Hamida Shirin

437 Main St. Oneonta, NY 13820

Contact Phone # 503-569-0491
Education:
Western Oregon University (OWU aka Western Oregon State College WOSC), Monmouth
Oregon: Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies that includes Special Education, Re
habilitation Counseling and Counseling.
University of Dhaka, Dhaka Bangladesh: Masters in Psychology (Clinical)
University of Dhaka, Dhaka Bangladesh: Bachelor of Science. Major Psychology, Mi
nors: Zoology and Biochemistry.
Jadovpoor University, Calcutta, India: Training Management of Cerebral Palsy.
Bangladesh Institute for Mental Retardation, Dhaka, Bangladesh (BIMR) in collabo
ration with University of Oslo, Norway:
Teachers Training Program in Special Education and Curriculum Development.
a Family and Individual Counseling.
a Counseling with Handicapped/Mental Retardation.
a Assessment/Evaluation if an individual eligibility for BMIR programs.
a Ongoing training by world professionals renowned in related fields of current
developments.
Professional Experience:
Special Education Teacher:
a- Substitute Teacher (Pre K-12) for multiple school districts.
a Special Education Teacher for Central School District. Placement is at Polk Ya
mhill and Marion County (POYAMA). A mental health Intensive Treatment Services (
ITS) for young Children in OREGON. Started on 2006-2007 school year.
a Classroom teacher for Secondary Education in Life Skills Program (LSP) in publ
ic school 2001-2006-
a Classroom teacher for Developmental Learning Center (DLC) K-2grade, in public
school 1998-2001 Salem Keizer School District, Oregon.
a Head Teacher of Early Intervention Program, and Severely Handicapped Learners
Program (1981-85) Dhaka, Bangladesh
a Supervising teachers, assistant teachers, and volunteers.
a Communication between teachers, parents, and counselors.
a Coordinate community awareness, community involvement, and home visits.
a Advocate for students/family needs in public schools/community organizations.
Psychologist/Counselor- Supervised Psychologists (1985-90)
Managed Child Guidance Clinic at Childrenas Hospital (Shishu Hospital), Dhaka, B
angladesh/
Guidance Clinic at Bangladesh Institute of Mental Retardation (BIMR), Dhaka.
a Assessment of Mental, Functional, and Social Ability Levels.
a Individual, Group, and Family Counseling.
a Conduct interviews, and evaluate studentsa eligibility for placement and servi
ces.
a Home visits to evaluate the individual/family needs.
a Help to develop/implement/monitor studentas Individual Education Plan (IEP) &
Individual Educational Service Plan (IESP), including long and short term academ
ic/vocational goals, adaptive services plan, academic adjustment, and explore th
e availability of local resources.
a Advise/assist with selection, class enrollment. Provide information on access
ing appropriate support services; advocate for studentsa in negotiating academic
adjustments, including not limited to Transitioning from school to the communit
y or one program to another.
a Develop team effort to disseminate information and materials to students, care
givers, school, staff, and community groups on disability issues.
a Conduct seminars, training sessions, and update the curriculum for Mentally Re
tarded/Developmentally Deficient (MR/DD) Individuals.
Hamida Shirin
437 Main St. Oneonta, NY 13820
Contact Phone # 503-569-0491

a Act as a liaison/advocate for staff and various resource agencies, coordinate

transition from their homes or residential facilities/school, school to sheltere
d workshop to productive employment, etc.
a Conduct feasibility in order to establish, and enhance education/vocational pr
ograms for special need individuals in various locations. These programs highli
ghted the overall urban/rural community awareness in order to satisfy the necess
ity of the local special needs population, and their families.

Community College Instructor:

a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Tejgaon College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
a Social Psychology, General Psychology, Statistics, and Abnormal Psychology.
Trainer:
a Prepared Behavior Programs and Developed ISP Plan as per VOIS (Valued Outcome
Information System) and ORLS (Oregon Residential Life Style, USA) Guidance.
a Supervised Training/Coordinated group home programs for MRDD Population.
a Provided training for Special Education Teachers, Volunteers, Vocational Instr
uctors, and Master Degree Studentsa to finish their internships. (BIMR, Banglade
sh)
Fiscal/Finance
Evaluated branch offices/project activities to maintain standard policy and proc
edures. adaptation and necessary changes for local branch offices in policy and
procedure by following standard criteria.
a Kept records for case history and follow up.
a Reviewed branch offices financial statements and project activities.
a Maintained all records of training offered, Approval Requests.
a Conducted pre and post evaluations of training programs.
a Wrote reports for each branch visits, reviewed counselors reports.
a Prepared and approved training budgets for twenty-six (26) branch offices.
References:
Will be available up on request.