High School Medical
Resume:
Michelle Rivkin
Teaneck, NJ *7666
**************@*****.***
August 24, 2011
Dear Director,
I am writing this letter to express my interest in the Therapist position posted for your company. I am confident that I would bring to your team the type of skills and experiences for which you are looking. I have extensive experience working with both children and families facing the challenges of coping with disease and disability which impacts the functioning of the family. In this time I have proven my ability to work with an interdisciplinary team to develop individualized treatment plans. My strong knowledge and application of diagnostic evaluation and implementation of workable treatment plans that are goal directed for individual clients helps each client work toward their potential. My ability to be objective, concern for clients’ welfare and insight into their problems, aids in helping them to build their own solutions that they can follow through.
I have a strong desire to make a positive difference in people’s lives and I believe I would be an asset to your agency if given the opportunity. If you require any more information please contact me on the phone number above. I am available for interviews and hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Michelle Rivkin
MICHELLE RIVKIN
483 Churchill Rd. Teaneck NJ 07666 973-***-**** **************@*****.***
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OBJECTIVE
To acquire a position that would allow me to fully exhibit my credentials and expertise, as well as grant me the opportunity to bring value to your company and acquire a position as a Family and Behavioral Therapist/Professional Counselor.
EDUCATION
*Penn State University, University Park, PA 08/09-08/10
Board Certified Behavior Analyst Graduate Certificate Applied Behavior Analysis
*Loyola University, Baltimore, MD 06/02-08/03
Course work towards Licensed Professional Counselor
Clinical Psychology
*Towson University, Towson, MD 09/97-08/99
Master of Arts Psychology
*Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 06/92-05/95
Bachelor of Arts and Psychology
*New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY 09/90-05/91
General Education courses
*Prospect Park High School, Brooklyn, NY 09/87-06/91
College accredited courses taken senior year of High School
29 College Credits
CAREER OVERVIEW
-Child Development Specialist
Experience: 6 years
*Provide developmental assessments of children birth through kindergarten-age.
*Teach parents ways to enhance their child's developmental potential.
* Keep confidential records and generate reports corresponding to this work.
*Assist in selection, preparation, and distribution of materials on child development which will further guide the family.
*Provide in-service training in the areas of child development and parenting to all care givers, day care, preschool programs, or other programs as necessary.
*Counsel individuals and families on topics related to parenting and child development.
*Provide services to children and families in the child's natural environment or the environment determined most suitable by the child's early intervention team.
*Initiate and implement steps necessary for smooth transition services from the early intervention program.
-Behavioral Therapist
ABA Specialist, DTT & VB Techniques
Experience: 5 years
*Utilizing ABA to simplify learning in order to enhance meaningful communication and improve behavioral issues.
*Design and implement intervention programs and techniques outlined in specialized client books and/ or functional behavioral assessments.
*Generate reports of client’s progress in order to accurately assess and monitor accuracy of goals during staff meetings.
*Provide caregivers with an overall clinical oversight of client in addition to inculcating necessary intervention skills for client to successfully succeed in society.
*Keep accurate records and document client’s treatment and goal related data.
*Implement IEP goals as directed by the Special Education Team.
*Attend related sessions with students and reinforce work in these goal areas such as: OT, PT, and SLP.
*Supervision of practitioners as a Team Leader and ensuring implementation of set goals in addition to relaying updated strategies that best meets client’s needs. Such as visual strategies, sensory needs, communication needs, social needs, behavioral issues and reward systems.
-Licensed Professional Counselor
Experience: 13 years
*Working in diverse settings designed to provide a variety of counseling and support services.
*Servicing and accommodating as a mental health counselor in various conditions such as domestic violence cases, medical counseling, behavioral disorders and family therapy.
*Providing individual recognition for children, adolescents, adults and families coping with multiple issues in order to implement appropriate counseling and support.
* Using a family systems approach to understand client’s symptoms and interactions within their existing environment.
*Consult and collaborate with parents, teachers, school administrators, school psychologists and medical professionals to understand and deal with social, behavioral and personal issues of students and to development and implement strategies to help those students succeed.
*Counsel individuals and families in order to help them understand problems define goals and develop realistic action plans.
*Asses and evaluate individuals’ problems through the use of case history, interview and observation and provide counseling services to assist those in achieving more effective personal, social, educational and vocational development and adjustment.
*Provide continuous counseling and training support to individuals with both physical and emotional disabilities such as personal and vocational counseling and job placement.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
-Kid Clan Services Inc. Passaic, NJ 02/2005-Present
Family and Behavioral Therapist
*Extensive interaction with both caregivers and children of various developmental stages
*Coordinating weekly sessions with caregivers undergoing difficulties to solidify relationships
*Providing curriculum assessment of child’s skills to help develop appropriate goals
*Providing individual sessions designed to address and target specific needs of each child
*Assisting children to successfully transition from one on one learning to mainstream settings
-The Diabetes Center at Mercy Medical Baltimore, MD 09/02 to 04/03
Clinical Counseling (Externship)
*Providing ongoing support and counseling to newly diagnosed diabetic patients
*Educating patients with a variety of balanced diets in order to regulate their condition
*Educating patients in ways that are clear and appropriate through communication skills training
*Teaching various positive coping strategies in regards to anxiety and stress management
*Providing social problem solving skills to those facing lifestyle changes and difficulties with the disease
-House of Ruth Baltimore, MD 01/99 to 08/99
Clinical Counseling (Externship)
*Counsel and provide support to women involved in abusive relationships
*Providing individual therapy in order to steer away from an abuse-seeking pattern
*Educating individual in how to cope with disappointment, resentment and anger
*Assistance in rebuilding individual’s integrity and identifying healthier relationships
*Outsourcing to public assistance in order to provide shelter for abused individuals
-House of Ruth Baltimore, MD 09/98 to 12/98
Hotline Counselor (Externship)
*Providing over the phone support to abused women in distress
*Encouraging professional therapy and emphasizing the importance of it
*Assistance in recognizing the warning signs of domestic violence and abuse
*Individual therapy to help examine prior experiences and assist in exploring the future
*Providing an assortment of public support groups for the individual to have available
-House of Ruth Baltimore, Maryland 06/98 to 08/98
Clinical Counseling (Externship)
*Ensuring individual’s safety and coordinating further intervention when required
*Addressing all of individual’s concerns, generate and implement an individualize plan
*Promoting positive coping skills while simultaneously healing the individual’s emotional state
*Re-constructing individuals trust in others and aid in analyzing abusive warnings and symptoms
*Furnish on-going support and follow up with individual in order to confirm consistency
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