Audrey Graham
Moab,UT
Summary
Dedicated Child Development Specialist experienced in working with children exhibiting signs of developmental, mental health or behavioral problems. Proactive in addressing concerns in order to help our families succeed. Continuing to apply 22 years' experience in the field to our professional team.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child Development Specialist
South East Early Intervention
08.2000 - Current
- Evaluate children to recognize developmental progress and delays for eligibility into Early Intervention services.
- Communicate respectfully and thoughtfully with parents and guardians by remaining sensitive to different families' cultures, values and needs.
- Develop level-appropriate activities and coach caregivers to support skill-building needs.
- Provide information on developmental milestones to coach families on incorporating modeled interventions into children's daily routines.
- Construct age-appropriate goals and outcomes to assist children with special needs and developmental delays.
- Perform early intervention services and documented results.
- Create and manage weekly personal schedule to accommodate visits with families, initial evaluations and reviews.
- Provide community resources and education to families to increase knowledge and advocacy skills.
- Use BTOTS to compile, maintain and file all records and documents.
- Design language-based activities to promote language skills using curricula of Hanen Early Language Program and others.
- Collaborate with school personnel, parents and other specialist to transition children into school district programs (Part B).
- Assist families in navigating the social services system, including applying for benefits, accessing resources and connecting with other family support services.
- Facilitate groups to address transition to preschool and needed social skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Studies
Utah State University
Logan, UT05.1983
Skills
- Self-Help Skills Development
- Developmental Assessments
- Skill-Building Exercises
- Lesson Planning
- Activity Implementation
- Social Development
- Documentation Management
- Family Support
- Trauma Informed Care Framework
- Family Services
- Client Documentation
- Home Visits
- Community Resources
Certification
CPR,
Roller Blading, water and winter sports, quilting, reading, train-watching
Certified in CPR at all times since 1982, past EMT and EMT instructor
Additional Information
Looking forward to continuing providing services, knowledge and skills to our incredible EIP team.
Timeline
Child Development Specialist
South East Early Intervention
08.2000 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Studies
Utah State University