Robyn Safford
2339 Acton Street, Berkeley,CA
Summary
Dedicated School School Psychologist, Wraparound Facilitator and Clinic Counselor driven to aid youth in overcoming academic, social and mental health challenges to realize individual strengths and successes. Bringing 18+ rewarding years' success in Mental Health Collaborative and regular educational settings.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
School Psychologist, Wrap Facilitator, Counselor
Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Concord, CA
08.2003 - Current
- Collaborated with educators, school administrators and external professionals in development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
- Collaborated with families, school staff and other external professionals to build Wraparound Services teams to support students and families needs in educational, home and community settings.
- Facilitated meetings to develop interventions that could be utilized to improve students' mental health and support families positive outcomes and stability for students to remain in least restrictive educational setting.
- Supported families in identifying resources within school district, community and county to support their needs and enable them to make positive changes in their homes to support students' mental health and educational goals.
- Met with students to conduct individual assessments and determine academic and mental health needs.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.
- Completed required documentation and reports for compliance and treatment planning.
- Utilized formal and established testing protocols to evaluate educational, emotional and behavioral needs of students.
Education
Master of Science - Counseling, Clinical Child-School Psychology
California State University Hayward
Hayward06.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies-Psychology Option
California State University Hayward
Hayward, CA12.1999
Skills
- Individualized education programs
- Mediation and crisis intervention
- Individual and family support
- Resource advocacy
- Emotional support
- Youth and adolescent development
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Intervention planning
- Learning improvements
- Classroom observations
- Solutions-focused
- Formal evaluations
- Documentation
- Verbal and written communication
Timeline
School Psychologist, Wraparound Facilitator
Mt. Diablo Unified SD
08.2003 - Current
Master of Science - Counseling, Clinical Child-School Psychology
California State University Hayward
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies-Psychology Option
California State University Hayward