Honor Society® member
Abigail Robertson
Special Education Assistant at I currently work full-time as a special education assistant for Siegel High School. My responsibilities include: Assist teachers in the delivery of educational and behavioral interventions Assist students in study labs to complete homework assignments and prepare for testing Use de-escalation techniques to aid with behavioral non-compliance and work with students in crises Learn and implement a variety of behavior plans for students Provide one-on-one tutoring and ensure that at-risk students adhere to their class schedules
- counseling psychology
- Tennessee
Member since September 2020
About
I am a teacher's aid in special education at a local high school. I am interested in engaging in work that reaches and teaches both children and adults. I'm am exploring graduate school at both the master's and P.h.D level and investigating counseling psychology. I am incredibly fascinated by the development of well-minded, conscious societies. More specifically, by design, a community could engineer systems that rear more stable, engaged, and loving adults who raise healthier children. And a more sustainable planet.
Education
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middle tennessee state university
Psychology
2020 – 2022
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motlow state community college
AS - psychology
2017 – 2019
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Tennessee Technology Center at Murfreesboro
phlebotomy
2011
Honors and awards
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dean's list
2013
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TSAC Grant
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Transfer Promise Scholarship
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Honor Society
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psi chi honor society
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Although I am currently researching various roles in the mental health field, counseling psychology is a forerunner primarily for the multiple career options it offers and also because it is a field that I can engage with at either masters or doctorate level.
For example, apart from the traditional career choice of group or private practice, other counseling psych positions allow graduates to implement what they have learned in their graduate education. I am naturally a creative/social type, but I'm also an intellectual and love the balance of education that counseling psychology provides. Within the field, I can receive the clinical/research aspect of training, as one might find in a clinical psych program, as well as the counseling/therapeutic training one might receive as a licensed professional counselor (LPC) or licensed clinical social worker (LCSW).
- Graduate school interests
I'm am exploring graduate school at both the masters and P.h.D level for counseling psychology.
- Outside the classroom
Nomadic in nature, a mountain ranger, tree-hugging, dirt-loving, tiny-housing, ink-slinger (creative writing), bee-keeper, husky-owning songbird. I love exploring literature, history, science, particularly quantum physics, and having philosophical conversations beside a campfire. I also love musicals.
Experience
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Special Education Assistant
I currently work full-time as a special education assistant for Siegel High School. My responsibilities include: Assist teachers in the delivery of educational and behavioral interventions Assist students in study labs to complete homework assignments and prepare for testing Use de-escalation techniques to aid with behavioral non-compliance and work with students in crises Learn and implement a variety of behavior plans for students Provide one-on-one tutoring and ensure that at-risk students adhere to their class schedules
Dec 2019 – Dec 2022
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Marketing Consultant
I work part-time for the Global One Foundation. I intend to continue working with the NGO. Developed and graphically designed social media marketing campaigns aimed at advancing organizational mandates Provided copywriting and proofreading services for emailing sequences, and fundraising campaigns Designed and conducted child partner surveys to increase donor retention and donation frequency Utilized knowledge of storytelling and film to consult on projects from inception to completion Conduct script analysis, write and edit scenes, compile story briefs, and graphically designed intros and outros.
Mar 2019 – Dec 2025
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Certified Nutrition Coach and Office Manage
I worked for a local private gym for a few years as a nutrition consultant and office manager. My responsibilities and accomplishments included: Mentored 50+ individuals seeking fitness and weight loss guidance Developed and launched programs, tools, and resources that increased client retention, weight loss success, and consistency by more than 50%. Improved overall client experience by establishing accountability and customer service protocols for staff Wrote code of conduct for employees, assisted in creating and implementing company policies
Dec 2014 – Nov 2016
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Senior Nutrition Consultant and Office Manager
While living in South Africa, I worked for a medical wellness clinic known as SureSlim. My responsibilities and accomplishments included: Mentored 100+ individuals seeking radical health, weight, and lifestyle changes contributing to 1000+ lbs. of collective weight loss for the Pretoria East and Centurion clinics Streamlined administration by updating dated filing systems to digital management allowing for better record keeping, success tracking, and staff/client care Delivered excellent managerial service for all staff in a fast-paced office environment requiring little to no supervision Exhibited adaptability and enhanced communication skills by learning a new language to engage with a new culture Internships:
Dec 2013 – Mar 2015
Volunteering
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I later went on to volunteer for a non-profit, whose mission is to build schools, educate and feed impoverished children living in one of Kenya's largest slums, Kibera. I graphically designed for their social media accounts and helped to fundraise. Now contractually employed with them, I manage their social media, aid in planning the fundraising campaigns, Copywrite, and work with the film production team. I love my work with this organization, but working closely with severely impoverished communities who regularly struggle with issues such as sanitation, disease, starvation, unemployment, corrupt government agencies, gun violence, and riots can take a toll on the human spirit. I am constantly reminded that I can't save, feed, educate, and protect every child, which is a painful reality to accept.
Global One Foundation
Jan 2017 – Apr 2019
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I've taken on little projects here and there working with The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) helping to maintain national parks and once served on an animal rescue team while living abroad. I've always enjoyed being knee-deep in nature and loved my time volunteering on conservation projects and in animal welfare.
SANBI
Aug 2013 – Jun 2014
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After returning to the states, I took a volunteer position and later an internship with an organization called World Relief (W.R.). I worked for W.R. primarily as an ESL teacher for a small Burmese refugee community and gained experience on the organizational level. I loved my time interning with W.R. and found teaching English as a second language to the non-English speaking Burmese very challenging. I became responsible for planning my lessons and had no idea where to begin in the early days. I think I experienced more "culture shock" during that experience than I did in all my travel years.
World Relief
Jun 2011 – Aug 2012
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I began my volunteering experience overseas at the age of 14. From a young age, I always wanted to travel, learn, and experience other cultures. I found opportunities with churches, and later privately organized with local communities to work in outreach, building and renovation projects, and education initiatives. By the time I was 18 and graduating high school, I had traveled to and lived in five different countries. These first experiences abroad gave me perspective, real-world experience, and exposure to cultural diversity -- it's where I developed my love for people and equity work.
Global Expeditions
Apr 2006 – Jun 2010
Languages
- Afrikaans Fluent
- Spanish Intermediate
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