S.H.A.P.E. Assessment Results

Thank you Alicia Ayvas Riccardella for taking the SHAPE Assessment. We encourage you to meet with a Church Leader that you respect, to go over your results, so that they can help you discover a place to serve in the church and/or community, and also to help you fine-tune your 5 Main Focuses/Priorities listed at the bottom of this email under the ‘Wrapping it up’ section. May God Bless You!

[S]piritual Gifts

Here is how your spiritual gifts scored (in alphabetical order):

78%

62%

84%

56%

59%

59%

50%

50%

65%

To see descriptions on the Spiritual Gifts and how you can use them to further Christ’s Kingdom on earth, visit this link.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am a therapist (LCSW, CEDS-S) by trade so that makes a lot of sense. Other than going to school to be a psychotherapist/counselor, I have been in years of support at a young age after a serious illness, so I am confident that helped shape this gift and mature it.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I own an outpatient group practice in the area and supervise therapists and providers while overseeing all the administrative aspects of the business. I’m a very type A personality and due to struggles growing up (a learning disability) I learned how to work hard and to be effective and efficient with my time and attention.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to learn. I have a dream to be a college professor one day in the future to give back and share my knowledge in the field of mental health. I have been privledged to help with park valley college and enjoy that a lot. That all said, I would love to teach a Sunday school class or be an aid to a teacher in the future. I grew up as a camp counselor is where it started and guest lecture and present a few times a year, so really have a heart to teach and empower those around me with knowledge.

[H]eart

1. Counsel those with mental illness and provide support to their families

2. Live an active lifestyle with my family by spending time with them

3. Inspire those around me through music, education and support

Children, teens, young adults, parents, people with mental illness/addiction, elderly

The worship team, park valley college, children’s ministry,

Parenting
Educational
Other – Teen issues

[A]bilities

License Clinical Social Worker (therapist)/business owner

Child care

I love to sing and was classically trained, played volleyball in college

Eating disorders, DBT, self esteem, self harm, parenting skills, etc.

I am passionate and compassionate. Looking to help those in need and love to empower those around me.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Beaver’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Lion’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

Lion- This personality likes to lead. The lion is good at making decisions and is very goal-oriented. They enjoy challenges, difficult assignments, and opportunity for advancement. Because lions are thinking of the goal, they can step on people to reach it. Lions can be very aggressive and competitive. Lions must learn not to be too bossy or to take charge in other’s affairs.

Strength: Goal-oriented, strong, direct
Weakness: Argumentative, too dictatorial
Limitation: Doesn’t understand that directness can hurt others, hard time expressing grace

[E]xperience

I was born into a a famil who raised us with a strong faith (bible readings before school, Sunday school..). It wasn’t until I got sick that my faith grew and continues to grow.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Wyckoff NJ. Helped run VBS

Helping out at PVC with teaching on self harm to connect group leaders of teens. I think it was back in 2014/2015

Guest lecture at PVC for park valley college on eating disorders and will be helping out again this semester on family counseling or counseling adolescences (still deciding with Kristi)

Recovery from illness and seeing how it has come full circle where now I am able to help those in need.

Struggling with a learning disability all growing up and despite the challenge, getting into an Ivy League Univeristy and graduating magnum cumulative

Playing sports in college

The illness I had growing up

Being diagnosed with learning disabilities

The death of my aunt from breast cancer at a young age

Wrapping It Up

The Challenge: Based upon your S.H.A.P.E. Assessment above (the way God wired you), If you knew you couldn’t fail … and ‘lack of money, or time’ was not an obstacle… list your Top 3 Things you would ‘Focus’ your Life on, next to #1 Loving God & #2 Loving Your Neighbor (these would be your ‘3 God-Sized Dreams’ for your life)?

1. My Relationship with GOD

2. My Relationship with Others

• Putting Your Spouse First
• Your Kids Second
• Everyone Else After those

3. Create an IOP and non for profit to help families get better support for mental health needs (specifically eating disorder treatment) in our area and to be able to continue to provide direct care while also protecting my family time and have time to teach and serve on the worship team at church.

4. To write a book

5. To teach on a national level (lecture/speak at a conference)