CARA REMMERT

52 Mill Rd Morris Plains, NJ 07950

CaraPRemmert@gmail.com 973-978-398 !C"
Education M.#. Cald$ell College, Cald$ell, NJ Ma% 202
Ma&or' Master o( #rts in Co)nseling Ps%c*olog%
Concentration' +c*ool Co)nseling-C#CR,P-accreditation
NJ +c*ool Co)nselor Certi-cation
..#., ,ast +tro)ds/)rg 0ni1ersit%, ,ast +tro)ds/)rg, P# Ma%
2009
Ma&or' +ociolog%
Minor' Comm)nications
Professional Experience
Paterson C*arter +c*ool (or +cience and 2ec*nolog% School Counselor/Testing
Coordinator 033203 to Present
Paterson, NJ
+c*ool Co)nselor at ,lementar% Cam4)s ser1ing a caseload o( 300 st)dents in
grades 5-6. Coordinated /e*a1ioral and academic inter1entions, indi1id)al and gro)4
co)nseling, c*aracter ed)cation, 4arent $or7s*o4s, and sc*ool $ide e1ents s)c* as
Career 8ee7, College $ee7, 8ee7 o( Res4ect and college -led tri4s (or eac* grade.
9esigned and im4lemented sc*ool $ide 4ositi1e sc*ool climate 4rogram t*at
decreasing disci4line re(errals and :;. cases.
NJ#+< testing coordinator (or grades 3-6.
#nti-.)ll%ing +4ecialist (or <-6. Co-C*air o( ;=R+ committee.
8rote >)idance :and/oo7 and C*aracter ,d)cation C)rric)l)m (or grades 5, 5, =6.
+*e4ard +c*ool School Counselor 03202 to
033203
<innelon, NJ
+c*ool Co)nselor at +*e4ard +c*ool, an alternati1e sc*ool (or c*ildren $it* emotional
and /e*a1ioral disorders in grades 5 t*ro)g* 2 and 4ro1ided $ee7l% indi1id)al
co)nseling, gro)4 co)nseling, crisis inter1ention, and /e*a1ior modi-cation to at ris7
st)dents dealing $it* de4ression, an?iet%, sel(-*arm, aggression, s)/stance a/)se,
and incarceration.
Co-leader o( ;,P meetings, created $ee7l% gro)4 4lans and c*aracter ed)cation
lessons, (acilitated 4arent meetings,
#ssisted all ten 2
t*
grade st)dents de1elo4 s)ccess()l 4ost-grad)ation 4lan incl)ding
college, 1ocational sc*ool, or &o/ 4lacement $*ic* t*e% all $ent on to 4)rs)e.
Par7 #1en)e ,lementar% School Counselor Intern- 300 ours 093
to23
@ree*old, NJ
Pro1ided indi1id)al co)nseling (or st)dents $it* common sc*ool dilemmas as $ell as
t*ose dealing $it* more se1ere tro)/les s)c* as 4arental di1orce, incarcerated
4arent!s", se?)al a/)se, grie(3loss, an?iet%, and de4ression.
@acilitated $ee7l% gro)4s (or grades <-5 consisting o( social s7ills gro)4, sc*ool
s)ccess gro)4, (riends*i4 gro)4, and moti1ation3co4ing s7ills gro)4 in addition to
c*aracter ed)cation.
9esigned t*emes (or A8ee7 o( Res4ectB to 4romote sc*ool $ide /)ll%ing 4re1ention
and inter1ention at st)dent le1el, com4iled data related to sc*ool climate, and
created 4ositi1e /e*a1ior re$ards s%stem as a mem/er o( +c*ool +a(et% 2eam.
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CARA REMMERT
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Ne$ .r)ns$ic7 Middle +c*ool School Counselor Intern-!00 ours
03 to 053
Ne$ .r)ns$ic7, NJ
Manage case load and 4ro1ided indi1id)al co)nseling, crisis management, and
;nter1ention and Re(erral +er1ices meetings.
Coordinated attendance 4ro&ect co)nseling 20 st)dents *a1ing e?cessi1e a/sences.
#cti1el% monitored st)dentsC attendance and grades and im4ro1ed attendance rate.
;m4lemented and recr)ited (or t*e sc*ools R.;.M., and #D;9 4rogram.
#celero Eearning :ead +tart "a#il$ Ad%ocate/Teaching Assistant 0830
to 073
Ne$ .r)ns$ic7, NJ
Res4onsi/le (or im4lementing t*e core (amil% 4artners*i4, 4arent in1ol1ement, and
comm)nit% 4artners*i4 ()nctions (or t*e center-/ased o4tion o( t*e :ead +tart
4rogram in an )r/an and c)lt)rall% di1erse area.
Recr)ited and enrolled c*ildren (or t*e 4rogram and )sed t*e (amil% de1elo4ment
model to s)44ort and assist a caseload o( 5 (amilies in identi(%ing goals and
strengt*s.
#c*ie1ed t*e centerCs ()ll enrollment o( 60 c*ildren, ma?imiFing #celero EearningCs
ann)al ()nding.
Professional &e%elop#ent and Certi'cations
9r)g @ree NJ'5 Min)te @amil% .rea7, 9ecem/er 203
Certi-ed +)icide #ssessor, 202
Cald$ell College :el4 Eine, Dol)nteer +)icide Crisis Co)nselor' Jan)ar% 202-Present
@amil% 9e1elo4ment Credential' J)l% 20, R)tgers 0ni1ersit%
Co)nseling >E.2G +t)dents' No1em/er 20, Cald$ell College
.asic Ei(e +)44ort (or :ealt*care Pro1ider Certi-cation Ma% 200
+)/stance #/)se and t*e .rain' +e4tem/er 200, Pre1ent C*ild #/)se NJ
:ealt*% 1s. 0n*ealt*% @amilies' 9ecem/er 200, Pre1ent C*ild #/)se NJ
Morris Co)nt% +)/stit)te 2eac*er Certi-cation 2009
Professional A(liations
National .oard Certi-ed Co)nselor, 202
Ne$ Jerse% +c*ool Co)nselor #ssociation, 202
#merican +c*ool Co)nseling #ssociation, 20
C*i +igma ;ota :onor +ociet%, 20
#merican Co)nseling #ssociation, 200
S)ills
Real 2ime, >enesis, Na1iance, C*ild Pl)s, Microso(t HIce' 8ord, ,?cel, Po$erPoint, and
#ccess.