Laurie Noch

Dedicated school psychologist with strong background in: 1. Applied cognitive-behavioral interventions; 2. Team problem solving framework to assess and manage problematic behavior; 2. Crisis prevention and intervention; 3. Staff in-service training; 4. Skill-focused individual and group counseling. Extensive experience working at the individual and building level to improve school functioning for students with educational, emotional and behavioral needs. I am looking to apply my depth of skills and experience and work with an energetic and compassionate team to support staff and foster growth in complex students. I can offer In-depth staff In-service training and consultation in: 1. Understanding and interpreting IEPs, evaluations and student records. 2. Developing student learning profiles, emotional profiles, and social profiles to better understand and work with students with disabilities. 3. Developing interventions at the individual, class, and school level based on functional behavior and using researched based methods of applied cognitive behavior modification. 4. Cooperative Discipline - a positive classroom management strategy that focuses on common motivations of behavior. 5. Understanding clinical symptoms that affect the classroom and how to respond most effectively, including Anxiety, Mood Disorders, ADHD, Autism, and ODD. 6. Teacher-student problem solving meetings as a positive approach to deal with disruptive behavior. 7. School based interventions to reduce problematic behavior, involving systematic feedback. 8. Accommodations, instructional strategies and modifications that utilize executive functioning skills. I can offer CBT and skill focused Individual and Group Counseling on various areas: 1. Emotional regulation (anger, anxiety, depression); 2. Impulse control; 3. Organizational skills; 4. Social skills and interpersonal relationships; 5. Independent life skills.