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Professional ProfileDedicated and highly skilled School Psychologist with 20 years of successful working experience within the New York City Department Of Education. Committed to facilitating student academic success, mental health and wellbeing as well as inclusivity. Collaborating with educators, parents and the community to foster a productive and positive learning environment. Generating evidence based Individualized comprehensive Education Plans and facilitating a wide variety of testing evaluations and Interventions. Working in a flexible and cooperative manner with administrators, teachers, support staff and families.EXPERIENCEIntermediate School 72 - The Police Officer Rocco Laurie Staten Island, NYSchool Psychologist Sept 2006 - PresentCase Manager-Evaluation Team Lead comprised of Psychologists, Social Workers, Family Workers, Speech Therapists, General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists as well as other support staff.Guide and advise school staff with proper documentation and procedures.Responsible for initial referrals, Reevaluations and Triennial Review/evaluations to determine eligibility for services through the Committee of Special Education (CSE).Conduct comprehensive educational, psychological, behavioral and adaptive functioning skills assessments using a wide variety of instruments to evaluate intellectual ability, academic achievement and behavioral needs.Interpret results and design/implement individualized plans for students which include short and long term goals.Analyze data to create written reports to incorporate diagnostic results and recommendations.Determine eligibility for educational classification of learning disabilities affecting students academic success as mandated by law.Conduct Psychoeducational assessments with children with a diagnosis of Autism, including working with specialized programs such as the Horizon program, the Nest program and the LIDS Program.Develop and write comprehensive Individualized Education plans.Develop behavioral strategies to assist with students who are in need of behavior support.Facilitate constructive and ongoing communication between educators and families.Developed strong interpersonal relationships through consultation with administration, educators, students and families.Assisted with crisis intervention.Provide individual and group counseling for children classified with Emotional Disabilities (ED), having Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Learning Disability (LD), and Other Health Impairment.Attend and lead meetings to implement and assess Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for appropriate academic placement.Lead and conduct Manifestation Determination Reviews.Develop and Design Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.Consultations with guardians, parents or other family members.Determine educational requirements for children with special needs and ensure the implementation of individualized educational plans; assess needs and progress on an ongoing basis.Attended and participated in 504 meetings.Provide social skills training and counseling for students with a wide variety of disabilities.Psychological Tests Administered (as well as others).oWechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Third Edition (WISC-IV)oWechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV)oStanford-Binet Intelligence Test Fifth Edition (SB-V)oWechsler Individual Achievement Test Third Edition (WIAT-III)oKaufman Test of Educational Achievement Second Edition (KTEA-II)oWoodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement Fourth Edition (WJA-IV)oWoodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability Fourth Edition (WJC-IV)oNEPSY-II A Developmental Neuropsychological Battery, Second EditionoThe Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, Second Edition (CTOPP-2)oDevelopmental Test of Visual-Motor IntegrationoDevelopmental Test of Visual PerceptionoDevelopmental Test of Motor CoordinationoBehavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2) Parent, Teacher, ChildoConners 3 Rating Scales (Parent, Teacher)oVineland Adaptive Behavior ScalesoAutism Spectrum Rating ScaleoThematic Apperception TestoHouse-Tree-Person and Kinetic Family Projective DrawingsoBehavioral ObservationsoReview of School RecordsoReview of Past Evaluations and Medical RecordsoTelephone contact with teachers, professionals, other relevant individualsThe Petrides School Staten Island, NYSchool Psychologist Sept 2016 - Jun 2019Public School 14 - The Vanderbuilt School Staten Island, NYSchool Psychologist Sept 2005 - Aug 2006Susan Wagner High School Staten Island, NYSchool Psychologist Oct 2004 - Aug 2005EDUCATIONMaster of Science in School PsychologyTouro College - New York, NYBachelor of Arts in PsychologyBrooklyn College, City University of New York - Brooklyn, NYCERTIFICATIONSNew York City Department of EducationNew York State Department of EducationLANGUAGESFluent in Russian |
