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Metairie, La

Design and implement individualized educational programs for students with severe to moderate special needs, in accordance with their IEPSTrain and supervise paraprofessionals in implementing students'​ programsCollaborate with other service providers, including PT, OT, and speech therapists, to create programs and help the students reach their maximum potential in all aspects of their life at schoolDevelop IEPs in collaboration with students' parents and other service providers

Morristown, Nj

 Carried out behavior plans and academic programs based on the principles of behavior and graphed data accordingly  Made instructional decisions based on the student’s data using the classroom’s decision protocol to implement evidence-based tactics to increase student’s learning  Gained experience utilizing schedules of differential reinforcement and token economies and inducing vital prerequisites for integration into inclusion settings including observational learning and Naming

Palisades, Ny

 Ran one-to-one and small group instruction using evidence-based tactics and protocols to teach academic, social, and self-management skills to preschoolers with communication delays Conditioned new reinforcers using the stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure  Increased verbal operants using speaker immersion and intensive tact instruction  Gained experience potty training children with disabilities using interval toilet training and rapid toilet training

 Provided a seven-year-old male, diagnosed with autism, intensive ABA therapy with a focus on improving verbal production by incorporating PROMPT speech therapy Logged comprehensive data on performance during therapy and worked with his treatment team to insure progress towards the treatment goals

 Co-facilitated group therapy sessions for clients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and major depression, gaining skills allowing me to keep individuals motivated to overcome their struggles Assisted in the establishment of Louisiana Medicaid-funded Mental Health Rehabilitation Services

 Performed structured interviews for aid in diagnosis and observed speech classes and therapy for communication disorders, attaining over 100 hours of experience Developed the necessary trust with children and adults with learning disabilities and psychological disorders for the assessment of their psychological needs and the evaluation of their treatments

Master'S Degree, Applied Behavior Analysis

Bs, Psychology