Alexa Sharrock
Fraser,MI
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Professional Nanny
Emerick Family
Royal Oak, Michigan
09.2024 - Current
- Consistently met the practical and emotional needs of a vulnerable infant
- Maintained a high degree of flexibility with a fluctuating schedule
- Utilized refined communication skills and relational competency to anticipate and assist both child and parents in distressing situations
- Exhibited highly effective problem-solving skills while fostering relationships and environments conducive to safety and regulation
Professional Nanny
Keshavan Family
Charlottesville, Virginia
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Encouraged healthy coping mechanisms
- Promoted adaptive behaviors by using positive reinforcement methods
- Effectively exercised conflict resolution and mediation of relationships
- Supported children in times of distress with sensitive co-regulation skills and modeled relevant techniques
Professional Nanny
Hoxworth Family
Charlottesville, Virginia
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Designed and organized a schedule for the children
- Created sensory activities supporting developmental milestones
- Engaged in enriching age appropriate activities
- Assessed and anticipated the needs of others
Mentor
Adolescent Diversion Program
, Michigan
05.2018 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Michigan State University
- Applied psychological theories and frameworks to explain human behavior
- Advocated for the community within the juvenile court system
- Planned activities and offered support
- Exercised excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
Education
Bachelor's - Psychology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI03.2020
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong emotional intelligence
- Highly effective conflict resolution
- Time management
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Child Development
- Behavior management techniques
- Schedule creation and maintenance
Affiliations
Michigan State University
Data Entry
01/2018 - 08/2018
- Utilized Microsoft Excel
- Gained an understanding on how financial abuse is a form of domestic violence
Hope of Haiti
Missionary
03/2015
- Delivered medical supplies to villages
- Interacted with different cultures and languages
- Organized religious teachings for children
Clinical/Research Areas of Interest
- Trauma and resilience
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Factors that mitigate risk and promote adaptive behaviors in adolescents
- Brofenbrenner's Ecological Model
- The effect of environmental systems and social interactions on childhood emotional, cognitive, and relational development
- Socioeconomic effects on family system dysfunction
Timeline
Professional Nanny
Emerick Family
09.2024 - Current
Professional Nanny
Keshavan Family
08.2022 - 08.2023
Professional Nanny
Hoxworth Family
01.2022 - 08.2022
Mentor
Adolescent Diversion Program
05.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor's - Psychology
Michigan State University