Monica Stone

- Leads Safety Care trainings for New Hires across the hospital
- Coordinates and instructs Safety Care Fidelity Program to improve safety metrics for both staff and patients
- Trains and mentors new hires across the unit
- Supervises re-structuring and writing of Spanish manual
- Develops and implements instructional overview of job duties for staff new to unit

Responsible for:
-Teaching group therapy to minors on the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit to support mental health understanding and how to implement tools and skills needed to navigate uncomfortable situations
-Connects with caregivers and familiarizes them with group therapy curriculum in order to build a cohesive support network and supportive transitioning back to home environment
-Supports and coaches minors throughout the day by helping them build independent coping mechanisms and skills to manage and care for their unique mental health challenges

• Developed recreational and leisure programming for unaccompanied female youth, ages 12-17, that met State and Federal licensing and regulations
• Reported directly to Program Director providing key deliverables and quarterly reporting as it pertained to Federal Grant
• Championed Positive Behavioral interventions and Supports (PBIS) system and coached direct care staff in Essential Skills
• Developed entire Recreation and Leisure department by:

- Reaching out to community to set up collaborative projects focused on creating a wholistic approach to acculturation and mental health
- Working with community schools, businesses, churches, museums to provide support to patients along with opportunities for involvement and integration within the community
- Being part of Clinical Team to create effective programming to support therapy objectives
- Participating in interview and hiring process for direct care staff

• Instructed Safe and Positive Approaches to all staff across the facility, promoted safety of female minors and staff using least intrusive intervention

• Led trainings for all staff to increase competency of communication with children
• Utilized community programs such as Arapahoe Library to further literacy education of teachers, parents and students
• Worked with Zumba teacher to spread awareness of movement and health to parents, children and community
• Collaborated with behavior health specialist to implement strategies for students exposed to early childhood traumas
• Worked directly with student with PTSD, created routines to manage stress and worked on coping mechanisms to increase stress tolerance

Responsibilities:

• Taught 4-5 year-olds independence and mastering of age-appropriate skills with a foundation in literacy
• Administered and documented results of student assessments

• Directly reported to the principal
• Developed language acquisition curriculum using play-based learning
• Attended school events and functions to strengthen bond within school community
• Taught and fostered a love for Spanish with students age 5-13
• Cultivated collaborative and innovative learning environment to meet each student's unique educational needs
• Created safe and inclusive classroom environment to promote positive learning

• Conquered challenges of working with highly diverse student population to attain exceptional student achievement
• Utilized behavior management skills to foster environment conducive to student learning for ages 2-5
• Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies
• Prepared meals and snacks, helping classrooms as needed

• Trained on-boarding staff in duties and competencies to further success of clients
• Created and led community-based outings for children's enrichment
• Worked community organizations to provide opportunities for children's growth (museums, parks and recreation, bike shops, kayak rentals)
• Coached staff through and debriefed after intense emotional and physical situations
  
  Responsibilities:
• Implemented a therapeutic milieu, directed daily supervision of children ages 5-10, facilitated learning and growth depending on individual or groups emotional or developmental needs, maintained safety
• Assisted clients with developing relevant skills to improve functionality in social, educational and recreational situations
• Listened to personal stories, asked probing questions, stayed curious and offered knowledgeable advice for challenging situations

• Created curriculum for Spanish classes
• Created curriculum for Physical Education classes
• Worked directly with student with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Monitored stress indicators, provided interventions including breaks, fidgets, headphones, using a whisper, turning off lights, validating feelings, providing space
• Used strengths based approaches including education on labeling and identifying emotions and alternative methods of communication to show understanding of materials