Experience

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  Constellations Behavioral Services, LLC

  • Portsmouth, NH

  • Behavior Therapist, Home Based Team

    • Oct 2016 - Nov 2017
    • Portsmouth, NH

    - focus on set caseload of children for ABA therapy and programming- implement best practice methodologies, provide direct service to home and community based clients/programs on the application of ABA principles- contribute to parent communication and meetings- data collection/graphical display, inputting computerized graphical information when needed

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  Georgetown Public Schools

  • Special Education Teacher

    • Feb 2012 - Oct 2016

    - lead and strengthened a program designed for students diagnosed on the autism spectrum that would provide them with opportunities for inclusion with typical peers as well as direct one-to-one and small group learning experiences to specifically target areas of need- consulted with and supported classroom teachers and their assistants- trained staff to implement behavior plans and collect data under the supervision of the BCBA- designed discrete trial programs and task analysis for daily living, summarizing, graphing and analyzing data for each student’s discrete trial training programs as well as their incidental and behavioral data- function as the liaison for up to 24 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade- teach reading writing and math to students with various disabilities; at different grade levels- observed and evaluated children within my program as well as newly referred children ages 2 years 6 months and older using standard assessments, writing reports and presenting them to families and school professionals at meetings for initial and three year re-evaluations.- collaborate with colleagues as member of Behavioral Health Task Force of Response to Intervention Committee (2014 – Oct 2016)

  • BCBA

    • Sep 2013 - Jun 2015

    - functioned as the liaison for up to 16 students from preschool through 5th grade- assisted in development of Elementary Social Emotional Learning Program- provided supervision to the teacher and staff of a new sub-separate preschool program- provided support and behavior management strategies to all regular education teachers, tutors and specialists- evaluated behaviors exhibited by any student in the school, creating Behavior Guidelines or performing Functional Behavior Assessments as needed- developed Behavior Support Plans and trained both certified and noncertified staff on proper implementation- created a presentation for the Special Education Parents Advisory Council titled “The Role of the BCBA & Behavioral Strategies and Social Skills: Increasing your Child’s Social Interaction with Peers”

  • Home Service Provider/Supervisor

    • Nov 2013 - Jan 2015

    - worked with the family of one non-verbal child diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum with Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and as the BCBA overseeing the case: created home schedule, encouraged functional communication, decreased aggressive behaviors, increased independence, increased success with activities of daily living, and improved relationship with two siblings- filled in for the BCBA overseeing the case of another non-verbal child diagnosed on the autism spectrum with cognitive impairments; supervised the two service providers working in the home, summed and analyzed data, updated targets for the program, and consulted with parents

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  Peabody Public Schools

  • Peabody, MA

  • Special Education Teacher

    • Aug 2008 - Feb 2012
    • Peabody, MA

    - taught students diagnosed with severe Autism Spectrum Disorders which included: discrete trial training, small group opportunities to generalize skills, and opportunities for inclusion as appropriate- arranged the daily schedule for each child, integrated their services and sensory diets as needed, created and implemented curriculum and behavior plans and managed the paraprofessionals assigned to the program- functioned as the liaison for development and execution of each child’s IEP to ensure fidelity of the program

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  Beverly Public Schools

  • Beverly, MA

  • Special Education Teacher

    • Aug 2007 - Jun 2008
    • Beverly, MA

    - taught sixth and seventh grade English Language Arts, Academic Support Classes and 6th grade math in a substantially separate program for middle school students with global learning disabilities- functioned as the liaison for each child, collaborated with general education teachers, wrote their IEP’s, modified classroom assignments and tests, administered academic testing for three year evaluations, and maintained contact with parents