Elena Schneider
Albuquerque,United States
Summary
- Master of Arts in Counseling from New Mexico Highlands University and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Fort Lewis College.
- Passionate about providing support and guidance for children, adolescents, and adults to help heal old wounds and promote growth.
- Experience working with children as a Registered Behavior Technician.
- Experience working with adolescents and adults as a Masters intern.
- Experience working and implementing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) to promote better social, communication, and self-help skills for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Experience working one-on-one with clients to foster a safe therapeutic relationship to promote growth and help heal trauma.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Engender, Inc.
10.2023 - Current
- Conducts thorough assessments and diagnoses of clients, identifying appropriate treatment goals and strategies.
- Provides trauma informed care through EMDR and IFS to help clients reprocess past traumas.
- Leads a Relapse Prevention Group to support clients in sobriety and build MBSR skills to help prevent relapse.
Counseling Intern
Engender Inc
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Applied a variety of psychological methods and techniques in screening, assessment and evaluation of clients.
- Maintained up-to-date clinical documentation via electronic recordkeeping systems.
- Provided education on mental health topics and resources to clients.
- Assessed clients' needs to provide appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Fostered safety in the therapeutic relationship to allow clients to share concerns and provided encouragement and support.
Registered Behavior Technician
Proud Moments ABA (Formerly Bridges Inc.)
07.2020 - 06.2022
- Intervened with clients' challenging behaviors by reinforcing therapeutic alternatives and coping mechanisms.
- Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors by keeping accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs and anecdotal notes and adhering to prescribed behavior plan.
- Learned specialized behavior approaches to implement behavioral strategies.
- Supported clients using principles of ABA.
- Conducted preference assessments and assisted BCBA's in client's functional behavior assessments, functional analysis, and assessments of basic learning and language skills to identify target behaviors and purpose of behaviors.
- Worked as part of collaborative team to address needs and provide support for clients.
Registered Behavior Technician
Autism Learning Partners
10.2018 - 06.2020
- Provided guidance on developing better skills in communication, play, language, cooperation, and self-help with children diagnosed on the autistic spectrum, by using ABA.
- Monitored maladaptive behavior and implemented behavior interventions.
- Designed materials, lessons, and activities to support each client's individual treatment goals.
- Collaborated with BCBAs to keep client's programs updated.
- Collected data on clients' behaviors to measure their independent success.
- Worked with child's parents to keep them updated on programs and progress and encouraged their participation in their child's treatment.
Child Advocate
New Mexico Kids Matter
05.2018 - 04.2019
- Advocated for children who have experienced abuse and/or neglect.
- Wrote court reports and attended court hearings.
- Investigated possible safe permanent placements for children in foster care.
- Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for children.
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM07.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO2018
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM2016
Skills
- Empathy
- Communication skills
- Organization
- Time management
- Documentation skills
- Reliability
- Patient
- Analytical thinking
- EMDR Therapist
Timeline
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Engender, Inc.
10.2023 - Current
Counseling Intern
Engender Inc
08.2022 - 07.2023
Registered Behavior Technician
Proud Moments ABA (Formerly Bridges Inc.)
07.2020 - 06.2022
Registered Behavior Technician
Autism Learning Partners
10.2018 - 06.2020
Child Advocate
New Mexico Kids Matter
05.2018 - 04.2019
Master of Arts - Counseling
New Mexico Highlands University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Fort Lewis College
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Central New Mexico Community College
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