Gisela Díaz, M.A

2000 Huntington Avenue, Apt.226, Alexandria, VA, 22303

Phone: 703-960-0388

Email: [email protected]

Profesional Objetive

Seeking a professional educational position where I can apply my knowledge, experience, and professional dexterities. Continue with my graduate academic formation to earn a Doctoral Degree in my area of specialization, School Psychology.

Education

1996 - 2000           Master Degree in Arts with specialization in School Psychology, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. (MA)

1991 - 1996           Bachelor Degree in Arts with specialization in Psychology, Interamerican

University of Puerto Rico. (BA)

                              Courses and Seminars

v     Instructional Support Team Training; Fairfax County, Virginia.

v     Difference on Disability in Special Education, Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students; Prince William County, Virginia.

v     Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Training; Prince William County, Virginia.

v     Administrative Designee Training; Prince William County, Virginia.

v     Suicide Prevention / Crisis Intervention In Service; Prince William County, Virginia.

v     Uses and Interpretation of the Stanford-Binet, Fifth Edition; Fairfax County, Virginia.

v     WISC IV Training; Prince William County, Virginia.

v     Technology for Psychologist, Social Workers, and Visiting Teachers Workshop; Prince William County, Virginia.

v     Prudential Positive Parenting, Teaching Parents of Young Children, Training Seminar; Washington D.C.

v     Seminar “Spanish-Language HIV Counseling”; HIV/AIDS Administration; Washington D.C.

v     Participate in Annual conference of Mental Health and quality of life in the Settings School, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.

v     Seminar with specialized unit of domestic violence, sex assault and child abuse. Aid programs to victims and witness, Department of Justice of Puerto Rico.

v     Experimental prevention seminar, HIV/AIDS.

v     Legal aspect to the HIV/AIDS linked conditions.

v     Participate in congress of the services planning counsels, HIV Title I Program.

v     Infection & Disease control seminar – Universal precaution certified.

Skills

v     Fluent in Spanish and English

v     Knowledge in Psychological Therapy & Evaluation.

v     Management of the DSMIV-T-R, as diagnostic instrument.

v     Knowledge in management of the legal issues surrounding, psychological and medical files.

v     Experienced group and individual Lecturer and Counselor.

v     Knowledge of Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP, XP Professional, MS Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point, Lotus Smart Suit, Compis (Computer Program for HIV Clinics), Internet, among others.

Credentials

v     Pupil Personnel Service License as School Psychologist; Commonwealth of Virginia. Valid from July 2003 to June 2008.

Work Experience

2003-Present            Bilingual School Psychologist; Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the assessment of students in order to assist in the measurement and interpretation of student's intellectual, social, emotional and educational development.  Participates in Child Study comities to provide recommendations to teachers, parents and counselors, addressing student concerns.  Provides informal counseling to students (individual or group), to assist with development of appropriate social/emotional skills.   Assists in the development of educational and behavioral management programs required to alleviate or remedied behaviors.  Provide consultation to teachers and parents to facilitate student educational, social and emotional growth.  Assures that, as a result of a recommendation for assessment, a comprehensive report is developed and written in descriptive, non-technical terms that may be easily understood by parents and teachers. Insure that recommendations made as a result of the psychological evaluation are practical, educationally based, and student driven. Participate in Eligibility Meetings to provide assistance in the identification of those students who require intervention in their educational program. Insure that adequate safeguards for the privacy and confidentiality of information are maintained per County regulations. Provide formal “Counseling as a Related Service” as part of the IEP process.  Work collaboratively with other Student Services staff providing consultation, counseling, intervention, referral and crisis management within the school environment (i.e. substance abuse, attendance, school health nurse, guidance, human relations).  Works collaboratively with school administration and Guidance Department to provide crisis intervention, violence prevention, and suicide prevention service within the school Seating. Maintain knowledge in current trends in assessment, service delivery models and best practices for school psychologists.  Participates in monthly staff development, in-services, and division-wide in-service and professional conferences. Performs other duties as assigned.

o                                           Women’s Health Case Manager; Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Washington DC

Responsibilities:

Counsel patients during their pregnancy test about their options. Counsel, support, and follow up to new pregnant patients during the prenatal care.  Referral to other services related with the prenatal care such as WIC, Health Classes, and Medicaid to guarantee their families stability.  Generated, develop and coordinates inter departmental monthly reports for statistical analysis of activities, referred and done, every month. Coordinate and develop Parenting Classes Seminar for the Latino Community.

o                                   Technical Service to Victims and Witnesses, Puerto Rico Department of Justice.  

      Caguas, Puerto Rico

                                    Responsibilities:

Counsel and support victims of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault during the judicial process. Coordinate and help in the process of obtaining shelter and/or housing for the victims. Provide psychological, medical and financial aids to guarantee the stability of the victims and their families.  Give support and follow up to the needs of relatives, arising from the judicial process. Generate, develop and coordinate monthly reports for statistical analysis of activities, referred and done, every month.

1996-1998      Case Manager AIDS Integral Care Project, Humacao, Puerto Rico

                                    Responsibilities:

Carry out orientation of the negative HIV tested person, at risk, for the prevention of contagion with HIV.  Handle cases of HIV positive clients, identify needs and help in the management of claim specifications.  Function as guide and counselor for support group, for positive tested males with a rehabilitation plan. Generate, develop and coordinate monthly reports for statistical analysis, prepared every month. Develop and edit federal and state proposals four fund request, to guarantee the integral services of the HIV patients.

Services to the Profession

v     Summer & Fall 2004 / Examiner for the CELF 4 Spanish Edition Standardization; Psychological Corporation, a division of Harcourt; San Juan Puerto Rico & Alexandria, Virginia.

v     Spring 2004 / Examiner for the WISC IV Spanish Edition Standardization; Psychological Corporation, a division of Harcourt; Alexandria, VA.

v     Successfully developed and established Psychoused.com A Private non for profit organization that provides Seminar, Lecture and Consulting Service for the community as well as distribution of Psychology-educational materials.

v     2001-2002 / Successfully developed, established and coordinated the Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care Bilingual Parenting Classes Program. Washington DC

v     1999-2000 / Develop an Investigation Research “ Emotional Indicators in the Human Figure drawing in child with diagnosis of HIV ”, Pediatric University Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Unpublished Research.

v     2000 / School Psychologists in Training; Custodians Angels School, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

v     January 2000 / Professional Consulting as School Psychology, Solidarity with Panama School, La Havana Cuba.

v     1998 - 1999/ School Psychologist in Training; Interamerican Clinic in Psychological Services, San Juan, Puerto Rico.