HELLO, I'M
Katy Williams
Aspiring Child Life Specialist
Katy Williams
B.A. in Human Development & Psychology
M.S. in Applied Developmental Psychology
About Me
I've known I wanted to work with children in some capacity since I was a teenager. After discovering child life in college, I knew it was the field I was meant to work in. Over the past few years, I've gained invaluable hands-on experience through working as a babysitter, camp counselor, behavioral health technician, and practicum student, as well as volunteering in a children's hospital, hospice center, and family retreat for children with special healthcare needs. I received a B.A. from Eckerd College, double majoring in Human Development and Psychology. I received an M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in the Applied Developmental Psychology M.S. program, specializing in both the Child Life and Infant Mental Health tracks. I pride myself on holding passion and empathy at the forefront in my personal, professional, and academic practices. I look forward to implementing all the experience and knowledge I have gained over the years into my practice as a future child life specialist.
Certifications
Certified Family Life Educator (Provisional)
Issued by the National Council on Family Relations, October 2021
Certified Family Life Educators demonstrate proficient knowledge on the 10 family life education content areas: families & individuals in societal contexts, internal dynamics of families, human growth & development across the lifespan, human sexuality, interpersonal relationships, family resource management, parent education & guidance, family law & public policy, professional ethics & practice, and family life education methodology.
Registered Behavior Technician
Issued by ReThink: Advanced Training Series, September 2020
The Registered Behavior Technician® (RBT®) is a paraprofessional certification in behavior analysis. RBTs assist in delivering behavior analysis services and practice under the direction and close supervision of an RBT Supervisor and/or an RBT Requirements Coordinator, who are responsible for all work RBTs perform. (From the Behavior Analyst Certification Board)
Awards
Issued by the Creative Arts Collegium of Eckerd College, May 2020
The Carlson-Mathews Award is awarded to a Creative Arts student or faculty member who embodies the values upon which the College was founded: academic mastery, strength of conviction in the exercise of the right and duty of personal judgment, personal sacrifice in the cause of peaceful ideas, and deep concern for others.
Sarah K. Dean Internship Award
Issued by the Human Development staff of Eckerd College, May 2020
The Sarah K. Dean Internship Award is given to the student who showed outstanding accomplishment through paraprofessional work in the area of counseling and other areas of human helping.
Interests
Creative Writing
Painting
Embroidery
Reading
Baking
Travel
(Table Mountain in Cape Town, SA)
Spending time with my cat, Gaia