Niloufar Samiei

Address: Phone: 916-934-8183

4400 Elkhorn Blvd, #167 Email: niloufarsamiei@csus.edu
Sacramento, CA 95842

Objective
Interested in observing a student/students with disability/disabilities in your Resource Specialist
Program or Special Day Class.

Education
• B.S. in Family and Consumer Science, Concentration: Family Studies (Major GPA: 3.7) California State
University, Sacramento, Expected: Spring 2018; Pursuing School Psychology.

Knowledge and Skills

CERTIFICATES
• Confidentiality, Ethics & Boundaries, California Consortium of Addiction Program 2017
• Mandated reporter, California Department of Social Services
2017
• Fostering futures: Foster youth, Court Appointed Special Advocate of Sacramento
2017

PROFESIONAL SKILLS
• Leadership and Management skills
• Motivational interviewing skills
• Decision making and Problem-solving skills
• Negotiation and persuasion skills
• Mediation and Conflict resolution skills
• Planning and Organizing skills

COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, SPSS, Websites design, Infographics, Newsletter

LANGUAGES:
• Fluent in Persian and English, intermediate Turkish

Work Experiences

Case Intake Coordinator December,

2017current Sacramento Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, CA
• Manage over 40 CASA volunteer inquiries per month
 Niloufar Samiei
Address: Phone: 916-934-8183
4400 Elkhorn Blvd, #167 Email: niloufarsamiei@csus.edu
Sacramento, CA 95842

• Manage about 150 cases of Foster Youth referral from the court, attorneys, and social workers
• Investigate Foster child’s background, preferences, and mental and emotional state by reading the
court files and calling the County Social Worker, Attorney, and Child Protective Services.

• Assist Case supervisors to match CASA volunteers to the foster child

• Perform monthly practical life skills workshops for about 10-15 foster youths
• Present new volunteer Orientations to audience of 30 to 40 perspective CASAs • Interview
prospective CASA volunteers
Community Involvement

Court Appointed Special Advocate March, 2017 –

Current
Sacramento CASA Program, CA
• Attend monthly court hearings, and appropriate inter-agency Team Decision Making meetings
• Submit formal reports to the judge at least twice a year for scheduled Dependency hearings
• Ensure that court-ordered services are provided to the youth and family
• Collaborate and consult, as the CASA, with youth, youth’s guardian, social workers, attorneys, and
other relevant parties to develop a beneficial permanency plan
• Manage and Authorize youth’s educational plan and decisions, as youth’s Educational Right’s
holder

Co-facilitator August, 2017- December, 2017

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Sac, CA
• Managed and Cofacilitated group therapies of 15 to 20 clients
• Lead Strength-based and client-center approach strategies and supported the client toward their
behavioral change
• Evaluated and noted each client’s wellbeing, stability and performance at each session
• Collaborated with the client to come up with individualized and realistic weekly goals and plans
• Wrote Data, Assessment, and Planning notes (D.A.P) for the clients in the group therapy session

Social and Emotional Learning Mentor January,2017- December,

2017 Social and Emotional Learning Project at CSUS, CA
• Reinforced social and emotional competencies using lectures, discussions and activities with a
positive and encouraging attitude, in both Elementary and Middle school with over 500 students

Academic Achievements
 Niloufar Samiei
Address: Phone: 916-934-8183
4400 Elkhorn Blvd, #167 Email: niloufarsamiei@csus.edu
Sacramento, CA 95842

ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS

“What makes recovering alcoholics at NCADD relapse after or during recovery?”, Presented in Family
Support Services Class at California State University, Sacramento, Fall 2017
“Mandatory Learning Style Assessment for all K-12 Students”, Presented in STRONG 2017, to regional
employers at CSUS, Spring 2017

“Parenting a Sexually Abused Child with Insecure Attachment”, A Case Study, Interview and Research
Paper, Issues in Parenting class, CSUS. Spring 2017
“Post-stress of Parenting Children with Behavior Problems and Parenting Emotionally Distressed Child”,
A Case Study, Interview and Research Paper, Issues in Parenting class, CSUS. Spring 2017
“Influence of nurture and Adverse childhood experiences on formation of our identity”, Paper for
Multicultural class, CSUS, Fall 2016
“Child-trauma and Insecure Attachment”, Resource booklet, Issues in Parenting class, CSUS. Spring 2017
“Post-stress of Parenting Children with Behavior Problems and Emotionally Distressed Child”, Resource
booklet, Issues in Parenting class, CSUS. Spring 2017

Extracurricular Activity

RELEVENT WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

School psychology Association Conference: A World of Opportunity at CSUS, 2018
• “Trending Legal Issues - Staying Informed About ‘Hot Topic’ Legal Issues in Public Schools”, Gutierrez,
M.
• “Early Identification in Mental Illness” Niendam, T.
• “Trauma, Grief, and Community Engagement”, Wolf-Prusan, L.
• “New Directions in Student Voice Panel, Youth Voice Resource Sheet, Youth Voice and Justice Dropbox”,
O'Malley, M.
• “Academic Demands & the Social-Emotional Health of Children: Advocating for Research Informed
Practice”, Holland, M.
• “Working with Foster Youth” by Stephanie Fisher, S.
• “Dyslexia Assessment”, Christo, C.

OTHER WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS

• Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, CASA of Sacramento, 2017
• Women Escaping a Violent Environment, NCADD, 2017
• The Law, the Child Protection System & the Courts, CASA of Sacramento, 2017
• Domestic Violence in LGBTQ+ Community, CSUS, 2016
 Niloufar Samiei
Address: Phone: 916-934-8183
4400 Elkhorn Blvd, #167 Email: niloufarsamiei@csus.edu
Sacramento, CA 95842

OTHER ACTIVITIES
• Seminars on controversial issues (gender, race, bullying, autism & accessibility, Suicide, etc.),
Sacramento Public Library, 2008-current
• International students club, CSUS, 2014- current
• Volunteers around the world club, CSUS, 2014-2016