Danett Williams Zagelbaum
San Francisco Bay Area,CA
Summary
Results-driven school psychology professional prepared to contribute to student success and well-being. Proven track record in conducting psychological assessments and developing individualized educational plans. Valued for collaborative approach and adaptability in dynamic environments, leveraging counseling and consultation skills to achieve positive outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Psychologist
Shoreline Unified School District
Tomales/Bodega Bay/Point Reyes, California
08.2024 - Current
- Increase special education team efficiency and IEP compliance for special education programming at this geographically large rural district.
- Bring district up to date with testing platforms and assessments, training staff on Q-Interactive, WJ-V, and various assessments.
- Train staff on IEP compliance, the writing of psychoeducational assessments, and the facilitation of IEP meetings.
- Administer Educationally Related Mental Health Services for K-12 students.
- Conduct rural home visits for students engaging in school refusal, including adolescents.
Licensed Educational Psychologist/Owner/CEO
Hope in Schools Psychoeducational Services, Inc.
San Francisco Bay Area, California
03.2022 - Current
- Work with school teams to determine the needs of students with special needs.
- Consult school administrators regarding school placement.
- Perform IEP Mediation, diffusing situations with contentious parents and coordinating with school teams to provide relevant and feasible services.
- Conduct thorough Educationally Related Mental Health Services assessments, interviewing and working with private practitioners to gather extensive data.
- Create legally defensible psychoeducational reports for school districts and create diagnostic reports for individual families.
- Guide individual families through the IEP/504 process.
Child Sex Trafficking Consultant
Various Locations
California
01.2017 - Current
- Conduct public speaking for various professionals regarding child sex trafficking, laws, signs and symptoms, prevention, intervention, and postvention.
- Review human trafficking materials for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
School Psychologist
San Carlos School District
San Carlos, California
08.2018 - 06.2024
- Led the special services team on elementary campuses in this high-performing district.
- Conducted psychoeducational assessments and drafted legally defensible multidisciplinary reports with members of the Special Services team.
- Performed individual and group counseling (social skills/emotional regulation groups for students with autism/special needs).
- Created behavior intervention plans as well as behavior intervention materials.
- Consulted with administration, teachers, and families about students.
- Conducted professional development regarding special education, emotional regulation, and behavior management.
Lead Mental Health Clinician/School Psychologist
ARISE Day Treatment Program, KIPP Bay Area Schools
Oakland, California
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Co-created a therapeutic partial day treatment program within a public-school setting.
- Performed individual and group counseling for emotionally disturbed students.
- Facilitated day treatment scheduling, coordinated services, and directed staff.
- Attended and assisted with IEP meetings, developed and implemented behavior intervention plans, and conducted consultation with school staff at large.
- Created and delivered professional development seminars regarding suicide prevention/intervention, mandatory reporting, and trauma-focused care.
Foster Care Kinship Trainer
College of the Redwoods Foster Care Kinship
Eureka, California
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Trained new foster care parents regarding various topics including child sex trafficking as part of their foster care training hour requirement.
- Co-created curriculum for Resiliency in Children class to be taught to new foster parents.
Education
Administrative Credential - Educational Leadership
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, California05-2026
Educational Specialist Degree - School Psychology
University of Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri03.2017
Master of Arts - Applied Educational Psychology
Webster University
Webster Groves, Missouri09.2014
Baccalaureate of Science - Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
California State University
Fresno, California03.1998
Skills
- Lead special education teams across multiple school levels (K-12)
- Conduct thorough ERMHS assessments
- Expert with XBASS, Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses, and dual Discrepancy models as well as usage of Q-Interactive, Q-Global, WJ-V, and tele-health platforms
- Proficient in trauma-informed care practices
- Skilled in Child-Centered Play-based counseling, zones of regulation, and play-based social skills/emotional regulation groups
- Facilitate social and emotional skills groups for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Emotional Disability
- Training in diversity and inclusion strategies
- Proficient in conducting BOSS, frequency, duration, whole interval, partial interval, and function-based A-B-C observations
- Experience with multi-tiered support systems
- Special interests in trauma, foster students, homeless students, and gifted populations
- Positive behavior supports
- Functional behavior assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
- BBS Licensed and Credentialed practitioner in California
- Evidence-based practices and IEP compliance
- Proficient with Microsoft Suite, Google Drive and Apps, Aeries, PowerSchool, SEIS, Adobe Pro, Explorer, Chrome, Safari, Apple, and PC
Certification
- Licensed Educational Psychologist, License No. 4112, Expires February 2027 California Board of Behavioral Sciences
- California School Psychology Pupil Personnel Services Credential, Expires July 2027
- Phase I Certification, Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, Received 2022 (Dr. Bruce Perry, Child Trauma Academy, Ana Grace Scholar)
- PREPaRE Certificate in Prevention and Preparedness: Comprehensive School Safety Planning
- Certified Trainer, The Prevention Project (High School Curriculum for Child Sex Trafficking Prevention, Awareness, and Response)
Affiliations
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) Co-Chair, Child Trauma Special Interest Group, March 2017-2020
- California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) Member, January 2017-present
- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Member, August 2013 - present
Publications
Williams, D. (2018). Sex Trafficking Re-entry Programs Must Involve the True Experts: Survivors. The Chronicle of Social Change. Retrieved from https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/child-trauma-2/sex-trafficking-reentry-programs-must-involve-true-experts-survivors/30548
PRESENTATIONS
- Independent Public Speaker Contractor, Spring 2017 Lecture: “Familial Sex Trafficking in Youth” “Familial Child Sex Trafficking and Clinical Manifestations in Schools” Various NGOs and California Association of School Psychologists Fall 2017 Conference
- Humboldt County Foster Care Kinship, Spring 2017, Repeated Lecture: “Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children”, Mandatory Foster Care Training College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California
- Gifted Association of Missouri, March 8, 2014 Lecture: “Not Enough Time! The Gifted Student with Reactive Attachment Disorder.” Maryville University, Saint Louis, Missouri
Timeline
School Psychologist
Shoreline Unified School District
08.2024 - Current
Licensed Educational Psychologist/Owner/CEO
Hope in Schools Psychoeducational Services, Inc.
03.2022 - Current
School Psychologist
San Carlos School District
08.2018 - 06.2024
Lead Mental Health Clinician/School Psychologist
ARISE Day Treatment Program, KIPP Bay Area Schools
07.2017 - 06.2018
Child Sex Trafficking Consultant
Various Locations
01.2017 - Current
Foster Care Kinship Trainer
College of the Redwoods Foster Care Kinship
01.2017 - 07.2017
Master of Arts - Applied Educational Psychology
Webster University
Baccalaureate of Science - Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
California State University
Administrative Credential - Educational Leadership
Sonoma State University
Educational Specialist Degree - School Psychology
University of Missouri