ABOUT KELLY
Kelly brings over fifteen years of experience in a variety of settings to Building Blocks. She has provided childcare for many children ranging in ages from birth up to pre-adolescent. She has been involved with children and their families through her work as an Early Intervention Specialist, where she provided home-based services for children with special needs and conducted play therapy groups.
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Kelly worked on an inpatient pediatric psychiatric unit at Tufts-New England Medical Center as a Clinical Social Worker, working with children and their families through extremely challenging times. She also has over seven years of experience as a Bluebird, providing in-home respite care for newborn twins and singletons and consultations to new parents. Most recently, Kelly opened Marcie and Me providing educational play groups to children six months through six years old. Kelly’s wealth of experience across multiple areas of child development gives her a unique comprehensive perspective on early childhood, making her well suited to provide the range of consulting services offered through Building Blocks. |
Education:
Kelly received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Colby-Sawyer College, with a focus on children and adolescents. She then went on to earn her master's degree at Boston College in Clinical Social Work, with a concentration in child development.
Work Experience:
Building Block for Parents, LLC, Attleboro, MA
- Owner & Parent Coach (July 2005 – present)
Provide support and resources that parents need to be successful and effective parents.
Marcie & Me, Plainville, MA
- Owner & Teacher (August 2006 – present)
Plan & implement a learning environment for children 6 months to 6 years old with play, song, and creativity.
Bluebirds, Sudbury, MA
- Newborn Nurturer (May 1998 – December 2007)
Provide overnight respite care to newborn twins, working with parents of newborn twins to develop feeding and sleeping programs and support parents through a new and challenging experience.
- Consultant (February 1999 – December 2007)
Consult with parents of children with a wide variety of diagnoses, including acid reflux, colic, sleep apnea, jaundice and failure to thrive. Advise parents on their child’s developmental needs by providing parents with activities that will enable growth and development. Work with parents and children (newborn to five years old) to develop daily schedules.
- Director (January 2003 – January 2004)
Initiated contact and follow-up with potential clients, recruited and trained new employees, organized and planned quarterly meetings.
- Clinical Social Worker/Case Manager in the Inpatient Pediatric Psychiatric Unit (December 2003 – May 2005)
Worked with children and families faced with challenging diagnoses, including Mood, Anxiety, Developmental and Thought Disorders. Collaborated with state and private agencies to ensure proper resources were in place prior to discharge from the inpatient unit. Worked closely with pediatricians, psychiatrists, nurses, nutritionists and therapists in a hospital setting.
Kennedy Donovan Early Intervention, Attleboro, MA
- Early Intervention Specialist (February 2001 – January 2003)
Worked with a wide variety of special needs children (e.g., premature infants, multiples, and full spectrum of developmental disorders); gained knowledge in all areas of development (e.g., speech and language pathology, sensory integration, occupational therapy and physical therapy). Provided group and individual ongoing therapy to children with special needs; provided families with support, education and resources needed during a stressful time.