Leandra Ramirez
Bronx
Summary
Certified New York State School Psychologist with diverse experience in working with students from Pre-K to 12th grade Desire to obtain a full-time school psychologist position to support students’ academic, behavioral, emotional, and social needs and promote positive school climate
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Psychologist - The Flexible Support Program
Croton Harmon Union Free School District
Croton On Hudson
08.2019 - Current
- Integral staff is essential for the therapeutic support program designed for students with intensive academic and social-emotional goals, with a scheduled caseload of approximately 25 students.
- Oversaw and responded to the crisis situations in designated Mindfulness/ Reset space
- Facilitated individual and group counseling sessions, with a focus on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Chaired CSE Meetings
- Conducted comprehensive dozens of initial and triennial evaluations a year
- Facilitated MTSS meetings and coordinated interventions at all three levels to respond to students' needs.
School Psychologist, Grades K-4th
Success Academy Charter Schools
Bronx
12.2018 - Current
- Assist teachers in designing and implementing positive behavior strategies in the classroom
- Provide individual and small group counseling
- Conduct comprehensive psychoeducational initial and triennial evaluations
- Maintain collaborative relationships with parents by facilitating meetings to discuss their child’s progress
- Participated in RTI meetings to plan interventions to promote academic, social, and emotional success
Part-Time School Psychologist, Grades Pre-K-12th
Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES
Yorktown Heights
08.2018 - Current
- Coordinate with several partnering districts to conduct psychoeducational initial and triennial evaluations
- Provide feedback and debriefing sessions with parents regarding the outcomes of their child’s evaluation
School Psychologist Intern, Grades K-12th
North Salem Central School District
North Salem
06.2018 - 09.2018
- Coordinated with parents to schedule evaluations over the summer break
- Conducted comprehensive initial evaluations
Full-time School Psychologist Intern, Grades K-12th
North Salem Central School District
North Salem
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Provided individual and small group counseling
- Promoted positive mental among staff and students
- Coached students to develop and integrate coping strategies to facilitate emotional regulation
- Implemented a Resilience Building Curriculum for middle school students
- Provided class-wide social skills building by implementing creative and engaging team-building activities
- Conducted comprehensive initial and triennial psychoeducational evaluations
- Facilitated follow-up meetings with students to explain outcomes and meaning of evaluations
- Participated in Committee on Special Education meetings
- Completed comprehensive functional behavioral assessments
- Designed Behavioral Intervention Plans and provided support in implementation
School Psychologist Extern
Starting Early Preschool- Developmental Disabilities Institute
Huntington
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Provided social skills training class-wide
- Conducted Functional Behavioral Assessments
- Consulted with teachers to develop classroom strategies for individual students’ needs
- Provided direct intervention for students exhibiting behavioral concerns
- Conducted parent workshops related to developing healthy eating habits in preschoolers
Teacher Assistant
NEST+m Lower School
New York
09.2015 - 06.2017
- Provided curriculum instruction under the general supervision of a licensed teacher
- Monitored students’ progress to achieve academic standard
- Assisted in preparation of lesson plans and projects
School Psychologist Extern
George M. Davis Jr. Elementary School
New Rochelle
09.2017 - 05.2017
- Conducted triennial psychoeducational evaluation
- Collaborated with teachers to develop classroom behavioral strategies
- Provided individual and small group counseling
Education
Master of Science - Education, Multicultural Issues
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY05.2014
Skills
- Psychoeducational evaluations
- Crisis intervention and risk assessments
- Collaboration with teachers, staff, and parents
- Group and individual counseling
- Well versed in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness
- Experience with coordinating wraparound mental health services
Certification
NYS Permanent Certificate in School Psychology
Affiliations And Awards
- New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP), Fall 2017-Present
- Ted Bernstein Award, 05/01/18
References
Available Upon Request
Related Experience
- Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Queens College and North Salem, NY
- Play Therapy, Queens College
- Utilizing Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model to understand a student’s background.
- Member of the Culturally Responsive Practices in School Psychology Training Grant program, which trained graduate students to obtain multicultural competencies to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students from preschool to high school.
- Conducted research regarding Hispanic families’ engagement in their child’s education.
- Presented research pertaining to the impact of acculturation on Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE) at the 2018 NASP conference.
- Attended Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination Prevention and Intervention training (DASA), November 2017.
- School Violence Prevention and Intervention Seminar, November 2017.
- School Safety seminar, January 2018.
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse seminar, January 2018.
Administered Assessments
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- 5th Ed.
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- 4th Ed.
- Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
- Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement
- Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities
- Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales- 5th Ed.
- Feifer Assessment of Reading
- Feifer Assessment of Math
- Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement 3rd Ed.
- Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing
- NEPSY-II
- Beery-Buktenica Developmental Tests of Visual-Motor Integration- 6th Ed.
- Behavioral Assessment System for Children-3rd
- Conners 3rd Ed.
- Comprehensive Executive Function Inventory
- Thematic Apperception Tests (TAT)
- Beck Youth Inventories- 2nd Ed.
- Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale- 2
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
Timeline
School Psychologist - The Flexible Support Program
Croton Harmon Union Free School District
08.2019 - Current
School Psychologist, Grades K-4th
Success Academy Charter Schools
12.2018 - Current
Part-Time School Psychologist, Grades Pre-K-12th
Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES
08.2018 - Current
School Psychologist Intern, Grades K-12th
North Salem Central School District
06.2018 - 09.2018
Full-time School Psychologist Intern, Grades K-12th
North Salem Central School District
09.2017 - 06.2018
School Psychologist Extern
George M. Davis Jr. Elementary School
09.2017 - 05.2017
School Psychologist Extern
Starting Early Preschool- Developmental Disabilities Institute
01.2017 - 06.2017
Teacher Assistant
NEST+m Lower School
09.2015 - 06.2017
Master of Science - Education, Multicultural Issues
CUNY Queens College
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Lehman College
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