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Dionne L Silvester

Apex,North Carolina

Summary

To seek and maintain virtual part-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Chapel Hill, City Schools
Carrboro
10.2015 - 06.2020
  • Responsibilities included administration of comprehensive educational and psychological assessments; development of specific behavioral plans for regular and EC students; participation in re-evaluation /IEP and eligibility meetings; and active participation in school-based intervention meetings
  • MTSS and 504 teams
  • In addition, responsibilities included student data analysis (MTSS) as well as classroom observations and interventions
  • Schools served: Elementary and High School

School Psychologist

Johnston County Public School System
Johnston, North Carolina
08.2014 - 06.2015
  • Responsibilities included administration of comprehensive psychological assessments (including preschool students; students with autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, and intellectual disabilities as well as specific learning disabilities); development of specific behavioral plans for regular and EC students; participation in re-evaluation /IEP and eligibility meetings; and participation in school-based MTSS and 504 teams
  • In addition, responsibilities included individual and group counseling of students; parent/teacher/staff consultations; staff trainings; and direct classroom observations/interventions.

School Psychologist

Fairfax County Public School System
Fairfax, Virginia
09.1998 - 01.2005
  • Herndon Center (special education co-facility for ED middle school students), Responsibilities included administration of comprehensive psychological assessments for students with severe emotional and behavioral needs; formulation of specific behavioral plans; participation in re-evaluation /IEP meetings; individual and individual and group counseling of students; parent/teacher/staff consultations; crisis management; staff/parent trainings; and direct classroom interventions.

School Psychologist

Montgomery County Public School System
Montgomery, Maryland
12.1995 - 08.1998
  • Responsibilities included administration of comprehensive psychological assessments covering a variety of exceptionalities including: emotional disabilities, specific learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, intellectual disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders; participation in eligibility meetings, teacher consults, in-service training, and individual and group counseling services.

School Psychologist/Teacher

Dominion Psychiatric Hospital, Columbia HCA
Falls, Virginia
08.1994 - 12.1995
  • Responsibilities included administration of psycho-educational evaluations for residential and partial patients who were experiencing school-related difficulties
  • These assessments included cognitive and personality tests (e.g
  • Rorschach), and Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA)
  • Responsibilities also included creation and implementation of appropriate lesson plans for children and adolescent in-patient students enrolled in a hospital school program
  • Consulted with attending psychiatrists/psychologists, parent, and local school personnel regarding school status and treatment plan of patients who were being considered for discharge
  • Provided individual and group counseling to inpatient residents on children and adolescent units
  • Conducted in-services to area schools regarding a variety of school-based and mental health-related topics.

School Psychologist

Gaston County Public Schools
Gastonia, North Carolina
08.1993 - 06.1994
  • Responsibilities included administration of educational and intellectual evaluations; teacher and parent consultations; individual and group counseling; crisis intervention; teacher/staff consultation; and participation in eligibility and IEP meetings.

Special Education Teacher

Fauquier County Public Schools
Warrenton, Virginia
08.1990 - 01.1991
  • Classroom instruction of children with specific learning and emotional disabilities in a self-contained classroom (grades 4-6); gained experience in writing Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs); attended IEP and eligibility meetings.

Education

Educational Specialist Degree (Ed.S.) - School Psychology

Radford University
Radford, VA
05.1994

Master of Science Degree (M.S.) - School Psychology

Radford University
Radford, VA
05.1993

Bachelor of Arts Degree (B.A.) - Psychology

Elon University
Elon, NC
05.1990

Skills

  • Suicide Prevention
  • School Counseling
  • Crisis Situations
  • 504 Plans
  • Interdisciplinary Meetings
  • Individual Support
  • Individual and Family Support
  • Mental Health Assessments
  • Group Counseling
  • IEP Compliance
  • School Policies
  • Cultural Competency

Timeline

Chapel Hill, City Schools
10.2015 - 06.2020

School Psychologist

Johnston County Public School System
08.2014 - 06.2015

School Psychologist

Fairfax County Public School System
09.1998 - 01.2005

School Psychologist

Montgomery County Public School System
12.1995 - 08.1998

School Psychologist/Teacher

Dominion Psychiatric Hospital, Columbia HCA
08.1994 - 12.1995

School Psychologist

Gaston County Public Schools
08.1993 - 06.1994

Special Education Teacher

Fauquier County Public Schools
08.1990 - 01.1991

Educational Specialist Degree (Ed.S.) - School Psychology

Radford University

Master of Science Degree (M.S.) - School Psychology

Radford University

Bachelor of Arts Degree (B.A.) - Psychology

Elon University

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