Taylor Isaacson

Experience

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  Contra Costa Health Services

  Aug 2007 - Aug 2008

  Teaching Assistant

  ● Collaborated with teachers to support the learning styles of students with developmental disabilities. ● Cultivated relationships with each student to promote their best academic, social, and emotional learning.

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  UC Berkeley Women's Conference

  Aug 2009 - Mar 2010

  Lead Director

  ● Recruited professionals from Google, Facebook, and Art.com to speak at the second annual Women‘s Conference. ● Imagined and implemented all aspects of the conference’s redevelopment. ● Directed the eighteen person team and formulated smaller teams with more succinct goals to ensure the entire group and conference’s success.

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  Napa State Hospital

  Sept 2010 - May 2011

  Intern

  ● Encouraged incarcerated folks' self-determination by collaboratively creating activities, games, and social events to promote engagement and community amongst Napa State Hospital’s Adult Male and Geriatric units.

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  UC Berkeley Infant Cognition and Language Lab

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Research Assistant

  ● Assisted graduate students in conducting experiments, data entry, and acquisition of research participants. ● Clarified study information to and communicated with the concerned parents of young research participants. ● Systematized organization of the laboratory and paperwork for each research participant.

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  Bright Horizons Family Solutions

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2013

  Lead Teacher

  ● Cultivated engaging, age-appropriate curriculum for infant, toddler, and 3-5 year old preschool classrooms. ● Managed the toddler teaching team: organized and ran team meetings, created efficient toddler and teacher schedules, and ultimately responsible for classroom environment.

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  Private Nanny

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2020

  Private Nanny

  ● Determined the strengths and weaknesses of each individual child to create individualized mentally stimulating activities to help children grow. ● Developed schedules, expectations, and a supportive environment for approximately fifteen children in my care at different times.

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  Church Street Integral Counseling Center

  Sept 2019 - now

  Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee/Associate

  ● Supported clients ages 19-38 through their various experiences of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and societal challenges through a trauma informed, systemic, and relational lens.