Adriana Valdez

• Administer intake and ongoing assessments such as: PDDBI, FAST, SRS-2, Vineland-3, PPVT-5, EVT-4, SSIS, DAY-C, PSI/SIPA, AFLS, VB-MAAP, etc.
• Conduct intake interviews with families and write assessment reports for numerous commercial funding sources.
• Complete parent support plans as needed.
• Coordinate care with related service providers.
• Ensure treatment goals are implemented as recommended

• Design and monitor the implementation of behavior modification and skills acquisition programs based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Collaborate with parents, supervisees, colleagues and other professionals in the individualization and in developing strategies to meet behavioral gaols.

• Implemented Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy strategies with children and teenagers with Autism
• Collected data on the progress made on every program implemented
• Collaborated with other BI’s and supervisors to make modifications to the programs.

• Shadowed Cooperating Teachers, attend meetings to develop lesson plans with different departments, participated in Admission Review Dismissal meetings with parents and staff
• Taught subjects such as Algebra, Economics and Biology to 15 students with different disabilities
• Experienced teaching opportunities in different classroom settings by designing lessons to meet goals of the Individualized Education Programs of the students.

• Assisted in training a group of 12 people with physical disabilities (Ages 18-30) in poverty situation in becoming more employable with different workshops, visits and conferences
• Attended weekly meetings with other mentors, facilitators and counselors of the program in order to share strategies and experiences to better the program and met with potential employers.

• Facilitated and customize career planning workshops to audiences of 20-60 students
• Assisted college students during the job search process and also with interview preparation
• Collaborated with the planning of programs and activities for students in the College of Education, such as the Teacher Job Fair, resume drop-off, information tables, etc.

GPA: 3.90/4.00

GPA: 3.43/4.00