Alison Hanes
Northville
Summary
Energetic and compassionate with a natural ability to understand development under a holistic lens. Developed strong communication and de-escalation skills by working with at-risk youth. Committed to fostering supportive environments that encourage personal growth and positive change.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Youth Advisor
Footprints, Peckham, Lansing, MI
05.2024 - 05.2025
- Collaborated with community partners to provide additional resources and support for at-risk youth populations.
- Developed and implemented educational programs for youth including group cognitive behavioral therapy sessions and organized activities for youth that aligned with their goals and needs.
- Formed and developed social, educational, and familial goals with residents.
- Supervised family visitations, court hearings and hospital visits.
Advocate
Adolescent Diversion Program, MSU, MI
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Received training on, most notably, trauma-informed care, positive youth development and SMART goals.
- Met with a court-involved youth as a trained advocate, using a strength-based approach to increase community involvement.
- Established a trusting relationship with youth by maintaining open lines of communication.
- Organized and submitted weekly case notes.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
Michigan State University
Lansing, MI05.2025
Skills
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Conflict de-escalation
- Family supervision
- SMART goal planning and evaluation
- Trauma-informed care
- Youth engagement
- Networking and relationship building
- Mentoring and coaching
Research and Publications
- Received credit for enrollment in Visual Cognition lab under Dr. Mark Becker at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
- Research: Studied effects of feature-based suppression and feature-based gain in participants when faced with a digital visual search task.
- Research Project: Hanes et. al "Examining the effects of feature-based suppression in visual search tasks," presented at MSU's 27th annual UURAF conference, East Lansing MI, April 11, 2025, presentation number 3363.
Timeline
Youth Advisor
Footprints, Peckham, Lansing, MI
05.2024 - 05.2025
Advocate
Adolescent Diversion Program, MSU, MI
01.2024 - 08.2024
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
Michigan State University
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