Lillian Tyler
Statesboro,Georgia
Summary
Highly qualified, dynamic professional, experienced in mental health, human services, and elementary education. Active listening techniques are used to assess student needs. Friendly and energetic Paraprofessional with expertise in assistant teaching in public classroom environment. Motivated to help students learn and be happy, healthy and well-behaved. Calm and effective at mediating student conflicts. Motivated paraprofessional offers lesson reinforcement, student supervision and report creation expertise paired with outstanding communication and multitasking abilities. Responsible and versatile professional with several years of experience delivering specialized educational assistance to students and teachers. Recognized for attentiveness to physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of each student.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraprofessional
Bulloch County Board of Education
Statesboro, Georgia
09.2021 - Current
- Facilitated classroom management and instructional activities to enhance student engagement.
- Supported special needs students during lessons through targeted small group instruction.
- Collaborated with educators to create individualized education plans for diverse learning needs.
Social Service Coordinator-Intensive Case Management
Pineland BHDD
Statesboro, Georgia
09.2017 - 05.2021
- Managed staff of four case managers and 60 consumers in Intensive Case Management Program.
- Evaluated agency referrals to ensure optimal treatment placements.
- Prepared comprehensive reports to fulfill agency and DBHDD requirements.
- Facilitated treatment team meetings to assess consumer treatment effectiveness.
- Served as housing specialist to enhance available options for clients.
- Acted as linkage specialist for Police-Mental Health Linkage System.
- Provided clinical supervision to meet Georgia state licensure standards.
- Co-chaired housing committee to improve resource allocation and access.
- Collaborated with educators to develop individualized education plans.
Intensive Case Manager
Pineland BHDD
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Maintain charts for assigned individuals in ICM, in accordance with policy and procedures as related to UM audits and ASO. Completing all necessary forms when required per agency policy.
- Developed individualized service plan, addressing individual needs, strengths, and preferences. Follow agency guidelines with regard to goals, objectives, target dates, and authorizations.
- Provide individual skill building as indicated in designated treatment plans, including independent living, coping skills, symptom, anger management, assertiveness, advocacy, hygiene, and other daily living skills.
- Interviewed clients, family members, and other support systems to assess level of functioning including, strengths, needs, abilities, preferences and other information relative to the Intensive Case Management Program. Assessed requirements for receiving services and recommendation of the appropriate level of care.
- Monitor clients and follow-up to determine if the services adequately meet the individual's needs, therefore keeping the team/families, doctors and other agencies aware of necessary changes in the treatment plan.
Workforce Development Specialist
Telamon Corporation
12.2014 - 07.2016
- Development and implementation of new service areas for the purpose of recruitment in the areas of education, life skills and long term employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth.
- Developed and conducted leadership workshops to teach soft, literacy and other skills to new and existing program youth, to enhance employability.
- Case Manager, responsible for 56 out of school youth, age range, 14-24.
- Budgetary duties; accurate record keeping of youth expenditures in accordance with rules and regulations set forth by Program Coordinator in conjunction with the grant providers.
Education
PhD. - Human & Social Services/Mental Health Counseling
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN12.2022
Certificate - Teaching in Psychology
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2018
M.S. - Human Services/ Family Intervention
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN08.2017
B.S. - Psychology/Human Services
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN11.2015
A.S. - Opticianary
Ogeechee Tech. College
Statesboro, GA06.2011
Skills
- Management and leadership
- Employee training and development
- Mental health advocacy
- Human services coordination
- Problem solving and intervention
- Effective communication skills
- Clinical supervision and assessment
- Client intervention strategies
- Classroom management techniques
- Student engagement strategies
- Special needs support services
- Resource allocation and management
- Outcome measurement and evaluation
- Treatment coordination and planning
- Crisis intervention methods
- Behavior management strategies
References
Upon request
Timeline
Paraprofessional
Bulloch County Board of Education
09.2021 - Current
Social Service Coordinator-Intensive Case Management
Pineland BHDD
09.2017 - 05.2021
Intensive Case Manager
Pineland BHDD
08.2016 - 08.2017
Workforce Development Specialist
Telamon Corporation
12.2014 - 07.2016
PhD. - Human & Social Services/Mental Health Counseling
Walden University
Certificate - Teaching in Psychology
Walden University
M.S. - Human Services/ Family Intervention
Walden University
B.S. - Psychology/Human Services
Walden University
A.S. - Opticianary
Ogeechee Tech. College