Tiayana Brown
St. Louis,Mo.
Summary
Responsible and motivated student ready to apply education in the workplace. Offers excellent abilities with behavioral health and customer service, ability to handle challenging work, and excellent time management skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Support Specialist
ALM Hopewell
St. Louis, Mo.
01.2024 - Current
- Transported clients to job interviews, medical appointments, and mental health visits to meet basic needs.
- Prepared referrals for support services and resources to assist consumers in obtaining self-sufficiency.
- Educated family members about available community resources that could benefit their loved ones.
- Conducted trauma assessments using the PCL 5 & DLA 20 to gauge symptoms of PTSD and daily living activities.
- Visited homes and schools of clients to provide trauma based interventions.
- Developed and implemented short- and long-term case management initiatives to improve client programs.
- Provided guidance on strategies that can be used at home if a client is exhibiting challenging behaviors due to stressors or triggers.
- Maintained monthly outcome reports with program data for each client.
- Participated in weekly team meetings with supervisors to discuss new developments or challenges faced by clients.
- Established relationships with local businesses and organizations that could provide additional support for clients' needs.
Casino Card Dealer
River City Casino
St. Louis, Mo.
12.2022 - Current
- Ensure bets are placed accurately, and timely before cards are dealt
- Ensure proceeds are paid out efficiently and accurately
- Playing house hands, determining winners, exchanging monies for chips, detecting cheaters, and card handlers, and solving disputes, pertaining to customers challenging dealers to callouts
- Provided customers with payouts, payout inquiries, payout disputes, and gaming-related issues and inquiries
- Thorough knowledge of casino operations, working in a highly professional, fast-paced environment.
Laboratory Associate
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Mo.
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Build trust and minimize patient discomfort during phlebotomy procedures while efficiently collecting
- Collect non-blood specimens - Clerical duties with blood and non-blood specimens
- Follow infection-control and safety procedures in carrying out daily phlebotomy functions
- Obtain blood samples for medical testing and transfusion through venipuncture
- Work collaboratively with patients, healthcare providers, and patient support departments.
Registered Behaviors Therapist
Great Strides Behavior Consulting
St. Louis, Mo.
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Attend professional meetings, workshops, and complete Autism Internet Modules to maintain credentials
- Block, redirect, and ignore maladaptive behaviors based on students' behavior protocol
- Develop and Implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities
- Improve educational competence
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage
- Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities.
Behavior Therapist
Hope Autism Clinic
St. Louis, Mo.
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as ABA
- Teach students personal development skills, such as independence and self-advocacy.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
University of Missouri- St. Louis
12.2023
Phlebotomy Specialist Training
05.2022
Associates in Liberal Arts -
St.Louis Community College- Forest Park
05.2020
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
Capella University
Minneapolis, MNSkills
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Behavior Health & Intervention
- Critical thinking
- Research
- Data interpretation
- Proficiency in Written & Verbal Communication
- Psychological and cognitive fundamentals
- Youth Advocacy
- Conflict Mediation
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Cultural Competency
- Individualized support
- Community Outreach
- Behavioral support
- Life Skills Training
Coursework
- Child Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- Trauma Stress in Children and Adolescence
- Abnormal Psychology
- Mental Health and Aging
Timeline
Community Support Specialist
ALM Hopewell
01.2024 - Current
Casino Card Dealer
River City Casino
12.2022 - Current
Laboratory Associate
Barnes Jewish Hospital
08.2022 - 12.2022
Registered Behaviors Therapist
Great Strides Behavior Consulting
12.2021 - 12.2022
Behavior Therapist
Hope Autism Clinic
06.2021 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
University of Missouri- St. Louis
Phlebotomy Specialist Training
Associates in Liberal Arts -
St.Louis Community College- Forest Park
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
Capella University