Alani Martinez
Summary
Motivated individual with years of experience supporting youth through formative years. Thoughtful facilitator of student achievement through simultaneously holistic and clinical approach to overcoming obstacles. Organized and dependable candidate committed to learning and developing skills in the field of psychology. Self-directed and energetic with superior performance in both autonomous or collaborative environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
CCSD59
08.2021 - Current
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Monitored student actions and applied established interventions to redirect behavior and resolve conflicts.
- Applied specialized teaching techniques to reinforce social and communication skills.
- Helped classroom teachers achieve instructional objectives and with development of learning strategies.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Behavior Technician
Impacted Autism
07.2020 - 12.2021
- Documented interventions, assessments and progress reports on database to enable tracking history and maintain consistent records.
- Promoted positive interactions with children with Autism by using visual supports, simplifying communication, and utilizing stress scales to turn emotions into concrete concepts.
- Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs, and anecdotal notes.
- Developed and implemented reinforcement systems to encourage positive behaviors
Behavior Technician
GBC Aba
11.2019 - 07.2021
- Provided one-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for neurodivergent clients in home setting.
- Implemented behavior intervention plans, increasing positive behaviors and reduce challenging behaviors.
- Conducted functional behavior assessments, functional analysis, preference assessments, and assessments of basic learning and language skills to identify target behaviors and purpose of behaviors.
- Collaborated with other professionals to develop and modify individualized treatment plans.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL05.2020
Skills
- Special Education
- Flexibility
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Organization
- Communication
- Academic Writing
- Clinical Reasoning
- Experiential Learning
- Bilingual
- First Aid
- Instructional Techniques
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
CCSD59
08.2021 - Current
Behavior Technician
Impacted Autism
07.2020 - 12.2021
Behavior Technician
GBC Aba
11.2019 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Benedictine University