Stressful Situations

Experience with Infants, Children, Youth, and/or Families in Stressful Situations:

Make-A-Wish - Wish Granter
- Work with families and children to determine wish and act as liaison between families and Make-A-Wish administration
- August 2017 - Present
- 20 hours
Vonckx Family
- Nanny for 8-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and newborn
- Developed behavior management plan, aligned with principles from Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
- Planned developmentally-appropriate activities that were logistically possible for 8-year-old and newborn
- Gained understanding of unique behaviors, triggers, and daily needs of child with ASD
- Summer 2015
- 320 hours