Jennifer Sterling is a dynamic counselor with 15 years of experience working with children and adolescents, including experience with autism and other special needs. She currently works as a Behavior Specialist for the Ridley School District, where she has created autism support classrooms and leads social skills lessons. Prior experience includes serving as a Long Term Substitute Guidance Counselor and Juvenile Probation Officer. She has a variety of skills in counseling, crisis intervention, data analysis, behavior modification, and special education support.

1. JENNIFER LEE STERLING
125 Marlin Avenue, Folsom, PA 19033 (610) 324-9382 jennifersterling63012@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dynamic, results-driven Counselor with 15 years experience working with children and adolescents.
Demonstrates capabilities in specialty areas including learning disabilities, Autism, truancy prevention,
substance use prevention, behavior observation and data analysis. A versatile professional who excels at
motivating and inspiring students and strives to help students reach the highest level of academic success
possible. Possesses a well-rounded skill set and outstanding ability to adapt.
KEY SKILLS
 Experience with Autism and other special-needs
 Crisis intervention techniques
 Talented in solution-focused counseling
 PSI CHI Psychology Honor Society member
 Strong work ethic
 15 years experience working with adolescents.
 D&A prevention instructor
 Certified SAP team member
 Success with truancy prevention
 Well versed in Career & College Planning
 Behavior Analysis
 Self-motivated
 Strong written and verbal communicator
 Create & facilitate Guidance groups
 IEP knowledge including FBA, BIP, 504 plans.
 Data tracking and analysis
 Strong de-escalation skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST – Ridley School District, Folsom, PA 9/2013- present
Ridley Middle School and Woodlyn Elementary School
 Successfully created an Autistic Support classroom. Modified the curriculum & classroom setting for
special-needs Autistic students based upon a variety of instructional and behavioral techniques and
technologies.
 Successfully improved student participation in the classroom through integration of creative role-playing
exercises and behavior support planning.
 Created and lead weekly social skills lessons.
 Collect, analyze and graph data on individual students using data collected from behavior charts, direct
observation, interviews and social/behavior surveys for use in IEP.
 Counsel Autistic/Aspergers students to help them understand and overcome personal, social and behavioral
obstacles.
 Social and behavior intervention with emotional support students.
 Trained in working with students with Asperger's Syndrome and various levels of Autism.
 Behavior modification using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
 Data Analysis and graphing.
 Implementation and facilitation of social skills programming.
 Progress monitoring.
 Conflict resolution mediations.
 Functional behavior analysis (FBA) and creation of behavior intervention plans (BIP).

2. LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR 2013
 Member of the Student Assistance Program Team (SAP)
 Coordinated with the Dean of Students to address discipline and Truancy issues.
 Counseled individuals and families regarding career and college planning and academic issues.
 Provided crises intervention and referral services to students and families.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHING 2012 -2013
Garnet Valley Middle School and Substitute Teacher Service.
 Managed classrooms of 15 to 40, K-12 students during the absence of their teachers.
 Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning.
 Created an interactive classroom atmosphere to maintain student interest and facilitate learning.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Juvenile Probation Officer –School Based 2000-2012
Delaware County Juvenile Court – Haverford High School and Upper Darby High School
 Participated in IEP meetings and academic action plans.
 Determined appropriate supervision levels by conducting risk and needs assessments.
 Initiated crisis intervention by following official crisis communication plans and training.
 Oversaw anger management, social skill development and drug and alcohol prevention, and mental health
awareness programs.
 Counseled clients to help them understand and overcome personal, social and behavioral problems.
 Counseled students with mental health disorders such as Bi Polar Disorder and ADHD and Anxiety Disorders.
 Led 2-3 group therapy sessions each week.
 Enforced the school's student discipline code to deal with problem situations.
CERTIFICATIONS
· Educational Specialist I- Pennsylvania Department of Education School Counselor K-12
· Certified Prevention Instructor -Pennsylvania DUI Association
· Safe Crisis Management Certification 2015
· Safety-Care Behavioral Safety Certification 2014
· SAP team Certification 2009
- PSI CHI National Honor Society in Psychology