Experience

Kayla's Children Centre

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Classroom ABA Therapist

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  • Train teachers and educational assistants on the principles of applied behaviour analysis, ensuring data collection with greater consistency and accuracy • Worked among a multidisciplinary team to assess students’ ongoing progress and advise revisions to protocol, where needed• Dramatically improved classroom behaviour by introducing visual supports, resulting in students becoming closer to attending mainstream classroom and subsequent fading of support system• Design and teach behaviour analytic curricula, resulting in marked improvement in emotional self-regulation



Self Employed

• Behaviour Therapist and Consultant

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  • Assessed functional and linguistic skills of students using ABLLS to establish baseline and determine level of care needed• Created individualized programs appropriate to students’ skill levels and goals based on results of assessment • Implemented programming with students at home to teach expressive and receptive language, resulting in better communication and less frequent outbursts • Implemented programming at daycare to promote independence, resulting in successful integration into the classroom and increased ability to follow classroom routine • Taught self-help skills to students, including feeding and dressing, resulting in improved quality of life• Implemented programming at school and organized playdates to increase social interaction, resulting in developing meaningful friendships, communicating with others, and playing games • Developed and delivered desensitization programming to alieve students’ anxieties, resulting in the ability to face stressful situations, including coping with crowds and doctors’ visits• Liaised with daycare and school administrators to gain access and resources



Geneva Centre for Autism

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Instructor Therapist

  • Jan 2008 - Feb 2012

  • Provided direct, one-on-one intensive behavioural intervention by using the principles of applied behavior analysis to promote independence and change behaviour • Provided feedback and input to senior therapists to optimize children’s curriculum based on individual performance and needs• Led school groups simulating a classroom environment to promote smooth transition into the school system • Collected behaviour data to determine antecedent, behaviour, and consequence, resulting in positive behaviour support plan • Monitored clients’ progress and effectiveness of individual programs by recording and graphing daily • Wrote Individualized Service Plans (ISP) outlining current programs and targets, as well as mastered programs and targets



Lansdowne Children's Centre

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor Therapist

  • Dec 2006 - Dec 2007

  • Provided direct one on one intervention to young children with autism in the center and home • Organized and prepared teaching materials for sessions with child• Collected and recorded data to monitor child’s success to determine if program needed revision by senior therapist • Gathered behavioural data to determine antecedent, behavior, and consequences to determine function of behaviour resulting in successive behaviour plan • Provided direct one on one intervention to young children with autism in the center and home • Organized and prepared teaching materials for sessions with child• Collected and recorded data to monitor child’s success to determine if program needed revision by senior therapist • Gathered behavioural data to determine antecedent, behavior, and consequences to determine function of behaviour resulting in successive behaviour plan