Theresa Perez-Lawscha

• Provide on-site and off site consultation, resources and training to center staff and family childcare home providers in a variety topics related to Early Childhood Mental Health and Positive Behavior Intervention and Support.
• Assist in building and maintaining positive learning and emotionally responsive environments, working effectively with all children in the program; children with mental and social-emotional behavior challenges, developmental differences and those who have experience trauma.
• Provide socio-emotional support services to young children and their families in the centers and family child care home setting assigned.
• Collaborated with Positive Behavior Support staff in supporting classrooms and students and assist in developing behavior plans outlining steps to maintain a child's participation in the program to support children with persistent and challenging behaviors.

• Offered perspective on effectiveness of treatments concerning conditions such as depression and anxiety.
• Counseled individuals, groups or families to help understand problems, deal with crisis situations and develop realistic action plans.
• Implemented variety of evidence-based counseling methods to achieve therapy goals.
• Identified indications of mental deficiency, abnormal behavior or maladjustment through direct observation.
• Evaluated patients' goals, as well as mental and practical conditions, to develop individualized courses of treatment.
• Wrote reports on clients and maintained required paperwork.

• Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
• Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
• Documented client progress in confidential files.
• Utilized meditation and visualization to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals.
• Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.

• Consulted with military teachers, staff and parents to eliminate unwanted behaviors.
• Provided and conducted non-medical counseling services to families, and parents to address challenging behaviors reported by the parents and school staff from the military base.
• Provided hands-on support in classrooms and collaborated with the school and the parent to provide the appropriate interventions for the student.
• Used cognitive behavior therapy to assist clients in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

• Delivered counseling services to families and couples dealing with familial issues.
• Collaborated with other mental health professionals to create comprehensive treatment plans.
• Educated clients and families on importance of mental health and self-care.
• Conducted intake and assessments to formulate treatment plan and manage client records.
• Collaborated with social services, referral sources and other treatment professionals to meet patient care needs.
• Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.
• Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes. Interacted with clinical staff and external resources such as school or community personnel.
• Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.
• Worked with parents and teachers to implement consistent behavior therapy techniques at home and school.