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Alanah Beard

Knoxville

Summary

Professional with strong background in counseling and deep commitment to student development. Demonstrates effective communication, empathy, and problem-solving skills to support student well-being. Collaborative team player, adaptable to changing needs, and focused on achieving positive outcomes. Ready to contribute to fostering supportive and productive educational environment.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Area Director

YOKE Youth Ministries
06.2025 - Current
  • Coordinate with 5 Knox County middle schools; including principals, teachers and custodial staff, about space utilization, afterschool club information and announcements as well as recruiting students to participate
  • Utilizing Canva to make flyers, newsletters, and other resources to promote activities
  • Running professional social media accounts and writing blog posts for the organization
  • Helping plan and attend events such as fundraising banquet, leadership trainings and child-protection trainings
  • Recruiting volunteers through connecting with local communities, including schools, colleges and churches
  • Complete interviews, background and reference checks for five teams of volunteers

School Counseling Intern

Green Magnet Academy
08.2024 - 12.2025
  • Provided individual and group counseling sessions for students on how to overcome personal, social and behavioral issues
  • Provided mediation and conflict resolution
  • Participated in weekly Support team meetings with other administration and staff to plan the betterment of our school and students in areas such as attendance, behavioral/emotional, and academic areas of achievement
  • Designed and implemented classroom instruction/treatment plans in safety, self-esteem, anti-bullying, emotional health, crisis management, anger and anxiety management, promoting mental, physical, social health, etc.
  • Built ongoing rapport with faculty, staff, students, families
  • Conducted threat, violent and suicide assessments
  • Proficiency in QuaverEd and documentation via SCUTA

School Counseling Intern

Holston Middle School
01.2025 - 05.2025
  • Provided individual and group counseling sessions for students on how to overcome and cope with personal, academic, social and behavioral issues
  • Provided mediation and conflict resolution
  • Gave tours and create schedules for new students and families
  • Participated in weekly Whole Child Support Team meetings with other administration and staff to collaborate towards the betterment of our school
  • Planned and organized academic field trips- UTK, high school tours for the 8th graders, etc
  • Designed and implemented classroom instruction in academic/study skills, career development, coping skills, etc.
  • Built ongoing rapport with faculty, staff, students, families
  • Conducted threat, violent, and suicide assessments
  • Proficiency in Aspen, Canva, Canvas, Parent Square and documentation in SCUTA

ASIST Intern

Knox County Juvenile Court
01.2024 - 08.2024
  • Gained a Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) certification
  • Met with detainees to teach coping, self-soothing, and anger management skills
  • Collaborated with probation officers, school counselors, attorneys, judges, social workers and families to provide best continuation and coordination of care
  • Testified in court hearings and other review boards
  • Attended in-service trainings to gain community resources including gang violence, fire setting behaviors, DCS, Youth Villages, Magnolia Harbor Care Farm
  • Administered Mental Health Assessments and Alcohol and Drug Assessments utilizing various screening and assessment tools including: Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Youth Combined Inventory, Brief Mental Status Exam (BMSE), Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS), DSM-5-TR Self-Rated Level 1 Cross Cutting Symptom Measure- Child Age 11-17, Adolescent Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (Adolescent SASSI-A3), and Massachusetts Youth Screening Inventory (MAYSI-2)
  • Maintained accurate and time-sensitive scheduling and documentation records and referrals

Graduate Student Therapist

University Counseling Center
08.2023 - 05.2024
  • Provided weekly individual counseling services to university students, including administering assessments, providing referrals, and coordinating with student services
  • Participated in treatment planning and case conceptualization as part of a treatment team
  • Facilitated a weekly student support mentor group
  • Provided ministry preparation consultation through the university’s Holistic Leadership Development program
  • Maintained accurate and time-sensitive scheduling and documentation records via Procentive

Residential Specialist

Katie Miller, Helen Ross McNabb Center
03.2021 - 03.2022
  • Provided weekly individual and group sessions with 10-12 clients
  • Communicated and coordinated with DCS workers and residential staff to maintain appropriate collaborative care
  • Completed and maintained documentation on a weekly and monthly basis for 10-15 clients via TFACTS and Procentive
  • Coordinated and set up meetings, appointments and home visits with residential staff, DCS worker, client, and client’s family when appropriate
  • Participated in weekly treatment team meetings to discuss client progress
  • Arranged appropriate referrals and continuation of care was in place upon discharge

Intern

YOKE Youth Ministries
08.2020 - 12.2020
  • Planned and facilitated social distancing events for 20-30 middle school students
  • Planned and facilitated weekly mentoring meetings with 5-12 middle school students
  • Attended various webinars on mentorship, trauma response, and Christian community development
  • Edited training manuals and spreadsheets including guidelines, training seminars, company-wide policies and social distancing measures
  • Managed the organization and sending out of thank you letters to the company’s donors

Education

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Johnson University
05.2025

Master of Arts - School Counseling

Johnson University
05.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Johnson University
12.2020

Skills

  • Proficiency in several documentation databases including Procentive, TFacts, Microsoft Office and SCUTA
  • Proficiency in Canva and other social media platforms and editing software
  • Group Counseling Leadership: have led groups among age groups including elementary, middle school and college aged students over a variety of topics
  • Interpersonal rapport building skills: strong ability to build rapport with both clients and colleagues of different ages including continual fostering of a supportive environment
  • Knowledge of systems: have worked with juvenile legal system, Department of Children’s Services, The McNabb Center, Knox County Schools, and other community resources
  • Adaptability and crisis management skills: strong ability to shift schedule around, adapt to crises situations and be a leader in crisis situations
  • Collaboration: ability to delegate, inform, advocate, and work with teams including clients, colleagues as well as recruit members to be part of a team

Timeline

Area Director

YOKE Youth Ministries
06.2025 - Current

School Counseling Intern

Holston Middle School
01.2025 - 05.2025

School Counseling Intern

Green Magnet Academy
08.2024 - 12.2025

ASIST Intern

Knox County Juvenile Court
01.2024 - 08.2024

Graduate Student Therapist

University Counseling Center
08.2023 - 05.2024

Residential Specialist

Katie Miller, Helen Ross McNabb Center
03.2021 - 03.2022

Intern

YOKE Youth Ministries
08.2020 - 12.2020

Master of Arts - School Counseling

Johnson University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Johnson University

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Johnson University

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