Mayrenis Melendez
New York,NY
Summary
Dedicated professional with strong background in providing evidence-based counseling services to children, teens, couples and families. Skilled in developing treatment plans, conducting assessments and documenting progress. Committed to advocating for mental health and well-being of clients.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Prevention Counselor
Mental Health Providers Of Western Queens
05.2023 - Current
- Use advanced counseling skills and evidence-based practices to establish goals and treatment plans with patients.
- Counsel, groups or families to help understand problems, deal with stressful situations and develop realistic action plans.
- Compiled detailed client histories using intake forms, and assessments to build complete picture for determining optimal therapeutic approaches.
- Display sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Encourage patients to discuss experiences in group settings.
Private Nanny
Private Family, Family Nanny
09.2018 - 06.2023
- Offer positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth
- Monitored schedules to maintain sleeping, eating, and school schedules for children.
- Support children's educational progress by reviewing completed homework
- Transported children to and from school, medical appointments and extra-curricular activities.
- Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.
Special Education Teacher Assistant
Department Of Education
06.2014 - 06.2023
- Partner with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, objectives and philosophies
- Use behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills
- Monitored student actions and applied established interventions to redirect behavior and resolve conflicts.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Briarcliffe College
Bethpage, NY05.2016
Skills
- Educational support
- Behavior modification
- Behavior management techniques
- Effective leader
- Emotionally supportive
- Efficient multi-tasker
- Efficient under pressure
- Managing classroom for diverse populations
- Effective time management
- Conflict resolution
- Crisis Intervention
- Outreach Programming
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Prevention Counselor
Mental Health Providers Of Western Queens
05.2023 - Current
Private Nanny
Private Family, Family Nanny
09.2018 - 06.2023
Special Education Teacher Assistant
Department Of Education
06.2014 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Briarcliffe College
Similar Profiles
Uris Madelyne LopezUris Madelyne Lopez
Prevention Specialist Facilitator at Mental Health Providers Of Western QueensPrevention Specialist Facilitator at Mental Health Providers Of Western Queens
Meymey LakMeymey Lak
Placement at Western Health (Mental Health)Placement at Western Health (Mental Health)
Janene M. PadillaJanene M. Padilla
Crisis Stabilization Worker at Western Montana Mental Health CenterCrisis Stabilization Worker at Western Montana Mental Health Center