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Human Development and Family Science

Our Graduates: Career Profile

 

Krista Geissinger
2004


HDFS Major

 

Additional Education: N/A

 

Job Title: Behavior Management Specialist

 

Employer: Lakeside Educational Network

 

Position Description: I work in an alternative school for grades 7-12 and work on behavior management (using Reality Therapy) with the kids once they are facing issues or conflict with teachers or other students.

 

Salary Range : $23,000-28,000

 

Previously Held Positions: Child/Adolescent Case Manager for Northwestern Human Services for kids with Mental Health diagnoses.

 

Courses Found Most Helpful: Adolescent Development; Dynamics of Family Interaction; Abnormal Psychology

 

How HDFS Helped to Prepare Her: “It gave me a thorough understanding of families and how that affects the individual. I better understand how families interact with each other and their surroundings.”

 

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