Lynn Palen
Dover,NH
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
ABA Therapist
Hope behavioral consulting
Dover, NH
09.2024 - Current
- Provided crisis management when needed by utilizing de-escalation techniques such as redirection or calming strategies.
- Instructed clients in social skills training techniques such as positive reinforcement, prompting, and shaping behaviors.
- Maintained detailed records of sessions including progress notes, daily logs, incident reports and program updates.
Intern
Chase Home
Portsmouth, NH
02.2024 - 05.2025
- Guided and supported at-risk teens within a group setting.
- Collaborated with staff to support daily operations in group home.
Trauma informed summer camp counselor
Camp Dream
East Fairfield, VT
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Supervised in bunk time to provide overnight camp to at-promise youth from low-income neighborhoods.
- Completed over 500 hours of AmeriCorps service.
- Applied trauma-informed behavior management with individual youth and in group settings.
Barista
Old Mountain coffee
Keene, NY
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Completed Counter Culture Barista certification and on job training
- Created a hospitable, safe, and welcoming environment for guests
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH05.2024
Skills
- Autism spectrum
- Crisis management
- Educational assistance
- Assistive technology
- Documentation
Related Coursework
- Counseling Psychology, Reviewed and analyzed child psychology cases along with considering proper counseling techniques
- Behaviorism Psychology, Learned skills to interpret, develop, and change human behavior based on ABA therapy
- Race and Racism, Studied critical race theory and its relationship to different entities of society such as education and child development
Timeline
ABA Therapist
Hope behavioral consulting
09.2024 - Current
Intern
Chase Home
02.2024 - 05.2025
Trauma informed summer camp counselor
Camp Dream
06.2023 - 08.2023
Barista
Old Mountain coffee
05.2022 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of New Hampshire