ABA therapy is offered at clinics, schools and in homes and is provided under the direction of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA). Therapists work closely with families and education professionals and apply the principles of ABA to teach language, social, self-help, academic, daily living and life skills.Each child is unique and early intervention helps ensure each child has the opportunity to be mainstreamed into a traditional learning environment and become more independent. Therefore, my role as a line therapist is to work one-on-one with the two children I have been assigned to. Both are nonverbal so we use and teach sign language to communicate during the ABA therapy, I work with the 4 year old two days a week @ 3 hours each day. I normally work with the 8 year old 3 days a week @ 3 hours each day. Each child has a therapy room in their home....designated just for ABA therapy! I report to a Lead Therapist over this area who reviews the progress of each child and assesses any changes I need to make to their therapy and/or routine.When I leave the home of each of my little clients my heart is filled with joyful emotions!To be a small part of these children's lives swells my heart. These are awesome kids!Once in awhile they choose to bestow a kiss or hug or they reach for your hand to lead you outside to play, or they giggle when I am being funny and suddenly you notice the sun is shinning brighter. All these days spent with them are good ones!

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Part of nursing staff, 8th tower, Progressive Care UnitDuties consist of taking and charting vital signs, documenting ADL's every hour on patients assigned to me for that shift, checking leads on heart monitors, assisting patients in need of assistance with ADL's, assisting RN's with urgent care, code blues, measuring and charting foley, jpeg, and ostomy bag contents. Repositioning patients to prevent pressure sores and providing wound care when needed, and all other duties outlined in my scope of my responsibilities. Most of the Progressive Care Unit's patients are heart/stroke patients. '