Certified Bilingual Trauma-Informed School Counselor

ANTONY

MONTERO

Certified Trauma Informed

Bilingual School Counseling

and Behavioral Health

Specialist

antony.montero721 @gmail.com

347-***-****

Bronx, NY 10459

PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY

New York State certified school

counselor and bilingual student-support

professional with experience across high

school guidance, NYC DOE central-office

training/policy work, crisis intervention,

clinical counseling, intake assessment,

and interagency advocacy. Experienced

with grades 9-12 programming and

scheduling, transcript evaluation,

mandated counseling for IEP students,

graduation-pathway referrals,

attendance interventions, summer-

school/enrichment planning, bilingual

family engagement, stakeholder

collaboration, and whole-child supports

for students facing housing instability,

foster-care involvement, trauma, court

involvement, behavioral-health stressors,

and academic risk. Prepared to return to

a high school guidance role supporting

evening or alternative scheduling needs

with strong documentation, student

advocacy, and cross-functional

coordination.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment

Services (CASES)

Bilingual Court Intake Social Worker / Intake Specialist 11/2025 – Present Bronx, NY

•Conducted intake interviews, screening, documentation review, and structured assessments for court-involved participants with complex social, behavioral-health, medical, educational, and legal needs.

•Prepared individualized ATI service recommendations and collaborated with judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and treatment providers to support safe,

equitable case dispositions.

C•ompleted high-volume documentation in ECM/

AWARDS, maintained confidentiality, and trained newly hired staff on intake procedures, risk-screening

workflows, and program-admission requirements.

•Applied bilingual, trauma-informed communication to de-escalate crises, clarify program expectations, and connect participants to services aligned with stability, accountability, and engagement.

Wellness Embodied

Associate Psychotherapist / Mental Health Counselor 02/2025 – 11/2025 New Paltz, NY

•Provided psychotherapy and supportive counseling to clients presenting with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship stress, addiction-related concerns, and adjustment challenges.

•Used CBT, DBT, mindfulness-based interventions,

psychoeducation, and treatment planning to help

clients build coping skills, emotional regulation, and decision-making capacity.

•Maintained confidential clinical documentation,

collaborated with collateral providers when appropriate, and supported clients through crisis, family, work, and school-related stressors.

Office of the Mayor / NYC Health + Hospitals - Lincoln Hospital

Hospital Therapist

07/2024 – 03/2025 Bronx, NY

•Conducted diagnostic intake evaluations, psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, referrals, and crisis support for patients with complex behavioral-health and social-service needs.

•Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, including medical, psychiatric, and social-service staff, to coordinate care and promote continuity of services. S•upported compliance-focused documentation,

insurance/billing workflows, and patient advocacy in a high-volume public hospital environment.

NYC Department of Education, Office of Community

Schools

STH & Foster Care Training and Policy Associate / School Counseling Trainer - Central Office

2023 – 2024 New York, NY

•Implemented policy- and practice-based professional development, technical assistance, compliance training, and team-building supports for DOE staff serving

students in temporary housing and foster care.

•Translated promising practices, McKinney-Vento

obligations, foster-care guidance, Chancellor's

Regulations, and whole-child student-support priorities into training materials, webinars, guides, newsletters, and staff-facing resources.

•Supported co-design of an annual learning and

capacity-building arc aligned to team goals, key

performance indicators, systems-change practices, and continuous-improvement feedback cycles.

•Collaborated with DOE offices, school-based STH

liaisons, shelter-based staff, city agencies, nonprofit partners, technical-assistance providers, consultants, and subject-matter experts to identify training needs and improve implementation fidelity.

•Provided operational leadership for training events, including scheduling, agenda development, meeting

materials, follow-up communication, participant

feedback review, and troubleshooting open issues.

•Supported policy research, data translation, resource development, and recommendations related to students affected by homelessness, foster care, chronic

absenteeism, school instability, and barriers to

graduation.

NYC Department of Education - High School Assignment High School Guidance Counselor / School Counselor

2021 – 2022 New York, NY

•Provided grades 9-12 school counseling services,

including academic advisement, student programming, course scheduling, graduation planning, transcript review, and individualized student-support planning.

•Delivered mandated counseling to students with IEPs, monitored progress toward counseling goals,

documented services, and collaborated with special- education teams, teachers, administrators, and families to support compliance and student growth.

•Evaluated transcripts, credits, Regents/testing status, diploma pathways, promotion requirements, and

graduation risks; referred students for credit recovery, summer school, tutoring, enrichment, and other

graduation-support interventions.

•Supported attendance improvement by identifying

absenteeism patterns, conducting student/family

outreach, coordinating with school stakeholders, and developing engagement strategies for students at risk of chronic absenteeism or disengagement.

•Provided bilingual counseling and family

communication in English and Spanish, including crisis response, conflict mediation, social-emotional support, college/career exploration, and resource navigation.

•Advocated for students through collaboration with families, teachers, administrators, community partners, and service providers; supported students affected by housing instability, family stress, trauma, behavioral- health concerns, and academic disruption.

•Maintained accurate counseling records, service notes, parent outreach documentation, program updates,

referral records, and confidential student information in accordance with DOE expectations and applicable privacy requirements.

Kings County District Attorney

Victim Services Counselor

01/2019 – 11/2021 Brooklyn, NY

•Provided crisis counseling, safety planning, emotional support, advocacy, and resource referrals to victims, witnesses, and families navigating trauma and the

criminal-justice process.

•Coordinated with prosecutors, advocates, community providers, and collateral stakeholders to support case preparation, stabilization, and service linkage.

•Maintained trauma-informed documentation and

supported clients with culturally responsive

communication, de-escalation, and practical problem- solving.

NYC Department of Education

Crisis Paraprofessional

12/2011 – 03/2019 Bronx, NY

•Supported school-based crisis intervention, student supervision, conflict resolution, restorative problem- solving, and behavioral support in coordination with teachers, counselors, administrators, and families.

•Provided nonjudgmental guidance to students in

distress, supported emotional regulation, and helped reinforce intervention plans designed to improve school engagement and safety.

•Participated in professional development related to crisis work, student support, behavior intervention, and school climate.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Mental Health Counseling

New York University

05/2022

Master of Science, School Counseling, with Distinction New York Institute of Technology

05/2019

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Cum Laude

Lehman College

05/2017

CORE SCHOOL COUNSELING AND

STUDENT SUPPORT SKILLS

High School Guidance Counseling

Grades 9-12 Programming & Scheduling

Transcript Evaluation

Graduation Pathway Planning

IEP Mandated Counseling

Attendance & Absenteeism Intervention

Bilingual Counseling: English/Spanish

College/Career & Post-Secondary Advisement

Crisis Intervention

Student Advocacy & Family Engagement

STH/Foster Care & McKinney-Vento Awareness

Stakeholder Collaboration

Summer School / Enrichment Referral

Case Management & Documentation

Adult Learning / Professional Development

Data Entry, Records & Compliance

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

New York State Certified School Counselor, K-12 -

NYSED

Limited Permit Mental Health Counselor - New York

State

DASA Certificate SAVE Certificate Mental Health First Aid CPI Verbal Intervention

Trauma-Informed Clinical Practitioner - NYU Silver School of Social Work

Cultural Mediation Training - 100 Hours

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Counseling Association (ACA) American

School Counselor Association (ASCA) New York State School Counselor Association (NYSSCA)

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