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Portrait of Carissa Keen

Honor Society® member

Carissa Keen

Nanny at Employers home/My home

  • Kaplan University Online
  • Psychology in Applied Behavioral Analysis
  • Class of 2019
  • Lake Stevens, Washington

Member since April 2016

About

I am a stay at home with 3 little boys the between the ages of 3 and 7. I have been with my husband for 9 years. We just moved to Washington state for a job relocation for Boeing. I have decided to pursue my dream of becoming a clinical licensed psychologist. I decided that there is no reason that I can't succeed and decided to just do it! I have put this off for far too long because I was always putting other peoples needs before mine. Then I realized that getting my degree is not only helping me but it is also helping my family. I plan to help children cope with Autism Spectrum Disorders as well as children with behavior disorders. I am a sibling of someone with Autism and know the struggles that It can come with. I feel that this is what I am meant to do in life. I want to dedicate my life to finding ways to help those who struggle in their everyday life with disorders and/or syndromes of every kind.

Education

  • Kaplan University

    Psychology

    2015 – 2019

Goals and interests

Career goal

I plan to continue my education after I receive my Masters in Psychology in ABA and pursue my PhD to become a Clinical Psychologist and treat the youth of all ages with developmental disorders and specialize in Autism.

Graduate school interests

I intend to apply for the University of Washington to pursue my PhD in Psychology. I plan to specialize in counseling children of all ages and learning different effective theories for correcting negative behaviors and helping them cope with certain disorders/syndromes that they may have developed.

Outside the classroom

My hobbies are art, dancing, music, and sports. I like to play basketball, football, and baseball with my family and friends. In my spare time I like to draw and make sketches. I use to dance on dance teams for 8 years and still like to dance as a hobby.

Experience

  • Nanny

    Employers home/My home

    Mar 2008 – Jan 2014

  • Project Manager Assistant

    CCOA

    Dec 2007 – May 2008

Volunteering

  • Helping Elderly

    Caldwell Council on Aging

    Jan 2006 – May 2007

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent