• Created skill development and behavior reduction plans for toddlers, children, and adolescents with a variety of communication and behavior difficulties to expand learners’ communication skills and decrease the occurrence of socially inappropriate and dangerous behaviors• Trained and supervised direct care staff in in-field, in-clinic, and tele-health environments in the application of applied behavior analysis (ABA) teaching techniques and the ethical and empathetic provision of behavior analytic services• Led bimonthly meetings with groups of six to twelve direct care staff supervisees to support implementation of behavioral services in a manner that complied with company policy and insurance and Medicaid requirements• Implemented direct and indirect behavior assessments including scripted and non-scripted interviews over the phone and in person that directed short- and long-term treatment objectives • Collaborated with insurance providers and Medicaid staff to ascertain the necessary level of care for the learner• Coordinated care between members of the learners’ team- parents, extended family, doctors, teachers, direct care staff, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and childcare staff• Adapted parent training to meet the needs of families with a variety of religious beliefs, cultural backgrounds, and parenting strategies to support generalization of recently established skills in learners’ natural environments• Applied current and established behavior analytic literature to teaching programs and behavior plans to ensure efficient and effective behavior change in learners

Created skill development and behavior reduction plans for toddlers, children, and adolescents with a variety of communication and behavior difficulties to expand learners’ communication skills and decrease the occurrence of socially inappropriate and dangerous behaviors

Assisted individuals with autism and behavior difficulties in expanding communication techniques