PhD Candidate with fluency in three languages. I have a Bachelor's in Science and a Master's in Science degree. I am currently pursuing a doctorate.

Sibela's resume

EDUCATION

University of Nevada, Reno, Doctoral Candidate August 2017- Present
• Ph.D. in Education: Counselor Education and Supervision
• Graduate Assistant
Syracuse University, Master of Science May 2017
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society Member
Syracuse University, Bachelor of Science May 2015
• Psychology and Spanish Language
GPA 3.76/4.0
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, CERTIFICAIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Language proficiency
• Proficient in English, Spanish, and Serbo-Croatian

Licensure and Certifications
• National Board for Certified Counselors
• Working toward completion of hours for licensure

Professional Development and Additional Course Work
• Attended WACES conference, 2018
• Attended NARACES conference, 2016
• Attended Association for Humanistic Counseling conference, 2017
• Additional Elective Coursework:
o Cognitive Psychology
o Developmental Biopsychology
o Behavior Analysis in Children
o Health Psychology

Data management skills
• Extensive experience with SPSS, Pro-Quest, PsycINFO, Excel and PsycArticles.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

DOWNING CLINIC, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO Reno, Nevada
August 2018- December 2018
• Counselor
• Doctoral Practicum Experience
• Provided individual counseling to community members under supervision
IROQUOIS NURSING HOME INC., Dementia Unit Jamesville, NY
Activities Leader June 2015-August 2015
• Assists with the planning, development, coordination, and implementation of varying levels of activities for residents in the Dementia Unit.
• Conducts one-on-one activity therapy to offer sensory stimulation.
• Conducted activity groups to assure residents make progress.
• Assisted with transporting, communicating and setting up for activity programs in Nursing Home daily.
BROWNELL CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Syracuse, NY
August 2016-Present

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
• Conduct weekly individual psychotherapy sessions in English and Spanish with adults and adolescents diagnosed with a variety of disorders including ADHD, Adjustment Disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depression Disorders, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
• Maintain a case load of 10-12 weekly clients.
• Develop and write-treatment plans, progress notes, and complete Crisis Prevention Safety Plans in collaboration with clients.
• Consulted with supervisors, prescribers, case managers, school counselors, nurse practitioners and other mental health providers regrading cases and resources

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, Counseling and Educational Psychology Reno, NV
August 2017- Present Research and Teaching Graduate Assistant
• Develop teaching resources such as PowerPoint Presentations.
• Conduct literature searches and constructed literature reviews on a plethora of counseling topics.
• Assist with the revision of clinic documents.
• Assist with the development of teaching resources for a new course in the department.
• Assist with the development of a survey to assess the multicultural competencies of master’s students.

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, Counseling and Educational Psychology Reno, NV
August 2017-Current
CACREP Graduate Assistant
• Assisted CACREP Liaison with CACREP assessment plan, data collection, and analysis
• Assist with the development of a survey to assess the multicultural competencies of master’s students.


SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Department of Counseling and Human Services Syracuse, NY
Graduate Assistant August 2015- May 2017
• Assist with program development, advising and promotion for the Undergraduate Selected Studies in Education Program in the School of Education.
• Currently a part of a collaborative writing team working on multiple literature review research projects.
• Produce Annotated Bibliographies and assist with scoring assessment inventories.
• Develop teaching resources such as PowerPoint presentations.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Department of Psychology Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Research Assistant Spring 2014-Fall 2014
• Conducted research on Academic Competence.
• Oversaw the administration of writing probes to a total of 100 third-grade children enrolled in an urban school district.
• Supervised research assistant to ensure that all required intervention steps were completed.
• Graded the writing prompt that the participants were assigned each week using the Curriculum -Based Measurement (CBM).

CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, Downing Clinic Reno, NV
Spring 2019
Advanced Clinical Supervisor
• Will provide clinical supervision to Practicum and Interns under the supervision of Dr. Jill Packman

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, Downing Clinic Reno, NV
Spring 2018

Clinical Supervisor
• Provided clinical supervision under the supervision of Dr. Kenneth Coll

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, Counseling and Educational Psychology Reno, NV
Fall 2017
Guest Instructor
• Counseling Theories Course (CEP 650), University of Nevada
• Guest Lecturer under the supervision of Dr. Brenda Freeman

Guest Lecturer
• Introduction to Counseling (COU 612), Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
Spring 2017

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

INSIGHT BUSINESS WORKS, Department of Psychology Syracuse, NY
Intern January 2014-June 2015
• Provided administrative support to a Psychologist.
• Oversaw and managed the creation of presentations which were presented to a potential group of customers.
• Documented phone numbers from potential clients, analyzing potential presentations and making suggestions or possible changes to them.
• Tasked with becoming familiar with various personality tests such as the Myers Briggs.
• Attended the presentations of my superiors and making connections with potential clients to promote the growing business.


PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS
Osmanovic, S. (in process). Towards a treatment model for suicide in refugees: A literature review.
Freeman, B., Garner, C., Osmanovic, S., & Bowser, T. (November 2018). Cultural WACES 2018 Conference
Roundtable: Multicultural Influences in Dispositional Assessment During Admissions Interviews: Adjusting the PDCA-RA for Culture, Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Santa Rosa, CA.
Freeman, B., Garner, C., Osmanovic, S., & Bowser, T. (in process) Cultural Bias in Counselor Education
Admissions: An Experimental Study of the PDCA-RA.
Osmanovic. S, Perko. B.P., & Vereen, L.G. (Under Revision). Interprofessional Education in Mental Health
Counseling: Implications for Training and Practice. The Journal of Mental Health Counseling.
Osmanovic. S, Perko. B.P., & Vereen, L.G (June 2017). The Humanistic Value of Interprofessional

Collaboration and Learning. Association for Humanistic Counseling Conference. Syracuse, NY.

OTHER SKILLS


LEADERSHIP and AWARDS
Chair, Counselor Education Multicultural Advisory Committee, University of Nevada, Reno
Selected Participant, WACES Emerging Leaders Workshop…
Chi Sigma Iota, University of Nevada, Reno
Chi Sigma Iota, Syracuse University
• Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology


VOLUNTEER WORK

IROQOUIS NURSING HOME Syracuse, NY
• Assisted the activities department on the dementia unit of the nursing home.
• Helped transport residents from different areas of the dementia unit.
• Led activities for residents on the dementia unit.

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association of Counseling
• The Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision