Lauren A. Stern

1616 S. Morgan St. #3 Chicago, IL 60608

♦Mobile: 847-347-4445 ♦Email:

Education:

Erikson Institute - Chicago, IL 8/11-5/13

Infant mental health certificate program

Tufts University - Medford, Massachusetts 9/05-5/07

Master's in Child Development

Concentration in Clinical Developmental Psychology

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan 8/99-4/03

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Spanish

Experience:

LEEP Forward, Inc. - Chicago, IL 8/13-Present

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

•Clinician and administrator at developmental clinic serving children with individual differences

•Clinical responsibilities: individual home- and center-based DIR/Floortime® therapy for children, and coaching for parents/caregiver; develop, implement and monitor birth-three developmental and infant mental health services; collaborate with inter-disciplinary staff; conduct assessments; develop treatment plans

•Administrative responsibilities: program development and governance; hiring; intakes and enrollment; community outreach; reflective supervision and training for staff and interns

LEEP Forward, Inc. - Chicago, IL 4/12-8/13

LEAD DIR/Floortime® THERAPIST

•Lead therapist in pediatric social group 5 days/wk at developmental clinic

•Provide individual home- and center-based DIR/Floortime® therapy for children and coaching for parents/caregivers

•Provide reflective supervision and training for staff

•Participate in program development and monitoring

Early Intervention provider - State of Illinois 7/10-Present

•DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPIST for the state of Illinois’ birth-three home visiting program for children with developmental delays

Fussy Baby® Network at Erikson Institute – Chicago, IL 9/12-5/13

BILINGUAL INFANT SPECIALIST

•Provide clinical service through home visiting for families of infants with regulatory, feeding, sleeping, crying or developmental concerns

•Conduct trainings for professionals and parents based on Fussy Baby® model or social-emotional development

Erikson Institute – Chicago, IL 1/12-5/12

INTERN

•Provided DIR/Floortime® therapy to child with autism 2 hours/week

•Received supervision and instruction by a Profectum DIR-trained occupational therapist and an Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL) faculty member and clinical child psychologist

•Participated in an all-day, peer-reviewed case presentation, including video clips of the sessions

Freelance Trainer for Early Childcare Providers 10/11-9/12

•Contracted with Illinois Action for Children and YWCA to train childcare professionals

•Develop and conduct workshops and/or trainings for childcare providers on early childhood development

ElValor,CarlosH.CantuChildandFamilyCenter­Chicago,IL 5/10­4/12

DISABILITIESSUPERVISOR

•Managethedisabilitiescomponentofanearlychildhoodcenterwith Early Head Start and Head Start programs

•Facilitate and advocate for children in need of services from public schools or Early Intervention during the referral, evaluation, and IEP/IFSP processes to ensure their rights and services are being provided

•Support teachers in administering or interpreting developmental screenings, and making the appropriate modifications

•Provide direct, clinical supervision to the paraprofessionals

El Valor, Carlos H. Cantu Child and Family Center - Chicago, IL 9/09-5/10

SOCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR

• Manage the recruitment, enrollment, family assessment and support, and case management processes for families in Early Head Start, Head Start and Family Child Care Home programs

• Collaborate with the education, disabilities, mental health, health/nutrition, parent involvement components to provide comprehensive services

• Provide direct, reflective supervision to the case managers

Home for Little Wanderers, Boston Early Intervention Program - Boston, MA 2/07-7/09

CLINICAL SUPERVISOR

• Responsibilities include: participating in the interview, hiring, and training processes; develop staff trainings and manual; program operation in the director's absence; writing and conducting performance reviews; on-going supervision for a multi-disciplinary clinical team

• Outreach work to create partnerships with community organizations to provide community-based comprehensive services for children and families

Independent Contractor, DIR/Floortime® therapist – Boston, MA 2/05-9/06

• DIR/Floortime® home-based therapist for child with individual differences

Home for Little Wanderers, Boston Early Intervention Program - Boston, MA 8/04-7/09

DEVELOPMENTAL SPECIALIST

• Provide individual home-based therapy, parental education and support, and service coordination for children birth to age three with developmental delays

• Collaborate with families to develop a service plan including strategies to address: developmental concerns, acquisition of play skills, learning styles, social-emotional skills, parenting support

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive clinical services

• Administer a standardized assessment tool to determine eligibility and developmental functioning

• Develop the curriculum and facilitate a bilingual parent educational and support group

New England Center for Children - Southborough, MA 8/03-8/04

TEACHER

• Teach children with autism based on practice of Applied Behavior Analysis in a co-residential and educational facility

• Develop behavioral support programs, and educational objectives including IEP goals

Additional Experience

• DIR/Floortime® level B certificate with ICDL

  • Currently enrolled in DIR/Floortime® Fellows certificate program with Profectum Academy

• Fluent in Spanish

Professional Membership

• Member of Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health (IAIMH)

• Member of ICDL