Nicole McGill
Baton Rouge,LA
Summary
Responsive Intervention Specialist committed to empowering families of children aged 4 to 18 with disabilities and developmental delays. Experience in leading individualized sessions in a child's natural environment and school setting. Thorough understanding of medical conditions and terminology. Sound judgment and decision-making capabilities. Trained in student evaluations, intervention planning and progress monitoring. Methodical and dedicated with team-oriented and creative approach. Skilled at completing client paperwork accurately and efficiently.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
PLAAY Program Manager
PLAAY at Center for Resilience
New Orleans, LA
07.2022 - Current
- Train and supervise adults in cultural responsive violence prevention intervention (Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth)
- Facilitate various group therapy sessions with students teaching stress reduction and coping skills in school and community settings working with children ranging in ages 4-18
- Collect pre and post group data from families, schools and community partners
- Work directly with Tulane University to assess the data
- Cultivate relationships with families to share knowledge and information
- Supervise adult facilitators in their respective groups giving feedback for growth
- Present PLAAY at various professional development workshops, locally and nationally.
- Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
- Implemented effective communication protocols between internal teams working on different aspects of a given project.
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
- Provided guidance to team members regarding tasks assigned to them.
- Monitored progress of each project to ensure timely delivery of deliverables in accordance with established quality standards.
- Analyzed data from various sources such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, to inform decision-making related to projects.
MS 6-8 Supervisor
Center for Resilience
New Orleans, LA
07.2021 - 06.2022
- Leads behavior management team to ensure TCiS protocols are followed
- Leads crisis management debriefs, collects, records, tracks and analyzes incidents to summarize behavior patterns to determine needs for intervention
- Fosters strong relationships with students, staff and families
- Works closely with Site Director and teachers to support student success
- Teach students social, emotional and behavioral skills to thrive in a classroom and community setting.
- Encouraged patients to develop interpersonal skills and engage in social interactions or other therapeutic activities.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals such as social workers, psychiatrists, counselors and nurses to coordinate quality care for each client.
- Provided crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques to help manage patient behavior.
- Modeled appropriate communication and problem-solving skills in crisis situations involving patients, family or staff.
- Encouraged positive behaviors through rewards systems when appropriate.
- Collaborated with other departments to coordinate workflow processes between teams.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions under supervision of a mental health professional.
- Tracked client movement on and off unit by documenting times and destinations.
- Restrained violent or suicidal patients using approved verbal or physical techniques.
- Assisted psychiatrists in working with patients to rehabilitate for community reintegration.
- Participated in treatment planning by helping to identify patients' problems, needs and strengths.
K6 Supervisor
Center For Resilience
New Orleans, LA
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Ensure integrity of therapeutic space by providing feedback to milieu staff on setting conditions and maintain serenity of student spaces
- Makes immediate decisions concerning safety and collaborates on disciplinary decisions, in consultation with the Site Director and Clinical Director
- Actively facilitate meetings in which all participants have a voice and a solution is reached, when necessary
- Planned and led morning and afternoon team meetings
- Facilitated weekly milieu meetings for professional development and collaborative problem solving
- Monitor weekly incident data to improve health of the milieu, including but not limited to scheduling parent meetings, partnering with the TCIS supervisor or clinician to make decisions
- Drafted daily and weekly schedules while addressing logistical challenges
- Designed and implemented school culture initiatives, including celebrations, managing the student store inventory/catalog/orders, incentive systems, spirit weeks, etc..
- Demonstrate ability to motivate adults toward a shared set of goals, a willingness to confront difficult truths and hold others accountable, and an ability to support a cohesive team.
- Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
- Monitored employee productivity to provide constructive feedback and coaching.
- Complied with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Recruited, hired, trained, mentored, coached, evaluated, and terminated staff as necessary.
- Responded to employee concerns or complaints by coordinating with human resources team to solve issues.
Behavior Interventionist Elementary School
Center For Resilience
New Orleans, LA
12.2018 - 06.2020
- Documented all required behavior data and reporting forms, daily.
- Collaborated with therapeutic program staff to track and identify behavior trends
- Helped implement the classroom behavior systems
- Ensured state behavioral regulations and guidelines are followed, including those related to restraint and seclusion.
- Enforced and adhered to all therapeutic program policies and procedures related to behavior support.
- Supervised the cool down seclusion room and supported students in crisis
- Worked with educators to outline intervention plans, establish goals and develop progress benchmarks.
- Cultivated classroom environment focused on inclusion and growth, fostering both social and academic development.
- Developed and implemented behavior plans to promote positive behaviors in students.
- Adapted instruction based on individual student needs while ensuring safety protocols are met.
- Performed crisis prevention and intervention duties as needed including physical restraint if necessary.
Education
Biblical Studies -
International Bible Institute
05.2016
High School Diploma -
Sarah T Reed High School
Skills
- Program Performance Analysis
- Partnership Development
- Compliance Enforcement
- Contract Development
- Team Development
- Strategic Planning
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Detail Oriented
- Program Leadership
- Team Training and Development
- Google Suites proficiency
- Managerial experience
- Interpersonal Communication
- Teambuilding
- Excellent Communication
- MS Office
- Cultural Awareness
- Organization and Time Management
- Planning and Coordination
- Problem-Solving
- Written Communication
- Program coordination
Awards Trainings Presentations
- Lion's Story, 07/01/23
- National Association for Social Workers-La.(NASW), 03/01/23
- National Association for School Psychologists (NASP), 02/01/23
- Beloved Community Convening, 10/01/22
Accomplishments
- Employee of the Year 2019
- DEI committee member since 2019
- Employee of the month September 2021
Certification
Professional Crisis Management (PCM) certificate 2018
Therapeutic Crisis In Schools(TCiS) certificate 2018
Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth(PLAAY) facilitator 2018
Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth (PLAAY) Staff Trainer 2020
Therapeutic Crisis in Schools including developmental disabilities Staff Trainer (TCiSDD) 2021
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
PLAAY Program Manager
PLAAY at Center for Resilience
07.2022 - Current
MS 6-8 Supervisor
Center for Resilience
07.2021 - 06.2022
K6 Supervisor
Center For Resilience
07.2020 - 06.2021
Behavior Interventionist Elementary School
Center For Resilience
12.2018 - 06.2020
Biblical Studies -
International Bible Institute
High School Diploma -
Sarah T Reed High School
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