Education Therapist
Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Current
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- Education Therapist at Creative Learning Solutions, LLC (Madison, WI) (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Learning Program Coordinator/ Education Therapist at Imagine a Child's Capacity (ICC)
- Senior Therapist/ Reading Program Coordinator at Integrated Development Services (IDS)
- Education
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Mikki McCarville’s Summary
Creative Learning Solutions, LLC
www.creativelearningsolutions.org
Creative Learning Solutions, LLC specializes in education therapy that helps kids learn the foundational skills of reading, spelling, comprehension and math through individualized, multi-sensory programming that unites therapeutic and educational strategies. The focus is helping ALL kids learn, including those who learn differently or who have developmental disabilities.
Mikki McCarville’s Specialties:
Experience serving children with Autism, Asperger’s, Dyslexia, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Apraxia, Pervasive Development Disorder, ADD/ADHD, Learning Disability, non-verbal communication, emotional disorders, behavioral issues, as well as typically developing children with specific learning needs.
Adapting programming from Lindamood-Bell® Learning Processes and Making Math Real Institute and Clinic for a wide variety of children.
Mikki McCarville’s Experience
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Education Therapist
Creative Learning Solutions, LLC (Madison, WI) (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Individual & Family Services industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)
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Learning Program Coordinator/ Education Therapist
Imagine a Child's Capacity (ICC)
(Non-Profit; Individual & Family Services industry)
January 2004 — June 2007 (3 years 6 months)
•Co-creator of ICC Learning Program
•Assessed each child’s learning and processing issues, developed treatment goals, designed and implemented individualized multi-sensory programming for children with diverse learning needs
•Supervised staff of education therapists, conducted ongoing training for learning strategies and relationship-based therapy, led team in inventive problem-solving/brainstorming meetings, and managed day-to-day clinic responsibilities
•Consulted and collaborated with parents and school staff about child’s learning and methods of support.
•Acted as a team to develop creative solutions in the face of challenges such as funding cut-backs and staffing shortages.
•Commended by co-workers and client's parents for my ability to develop a comfortable rapport and meaningful relationship with the kids I work with, my creativity in developing games to establish a fun learning environment, and my flexibility to “think on my feet” with problem-solving in the moment. -
Senior Therapist/ Reading Program Coordinator
Integrated Development Services (IDS)
(Individual & Family Services industry)
August 2000 — December 2004 (4 years 5 months)
•Promoted to senior therapist to lead a team in designing and implementing goals for children with autism ages 2 to 14 in the fields of regulation, communication, relationship, peer interaction, education and daily living skills.
•Integrated many disciplines of therapy including sensory integration methods,the Greenspan DIR®/Floortime™ Model, the Son-Rise Program®, PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System), Brain Gym, relationship-based therapies, ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) and more.
•Partnered with parents and school staff, supported peer interaction in small groups and at recess, and managed team schedules, meetings, child progress reports and ongoing training.
•Developed a reading program for one-to-one and small group instruction in 2003.
Mikki McCarville’s Education
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A., Psychology, 1998 — 2002
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