Monika Kmetova

Agency employed me as HLTA, but school employed me as Class TA level 2.

Main responsibilities:

· Deliver learning programmes and support individual pupils, small groups

· Use specialist (curricular learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils

· Establish good relationships with pupils, taking on role model by presenting a positive personal image and responding appropriately to individual needs

· Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils

· Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities

· Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance

· Give regular feedback on children’s progress to the class teacher and file records

· Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement

Attend to children’s personal needs, including minor first aid and provide advice on pastoral, social health, physical hygiene and welfare matters.

Play Therapy work with children - direct and indirect therapeutic work - achieve 100 clinical hours in June.

During this period, I have worked with 5 individual clients, 4 of them had 20 sessions, 1 of them had 30 sessions and 1 group work with 3 clients - 7 sessions. I used SDQ and other paperwork, just as referral forms, parents' permission, risk assessment and end reports for schools. I do have experience with parents' interviews, writing letters for parents and teachers and how to deal with parents when it comes to play therapy. Overall, I managed all necessary correspondence and kept all parties up-to-date.

Therapeutic work with children - achieve 100 clinical hours in September 2023.

During this period I have worked with 7 clients, all of them had more than 12 sessions. I used SDQ and other paperwork, just as referral forms, parent's permission and risk assessment. I had experience with parent's interviews and how to deal with parents when it comes to play therapy.

Agency work.

Main responsibilities:

Working with one child on a one-to-one basis

· Supporting the child with the social and academic development

· creating alternative activities

· Writing behavioural plans

· Organising transitional activities between lessons

· Working on resources for teachers to make teaching lessons easier for children

· Has a special insight into conditions such as dyslexia, autism, and other learning disabilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Working with one child on a one-to-one basis

- Supporting the child with the social and academic development

- creating alternative activities

- Writing behavioral plans

- Organising transitional activities between lessons

- Working on resources for teachers to make teaching lessons easier for children

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Working with a small group of children or on a one-to-one basis

- Organizing and teaching cooking lessons – planning cooking lessons for every term

- creating alternative activities for cooking lessons

- Writing behavioral plans for children

- Organising transitional activities between lessons

- Working on resources for teachers to make teaching lessons easier for children

- Creating weekly certificates for children

- Helping children with the transition to secondary education

- Methods to manage behavior: - using zone language

- following behavioral plan

- using team-tech training to keep everybody safe

Volunteering

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a mentor, I provided support and guidance to help school pupils, who were experiencing difficulties in learning due to social, emotional, or behavioral problems. I was working with children of age on a secondary school level on a one-to-one basis or with a small group of children.

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a mental health assistant was recording patients' physical condition by taking vital signs and observing behaviour. I was providing patients with assistance with daily tasks. With the help of other medical staff, we organized social or recreational activities and encouraged patient participation.