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About Me
About Me
 
 
 
Marlena Romanowska
25B Clemens Blvd
Mount Holly, NJ, 08060
609 261 3865
Email: mromanowska@lycos.com


Objective

To use my experience, knowledge in therapy and teaching skills in Poland as a psychologist, teacher mentally impaired children, teenagers ( 7 -21 years old ), a specially with autism.

Work Experience

*extraordinary ability to share knowledge and experience backed with theoretical and practical knowledge in the domain of special pedagogies and psychology.
*wide experience and preparation for work with children with autistic behavior.
*saved many years in charge of students having their practical special pedagogical courses.
*care of voluntary workers and shared my experiences with them.
*helped students writing M.A. thesis on issues concerning autism.
*organizing and managing conference Interschool Teachers Training.
*skills in publishing and presenting important information outside the work place.
*editor and co-publisher - editorial work and publishing articles in a quarterly “WINDA” which aims to popularize information and exchange experience on the work with autistic children in region south Poland, particularly Silesia.

Education

M.A. in Psychology (5 years) - Silesian University, Katowice, Poland
M.A. in Theology (5 years ) - Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Pedagogical Study - Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Qualifying rate - Pedagogic mentally impaired people - Katowice, Poland
Certificate perfecting professional teacher, Educational Skills - Social Therapy ( 3 years ), Katowice, Poland
Board of Education - Qualified Teacher’s Degree ( highest level - July, 2003), Katowice, Poland
Rate of professional perfecting - Multimedia in teaching, Gliwice, Poland

Additional training, workshop, conference, meeting:

Alternative methods of communications and stimulation in therapy of children with autism, Gorzow Wlkp, Poland
Mental disturbances at children and young people in practice of physician of Pediatrist and family physician, “Academy after Diploma” /Patronage AAP, USA/ - Katowice, Poland
Autism - Biological and legal dilemmas ethically, Krakow, Poland
Situation pedagogically- rehabilitative child and youth with Asperger Syndrome, Katowice, Poland
Leader first degree of HLI- Europe, Gdynia, Poland
Young Center assistance and psychological education, Katowice, Poland

Employment

1993 - present Amalgamate Specialist Schools No 1, Katowice, Poland ( actually leave without pay - married in USA )

Community Activities

Co-editor Student’s Magazine BIS, KUL, Lublin 1987-1989
Co-operation in creation of database about population of children and adults with autism, Foundation Synapsis - Warszawa - Katowice 2002
Member of executive board Polish Autism Society, Katowice 2003
Society Polish Teacher, Katowice 2002 - present, Poland

Special Skills

Polish, English, Russian language
Computer skills - Windows, Power Point, Photo Shop, Word, Excel

References - available upon request

Lisa M. Collins, Dean, Yale College, Saybrook College, New Haven, CT
Joanna Woyciechowska MD, PhD, Neurology Cons, Christansburg VA
Grazyna Blaszkiewcz-Chmielewska, Principal Amalgamated Specialist Schools No 1, Katowice, Poland

Other

Employment Authorization at Work in USA
NJLD
LPC taken Jul.16.2005
ACA in progress
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