Chantel M.

“ I recently graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago with a Master's of the Arts in Art Therapy. I specialize in working with children.

I have experience in all types of care either part-time or full-time. Being a nanny, I am engaging in homework help, entertaining, reading stories, putting to bed and watching children for a weekend or week while parents are away; any age from newborn to 13 years. I've worked...

I recently graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago with a Master's of the Arts in Art Therapy. I specialize in working with children.

I have experience in all types of care either part-time or full-time. Being a nanny, I am engaging in homework help, entertaining, reading stories, putting to bed and watching children for a weekend or week while parents are away; any age from newborn to 13 years. I've worked with children with special needs. I am certified in CPR for infants and children. I have experience with individual children, with twins, or with as many as 5 children.

Education:
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Masters of the Arts in Art Therapy
Ball State University, Muncie, IN May 2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing

Work Experience:
Art Therapy Intern, August 2012-current:
* Promote self-expression, emotional regulation, and peer interaction
Art Therapy Intern in a community counseling center, January 2011-August 2012:
*Promote self-expression, interpersonal relationships and sense of community
Arts and Crafts Instructor, June 2011-August 2011:
* Worked at underprivileged special needs camp in New York
* Camp counselor for kids and arts & crafts instructor
* Taught children ages 6-12 with varying physical and mental disabilities
Child Care Provider/Nanny August 2002-2011:
* 3 children, ages 10 months (boy), 5 years (girl) and 8 years (girl)
* After-school, help with homework, made dinner, put to bed, watched on weekends when parents went away on business
Arts and Crafts Instructor May 2010-August 2010:
* Worked at a Girl Scouts camp in Arizona as a camp counselor/arts & crafts instructor
* Interacted with other counselors to plan schedules
* Planned the weekly crafts for 5 separate age groups (preK to kindergarten, 1st-3rd grade, 4th and 5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9-12th grade)

Volunteer Experience:
Christian church, August 2001-present:
* Care for infants in the nursery at my home church
* Provide child care for children during bible studies
* Taught crafts at vacation bible school
Mission Trip to Panama July 2006 (16 days):
* Traveled to villages and worked on several service projects
* Instructed bible school for village children and visited local schools to make arts and crafts
College Mentors for Kids:
*worked with children on homework and went on field trips

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