Jacqueline Merriman
Chula Vista
Summary
Professional educator who specializes in special education servies, and strives to promote academic success through the diligent use of policies, procedures and ethical standards, while adding innovative perspectives and support to all faculty members and students.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Counselor
Vista Hill
06.2021 - Current
- Identifying and addressing concerns of incoming students and parents.
- Providing crisis intervention and responding to emergency situations to resolve immediate safety concerns and provide solutions.
- Coordinating with outside agencies in order to ensure students receive appropriate services and resources.
- Developing and conducting workshops and seminars to educate students, faculty and parents on relevant topics in field.
- Collaborating with teachers and other school personnel to implement individualized behavior plans and to assist students with achieving academic and behavioral goals
- Working with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Collaborating with parents, school faculty and district faculty, in order to address problems and grow student success.
- Delivering personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Communicating with teachers, parents and other district personnel to assist in evaluating progress and implementing IEP objectives.
- Creating positive and inclusive classroom environments by helping students develop social skills and relationships.
- Supporting faculty in implementing behavioral intervention plans to address challenging student behaviors.
- Training teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
Registered Behavior Technician
Aces ABA
01.2016 - 06.2021
- Intervened with clients' challenging behaviors by reinforcing therapeutic alternatives and coping mechanisms.
- Collaborated with client's support system and other allied specialists to implement positive interventions.
- Learned specialized behavior approaches to implement behavioral strategies.
School Counselor Intern
San Diego Unified School District
08.2019 - 12.2020
- Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Developed and implemented individualized behavior and academic plans to assist students with achieving academic and behavioral goals.
- Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential.
Education
Master of Education - School Counseling
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA12-2020
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA05-2018
Skills
- Engaging with community agencies to promote student and faculty success
- Generating and attending IEP's in order to advocate for student, family and school needs
- Providing classroom guidance and training
- Building rapport with students and families
- Working in demanding and fast paced environments
- Collaborating with case managers to optimize student success
- Assisting with and implementing behavior intervention plans
- Policy implementation
- Crisis intervention and behavior management
- Social emotional learning
- Bilingual fluency in Spanish
- Staff development
Certification
- PPS - Pupil Personnel Services Credential
- C.O.C - Certificate of Clearance
- First Aid and CPR Certified
Timeline
School Counselor
Vista Hill
06.2021 - Current
School Counselor Intern
San Diego Unified School District
08.2019 - 12.2020
Registered Behavior Technician
Aces ABA
01.2016 - 06.2021
Master of Education - School Counseling
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
San Diego State University
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