Grayce Hightshoe
Marshall,IL
Summary
Recent Psychology and Human Services Program Administration graduate (3.92 GPA) with excellent academic credentials and competencies in data analysis and research. Two years of experience with CUSD #2 as a substitute paraprofessional and teacher, as well as experience as a Behavioral Health Technician at Gibault Children's Services. A critical thinking scholar seeking to build on academic knowledge as an MS student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Eastern Illinois University.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavior Health Technician
Gibault Children's Services
09.2023 - Current
- Successful completion of Cornell University’s Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training.
- Serve as a member of the Unit Treatment Team within the designated living unit.
- Responsible for continuous supervision of youth living on campus for treatment.
- Provide leadership, guidance, support, and mentoring to clients throughout campus, and particularly to those in assigned living unit.
- Develop a proactive approach to supervision intended to minimize client behavioral problems and prevent crisis situations.
- Enforce administrative and group living policies, practices, and rules through the use of various treatment tools under the client's disciplinary action policy.
- Plan and promote recreation, leisure activities, and special events within their assigned living unit.
- Communicate treatment and pertinent administrative issues to Clinical Services Therapists, Supervisors, and Administration.
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Community Unit School District 2
02.2022 - 09.2023
- Kept students on-task with assertive behavior modification and constructive encouragement strategies.
- Helped students strengthen self-esteem and life skills by promoting healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Communicated student improvement, academic difficulties, or behavioral issues to parents, guardians and administration using discretion and competence to enhance student academic performance.
- Worked one-on-one with students to assess strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
- Adapted lesson plans and student activities to meet the needs of students with special learning needs.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 05.2023
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, IL05.2020
Skills
- Crisis Intervention
- Emotional Intelligence
- Research
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Creative
- Time Management
- Adaptive
- SPSS
Certification
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Training and License - 2021-2024
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Training - Social/Behavioral Research Course
- Cornell University Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Training (2023)
Timeline
Behavior Health Technician
Gibault Children's Services
09.2023 - Current
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Community Unit School District 2
02.2022 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Eastern Illinois University
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
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