Sasha Nash
49787 Waterloo, Chesterfield,MI
Summary
Passionate and driven Postsecondary Advisor and dual-track graduate student, currently pursuing Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling at Oakland University. Driven to help students achieve success by providing guidance on career options, higher education choices, interpersonal conflicts, and life planning. Effective at cultivating relationships with organizations and community resources that meet student needs, and consistent in meeting the established goals of the counseling program.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Postsecondary Counselor
Michigan State University College Advising Corps
08.2023 - Current
- Advised students on educational, career and social opportunities.
- Managed a caseload of diverse learners while maintaining individualized attention, contributing to overall student success in post-secondary planning.
- Established relationships with various organizations to identify and connect students to supplementary resources and programs, facilitating a smooth transition for graduating students.
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
- Collaborated with parents and site staff members to help students reach potential, and monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes
- Mentored underrepresented student populations, providing resources and support to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
Childcare Professional
Care.com Inc
01.2019 - Current
- Monitors the safety of up to 6 children at a time, between the ages of 1 month and 12 years old.
- Promotes positive interactions with children with ADHD, Autism and oppositional behaviors by using visual supports, simplifying communication, and utilizing stress scales to turn emotions into concrete concepts.
- Develops and monitors balanced schedules to ensure children have enough food, rest, physical activity, and playtime.
- Assists children, both individually and in small groups, with lesson projects and homework.
- Implements strong decision making skills and timely responses to a range of high-stress and complex situations.
- Establishes lasting, professional connections with families and children by encouraging open communication and delivering positive feedback.
Traveling Home Aide and Caregiver
Papa Pal
05.2021 - 08.2023
- Observed and monitored clients' mental and physical status during activities and other direct/indirect client contact.
- Assisted clients with living independently through skill-building and mentoring in areas such as housekeeping adaptations and preparation of healthy meals.
- Employed therapeutic and de-escalation techniques during client visits, preventing and managing both high-stress and crisis situations.
- Ensure a safe and secure environment free of hazards to reduce risk of injury to all clients.
- Maintains organized records of client profiles and information, writing detailed summaries following each visit.
Behavior Technician
Acorn Health
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Completed 40+ hours of approved online and in-person training to obtain certification as a Behavior Technician.
- Conducts functional behavior assessments, functional analysis, preference assessments, and assessments of basic learning and language skills to identify target behaviors and purpose of behaviors.
- Implements a variety of scientifically based methodologies following the Behavior Intervention Plan, including Social Skills Training (SST), Pivotal Response Training (PRT), Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Listener Response Training (LRT) and Picture Exchange Communication (PEC).
- Observes, monitors and records client behavior and responses through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs, and anecdotal notes.
- Runs one-on-one therapy sessions with children ages 4-16.
- Maintains professional and confidential communication with families, supervisors, behavior analysts, and other members of learners' teams as necessary.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Mental Health Concentration
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI12.2022
High School Diploma
Algonac Junior/Senior High School
Algonac, MI06.2019
St. Clair County Community College
Port Huron, MI05.2019
Skills
- Organization and Time Management
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Strong Written and Verbal Communication
- Adept at Conflict Resolution
- Documentation Skills
- Clinical Intervention
- Mental Health Support
- Flexible and Adaptable
Academic Research and Presentations
Honors Capstone Research
Perceptions of Parenting Style and Work-Related Stress.
- Examined how childhood experiences regarding parenting style relate to individuals' ability to face and cope with work-related stress.
- Designed and launched a survey via Qualtrics examining parenting style and its relation to elements of role/work-related stress, burnout, interpersonal and organizational deviance, self-efficacy, and locus of control.
- Recruited participants through Amazon Mechanical Turk and social media.
- Performed statistical analysis on the experimental data by using SPSS.
- Research funded through Central Michigan University Student Endeavors Grant, presented to students following submission of original research proposal.
- Presented at Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition (SCREE) 2023.
- Advisor: Dr. Kimberly O'Brien, Ph.D.
Psychology Capstone Research
Parenting Style, Stress, and Burnout in College Students.
- Designed and launched a survey via Qualtrics examining the relationship between parenting style and college students' perceived stress and burnout.
- Recruited participants through social media.
- Performed statistical analysis on the experimental data by using SPSS.
- Presented at Psychology Capstone Research Seminar, Central Michigan University, Fall 2022.
- Advisor: Dr. Nathan Weed, Ph.D.
Honors Research Project
Parenting Style and Personality Development.
- Examined how childhood experiences regarding parenting style relate to personality development across the lifespan, as defined by the Five-Factor Model.
- Conducted a comprehensive literature search of presently available information regarding the connections between early child/parent experiences and later adult personality development.
- Wrote a detailed developmental analysis paper, demonstrating proficiency in APA format.
- Advisor: Dr. Sandra Morgan, Ph.D.
Affiliations
- Algonac High School Teacher's Aid: 09/2020 – 12/2020
- MACC Development Tutor: 09/2020 – 09/2021
- Watermark Church Youth Volunteer: 05/2021 – 10/2022
- Vacation Bible School: 06/2022
- Watermark Church Worship Team: 01/2021 – Present
- Watermark Church Leadership Team: 01/2022 – Present
- Watermark Church Communication Team: 09/2022 – Present
- Watermark Young Adults Facilitator: 09/2022 – Present
- Feed the Bay Backpack Program: 09/2022 – Present
- Maconce Elementary Pen Pal Program: 01/2023 – Present
Timeline
Postsecondary Counselor
Michigan State University College Advising Corps
08.2023 - Current
Behavior Technician
Acorn Health
12.2022 - 06.2023
Traveling Home Aide and Caregiver
Papa Pal
05.2021 - 08.2023
Childcare Professional
Care.com Inc
01.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Mental Health Concentration
Central Michigan University
High School Diploma
Algonac Junior/Senior High School
St. Clair County Community College
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