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ASHLEY E. MARTIN

ASHLEY E. MARTIN

Baton Rouge,LA

Summary

Highly skilled, compassionate, empathetic, and solution-oriented professional dedicated to providing specialized care for children, adolescents, and adults. Conducts assessments, develops individualized care plans, and coordinates referrals with expertise. Effective motivator, communicator, and advocate with a natural ability to manage diverse personalities, quickly establish rapport, diffuse stressful situations, proactively resolve issues, and achieve challenging goals. Demonstrates superior leadership skills through successful staff development and group facilitation. Consistently recognized for establishing and maintaining solid relationships with administration and local, state, and federal agencies.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Licensed Professional Counselor - Teletherapy

DAYBREAK HEALTH
01.2024 - Current
  • Communicated closely with other counselors to devise programs and activities based on developmental and academic levels.
  • Developed strong rapport with clients, fostering supportive and safe environment for self-exploration and growth
  • Assisted families in navigating complex systems related to mental health services and resources available within community
  • Utilized creative therapeutic modalities such as art therapy or play therapy to engage clients and facilitate deeper understanding of their emotions and experiences
  • Advanced professional development by attending workshops, seminars, and conferences related to mental health counseling practices
  • Established a network of professionals within field for collaboration purposes enhancing overall service quality provided to clients
  • Conducted thorough assessments to identify client strengths, weaknesses, and areas requiring intervention or support

District Multi-Tiered System of Support / Social Emotional Learning Specialist

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2021 - Current
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
  • Collaborated with teachers and staff members to evaluate program success and alignment with student needs.
  • Provide professional development for district and school level leaders, teachers and community stakeholders surrounding best SEL practices.

School Counselor / Program Lead - Alternative Programs

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
  • Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
  • Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
  • Reviewed and discussed new students' academic credentials, interests, and educational goals.
  • Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.
  • Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
  • Developed Short Term Discipline Center program from ground up, laying out framework, and defining roles.
  • Developed and implemented program goals and objectives, establishing specific and measurable outcomes aligned with organization's overall mission.

School Counselor - Short Term Discipline Centers

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2011 - 06.2018
  • Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
  • Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
  • Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
  • Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
  • Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
  • Reviewed and discussed new students' academic credentials, interests, and educational goals.
  • Conducted psychoeducational assessments to identify areas of academic and behavioral strengths and weaknesses and recommend modifications to improve learning and behavior.

Women's Community Rehabilitation Center

LOUISIANA STATE MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY CENTER
09.2010 - 12.2010
  • Informed program participants of community resources, mental health counseling and job placement services.
  • Completed client intake and admission paperwork and oriented new individuals to program.
  • Coordinated services with other community providers through recognition of multiple needs of clients.
  • Provided educational counseling on substance abuse, life skills, and mental health.
  • Rendered mental health and counseling services to clients with severe and persistent mental illness which severely impairs daily living functions in areas such as employment, personal relations, and living arrangements.

Mental Health Counseling Practicum

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2010 - 05.2010
  • Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
  • Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
  • Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
  • Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
  • Reviewed and discussed new students' academic credentials, interests, and educational goals.

Paraprofessional - Short Term Discipline Centers

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
  • Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
  • Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
  • Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.

Research Graduate Assistant - John B. Cade Library

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY and A & M COLLEGE
01.2007 - 08.2008
  • Analyzed acquired information and presented to professors.
  • Assisted faculty members with data collection for potential academic publications.
  • Coordinated with faculty members to develop course syllabi and materials.
  • Led weekly seminars to discuss research findings and build ideas to progress projects.

Education

Educational Leadership Certification -

ADVANCE INNOVATIVE EDUCATION

Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling -

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY And A & M COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology -

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

DILLARD UNIVERSITY

Skills

  • Treatment Planning
  • Report Generation/Data Review
  • Records Management
  • Restorative Practices Facilitator
  • ACE's Trainer
  • Professional Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Alternative Education Programming
  • Family Systems Education
  • MTSS Implementation
  • Psychoeducation
  • Trauma Informed Care
  • Solution Focused Brief Counseling
  • Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Development
  • Program Management / Evaluations
  • Mental health assessment

Certification

  • National Certified Counselor (NCC) , 667962
  • Ancillary Certificate, AN 507577
  • Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist- Prenatal (CCTS-P)
  • Certified Adverse Childhood Experiences Trainer

Licensure

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - State of Louisiana, 6157

Board Approved Supervisor, State of Louisiana

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - State of Texas, 97438

Professional Development

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Trained, Spring 2024
  • RethinkED SEL Training Series, Virtual, 20, Spring 2022
  • RethinkED Mental Health Training Series, Virtual, 12, Spring 2022
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid, Baton Rouge, LA, 8, Fall 2021
  • CASEL Virtual Training, Virtual, 4, Summer 2021
  • School Counseling Virtual Training, Virtual, 21, 2020/2021
  • Opioid Addiction Counseling Competencies, Baton Rouge, LA, 12, Spring 2021
  • American Counseling Association Conference, Virtual, Spring 2021
  • Restorative Practices, Baton Rouge, LA, 8, Summer 2020
  • Insights to Behavior, Baton Rouge, LA, 2, Fall 2020
  • Youth Suicide, Baton Rouge, LA, 4, 2019/2020
  • Bullying, Baton Rouge, LA, 2, 2019/2020
  • Title IX Compliance, Baton Rouge, LA, 2019/2020
  • Child Abuse: Mandated Reporting, Baton Rouge, LA, 1, 2019/2020
  • Student Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Baton Rouge, LA, 1, 2019/2020
  • Child Abuse: Identification & Intervention, Baton Rouge, LA, 1, 2019/2020
  • Edgenuity, Baton Rouge, LA, 3, Fall 2019
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's), Baton Rouge, LA, 2, Fall 2018
  • Moving Students Forward, Baton Rouge, LA, Fall 2017
  • JCampus, Baton Rouge, LA, 3, Summer 2017
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Baton Rouge, LA, Fall 2015
  • Care Session, New Orleans, LA, 6, Fall 2015
  • Crisis Protocol Training, Baton Rouge, LA, 2, Fall 2015
  • License Professional Counseling Licensure, Baton Rouge, LA, 3000, Amanda Chapoton, LPC-S, LMFT, 2014-2018
  • Suicide 101, Baton Rouge, LA, Fall 2014
  • Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children, Baton Rouge, LA, 2, Fall 2013
  • Ethics Training for Public Servants, Baton Rouge, LA, 2012-2020
  • Test Security and Monitoring Training, Baton Rouge, LA, 7, 2012-2019
  • Bully Prevention, Baton Rouge, LA, 11, 2012-2013
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Baton Rouge, LA, 56, 2011-2018
  • Solution Tree: Pyramid Response, Baton Rouge, LA, 7, Summer 2011
  • Park Elementary Practicum, Baton Rouge, LA, 100, Shanta McCall, LPC, Spring 2010
  • Women's Community Rehabilitation Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 609, June Durio, LPC, Kristi Bourgeois, LPCC, Fall 2010

Presentations

  • Compassion Fatigue, Louisiana HIPPY State Conference, New Roads, LA, April 2015
  • Educating From the Inside Out: Promoting the Social Emotional Development and Well-Being of Adults in Education, Louisiana Association of School Business Officials Conference, Lafayette, L.A., 2023
  • Social-Emotional Learning Fostering Positive & Supportive Environments for Student Success, Louisiana Association of School Business Officials Conference, Lafayette, L.A., 2023
  • SEL Professional Learning 101, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Districtwide, Baton Rouge, LA, Jun. 2022
  • Summer Learning and SEL, Presented to EBR Parish Schools - Districtwide, Baton Rouge, LA, June 2022
  • Introduction to SEL For Distance Learning, Presented to EBR Parish Schools EBR Virtual Academy Broadmoor-Sherwood Region, Baton Rouge, LA, Jan. 2022
  • MTSS & SEL For School Counselors, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Districtwide, Baton Rouge, LA, Dec. 2021
  • Dive Into AcademicSEL, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Broadmoor-Sherwood Region, Baton Rouge, LA, Sept., Oct. 2021
  • CASEL's 3 Signature Practices, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Broadmoor-Sherwood Region, Baton Rouge, LA, Sept., Oct. 2021
  • Social Emotional Learning & RethinkED, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Broadmoor-Sherwood Region, Baton Rouge, LA, Sept., Oct., Nov. 2021
  • What is COVID-19: Student and Staff Safety, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Alternative Programs, Baton Rouge, LA, Aug. 2020
  • Staff Transition: What's in Your Toolbox - Academic and Social & Emotional Learning, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Discipline Centers, Baton Rouge, LA, Aug. 2020
  • Character Education: Youth Skills For Life, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Discipline Centers, Baton Rouge, LA, Feb. 2020
  • Classroom & Behavior Management, Presented to EBR Parish Schools Discipline Centers, Baton Rouge, LA, Dec. 2019

Affiliations

  • Louisiana Counseling Association
  • American Counseling Association
  • American Federation of Teachers
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Volunteer Experience

  • Bishop Ott Shelter Baton Rouge, LA
  • Disaster Preparation - FEMA - Counselor Baton Rouge, LA
  • Baton Rouge City Court - Office Assistant Baton Rouge, LA
  • Baton Rouge Association of Minority Firefighters - Volunteer Baton Rouge, LA

References

Available Upon Request

Timeline

Licensed Professional Counselor - Teletherapy

DAYBREAK HEALTH
01.2024 - Current

District Multi-Tiered System of Support / Social Emotional Learning Specialist

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2021 - Current

School Counselor / Program Lead - Alternative Programs

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2018 - 01.2021

School Counselor - Short Term Discipline Centers

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2011 - 06.2018

Women's Community Rehabilitation Center

LOUISIANA STATE MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY CENTER
09.2010 - 12.2010

Mental Health Counseling Practicum

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2010 - 05.2010

Research Graduate Assistant - John B. Cade Library

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY and A & M COLLEGE
01.2007 - 08.2008

Paraprofessional - Short Term Discipline Centers

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
01.2007 - 01.2010

Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling -

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY And A & M COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology -

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

DILLARD UNIVERSITY

Educational Leadership Certification -

ADVANCE INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
ASHLEY E. MARTIN