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San Jose, Ca

• Develop, write and implement Individual Education Programs (IEPs) for students.• Lead a team 4+ people to successfully provide students with a hygienically clean, safe and effective learning environment in which self-help and independent activities are stressed. Collaborate with the Designated Instructed Services (DIS) staff to coordinate services.• Design curriculum that meets the cognitive needs of severely disabled students while meeting the federal and Common Core Curriculum State standards for special education in a classroom setting.

San Jose, Ca

• Act as a liaison between the teachers and parents in regard to planning and scheduling activities, progress in instructional goals and objectives, student progress and pertinent health or behavior problems.• Establish a positive image and supervise students on community based instructional outings and work programs.• Develop and implement Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) to guide students in making positive decisions.• Identify warning signs and control volatile students as needed using approved Pro-ACT techniques.

Mountain View, Ca

• Implement Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs one on one in home for children aged 2-13 with autism spectrum disorders. Modify violent behaviors in a positive manner.• Manage multiple concurrent cases, each with unique program requirements and objectives. Acknowledged the individual child in relation to his/her culture and socio-economic background.• Document goal and program information/data collection while simultaneously working with the child.• Provide specific parent training and in home and community based intervention using the principles of ABA.• Facilitate and encourage social interactions with peers in school, private clinic and general public settings.

Cupertino, Ca

• Designed and implemented activities for senior residents with varying levels of dementia.• Maintained an alertness to prevent and control incidents of violence directed toward residents and staff.

• Communicated the value of our services to potential clients through email, phone and in person. • Wrote creative briefs for the company website, publish the company newsletter and draft marketing material.• Managed the email campaign process, including email program strategy, creative direction, content and campaign execution.

• Facilitated social interactions in groups of 4-5 children that enhance the child’s language and social skills in a natural setting with peers and others within the community.• Collaborated with the director in creating client programs and implementing those programs exactly to procedure during one-on-one ABA therapy sessions.• Created and organized client materials and managed scheduling.

• Managed 9 concurrent cases, each with unique program requirements and objectives. Acknowledged the individual child in relation to his/her culture and socio-economic background.• Implemented ABA programs one-on-one for children aged 2-7 with autism spectrum disorders. Knowledge with Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and Discrete Trial Training (DTT).• Organized and maintained client data. Participate in monthly clinic meetings to discuss program objectives and provide program recommendations with the parents, therapists, case supervisor and case director.• Mentored new team members, troubleshoot any issues and provided feedback.

• Corresponded with prospective and current patients• Organized and maintained confidential files.• Observed patient contact with SLPs.

• Examined and analyzed confidential speech data using BlitzScribe, a research prototype.• Transcribed speech and non-speech utterances.

• Motivated 8+ adult learners by using multi-sensory activities.• Encouraged participation with a friendly learning environment.• Implemented new strategies to engage all learners of diverse backgrounds.• Provided instruction in reading and responding to literacy materials.• Supported many non-English and low to high level learners.

• Mentored new team members on telephone calling system and techniques for interacting with alumni.• Ranked among top 5 revenue generating callers on a 60-person team that solicited support of BU’s annual fund.

• Designed and implemented speech activities for children with autism, delayed speech, and other speech impairments.• Supported elementary aged children individually or in groups of 2-10 in speech activities.• Assisted in building and maintaining the children’s language and social skills.• Organized teaching material.

Moderate To Severe Teaching Credential

Bs, Communication Sciences And Disorders, General

Ba, Linguistics, Speech Language And Hearing Sciences