Tarah Ott Email & Phone Number

Reno, Nevada, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

• Oversaw a caseload of 68 students enrolled at the day school with behavioral disorders• Responsible for conducting functional behavior assessments for problematic behaviors for all students in the day-school environment • Development of function-based Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) for problematic behavior• Provided school-wide staff training on behavioral principals and techniques, as well as Non-violent Crisis Prevention Interventions (CPI)• Responsible for graphing and summarizing problematic behavior data for all students, and presenting progress during the Annual Review and Dismissal (ARD) meetings for all students• Collaborated with other professionals related to the field of Autism from local school districts• Provided supervision to the graduate interns working toward their BCBA credential, from the University of Houston, Clear Lake • Provided supervision to Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT) on staff, and support to staff members working toward the RBT credential

• Oversaw a caseload of individuals for services provided in the home, school, and clinical settings• Responsible for conducting all assessments, including preference assessments, functional assessments for problem behavior, and skill assessments• Developed function-based treatment for problematic behavior and skill acquisition programming• Provided team members and caregivers of individuals in the caseload with training on data collection, skill acquisition and maintenance programming, and behavioral interventions with Behavioral Skills Training (BST)• Responsible for the supervision and treatment integrity data collection for all staff working with individuals in designated caseload

Clear Lake, Texas

Severe Behavior Disorders Research Clinic• Conducted intake appointments, indirect assessments, and functional analyses for individuals that exhibit severe problem behaviors• Designed and implemented multi-disciplinary treatment packages, and conducted follow-up appointments, both inside and outside the clinical setting• Recruited, managed, and trained student research assistants in all aspects of the clinicCenter For Autism and Developmental Disabilities• Conducted assessments of skills, developed skill acquisition programs, directly implemented programs with multiple clients, reviewed progress with monthly caregiver meetings, and provided caregiver training both in-home and in the clinical setting• Conducted functional analyses for problem behaviors, then developed, implemented, and evaluated Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)Verbal Behavior Clinic • Conducted assessments for verbal behaviors to determine deficits, and developed interventions• Successfully implemented parents/caregiver training sessions with BST using original, individualized materials• Conducted evaluations of treatment integrity and effectiveness

Pearland, Texas, United States

• Administered indirect assessments, conducted direct observations (ABC data collection method), functional analyses, and developed and implemented multi-disciplinary treatment packages for individuals that exhibited problem behaviors• Trained teachers and school staff on interventions with Behavioral Skills Training (BST)

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Applied Behavior Analysis

Bachelor Of Liberal Arts, Psychology