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Conduct psychoeducational assessments, Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), and developed and implemented behavior support plans. Provide small group and push in social skills training, counseling services, anti-bullying curriculum, and emotion regulation training. Participate in student success team meetings to inform intervention and recommendations for special education and 504 assessment.Consult and collaborate with teachers, administrators, services providers, and parents regarding assessment and special education services for students.Provide behavior support within the RtI frameworkPresent staff trainings on social skills programs, special education law, and special education services.

Conducted psychoeducational assessments, FBA, and developed and implemented behavior support plans Provided direct and consultative counseling and psychological services in the group and individual setting Participated in District level crisis response teamParticipated in IEP, SST, and 504 meetings

Conducted psychoeducational assessments Conducted FBA and Developed and implemented behavior support plans Participated in Student Study Team meetings and IEP meetings Provided direct and consultative counseling and psychological services in the group and individual setting

I provide individual mental health services in a school setting at James Monroe Elementary and San Leandro High School. I have experience counseling children ages 6-11 and 15-18 with a wide range of behavioral issues, academic concerns, and trauma exposure. Davis Street Family Resource Center has provided me with training in nondirective play therapy, sand play, and mindfulness techniques to support client’s expression and self-reflection. Providing mental health services in schools has providing me with experience in collaborating with teachers, parents, students, and school staff regarding coordination of services, clinical recommendations, and communicating progress while maintaining client confidentiality.

The Smooth Sailing Study: Successful Transition in the Early School Years for Children with Autism Supervisor, Abbey Eisenhower, Ph.D. abbey.eisenhower@umb.edu Experience administering child assessments such as: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and research reliable on Modules 1 and 2 and experienced administering Module 3, the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement (WJIII), Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language (CASL), and the Aims Web. Experience writing integrated developmental reports that describe the results of assessment, conducted structured interviews, and informed participants about survey measures and consent forms.

I utilized online, print, and public databases to recruit participants, calibrated and ran trials using the Tobii eye tracker, and facilitated participant visits by confirming appointments, informing participants about confidentiality and the procedure.

Private Behavioral Tutor for children with ASD. Implemented specific behavior plans and teaching strategies individual to the client. Facilitated social play, taught adaptive skills in home, school, and community, and recorded data on behaviors of interest.

Facilitated social play, trained district employees on specific behavior plans, collected data on behaviors of interest. Experience with Picture Exchange Communications System (PECS) and Discrete Trial Training (DTT).

Used discrete trial training (DTT) to teach receptive and expressive language skills to preschool aged children with ASD.