Leah Mirzayeva

CATS - Community Advocacy Training Services

A part of teaching children life skills, promote self-advocacy skills, and teach them how to be self-sufficient. Encourage the use of social skills to develop and maintain positive relationships.

· Encourage the person to express themselves.

· Uses communication techniques appropriate to the individual's ability to comprehend. · Maintain and strengthen the child's independence in the community.

· Find available resources and services to meet the child's and family's needs.

RESPITE - Provide a short-term relief/break to the child and to the parents from the daily care. · Taking out the child to a park, and community gatherings· Visiting stores, shops in the community to shop as an activity

Taking the child for a walk, or to the gym etc.

· Meditation & Relaxation.

Conduct recruiting activities in community to increase program reach.

Offered parenting and community resource support to center families.

Led meditation and breathwork training

Engaged and maintained Group Discussion

Encouraged patients to discuss experiences, feelings and thoughts in an open environment. Created a safe, warm space for the community youth to be themselves and speak their mind and heart. Greeted visitors and answered questions about program, requirements and opportunities. Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey feedback to others.

Remained energetic and demonstrated passion for helping clients by applying active listening.

Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff. Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.

Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services. Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support. Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.

Met with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.

• Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
• Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
• Engaged in friendly conversation with customer to better uncover individual needs.
• Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
• Managed efficient cash register operations.

Worked with students ages 4-13 in age group setting learning, reviewing the alphabet, reading, and writing through essays.

Participated in time communicating and interacting with the students on a friendly loving level. Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills and correct weaknesses.

Worked well with the other tutors in the program to make sure we meet each groups needs.

Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.