Eva Kissel
San Pedro,US
Summary
Seasoned School Psychologist with 10+ years of experience guiding students of all backgrounds and all types of emotional, behavioral, and academic needs. Supportive and tactful navigator of difficult family dynamics, leading parent meetings with cultural awareness and objectivity. Skilled in heavy caseloads. Always works well with teachers to provide maximum support for student achievement. Friendly, adaptable and relatable professional.
Experience working with special needs children in multiple arenas, including one-on- one aide for autistic students, discrete trial training therapist for Autism Partnership, and managing self-owned Equine Assisted Therapy for children with special needs.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Psychologist
Centinela Valley Union High School District
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Conducted comprehensive psychological assessments to identify students' needs, facilitating tailored support plans.
- Selected, administered and scored psychological tests.
- Compiled and interpreted students' test results along with information from teachers and parents to diagnose conditions and assess eligibility for special services.
- Collaborated with teachers and parents to implement effective strategies for addressing students'' unique learning needs.
- Improved student well-being by conducting comprehensive psychological assessments and creating tailored intervention plans.
- Improved learning environments, collaborating closely with teachers to integrate supportive strategies in classrooms.
- Built positive and productive relationships with students, parents, educators and community resources.
- Maintained accurate records and documentation in accordance with state regulations, ensuring confidentiality and ethical practices across all professional activities.
- Enhanced student-teacher relationships through consultation services aimed at fostering empathetic understanding of individual student needs and experiences.
- Conducted functional behavioral assessments to identify underlying causes of challenging behaviors and create effective behavior intervention plans accordingly.
- Enhanced student emotional well-being by conducting individual and group counseling sessions.
School Psychologist
Compton Unified School District
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Developing and implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for children with special needs
- Administering, scoring and interpreting results of psychological-educational testing for students with disabilities, providing comprehensive written reports indicating results and reporting on results during IEP meetings
- Evaluating limited English proficient (LEP) and Non-English proficient (NEP) students for learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities, considering diverse cultural backgrounds, using fluent, trained interpreters in student's primary language
- Preparing recommendations pertaining to student remediation, special education placement eligibility and social/emotional and behavioral interventions
- Evaluating student progress and designing and monitoring interventions to improve academic performance and enhance social-emotional functioning
- Providing individual and group counseling to students, and monitoring and reporting of student progress to parents and team members
- Conducting follow-up sessions with parents/caregivers, teachers, and paraprofessionals, based on student needs
- Developing and implementing Behavioral Intervention Plans
- Providing consultation to parents, teachers, and other school personnel, and community agencies to enhance learning and adjustment of students
- Creating treatment and behavior plans for students with emotional, behavioral, and educational difficulties
- Providing consultation to teachers regarding behavioral management and academic accommodations for students
- Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and creating Behavior Intervention Plans for students with disabilities.
School Psychologist
Inglewood Unified School District
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Administering, scoring and interpreting results of psychological-educational testing for students with disabilities, providing comprehensive written reports indicating results and reporting on results during IEP meetings
- Developing and implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for children with special needs
- Collaborated with educators, school administrators and external professionals in development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
- Providing individual and group counseling to students, and monitoring and reporting of student progress to parents and team members
- Providing consultation to teachers regarding behavioral management and academic accommodations
- Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and creating Behavior Intervention Plans for students with disabilities
- Preparing recommendations pertaining to student remediation, special education placement eligibility and social/emotional and behavioral interventions
- Effectively and efficiently assessing students and aiding them in analyzing and developing alternative solutions to behavioral, educational, social and emotional needs.
- Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.
School Psychologist
Bellflower Unified School District
08.2017 - 06.2019
- Participating in Student Study Team (SST) meetings and Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings, in development, implementation and evaluation of Individual Education Plans for initials, annuals and tri-annuals for students in grades K through 6th grade
- Performing variety of individual psychoeducational assessments and diagnoses of learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities, as required for initial placement in Special Education programs
- Collaborated with educators, school administrators and external professionals in development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
- Evaluating student progress and designing and monitoring interventions to ensure improved academic performance and enhanced social-emotional functioning
- Completing psychoeducational reevaluations of Special Education students of all grades
- Evaluating limited English proficient (LEP) and Non-English proficient (NEP) students for learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities
- Completing Functional Analysis Assessment and preparing Behavior Intervention Plans for individual students who have severe behavior problems which significantly interfere with implementation of goals and objectives of IEP
- Preparing recommendations pertaining to student remediation, special education placement eligibility and social/emotional and behavioral interventions
- Evaluating student progress and designing and monitoring interventions to ensure improved academic performance and enhanced social-emotional functioning.
School Psychologist
Torrance Unified School District
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Performing variety of individual psychoeducational assessments and diagnoses of learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities, as required for initial placement in Special Education programs
- Administering, scoring and interpreting results of psychological-educational testing for students with disabilities, providing comprehensive written reports indicating results and reporting on results during IEP meetings
- Collaborated with educators, school administrators and external professionals in development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
- Preparing recommendations pertaining to student remediation, special education placement eligibility and social/emotional and behavioral interventions
- Consultation with administrators, teachers, support staff and parents regarding student psychoeducational functioning
- Providing individual and group counseling to students, and monitoring and reporting of student progress to parents and team members
- Providing consultation to teachers regarding behavioral management and academic accommodations
- Providing consultation to parents, teachers, and other school personnel, and community agencies to enhance the learning and adjustment of students
- Provided consultation to teachers for children regarding behavioral management and academic accommodations
School Psychologist
Palos Verdes Unified School District
08.2014 - 06.2016
- Developing and implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with special needs
- Observed students in classroom and play environments.
- Built positive and productive relationships with students, parents, educators and community resources.
- Participating in multi-disciplinary teams in assessment of student psycho-educational functioning and individual psychological assessment of students, in accordance with all California Code of Education and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Administering, scoring and interpreting results of psychological-educational testing for students with disabilities, providing comprehensive written reports indicating results and reporting on results during IEP meetings
- Evaluating student progress and designing and monitoring interventions to ensure improved academic performance and enhanced social-emotional functioning
- Providing individual and group counseling to students, and monitoring and reporting of student progress to parents and team members
School Psychologist Intern
Palos Verdes Unified School District
09.2013 - 06.2014
- Administering, scoring and interpreting results of psychological-educational testing for students with disabilities, providing comprehensive written reports indicating results and reporting on results during IEP meetings
- Developing and implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with special needs
- Participating in multi-disciplinary teams in assessment of student psycho-educational functioning and individual psychological assessment of students, in accordance with all California Code of Education and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Coordination of multi-disciplinary teams in assessment of student psycho-educational functioning and individual psychological assessment of students in accordance with all California Code of Education and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requirements, in determination of presence of specific learning disability
- Consultation with administrators, teachers, support staff and parents regarding student psychoeducational functioning, appropriate use of multi-tiered systems of support
- Providing individual and group counseling to students and monitoring and reporting of student progress to parents and team members.
One-on-One Special Education Aide
Palos Verdes Unified School District
09.2010 - 06.2013
- Adapt classroom activities, assignments and/or materials as assigned by supervising instructional staff for purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives
- Attends staff meetings and in-service presentations for purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions
- Communicates with supervising instructional staff, professional support personnel, and parents for purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing IEP objectives
- Creates variety of documents and materials (e.g., games, schedules, visual supports, observation and success logs, etc.) for purpose of documenting activities and promoting student growth and development
- Piloting and leading social skills groups and individual social skills training for various ages
Equine Assisted Therapy; Business Owner/Self Employed
Equine Assisted Therapy
09.2005 - 01.2013
- Combining experience with horses and interest in children with special needs, started an Equine Assisted Therapy business
- The vast benefits of equine assisted therapy are well documented, including (but not limited to) language skills development, sensory motor, social and emotional.
- Developed a high-performing team through effective recruitment, training, and performance management.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Established strong customer relationships through excellent communication and attentive service.
Discrete Trial Training (DTT) Therapist
Autism Partnership
07.2007 - 06.2010
- Providing one-to-one, in-home instructions to children with Autism to teach skills in planned, controlled, and systematic manner
- DTT is used when a learner needs to learn a skill best taught in small, repeated steps
- Each trial or teaching opportunity has a definite beginning and end, thus the descriptor discrete trial
- Within DTT, the use of antecedents and consequences is carefully planned and implemented
- Positive praise and/or tangible rewards are used to reinforce desired skills or behaviors
- Data collection is an important part of DTT and supports decision making by providing teachers/practitioners with information about beginning skill level, progress and challenges, skill acquisition and maintenance, and generalization of learned skills or behaviors.
Education
Master of Arts in Education - School Psychologist -Credential
California State University Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA06.2014
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - (with honors)
California State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CA06.2011
Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Multitasking Abilities
- Time Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Reliability
- Problem-Solving
- IEP compliance
- Task Prioritization
- Analytical Skills
Certification
- California Professional Clear Pupil Services Credential, School Psychology
- California State Certification, School Psychologist
- Discrete Trial Training (DDT) Therapist, Autism Partnership
Affiliations
- California Association of School Psychologists (CASP)
- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Timeline
School Psychologist
Centinela Valley Union High School District
08.2022 - 06.2024
School Psychologist
Compton Unified School District
08.2021 - 06.2022
School Psychologist
Inglewood Unified School District
08.2018 - 06.2021
School Psychologist
Bellflower Unified School District
08.2017 - 06.2019
School Psychologist
Torrance Unified School District
08.2016 - 06.2017
School Psychologist
Palos Verdes Unified School District
08.2014 - 06.2016
School Psychologist Intern
Palos Verdes Unified School District
09.2013 - 06.2014
One-on-One Special Education Aide
Palos Verdes Unified School District
09.2010 - 06.2013
Discrete Trial Training (DTT) Therapist
Autism Partnership
07.2007 - 06.2010
Equine Assisted Therapy; Business Owner/Self Employed
Equine Assisted Therapy
09.2005 - 01.2013
Master of Arts in Education - School Psychologist -Credential
California State University Dominguez Hills
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - (with honors)
California State University Long Beach
- California Professional Clear Pupil Services Credential, School Psychology
- California State Certification, School Psychologist
- Discrete Trial Training (DDT) Therapist, Autism Partnership
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