Honor Society® member
Alixandra Cassidy
Community Accountability Board Volunteer: Partnership for Youth Justice at Seattle, Washington- King County Court
- Criminal Justice
- Class of 2022
- Tacoma, Washington
Member since March 2022
About
MSCJ grad student and social service professional with a background in intensive, adolescent mental health therapy and crisis management. Passionate in juvenile justice advocacy, mental health awareness and family driven therapy. Former drug rehabilitation counselor, children’s crisis therapist and current traveling bedside family advocate and diversion specialist
Education
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Lamar University
Criminal Justice
2021 – 2022
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North Central University
Psychology
2013 – 2017
Honors and awards
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Psy Chi Honor Society
Psy Chi Member at North Central University
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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Public Relations Officer
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Social Justice Club
Public Relations Officer
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Currently serving as a board member for the Partnership for Youth Justice. King County Juvenile Court Services (JCS) Partnership for Youth Justice (PYJ) is reimagining how we support young people within our community by shifting to what we call Juvenile Therapeutic Response and Accountability Court (JTRAC) and expanding our Community Accountability Boards (CABS) program to seek partnership with school districts to support the overall well-being of students prior to any potential engagement with the Criminal Legal System.
- Graduate school interests
Passionate in juvenile justice advocacy, mental health awareness and family driven therapy.
- Outside the classroom
- Cooking new meals
- Reading thriller and biographic novels
-Spending time with my pets
-Going to live music shows
-Listening to true crime podcasts
Experience
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Community Accountability Board Volunteer: Partnership for Youth Justice
Seattle, Washington- King County Court
Feb 2022 – Jun 2022
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Family Advocate
Bellevue, Washington- Lifecenter Northwest
Jan 2022 – Jun 2022
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Youth and Family Therapist
Catholic Community Services
Sep 2019 – Jan 2022
Volunteering
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Community Accountability Board Volunteer: Partnership for Youth Justice
King County Court
Feb 2022 – Jun 2022
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
