Lori Jennifer Fox
4625 W. Fortune Dr. Anthem, AZ. 85086
Phone (602) 525-6223

What should you do? Do good by doing compassion to everyone you know needs it.
Expect adversity. Bear adversity with love. -Natalie Goldberg

Objective
To provide families with the tools they need to build healthy relationships with their children
who have been exposed to traumatic events.

Education

PsyD in School Psychology. Argosy University, Phoenix, Expected Graduation- June 2009.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Cum Laude.University of Denver- June 2002
Deans Honor Roll, Psi Chi Member, Achievement Award for Psychology.

High School Diploma. St. Mary’s Academy, Englewood.

Work Experience

June 1, 2005- current: Family Support Specialist. Child and Family Resources. Phoenix, AZ.

• Provide families at risk during pregnancy and after the birth of the baby with the support and tools they need to provide for their infant through home visitations.
• Strengthen families during the first five years of their child’s life by providing information on child development, nutrition, safety education, and teaching appropriate parent-child interactions and positive discipline.
• Link families with community services, health care, child care, and housing.
• Encourage self-sufficiency through education and employment, while providing emotional support and encouragement to parents.
• Continuing to record any and all home visit notes, contact logs, and various assessment tools, including any referrals for screening if delayed.

January 2005-May 2005: Early Childhood Teacher. Primrose School of Fletcher Heights. Peoria, AZ.

• Create and initiate a safe and consistent learning environment within the infant and toddlers rooms.
• Provide a trusting partnership with my parents who can come to me with questions, concerns, and ideas.
• Carry out all lead teacher responsibilities including: weekly schedules and lesson plans, writing daily charts for each child, and educating my two assistants in childhood development and classroom management.

October 2002- December 2004: Early Childhood Teacher. Primrose School of Lone Tree. Lone Tree, CO.

• Continue all responsibilities listed above within the early preschool room.

Summer of 2000, 2001, 2002: Caregiver/Preschool Teacher. Most Precious Blood ELC. Denver, CO.

• Principal Duties: Responsible for the personal care, safety, curriculum and discipline of children in a preschool classroom.
• Specific Duties: Responsible for maintaining consistent and appropriate discipline and report any problems to the Director, Become familiar with each child’s file (allergies,

• unauthorized pickups, custody disputes, etc.), Be available to the parents and maintain high standards of professional ethics in regard to parents, children, and staff.

August 2001- June 2002: Internship. Kunsberg School, National Jewish Hospital. Denver, CO.

• 1:1 work with special needs kids, observed ongoing child therapy, meet with the School Social Worker many times to discuss behavior and counseling techniques for the children I was working with, and created and implemented “feelings group”, which was used to help the children learn, understand and express feelings.
• Childcare responsibilities for infant and preschool age child.

Volunteer and other Work Experience

March 2007- Current: Writer and Editor of Monthly Newsletter. Cattlehedging. Greenwood Village, CO.
• Create, design, and mail out monthly newsletters to clients of a growing company. Newsletters focus on health and nutrition, stress, job burnout, etc.

June 2002- October 2002: Volunteer. Children’s Hospital. Westminster, CO.
• Part of the Storybook Journey Language Group, working with preschool to school age children who have speech/language problems using various modeling techniques.

Specialized Trainings and Certifications

Certified Trauma Specialist, The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children.
Expected Certification- August 2007.

Stress Debriefing Team, Southwest Human Development. June 2007.

Hanen Communication, Southwest Human Development. May 2007.

Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. April 2007.

New Approaches in Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Persons who Self-Harm & Self Mutilate, PESI. January 2007.

Active Parenting Now Leader Training Workshop, Active Parenting Publishers. September 2006.

NCAST Feeding and Teaching Scale, University of Washington School of Nursing, July 2006.

2nd Annual Early Learning Conference, Arizona Department of Education and Early Childhood Education. June 2006.

10th Statewide Family Centered Practice Conference, Stronger Families, Safer Kids. June 2006.

Positive Behavior Supports for Young Children, Council for Exceptional Children. March 2006.

Life Skills Progression, Southwest Human Development, August 2005.

Eating Disorders, Mesa Community College Counseling Department Summer Workshop, July 2005.



References available upon request