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Elisa Pace

Berkeley,CA

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Infant Developmental Specialist

Through the Looking Glass
10.2024
  • Will be offering families resources, skills, and support to promote their child's skill development
  • Working directly with infants or toddlers with disabilities to foster growth while guiding and coaching parents, who are the true experts
  • Will be providing developmental consultation services to Early Head Start sites in Oakland.

Early Head Start Home Visitor

Through the Looking Glass
06.2021 - 09.2024
  • - Conduct weekly in-home visits with children and caregivers to strengthen family relationships and empower caregivers as nurturers and educators
  • Administer family needs assessments and child developmental evaluations
  • Design developmentally appropriate activities to enhance children's motor skills, communication, socialization, and self-regulation
  • Provide resources on community services, assist with applications, and offer family referrals.

Program Manager

Positive Behavior Supports Corporation (PBS)
04.2016 - 03.2021
  • - Supervised Behavior Assistants providing specialized interventions to children with autism and developmental disabilities
  • Delivered parent education and training aligned with individualized treatment plans
  • Ensured accurate documentation, reports, and adherence to ABA program protocols.

Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee

Familias Unidas
06.2014 - 05.2015
  • - Conducted comprehensive assessments and developed personalized treatment plans
  • Provided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centered Therapy in both Spanish and English to children, adolescents, adults, and families.

Cancer Resource Specialist

American Cancer Society
06.2011 - 01.2013
  • - Coordinated services and provided essential resources to cancer patients and their families, offering guidance and emotional support.

Education

M.A. in Counseling -

Saint Mary's College of California, Graduate School of Education
Moraga, CA
01.2015

B.A. in Latin American and Latino Studies -

University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
06.2008

Skills

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
  • Parent Education and Training
  • Child Development Assessment
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • Community Resource Coordination

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Infant Developmental Specialist

Through the Looking Glass
10.2024

Early Head Start Home Visitor

Through the Looking Glass
06.2021 - 09.2024

Program Manager

Positive Behavior Supports Corporation (PBS)
04.2016 - 03.2021

Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee

Familias Unidas
06.2014 - 05.2015

Cancer Resource Specialist

American Cancer Society
06.2011 - 01.2013

B.A. in Latin American and Latino Studies -

University of California Santa Cruz

M.A. in Counseling -

Saint Mary's College of California, Graduate School of Education
Elisa Pace