Jordyn Jacobs

• Facilitated individual and group art therapy sessions to address student issues such as trauma, ADHD, ASD, and other behavioral challenges.
• Maintained accurate records of all interactions with students including session notes and evaluations.
• Facilitated communication between team members regarding student goals and objectives.
• Supervised graduate-level art therapy interns.
• Empowered individuals by helping them learn how to effectively communicate thoughts and feelings through art making.

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• Create and run weeklong art camps for children ages 6-12
• Teach and support students as they work on small and large scale art projects
• Manage all marketing, sales, operations, and parent communication
• Consult with families daily through email and phone calls
• Work collaboratively with a creative business partner during the camps
• Create and lead boutique art experiences for birthday parties or after-school programs and events.

• Experience teaching K-6th grade in an afternoon and weekend Hebrew language and Jewish studies program
• Create and implement all curriculum to meet course requirements
• Manage behavior and track student progress
• Communicate all needs and progress to the head of the program
• Consult with families and parents throughout the year
• Co-lead classes and support fellow teachers
• Support teacher community through sharing best practices and attending community events.

• Work with adolescent youth in residential treatment for behavioral and psychiatric issues
• Provide weekly individual and group sessions
• Maintain a safe and secure environment for clients who've experienced abuse and neglect
• Manage all clinical writing for group and individual case load including group notes, individual notes, progress notes, and case presentations
• De-escalate emotional and/or physical outbursts through the use of therapeutic crisis intervention
• Collaborate with other staff on behalf of client care and ongoing treatment needs.

• Work with Creative Arts Therapy team at the Joan Fenichel Therapeutic Nursery School
• Facilitate developmental art therapy groups for children ages 3-5 with varying degrees of Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Implement weekly individual play and art therapy sessions for clients with varying degrees of preverbal trauma
• Manage all clinical writing for group and individual case load including group notes, individual notes, progress notes, and case presentations
• Coordinate with treatment team and teachers through weekly team meetings
• Engage in weekly individual and group supervision.

• Teach art classes and coordinate with camp team in staff meetings and trainings
• Consult with parents and families; nurture and develop relationships with campers and parents
• Help instill camp values of inclusivity, gratitude, and open-mindedness in campers
• Develop and implement art curriculum for ages 3-9, adapt curriculum to meet various developmental stages and needs
• Create supply list and maintain all stock
• Manage all operations of art program, including scheduling and coordination.

• Managed and designed a women's leisurewear line (including sketching and pattern-making)
• Designed collection as an adaptation of the runway line
• Sourced trim and textile from local and international vendors
• Worked within a team to see garments from conception to completion.