Experience

California Psychcare

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Behavior Specialist

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  − Give 1:1 adaptive skills programming exercises − Follow through on each consumer’s individualized behavior plan protocol − Instruct different adaptive skills programming such as; brushing teeth, making bed, tying shoes, crossing the street appropriately, and maintaining both appropriate compliance and behaviors − Maintain daily behavior log for consumers − Take on-going daily data within each programming and citing the correct use of prompts used after antecedent was given − Attend staff meetings and workshops to better understand the use of the data and how to re-direct certain behaviors as well as improving data collection and employee awareness in the home. − Meet with supervisors twice a month to discuss progression with each program for the consumer in addition to writing behavior reports and discussing different types of methods to re-direct certain behaviors − Parent Training; Teaching parents new techniques and advice for dealing with their children especially in times of high anxiety or aggression. Show less



Behavior Respite in Action. INC.

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Respite care provider

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2014

  - Maintained ample communication with families regarding scheduling and services - Completed direct services with clients and helped re-direct maladaptive behaviors through verbal or gestural prompting - Attended yearly Crisis Prevention Interventionist trainings - Proper use of using behavior plans set by both BRIA and other companies to maintain both respite and ABA therapy protocols - Completed such tasks that emphasize the different pillars that BRIA offers families through their services which include; socialization, safety awareness, compliance, self help and domestic skills - Maintained written summary reports with each session, as well as attending annual meetings with the supervisor to go over progressions and programs - Wrote quarterly behavior reports regarding consumers for regional centers - Met with families and did initial behavior evaluation assessments - Staffed, hired, followed through on disciplinary actions, and weekly supervisor meetings with our regional manager - Created and introduced families to different reinforcement charts, create communication pecks for families, and had on-going substitution work to help increase knowledge of different cases within the spectrum Show less