Denisse Ramirez

• Served a GOALS cadet providing community service 2011 – 2015
• Assisted individuals with mental disabilities from mental health agencies (OCARC)
• Worked helping teens/ elderly mentally impaired individuals who required supervised assistance
• Contributed during natural environments working on clients’ motor skills
• Supervised younger children, established activities and outings
• Interned at Casa de la Familia (CDLF), a mental health clinic in Santa Ana for the Hispanic community - 2019
• Certified as a domestic abuse counselor -2019

• Assisted in conducting assessments, gathering essential data for accurate diagnosis and tailored intervention strategies.
• Collaborated closely with supervisors to discuss case progressions, receive guidance on best practices, and ensure ethical decision making.
• Gathered, organized and input information into reports.
• Assessed students on a week-to-week basis
• Conducted multiple Cognitive, Processing, and Behavior Assessments
• Interviewed and observed students in the classroom and break settings
• Collected data for FBAs
• Collected data for progress monitoring

• Enhanced practicum experience by collaborating with multidisciplinary team members and integrating their feedback.
• Developed client rapport through empathetic listening and effective communication, contributing to positive therapeutic outcomes.
• Report Writing
• Classroom Observations in the SDC and General Education classrooms
• Observed weekly counseling sessions

- completed over 20 classroom observations in the general education and self contained classrooms

-contributed observations to psycho educational reports

- Completed comprehensive record reviews

for site supervisors and independently coordinated with teachers on the optimal time for observations

-Have scored and given the WISC-V, WJ-IV COG/ACH, TAPS-4, CTOPP-2 in the home setting for assignments

-Have sat in to weekly IEP meetings

-Assisted educational specialists with progress monitoring for reading and math interventions

• Provided 1:1 therapy for children on the spectrum
• Collaborated with Behavior Analysts and Program Managers on specific cases in order to modify behavior goals and interventions
• Conducted interventions in the home setting, community, and at times the school setting.

• Participated in the entry tests of new members of the center
• Provided tutoring and support to students
• Hybrid duties that included administrative work for the learning center