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Susan Mire

Tallahassee,FL

Summary

Early Career, National Certified School Psychologist committed to delivering comprehensive support to students, families, and interventionists, and educators through psychoeducational evaluations and assessments, positive behavior support, data collection, collaboration and consultation, and mental health support. Experience administering psychoeducational evaluations for children and adolescents ages 3-18. Knowledgeable in the MTSS process, testing for and identifying learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, autism, pre-evaluation and placement, and in creating functional behavior assessments and positive behavior plans.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

School Psychologist

Bay County Schools
03.2023 - Current
  • Assessment: Conduct psycho-educational assessments for all students, including those with low incidence disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities, and moderate/severe mental health difficulties.
  • Collaboration: Participate in weekly collaboration meetings with various schools and specialized staff (School-Based Team Meetings).
  • Consultation: Provide behavioral/instructional consultation to teachers and/or parents though School-Based Teams (SBT), psychoeducational assessment results meetings, and informal meetings. Meet with other school psychologists on a bi-monthly basis to discuss current cases and provide consultation.
  • Collaborate and consult with school based teams in Bay County Center Schools, with special populations of emotionally behavior disordered students and medically complex/severely disabled students. Conduct initial and re-evaluations with students age 5-19.
  • Create psychoeducational assessment reports, present to parents at IEP meetings, assist with development of IEP's.
  • Conduct classroom observations, create functional behavioral analysis and behavior plans.

School Psychologist Intern

Florida State University Multi-Disciplinary Center
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • Assessment: Conducted psycho-educational assessments for students with low incidence disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Intellectual Disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities, and moderate/severe mental health difficulties.
  • Assess and diagnose autism and emotional/behavioral disorders (under supervision with a licensed clinical psychologist) in Wakulla County Schools Pre-K Center students.
  • Assess and diagnose learning disabilities in clinic and educational settings in Leon County and Wakulla County (under supervision with a licensed clinical psychologist).
  • Complete psychoeducational, social-emotional, and behavioral assessments.
  • Conduct and participate in parent and teacher interviews and meetings.
  • Participate in IEP meetings.
  • Conduct classroom observation and create functional behavioral analysis reports and behavior plans.
  • Create reports and present to parents at IEP and MTSS meetings.

Academic Advisor

Tallahassee Community College
08.2016 - 12.2022

• Perform virtual and in-person academic advising; provide customer service and advising to community college students using departmental email accounts, social media, Skype, live chat features, and other technology. Create and implement social media for Advising and Retention.

• Work with first-time, transfer, returning and current online and on-campus students to discuss placement, programs of study, career goals and major selection, academic progress, transfer, and graduation/goal completion.

• Assist students in developing individual academic success plans.

• Teach DEP2004, Human Growth and Development, Fall 2017 Semester. Introduced best-practices in academic psychology research. Extensive use of Canvas and digital supplement to the textbook. Challenged and motivated students through lectures and discussion.

• Create an Academic Warning course as an intervention for students on Academic Warning after their first semester at TCC.

Other Employment History

Various
06.2000 - 07.2016
  • Self-Employed 2015-2016: Non-Profit Consulting, Professional Writing, Mental Health Counseling
  • Woman’s Non-Profit Center 2001-2014: Founder, Designer/Implementer of Mental Health Services, Young Adult Mentor, Mental Health Counselor
  • Murphy Toerner and Associates: 2001-2002: Post-Master’s Mental Health Counseling Intern
  • Lighthouse Counseling Center 2000-2005: Post-Master’s Mental Health Counseling Intern
  • Mental Health Counselor, Catholic Charities Counseling Center, 2000-2001: Post-Master’s Mental Health Counseling Internship.

Education

Educational Specialist/Counseling And Human System - School Psychology

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
04.2022

Master of Arts - Mental Health, Marriage And Family Counseling

Holy Cross University
New Orleans, LA
12.1996

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
05.1989

Skills

  • School administration and team collaboration and consultation
  • Data Analysis and Reporting
  • Proficient in Weschler assessments, Woodcock Johnson assessments, BASC-3, Childhood Autism Rating Scale, and many other assessments ( paper or digital)
  • Data Collection
  • Team Building
  • Identifying Learning Disabilities through the MTSS process
  • Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
  • Psychoeducational Assessment and Reports
  • School Mental Health Individual and Group Counseling
  • Functional Behavioral Analysis
  • Positive Behavior Support and Behavior plans
  • Q-Interactive iPad Assessment Administration,
  • Q-Global Survey Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation
  • FOCUS database
  • Elementary teacher
  • Consultation and collaboration for all stakeholders

Certification

  • Florida Department of Education Certified School Psychologist
  • National Certified School Psychologist
  • National Association of School Psychologist member.

Timeline

School Psychologist

Bay County Schools
03.2023 - Current

School Psychologist Intern

Florida State University Multi-Disciplinary Center
08.2021 - 06.2022

Academic Advisor

Tallahassee Community College
08.2016 - 12.2022

Other Employment History

Various
06.2000 - 07.2016

Educational Specialist/Counseling And Human System - School Psychology

Florida State University

Master of Arts - Mental Health, Marriage And Family Counseling

Holy Cross University

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

University of New Orleans
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