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**//Caitlin Ward//** //Email:caitward72@gmail.com//

**//Objective//** //To pursue a career in early childhood/elementary special education//

**//Qualifications//** //Organize recruit information using Excel and Word. Schedule prospective student/athlete visits// //Worked with children of various ages as camp counselor, coach of CYO volleyball teams.// //Internship with licensed Psychologist: sat in on counseling sessions, administered tests to patients, wrote up paperwork on patients// //Experience with administering tests to children with learning disabilities// //Experience with creating and running research experiments, e.g. Thesis was a research project on the coping mechanisms of rape victims and non-rape victims// //Experience working in a classroom with young children(ages 4-5)// //Experience tutoring young children (ages 4-6)//

**//Education//** //Current graduate student at [|Adelphi University], pursuing M.S. in Early Childhood Special Education (dual certification)// //Recently graduated from [|Washington College], Maryland, B.A. in Clinical/Counseling Psychology with Sociology/Art Minors, Cum Laude Honors and Departmental Honors// //Graduated Holy Trinity DHS with honors//

**//Employmen//** **//t//** **//[|Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School] - Aug. 2012 - Present//** //Kindergarten Teacher// **//Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School - Aug. 2010-June 2012//** //Kindergarten Teacher Assistant// **//AC Moore - June 2010-Aug. 2010//** //Seasonal job. Worked on the floor, helped customers, cashier// **//Washington College Student Affairs - Aug. 2009-May 2010//** //Student Worker: organize files on excel and word, filed documents, worked front desk phone// **//Washington College Admissions Office - Jan. 2009-Aug. 2009//** //Tour Guide Aide:Tour Guide and office hours (put together mailings)// **//Washington College Athletic Department office assistant –2007-2008//** //Organize files in Excel and Word. Process paperwork for interested students// **//Carvel shift manager – 2005 –2008//** //Extensive customer interaction, supervise shift, closeout cashiers//

**//School Activities//** //Psi Chi (National Honor Society in Psychology)// //College Varsity Volleyball Team (Captain)// //Zeta Tau Alpha (Social Chair Fall 2009, Service Chair Spring 2010)// //Order of Omega (Greek Leadership Honor Society, Treasurer)// //Student Events Board//

**//Community Service//** //Raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness and Education// //Adopt-A-Highway// //High School French tutor and teacher assistant// //Coach 5// //th// //grade girl’s CYO Volleyball Team// //Coached at summer volleyball clinic at St. William the Abbot// //Teacher at Vacation Bible School at St. William the Abbot// //Volunteer at pre-K// //Library summer volunteer//