Dorothy
Popovich
http://www.oocities.org/southerntea4u
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Stay-At-Home-Mom to 2 boys 15 months apart
1/03 to present
Governess/Nanny
6/00 to 7/02
-Provided structured caregiving/learning
opportunities for ages 6 mos., 3 years, and a developmentally delayed 5 year
old with autistic tendencies.
-Devised helpful curriculum for the children to enhance development.
-Concentrated
on guided problem-solving skills, creativity, imagination, cognitive skills,
social interactions, responsibility, independence, motor skills and academics
of reading, writing and math..
-Wrote and implemented monthly goals for all 3 children.
-Wrote
monthly assessments of children’s progress
-Planned day trips with
children to pet stores, museums, libraries, parks, stores, post office, to
learn about new environments and engage in social interactions.
-Purchased necessary
toys/games/activity items used for development appropriate learning.
-Recycled toys each month for the infant to stimulate his new developmental stages.
-Changed children’s living
areas as needed to keep up with their changing development and interests.
-Provided detailed,
accurate accounts of daily activities, food intake in a daily log for each
child
-Communicated with
Occupational, Speech Therapists, and Teachers, concerning the development of
the delayed 5 year old.
-Attended occasional class
sessions to monitor the child’s progress.
-Managed household by
communicating with cleaning, lawn and maintenance staff.
-Prepared homemade baby
foods to introduce baby to new foods he could eat himself.
-Provided safety
suggestions and implements to household for baby’s safety including checking
all toys with recall alerts.
-Potty trained the 3 year
old.
-Developed good social
behavior between big brother and sister to their baby brother.
Arrow Consultation Services
Foster Parent 10/99 to
3/00
-Emergency, temporary,
live-in foster parent for a highly functioning autistic girl, during which time
I
was responsible for her daily living routine, errands,
financial bookkeeping, rehabilitation programming
and daily communications with her teachers, and bi-weekly
meetings with her waiver case manager and foster care case manager.
Developmental
Respite/Rehabilitation Regional Program Manager
-Trained staff to provide
respite and rehabilitative services to adults and children with a wide range
of developmental disabilities and I.Q.s
including Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, as well as
other undiagnosed causes of mild to moderate mental
retardation (MR).
-Developed goals and goal
plans based upon the professional diagnosis and my own personal developmental assessment in all
areas of development of each consumer.
-Trained respite staff to
implement those goal plans while on duty as residentially-based rehabilitation
specialists.
-Provided emergency respite
caregiving to persons with a variety of
disabilities/emotional and behavior
disorders, when staff was unable to fulfill shifts.
-Responsible emergency 24/7
on-call contact for 7 houses, 13 clients and over 50
staff.
-Supervised and Documented daily progress notes,
medication logs and rehabilitation goals
-Assessed and improved
living environments, quality assurance, health and safety of the staff and
consumers..
-Regularly attended
Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings for each consumer (e.g. teachers,
parents,
guardians, advocates, principals, behaviorists, psychologists,
psychiatrists, occupational and speech
therapists.).
-Reconciled employee timesheet hours against Plan of Care, summarizing service codes and authorized over/under-usage of hours.
Options for Better Living
Caregiver/Program
Assistant 7/99
to 2/00
-Interacted with, planned activities for and supervised residents with a wide range of developmental disabilities in a group home environment.
-Had extensive experience
with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and mild to
moderate mental retardation (MR).
-Transported residents into
the community for entertainment events and personal needs.
-Assisted staff in
developing personal behavior plans through monthly meetings, and implemented
them.
-Distributed medication and
assisted in residents daily living routines.
-Documented detailed daily
records of medication distribution, routine completion, behavior plan
assessments, progress reports and incident reports.
The Rise - Middle Way House
Transitional Housing (Americorp)
Case Manager 5/99
to 9/99
-Provided case management
services to children and their mother’s who were victims of
domestic violence.
-Met with and assessed the
needs of families on a weekly basis (caseload 7-14 clients on any given week).
-Provided resources for
clients to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and ability to raise their
children.
-Wrote vouchers to local
agencies for Rise residents in need of food, clothing, furniture and baby
supplies.
-Had regular contact with
officials from government agencies such as Child Protective Services (CPS),
Police, and Sheriff’s departments, Community Action Program (CAP), Office of
Family and Children (OFC).
-Attended custody court hearings for client legal advocacy and testified with case notes when needed.
Amelior Foundation
Governess/Nanny 12/98
to 4/99
-Private preschool teacher
for a high profile philanthropist’s grandchild and his executive secretary’s 2
children.
-Planned activities for 3
children 1 to 2 years old that inspired cognitive, emotional, and physical
development.
-Taught daily life skills and basic academic concepts
in various subject areas while caregiving in an
on-site corporate daycare facility that was set up on the mothers’ office
floor.
-Purchased developmentally
appropriate activities and necessary nursery school supplies on a regular
basis.
-Conducted meetings with
parents and nursery assistant to ensure quality caregiving.
In-A-Pinch
Temporary Baby
Nurse/Nanny 8/98
to 4/99
-On-call emergency baby
nurse and nanny for families in
-Some family clients were
regulars, and celebrity/high profile.
-Experiences ranged from 1
day through 2 months and with ages 1 week old to 12 years old.
-Kept daily records of the children‘s activities and
meals for the parents
-Maintained a log of
mileage used, a brief family biography, signed driving permission slips,
medication distribution forms and payment for financial bookkeeping and
organizational purposes.
Baby Nurse/Nanny
-Intimate childcare for infant twins 2 to 5 months old. 5/98
to 8/98
-Planned activities for infant’s physical,
developmental growth daily.
-Assisted mother in
techniques for infant childcare.
-Responsible for children's laundry and cleaning
children's areas of sleeping and play.
Middle Way House Shelter
Crisis Line Volunteer 1/97
to 9/99
-Answered crisis phone calls and provided active
listening techniques for battered women.
-Provided resource addresses and phone numbers for
women and children in need.
-Advocated for women in crisis who needed legal
help, counseling, or domestic violence support.
-Worked in conjunction with police department to insure
the safety of the women at shelter.
Indiana University Bloomington , IN
Research Assistant 8/95
to 5/98
-Internet and library
research for Eastern Eurasian Studies Professor 20-25 hours/week
-Performed
secretarial duties including filing, database keeping and typing memos.
YMCA
Assistant Site
Director 8/93 to 12/93
-Planned and implemented
curriculum
-Provided caregiving to 45 children ages 6-12 for before and after
school program.
-Spoke with parents on a regular basis about their children's progress.
-Attended monthly training
programs for YMCA employees.
Nanny Carmel , IN
(1988
to1992)
-Nanny for 5 years, PT
school year, FT summers for one girl and a boy (ages
birth through 5 years old).
-Provided weekend care for
both children while parents were gone.
-Entertained children
through activities and creative projects.
-Set up playdates,
entertained the children with art projects and activities,
-Duties
included children’s laundry, light cleaning and cooking.
CERTIFICATES CPR, First
Aid, Universal Precautions, Defensive Driving, Core A,
Core B (medical
courses
covering disabilities, seizures, diabetes and other life threatening illnesses
that
require
proper attention and treatment.
WORKSHOPS Safe Sitter, NAEYC, Learning Disabilities,
Domestic Violence, Conflict Resolution, Empowerment, Assertiveness, Positive
Relationships Development, Developing Capable People, ,
Developmental
Disabilities, Diabetes, Seizure Disorders,.