Anita Russell
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Skilled [Intervention Specialist] proficient in successful interventions. Familiar with diverse techniques and strategies to improve student abilities at all levels.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Intervention Specialist
CARE Inc
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Provide Early Intervention services for children with Autism and ADHD Disorders
- Teach communicate using ASL for nonverbal client
- Manage a caseload of 18-20 clients.
- Developed clear goals for each child based on assessment results, guiding the implementation of tailored interventions.
- Established strong relationships with families, fostering trust and open communication for effective collaboration.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by collaborating closely with colleagues and sharing best practices, resulting in improved service delivery across the team.
Behavior Technician
Maxim Healthcare Group
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Assist students who have behavioral disorders, Autism, ADHD, and ADD
- Helping to model and demonstrate positive behaviors
- Model and initiate are working on classroom assignments and activities
- Assist students in outdoor activities, also initiating various activities such as basketball, soccer, jump rope, etc
- Escort students to occupational therapy, speech therapy, school activities.
- Developed and implemented reinforcement systems to encourage positive behaviors.
- Assessed client progress regularly, adjusting intervention strategies needed to ensure continued growth and development.
- Developed strong rapport with clients and their families, fostering trust and open communication throughout the therapeutic process.
- Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs, and anecdotal notes.
Home Health Aide
Home Instead Senior Care
05.2020 - 09.2020
- Assisted elderly clients with support that include meals, running errands, making appointments, dressing, taking walks, etc
- Complete daily log after each client, review and submit bi-weekly
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
- Performed light housekeeping duties including laundry linen changes sweeping vacuuming and mopping ensuring a clean and organized living space for patients.
Owner/Director
Kidz Only
07.2009 - 04.2019
- Evaluate and assess children for Kindergarten Readiness
- Order and stock all supplies, process timecards for payroll
- Ensure ongoing parent/client communication through newsletters, and community resources
- Process weekly/monthly invoices, bank deposits
- Ensure day care remains in compliance with Title 22, and State Food Program
- Interview candidates for employment
- Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques, and to determine areas where improvement is needed.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring all tasks were completed accurately and efficiently by team members.
- Increased customer satisfaction by implementing efficient business processes and providing exceptional service.
Child Care Coordinator
St Hope Public Schools
02.2004 - 07.2009
- Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning problems
- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff
- Set educational standards and goals, help establish policies and procedures
- Implement lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff
- Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, equipment, and authorize purchases
- Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at school
- Teach classes or courses to students
- Develop articles, manuals, and other publications, and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about facilities and programs.
- Protected children and staff by maintaining strict standards of cleaning, sanitation and hygiene.
- Enhanced children''s development by implementing age-appropriate activities and learning modules.
- Implemented balanced schedules of age-appropriate learning, rest and play.
Education
BA in Psychology -
Ashford University Canton
Canton, IA01.2012
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Development
Consumnes River College Sacramento
Sacramento, CA01.2008
Skills
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Case Management
- Curriculum Development
- Administrative
- Social Work
- Microsoft Office
- Conflict management
- Early childhood education
- Special Education Knowledge
- Customer service
- Clerical experience
- Classroom management
- Data entry
- Play-Based Therapy
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness
Certification
Ordained Minister, 02/01/14, Present
Timeline
Early Intervention Specialist
CARE Inc
01.2023 - 09.2023
Behavior Technician
Maxim Healthcare Group
01.2022 - 12.2022
Home Health Aide
Home Instead Senior Care
05.2020 - 09.2020
Owner/Director
Kidz Only
07.2009 - 04.2019
Child Care Coordinator
St Hope Public Schools
02.2004 - 07.2009
BA in Psychology -
Ashford University Canton
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Development
Consumnes River College Sacramento
Ordained Minister, 02/01/14, Present
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