HEATHER LYNCH

228.861.1946 | Heather.Lynch@live.com

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position where I can use my education to assist children and families in the
community in which I live and work

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Child and Family Studies
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

May 2015

Major: Child and Family Studies

Minor: Psychology
Related Coursework: Family Dynamics, Management of Family Systems and Services,
Development of Young Children in Context, Family Resource Management, Professional
Seminar in Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences, Social Interaction, Interpersonal
Communication, Adult-Child Relationships, Family Policy and Law, Family Stress
Management, Family Life Education, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology

FIELD EXPERIENCE
Observation Sessions
LSU Lab Preschool and LSU Child Development Center

20 hours of observations focusing on the following:

o Infants, Infant-caregiver interactions, Toddlers, Toddler-caregiver
interactions
o 3 year old emotional development, social development, cognitive
development, spoken language, emergent writing and reading skills
o 4 year old emotional development, social development, cognitive
development, spoken language, emergent writing and reading skills

Advocacy Intern
Capital Area CASA

9/2013-11/2013

9/2013-12/2013

96 hours
o Opened case files for children entering the foster care system,
prepared case closing summaries for children exiting the foster
system, attended court hearings, accompanied advocacy supervisor
on home visits and interviews of the family members of children who
had been removed from their homes

Student Service Learning

1/2014-5/2014
Polk Elementary School

Spring 2014 semester

o Assisted a 2nd grade teacher on a weekly basis with lessons, assisted
the children in completing lessons, put together an informational
focus group discussion for parents and caregivers of our students in
the area of quality time, research showing the impacts of quality time
on children, benefits and examples of quality time, and other areas
requested by the caregivers

Student Service Learning

9/2014-12/2014
St. Vincent dePaul Women and Childrens Shelter
Fall 2014 semester
o Assisted day shelter residents with resume building and resource
searches, read and played games with the children, assisted
supervisors with organization and filing
Program Management Intern
2/2015-5/2015
Big Buddy Program
120 hours
o Assist program director for a non-profit program that facilitates
mentoring, after-school, and summer programs for underprivileged
youth in event coordination, social media exposure, and fundraising
ideas. I also get to interact with the youth of the program at different
events and in their respective after-school programs.