: 05/06/2011

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Education Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Major: Special Education Major: Psychology

Licensure: K-12 Mild/Moderate Educational Needs Confer Date: 05/12/2006

Confer Date: 05/12/2006

Orton Gillingham Practitioners; Educators – Associate Level B – February 2021

Cincinnati Public Schools – August 2021 – Present – Strides Classroom – Teaching Grades 4-6

Students with disabilities and mental health concerns. Teaching all content area, social emotional skills and transitioning students into general education classrooms.

North College Hill City School District – August 2020 to August 2021

Trojan Way Learning Center – Resource Room teacher to K-4. Teaching all academics but specializing in Orton Gillingham instructional reading program, as well as maladaptive behaviors resulting from ADHD, ODD, and other mental health disorders preventing academic success in the classroom.

St. Aloysius Orphanage – Classroom Teacher – August 2014 to August 2020

PH Summer School – Teaching skill sets and individual target skills to improve relationships with adults and authority figures, to elevate self esteem, to improve peer relations, honesty, and to terminate disruptive behaviors while using appropriate boundaries, and improving school related academic behavior.

All Day School - Provide instruction and learning experiences, which contribute to the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective development of each student.

Experience writing IEPs, doing academic evaluations, modifying curriculum, working with an instructional and support team and conferencing with parents.

Strong interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills.

Strong instructional skills.

Ability to effectively implement all aspects of physical restraint per TCI.

Continuously de-escalate belligerent behaviors.

Self analysis of physical and verbal behaviors and the impact it has on the client population either positively or negatively and acts accordingly.

Experience implementing educational programming for special needs students.

Extensive current knowledge in the field of special education and Ohio IEP procedures.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – November 2015 to December 2021

Mental Health Specialist –

Responsibilities include work with patients and families to determine the goals for treatment. Working with other mental health practitioners to develop treatment plans for patients. Conducting individual and group therapy sessions for patients suffering from mental illness as well as emotional and substance abuse problems. Working in residential mental health facilities and assessing incoming clients and help patients prepare to return home or to transitional housing. Helping clients find housing, employment and services. Keeping accurate records of daily activities, groups and programming completed each shift. The organization of sustaining a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Support leadership in compliance efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital. Be mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures. Ensure all individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis. Work with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify and share safety best practices. Be mindful of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.

·Inter-professional Practice:

Demonstrates consistent integration of the Inter-professional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.

Patient Care - Age Specific and Culturally Diverse

Consistently integrates age specific and culturally diverse concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.

Patient Supervision

Ensures work areas are organized, safe and ready for the next activity or shift; completes 15 minute checks without reminder; monitors hall as assigned; follows imminent danger policy; has awareness of all patients locations, by making routine rounds; monitors level of risk, alerts nurse to changes in mental status.

Group Leadership

Leads and co-leads groups ensuring therapeutic outcome; modifies groups to meet the needs of the patient group.

Therapeutic Relationships/Communication

Demonstrates professional boundaries; has awareness of own triggers, is self aware; approaches the patient at their level of functioning and readiness to address issues; has 1:1's with a therapeutic focus; builds therapeutic relationships; demonstrates therapeutic communication and empathy during admission, discharge and interactions with the families; collaborates with RN to provide support and monitoring for changes in patient status; active role in safe handoff/shift report, takes notes during shift report.

Documentation

Completes shift charting accurately, completely; documentation is linked to the plan of care, and addresses ODMH requirements of physical activity and education. Completes documentation prior to the arrival of the next shift (before 3pm, before 11pm, before 7am); seclusions and restraint documentation is complete and accurate* no blanks.

Parent Interactions/Family Centered Care

Greets families when they are on the unit, rooming in or visiting; provides updates to parent/guardian regarding patient condition and progress, information is linked to the plan of care; refers parents to appropriate internal or external resources for information to answer questions, if unsure of boundaries consults with PCF/Lead MHS. Recognizes the effects of trauma that may impact the patient and family experience of the hospitalization

Milieu Management

Manages milieu using: structure, safety, planning, participation and support; completes environmental rounds on day and eve shifts. Perform other duties as assigned

Clark Montessori – Intervention Specialist– August 2013 to June 2014

Taught Physical Science and Chemistry

Student responsibilities included planning and delivering instruction to identified students in the classroom or intervention room, in small group or 1-on-1 as needed to help students meet IEP goals

Allot time with each student based on IEP’s Specifically Defined Services and learning goals

Make recommendations to teachers on ways to best meet the needs of students

Proactively communicate with Principal if students are not making the expected progress

Develop behavior plans for students whose behavior interferes with their or others’ learning and monitor progress

Assist with designing intervention and monitoring response to intervention for students who are struggling, but not identified for special education service.

Cincinnati State University – Adjunct Instructor – August 2010 to 2018

Adjunct Instructor – College Reading/Writing

Emphasizing the improvement of the reading process and study skills necessary for understanding and learning college-level material.

Students become proficient in the use of strategies to further the development of comprehension, effective reading of college textbooks, lecture note taking, vocabulary, and recreational reading. Special placement based on entrance assessment scores; or on a voluntary basis.

Students gain the ability to connect and integrate reading and writing strategies to enhance comprehension and application of skills while applying the components of the writing process including arriving at a topic, invention techniques, audience analysis, development of a thesis, organization, drafting, revision, and editing strategies to compose well-constructed paragraphs and demonstrating a hierarchy of ideas to read, comprehend and compose through the use of the SQ3R method.

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Hillcrest Academy, formerly known as Hamilton County Juvenile Court, Hillcrest Training School –

January 2007 to August 2014

Intervention Specialist – Teaching Algebra I and Geometry and Science

Use research and clinical insights, educational motivational techniques and commitment to excellence to promote student growth;

Develop a safe and successful positive behavior plan designed to reduce the number of disruptive behaviors in the classroom and the community;

Facilitate therapeutic groups for PEACE Curriculum; Provide solution-focused counseling and crisis intervention to students throughout school day;

Develop and implement effective behavioral management techniques consistent with goals and treatment plans and Juvenile Court/ROP philosophy;

Initiate, plan and implement student outings into the community in order to expose students to broad range of experiences and promote positive interaction with the community;

Work under the direction of site clinician and site manager to provide on-going family contact and quality support services linking child and family with well researched, relevant and affordable community resources and services;

Participate actively in all team meetings, staff meetings, individual and group supervision meetings and school meetings (IEP, IAP, RTI, etc.) as requested and collaborate proactively with treatment team to deliver services to students and families;

Develop relationships and ongoing communication with teachers and other staff; provide concrete strategies for positive and feasible individual and class intervention strategies that are in line with student treatment and goals;

Participate in development and implementation of summer program for students and in cross-site projects (i.e. holiday gift drive, Thanksgiving dinner, etc.);

Participate in on-going training on intervention techniques and life-skills curriculum

Maintain all appropriate records including incident reports, and behavioral tracking forms and other documents consistent with goals and objectives of the IEP.

Special Education Classroom (Resource Room) Hillcrest

Responsible for coordinating the development, monitoring, and implementation of inclusion student’s Individual Education (IEP); develops the instructional plan for assigned students; performs duties of an instruction team member, which include developing and implementing Ohio Academic Standards based on student-centered curricula.

Developed and implemented lesson plans to enhance the affective and cognitive development of students; assists content area teachers with modifications and strategies for all students; provides information, support and communication with parents and families; provides referrals information to community agencies.

Participates in ongoing professional development designed to improve student achievement, demonstrates understanding of course sequencing/departmental requirements/graduation requirements, etc.; facilitates extra-curricular and after school activities for students; performs duties as assigned.

Nia University Community School, August 2006 to August 2007.

Effectively assumed all duties of an inclusion teacher for grades 9 – 12.

Successfully drafted, planned and implemented behavior intervention assessments

Instrumental in planning and implementing lessons: Collaborated with team of educations, teaching professionals, administrators, parents and caregivers.

Evaluated student progress and communicated progress to students and parents.

Affiliations:

International Reading Association

Reading Association

National Association of Special Education Teachers

WrightsLaw Publications

Council for Exception Children

OSERS – Office of Special Education Rehabilitative Services

References:

Rebecca Neitcher – 513-***-****

Sedrick Edwards: - 513-***-****

Cassandra Owens – 312-***-****

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