KELLY A. PORTER
Webster
Summary
Motivated, energetic, and compassionate school adjustment counselor, seeking a position at Worcester Vocational Technical High School to help support the social emotional needs of the school community.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Adjustment Counselor/Lead STAR Counselor, Department Head, Girls Track & Field and Cross Country Coach
Webster Middle School
01.2021 - Current
- Provide social, emotional, academic counseling and education to caseload of 140 students (currently 6th graders) and a substantially separate classroom
- Service students on IEP's to develop, implement, and monitor the progress of counseling goals, facilitate social groups
- Utilize data to make informed evidenced based decisions
- Utilize creative activity based therapeutic interventions
- Serve as the 504 coordinator
- Implement bi-weekly social, emotional, and career readiness lessons
- Develop and oversee the implementation of student safety plans
- Facilitate communication and meetings between families, teachers, administrators, and outside agencies.
- Provide crisis intervention services and conduct risk assessments
- Coordinate referrals for outside services
- Educate staff on relevant topics including cultural diversity awareness, trauma informed practices and suicide prevention protocols
- Monitor student attendance rates and implement truancy prevention protocols
- Lead and support Safety Care Protocols
Clinical Intern/ Per Diem Clinician
Open Sky Community Services
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Served as a clinical intern in a 900-hour internship
- Serve as a Master’s Level Clinician
- Conduct individual therapy sessions
- Lead DBT group sessions
- Employ treatment modalities including CBT, DBT, SFBT, MI
- Attend staff meetings
- Collaborate with other clinicians to develop treatment plans
- Consult with The Department of Mental Health
- Consult with local court agencies
- Consult with local community outreach programs
- Serve as a member of therapeutic teams
- Enter individual progress notes after each session
- Telehealth sessions
Health/PE/Wellness Teacher
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School
01.2008 - 01.2021
- Health/Wellness/PE Teacher for grades 9 -12
- Mentor Teacher to numerous students
- Serves on the Handbook Committee
- Mentor Teacher to newly hired teachers
- Class Advisor
- GSA Advisor
- Peer Mediation Advisor
- NEASC Steering Committee
- Safe Schools Grant Committee Member
- Crisis Prevention Team
General Manager
Point Breeze Restaurant
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Assisted in all day to day operations
- Trained all new staff members
- Developed weekly schedules for staff of 25
- Completed weekly inventory
- Hired and fired staff
- Facilitated staff meetings
- Assisted in ordering of products
Education
Baccalaureate of Science - Fitness & Health Management, Psychology
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Amherst, MA01.1999
Master of Education - Mental Health Counseling
Cambridge College
Charlestown, MAMaster of Education - Health/Family Consumer Sciences
Cambridge College
Cambridge, MA01.2012
Skills
- Motivational interviewing
- Clinical experience
- Crisis intervention techniques
- Solution-focused counseling
- Personal development sessions
Certification
- 2015 Sheltered English Immersion Administrators Endorsement
- 2015 Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators Leadership I Academy
- 2018 Mental Health First Aid USA
- 2019-2022 Open Sky Clinical Internship Worcester, MA
- 2020-2022 Per Diem Clinician Open Sky Worcester, MA
- 2023 Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- 2021 CR-for PTSD Worcester, MA Trained in Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD
- 2024 DBT Certification Worcester, MA
- 2021 School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor All Levels
Timeline
School Adjustment Counselor/Lead STAR Counselor, Department Head, Girls Track & Field and Cross Country Coach
Webster Middle School
01.2021 - Current
Clinical Intern/ Per Diem Clinician
Open Sky Community Services
01.2019 - 01.2022
Health/PE/Wellness Teacher
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School
01.2008 - 01.2021
General Manager
Point Breeze Restaurant
01.2004 - 01.2007
Master of Education - Mental Health Counseling
Cambridge College
Master of Education - Health/Family Consumer Sciences
Cambridge College
Baccalaureate of Science - Fitness & Health Management, Psychology
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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