Leanne Debrosse
Bethlehem,PA
Summary
- Comprehensive experience across all age groups, including extensive work with underprivileged children, parents, and communities.
- Exceptional crisis management and quick decision-making, ensuring a level-headed approach in high-pressure situations.
- Strong ability to connect and empathize across cultural divides.
- Proficient in program development and organizational leadership.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
CHILDREN’S HOME OF READING
05.2019 - Current
- Manage the Lehigh Valley In-home Counseling Program and Specialized Foster Care Program
- Provide clinical supervision for staff and support for foster parents, manage crisis situations, and monitor caseloads
- Conduct all specialized trainings and new staff orientation
- Created program handbooks and training manuals
- Keep up to date with affiliate program standards.
PREVENTION SPECIALIST
VALLEY YOUTH HOUSE
06.2014 - Current
- Coordinate the SADD/STAR clubs in local middle and high schools
- Facilitate a TRU (Tobacco Resistance Unit) Club in Whitehall-Coplay Middle School
- Give drug/alcohol/tobacco prevention presentations to schools and community groups
- Lehigh Valley campus First Aid/CPR trainer
- Facilitated several therapeutic groups in high schools on topics such as grief and loss, family solutions, and LGBTQ support.
FAMILY INTERVENTIONIST
CHILDREN’S HOME OF READING
01.2014 - 05.2019
- Provided quality, goal-oriented family therapy to youth involved in CYS and/or Juvenile Probation
- Completed required paperwork, assessments, trainings, and reports
- Specialized in helping sexually reactive youth and their families
- Attended court hearings, CASSP, and ISP meetings in order to report on therapy progress.
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
10.2013
- Advised new and returning students about college policies, programs of study, degree options, and transfer possibilities
- Tracked retention, authorized add/drops, and conducted degree audits while keeping documentation up to date.
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES
CAREER INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
04.2009 - 07.2012
- Head of Student Service Department in three school campus locations, providing counseling, academic support, and referral services to students
- Aided in retention efforts by tracking students’ attendance and grades, meeting with high risk students, and organizing special programs and events.
AT-RISK SCHOOL COUNSELOR
STRONG YOUTH, INC.
08.2006 - 04.2009
- Managed a caseload of 40 middle school students who were at risk to join gangs
- Created curriculum focusing on self-esteem, conflict resolution, family issues, and anger as well as after-school activities that focused on team building, creativity, and trust.
SENIOR CHILD CARE COUNSELOR
KIDSPEACE
06.2002 - 08.2005
- Provided individual and group counseling to adolescents with severe mental, emotional, and behavioral disabilities
- Responded to daily crisis situations including physical altercations, self-injurious behaviors, psychological breakdowns, and aggressive behaviors
- Created and facilitated several psycho-educational and recreational groups throughout the week.
Education
MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION, WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN COUNSELING -
HOFSTRA UNIVERISTY
05.2008
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY -
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
05.2002
Skills
- Staff Management
- Academic Monitoring
- Student Development
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Group Facilitation
- Conflict Resolution
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- Youth Engagement
- Behavior modification
- Parenting skills training
- Relapse prevention
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Certification
- Pennsylvania Educational Specialist I, Elementary School Counselor, K-6
- Pennsylvania Educational Specialist I, Secondary School Counselor, 7-12
- Juvenile Sex Offender Counselor Certification, University of Louisville, 2016
- CPR Instructor, American Red Cross, 2016-current
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification, 2022
Development And Trainings
- Counselors, Administrators & Parents Conference, Nassau Counselors’ Association, 2010 & 2011
- Supporting Families of Children and Adolescents with Problematic Sexual Behavior, Northeast Educational Assessment and Research Institute, 2015
- Family Reunification After Child Sexual Abuse, Northeast Educational Assessment and Research Institute, 2016
- Child Sexual Abuse Series, University of Pittsburg, 2016
- Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology of Trauma, Valley Youth House, 2016
- University of Lousiville Juvenile Sexual Offending Counselor Certification Program, 2016
- KidsPeace Institute Trainings, 2016-2023
- Drexel University Forensic Rights and Treatment Virtual Conference, 2022
- Annual MASOC/MATSA Joint Conference, 2021, 2022 & 2023
Timeline
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
CHILDREN’S HOME OF READING
05.2019 - Current
PREVENTION SPECIALIST
VALLEY YOUTH HOUSE
06.2014 - Current
FAMILY INTERVENTIONIST
CHILDREN’S HOME OF READING
01.2014 - 05.2019
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
10.2013
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES
CAREER INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
04.2009 - 07.2012
AT-RISK SCHOOL COUNSELOR
STRONG YOUTH, INC.
08.2006 - 04.2009
SENIOR CHILD CARE COUNSELOR
KIDSPEACE
06.2002 - 08.2005
MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION, WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN COUNSELING -
HOFSTRA UNIVERISTY
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY -
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
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