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Daron Teske

Chicago

Summary

Motivated LCPC with a passion for helping clients navigate mental and emotional challenges through the acquisition of healthy coping mechanisms. Committed to delivering compassionate, strength-based care. Specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults from diverse backgrounds.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Primary Therapist

Compass Health Center
06.2022 - Current
  • Assess clients' mental health needs, developed treatment plans, and monitored progress.
  • Maintain constant knowledge of mood and anxiety disorders through education, research, and trainings to provide the most effective patient care.
  • Facilitate group sessions as needed teaching CBT, DBT, and ACT skills.
  • Counsel patients and their families to raise awareness of problems, manage crisis situations, and develop action plans.
  • Facilitate Parent Support Groups.
  • Successfully navigated challenging cases with high-risk populations by seeking supervision and consultation from experienced colleagues as needed.

Lead Clinician

Have Dreams
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
  • Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
  • Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
  • Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning.
  • Completed one-on-one and group counseling with clients diagnosed with autism and other co occurring diagnoses.

Behavior Intervention Counselor

Cove School
12.2017 - 06.2021
  • Collaborated with team members, school personnel, and family members to develop behavior intervention plans for students.
  • Offered crisis counseling and intervention
  • Provide counseling for students' academics, behaviors, and emotions; collaborate with teachers, support staff, and related services staff to provide the best services for students.
  • Design and implement Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) for a caseload of 35-45 students (depending on the school year).
  • Model and teach appropriate coping skills, self-regulation skills, and self-management skills.
  • Assist in implementing a plan based upon target goal with the teacher and behavior team, including assessments and intervention development.

Autism Behavioral Therapist

Autism Home Support Services
09.2017 - 10.2018
  • Provide direct 1 on 1 Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy with children with autism in their home environment.
  • Work under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and alongside a professional care team, in a collaborative environment.
  • Provide and utilize therapies including pairing and play, Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Natural Environment Teaching (NET), and data collection techniques.

Instructional Assistant

Cove School
09.2015 - 12.2017
  • Create strategies to meet the needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
  • Teach in a self-contained emotional and behavioral disorders and learning disabilities classroom.
  • Redirect students using positive behavior support.
  • Lead activities that develop students' physical, emotional, and social growth

Clinical Mental Health Counselor Intern

Behavioral Services Center
07.2016 - 07.2017
  • Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed.
  • Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from CBT and DBT.
  • Co-led multiple high-risk adolescent outpatient groups per week as well as a caseload of individual clients.

Education

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
08.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
08.2011

Skills

  • Excellent rapport building
  • Behavior modification
  • Treatment planning
  • Social perceptiveness
  • Time management
  • Interpersonal communication

Certification

  • Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
  • Non-violent Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certified
  • Certified by the Illinois Domestic Violence Professional Board with 40+ hours of training
  • 40+ hours of training in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy
  • National Certified Counselor (NCC)

Timeline

Senior Primary Therapist

Compass Health Center
06.2022 - Current

Lead Clinician

Have Dreams
07.2021 - 06.2022

Behavior Intervention Counselor

Cove School
12.2017 - 06.2021

Autism Behavioral Therapist

Autism Home Support Services
09.2017 - 10.2018

Clinical Mental Health Counselor Intern

Behavioral Services Center
07.2016 - 07.2017

Instructional Assistant

Cove School
09.2015 - 12.2017

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Northeastern Illinois University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Northeastern Illinois University

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