Resume

• 2013

  Master of Science (M.S.)

  Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

  Chi Sigma Iota - chapter Rho Alpha Nu

  University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• 2010

  Master of Science (M.S.)

  Studied Applied Psychology

  served as Teaching Assistant and Adjunct Instructor

  Applied Psychology

  Teacher certification

  Texas Education Agency

  Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere Inc.

  ROSE Community Transformer

  TopHat Level 1

  Top Hat

  Community Breastfeeding Educator

  Healthy Children Project Center For Breastfeeding

• 2005

  BSE

  Studied K-12 Education with a focus on Theatre Arts.

  Theatre Education

  Alpha Psi Omega - chapter Omega Pi

  East Texas Baptist University

• I co-facilitate a psycho-educational parenting group class for women in the Lafayette Parish Jail. We provide parenting information to the women and every other week observe them as they have contact visits with their children and provide them feedback on their visit based on the skills practiced in the group.

  The Family Tree of Acadiana

  Research

  Curriculum Design

  Teaching

  Customer Service

  Career counseling

  Student Development

  Curriculum Development

  Psychology

  Communication

  Community Outreach

  Microsoft Excel

  Higher Education

  Adult Education

  Public Speaking

  Academic Advising

  Lecturing

  Mental Health

  Education

  University Teaching

  Translation of Online Teaching Tools to the Face-to-Face Environment

  Conference presentation focusing on the use of traditionally online-teaching tools to enhance the face-to-face teaching environment and experience as a means to increase engagement and ultimately retention of college students.

  Translation of Online Teaching Tools to the Face-to-Face Environment

  Irv Esters

  Louisiana Counseling Association Annual Conference 2015

  This program will focus on structuring a session within two popular brief intervention models (SFBT and FACT)

  including a presentation of information and demonstration of techniques.

  Structuring a Session Using Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  What do we do as therapists when facing a client’s “stuff” causes us to feel vulnerable

  when realizing we bring a client’s stuff home with us

  when struggling to balance our own stuff with the client in the room

  etc.? We believe relief can be found in utilizing ACT for us as well as for the client. Moreover

  the therapist’s willingness to use ACT skills in their lives will complement the core conditions (congruence

  unconditional positive regard and empathy)

  proven helpful to client success in therapy. We will bring therapists to the room as both fully human and fully helper.

  Bringing the Therapist Back into the Therapy Room - ACT for the Practitioner

  As a passionate educator with a background in psychology

  counselor education

  and theatre arts

  Whitney has a knack for communicating information in a way that holds attention

  connects theory to everyday life

  and reaches students from a variety of backgrounds and in a variety of settings. She has a deep love for people that leads her to help them live more value-driven lives in order to reach their full potential.

  Whitney

  The Family Tree

  Information

  Education

  and Counseling Center

  MasteryPrep

  The Bayou Church

  University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  Lafayette

  Louisiana Area

  As Instructor of Psychology

  I design and implement course curriculum at the undergraduate level in a variety of topics in Psychology (Introduction to Psychology

  General Psychology

  Educational Psychology

  Psychology of Adjustment

  Developmental Psychology

  etc.). I also serve as a faculty advisor for undergraduates

  helping to guide students through their bachelor's degree in Psychology.

  Psychology Instructor

  University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  Lafayette

  Louisiana Area

  H.O.P.E. (Helping Offenders Parent Effectively) program Coordinator

  The Family Tree

  Information

  Education

  and Counseling Center

  University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  ACT Prep In-School Instructor

  Leads in-school ACT boot camp experiences for high school students hoping to raise their ACT scores and/or to obtain the scores necessary for scholarships and college admissions.

  MasteryPrep

  The Family Tree

  Information

  Education

  and Counseling Center

  Lafayette

  Louisiana Area

  Through a contract with The Family Tree and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office

  I facilitate a parenting program

  Project H.O.P.E.

  for the male and female inmates at the Lafayette Parish jail using a condensed version of the Nurturing Parenting curriculum.

  Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Offenders Parent Effectively) Facilitator

  I facilitate a 10-week parenting class through the Family Tree for mothers called \"Best Moms

  \" using the Nurturing Parenting curriculum.

  The Family Tree

  Information

  Education

  and Counseling Center

  Database Manager

  Implement data entry protocols

  upkeep of data processes and content

  train and facilitate proper data protocols.

  The Bayou Church

  Contract Mental Health Intern

  As part of the Internship process for the Counselor Education program

  I work with clients from the Healthy Start Program at The Family Tree through in-home mental health visits. My clients are women who are either pregnant or who have had a child recently (within the last 2 years)

  and we work on a variety of issues from a Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model.

  The Family Tree

  Information

  Education

  and Counseling Center

  American Psychological Association

  Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

  Louisiana Counseling Association

  American Counseling Association

  English

  ULearn Certified Online Teacher

  University of Louisiana at Lafayette