Board Certified Behavior Analyst
The Children's Medical Center
Total des années d'expérience :8 years, 6 Mois
- Providing school, center and home-based behavioral consultation services to children aged 2-14 diagnosed with developmental disorders (e.g., autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, ODD, speech delay, global developmental delay);
- Conducting functional behavior assessments and skills assessments using various tools;
- Determining service provision for each client;
- Developing skill acquisition programs and individualized curriculum materials to teach language, social, academic, independent living, and adaptive behavior skills based on the assessment results;
- Designing behavior support plans and data collection methods;
- Analyzing data and updating behavior protocols and programming accordingly;
- Providing education, training and support to parents, caregivers, teachers and other staff on behavior management techniques;
- Writing progress reports for parents, schools and insurance companies;
- Consulting and collaborating with teachers and other professionals in the development of IEP goals and to ensure academic, behavioral, and social-emotional progress;
- Providing support, training and guidance for Registered Behavior Therapists (RBTs) and associate therapists (face-to-face and remotely via telehealth);
- Supervising candidates pursuing certification as BCBAs;
- Managing therapists’ weekly schedule; communicating with the HR department regarding center policies and procedures;
- Providing home and school-based behavioral consultation services to children and adolescents diagnosed with autism using the principles of Applied BehaviorAnalysis
- Developing IEP goals and skill acquisition programs based on various assessment tools (CSA, ABLLS-R, VB-MAPP)
- Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments in order to develop behavior support plans and relevant data collection methods
- Providing consultation to parents and families in order to facilitate carryover of acquisition programs and behavioral interventions to promote skill generalization
- Providing training, supervision, and evaluation of home-based direct therapists through specific oral and written feedback
- Responsible for providing individualized center-based ABA services for an early intervention classroom of students aged 2-9 diagnosed with ASD
- Managing, evaluating and supervising team of 6 behavior therapists implementing behavior plans and the ABA programs
- Designing, assessing and refining curriculum and treatment plans in accordance with ABA methodologies and student needs
- Performing ACE Core Skills, VB-MAPP and functional behavioral assessments
- Developing IEP goals, making recommendations to parents and caregivers regarding behavioral and social issues, providing support to families
- Writing BIPs, behavioral and educational reports, letters and notes
- Consulting with a multidisciplinary team (OT, SLP, SENCO, teachers) about behavior plans, curriculum modifications and accommodations, managing meetings
- Coordinating communication between home and school with regard to programming and treatment implementation
- Reviewing class and centre policies and procedures
- Interviewing potential candidates
- Delivering various group and individual on-boarding training to staff
- Direct implementation of behavior-analytic programs and procedures (DTT, TA, FCT, Incidental Teaching, preference assessments, behavioral strategies etc.)
- Attending regular supervision meetings and conducting clinical case reviews with the Clinical Director
- Teaching age-appropriate communication, self-help, play, social skills, academics and community behaviors in various settings using the principles of ABA
- Collecting and analysing behavioral data
- Assisting with case-related duties (BIP or case reviews, program changes)
- Handling crises situations with accordance to student BIP
- Identifying, assessing, and monitoring student needs in conjunction with caregivers and other service providers (SLP, OT, teachers)
- Participating in parents meeting, caregiver training, home visits, home therapy and making recommendations to staff and families
- Providing learning support to a student included in a mainstream class
- Coordinate the development, delivery and evaluation of staff L&D programs and the implementation of an annual corporate training plan and budget
- Administrative Council's online Learning Management System (LMS) and ensuring systematic capture of corporate training records and data
- Liaise with training providers to ensure correct setup and equipment requirements are provided
- Proactively sourcing candidates via social media, cold calling, job boards, internal database and through various networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Meetup, Twitter, ...)
- Interviewing/screening appropriate candidates and providing background summaries
- Developing candidate relationship management strategies, networking
- Conducting French language checks
- Responsible for accurate process of all accounts payable reports in collaboration with purchasing department and suppliers
- Respond to vendor and employee payment inquiries (phone calls, emails, letters) in a professional and timely manner (mainly French, English)
- Prepare manual payments, financial reports and statements
- Handle calls and e-mails from customers (mainly French, English)
- Booking domestic and international travel arrangements (flights, hotels, full packages)
- Provide customer service, including during difficult or emergency situations by providing administrative support to associates using the online booking tool
- Conduct diagnostic evaluations with children suffering from a wide range of neurological disorders (especially head-injured children)
- Neuropsychological report writing
- Conduct clinical interviews with patients and their families
- Administrative consultation with nursing and medical staff concerning mental health admission policies and emergency room practices, development and expansion of the young in-patient mental health programs, general policy review and staffing problems
- Participation in clinical resarch about executive functions in children suffering from traumatic brain injury
Professional Coursework in Applied Behavior Analysis