Rosemary Quispe
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Bilingual Mental Health Practitioners
Counseling In Schools
Manhattan, MT
12.2023 - Current
Art Therapist and Counselor (LCAT, ATR-P)
Counseling In Schools
New York, NY
12.2023 - Current
IS 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers Fine Arts Middle school. I work for Counseling in Schools (Bilingual Mental Health Practioner (LCAT, ATR-P) in collaboration with the Department of Education to provide support for students navigating mental health challenges that affect overall functioning and academics, providing treatment that integrates visual arts therapy and trauma-informed interventions. Focus on enhancing students' social and emotional growth, while facilitating open studio-group activities that promote active engagement and connection. Collaborate with the DOE social worker to address both individual and group needs, staying attentive to signs of physical and emotional distress. Intervene proactively to prevent crises and foster positive solutions. Encourage peer relationships and social engagement, helping students develop healthy coping strategies and resilience. Organize and maintain arts materials and supplies to facilitate creative expression, ensuring a safe and supportive environment.
Collaborate with Department of Education teachers and staff to facilitate workshops that address burnout and strengthen the support provided to students, prioritizing social and emotional well-being.
Bilingual Creative Arts Therapy Coordinator
Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital
New York, NY
07.2022 - 07.2023
Fellowship
Successfully completed clinical fellowship with The Faris Foundation in collaboration with Mount Sinai. This Creative Arts Therapy Fellowship program was dedicated to serving pediatric patients and their families, with a specialized focus on hematology and oncology cases.
Demonstrated developmentally and clinically appropriate arts therapy services based on patient(s) needs and multidisciplinary care plan for patients in designated pediatric unit(s).
Employed multiple art mediums to encourage client expression and creativity.
Helped set short-term goals to support overall therapeutic objectives.
Partnered with other professionals on treatment team to integrate treatment plans.
Assisted healthcare workers by translating salient therapeutic treatment information and deliver real-time, accurate translations and interpretations for Spanish-speaking patients and their families.
Summer Rising (AT-Counselor in Training)
Counseling in Schools
Brooklyn, NY
07.2022 - 09.2022
Actively worked to fortify the foundation of social and emotional development for students.
Coordinated and led group activities for students.
Communicated with other counselors to coordinate individual and group needs.
Vigilantly monitored for signs of both physical and emotional distress, intervening as needed to ensure crisis prevention and effective de-escalation of situations.
Promoted peer and social engagement.
Provided support to students dealing with behavioral challenges while fostering the development of positive coping skills and outlets.
Laid out, organized and stored arts and crafts supplies.
Supervised students during play activities to prevent injuries and accidents.
Freelance Illustrator
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01.2019 - 10.2019
Responsibilities:
Communicated effectively with clients to design and develop concept layouts and details for illustrations. Worked with clients to generate and develop ideas. Made revisions until client was satisfied and happy with commission work.
Skills
Sketching & Illustration
Acrylic Painting
Storyboarding
Sewing & Fabric Dyeing
Embroidery
Adobe Illustrator
Photoshop
PowerPoint
Outlook Express
Microsoft Windows XP
Bilingual-Spanish native speaker
Resume
Degree:
Master of Arts- Art Therapy
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Associate of Applied Science-Illustration
Education
New York University
2020-2022
Art Therapy Program
Master of Arts in Art Therapy
*(fulfilled additional Graduate level psychology and counseling courses at Edinboro University-2019)
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts
*Dean's List Honoree
Community College of Denver/Aurora
Associate of Applied Science-Illustration
Internship Experience
Art Therapy Intern | YCD Erasmus High School-Counseling in Schools-Brooklyn,NY | 02/2022-06/2022
Supervisor: Amanda Smith ATR, MS., ATR-BC, LCAT
Throughout my internship with YCD, actively worked to fortify the foundation of social and emotional development for students. Through individual counseling, at-promise students received additional support and had the opportunity to develop awareness and understanding, along with developing positive coping skills. Additional responsibilities included: Psychosocial Assessment and Suicide risk assessment and protocol.
Art Therapy Intern | LSA Family Health Service - Harlem, NY | 09/2021 - 05/2022
Supervisor: Mónica Sánchez, MS., ATR-BC, LCAT
The Mental Health Services at LSA provided the community of Harlem with free, bilingual, and holistic trauma-informed care through individual and group therapy. In addition, parent-child didactic art therapy sessions were implemented.
Multiple Sclerosis Art Therapy Team(Intern) | NYULangone | 09/2020-12/2021
Supervisor: Prof. Ikuko Acosta, Ph.D., ATR-BC.
NYU Langone- Multiple Sclerosis art therapy team intern
Co-facilitated art therapy group sessions for participants with varying stages of MS and individual with traumatic brain injury.
Parkinson's Disease Art Therapy Team (Intern) | NYU Langone | 01/2021 - 05/2021
NYU Langone- Parkinson's Disease art therapy team intern (Spring session '21) Co-facilitated art therapy group sessions for participants with varying stages of PD.
EDF BIPOC+Support Group (Summer Intern) | The Eating Disorder Foundation-Denver,CO | 05/2021-09/2021
Supervisor: Expressive Connections Counseling. Sneha Gaikwad LPC, ATR-BC Email: sneha_gaikwad@mariadroste.org Co-facilitated support groups for individuals 18 and up who identify as Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Multiracial, or those who identify as being racially marginalized who are struggling or in recovery from disordered eating, an eating disorder, or body image concerns.
Volunteer Experience
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado (5889 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Ste 404)
Manager: Leigh Schommer, LCSW 303.377.9774 Email: Leigh@epilepsycolorado.org
Hosted an Art Therapy webinar in Spanish as part of the Epilepsy Foundation Hispanic Outreach Program.
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DAWN Clinic (January 2020-March 2020) 1445 Dayton St, Aurora, CO 80010
Spanish Interpreter for the Women's health Services offered at Dawn Clinic.
DAWN is an interprofessionally run free clinic, dedicated to Aurora's community wellness needs.
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GIRLS Inc. of Metro Denver (2018) 1499 Julian St, Denver, CO 80204
Manager: Heidi Vielhaber, Manager of Volunteer Programs (303) 893-4363
Express Yourself! Summer Art program assistant
Assisted girls in activities utilizing various art resources and techniques (tempera paints, multi-coloring, crayons, color pencils, mix media, acrylics, pastels).
Motivated individuals to channel self-expression through art.
Girls Inc. is a program that focuses on the needs of girls from low-income communities and girls who face multiple, intersectional challenges such as those based on sex, race, religion, ethnicity, immigration status, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
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Heritage Camps For Adoptive Families (2012-2014) Snow Mountain Ranch, Fraser, CO
Latin American Heritage Camp- Summer Camp Counselor
Ages 3-18
Assisted with culturally specific workshops, activities and art projects. LAHC also included HeArt TalksTM (Which was designed and conducted by a Licensed Art Therapist).
Latin American Heritage Camp is a summer camp program that focuses on providing a safe place for transculturally and transracially adopted children. LAHC strives to reduce social isolation and foster empowerment and positive self-esteem through affirming cultural roots and role models.
Timeline
Bilingual Mental Health Practitioners
Counseling In Schools
12.2023 - Current
Art Therapist and Counselor (LCAT, ATR-P)
Counseling In Schools
12.2023 - Current
Bilingual Creative Arts Therapy Coordinator
Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital
07.2022 - 07.2023
Summer Rising (AT-Counselor in Training)
Counseling in Schools
07.2022 - 09.2022
Freelance Illustrator
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01.2019 - 10.2019
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