Amanda Burns
Malden Bridge,NY
Summary
Highly motivated Behavior Analyst and Clinical Director offering over 16 years of experience in Applied Behavior Analysis with individuals with disabilities and with severe challenging behaviors. Extensive experience in teaching and training ABA principles to staff, families, and college students.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Director
YAI/CSIDD - Crisis Services for IDD
, New York
10.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: START refers to a Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources, and Treatment program which provides crisis prevention and response services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who also have complex behavioral and mental health needs; essentially offering 24/7 support to help manage crises in their communities.
- Provided clinical oversight for staff and services.
- Provides weekly training to all staff on a wide variety of clinical topics.
- Collaborates with and facilitates communication between physicians, nurses, administrators, and other stakeholders.
- Reviews clinical documentation to ensure quality interventions.
- Provides clinical consultation.
- Develops and presents monthly Community Education Training workshops to provide training on understanding and working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to community entities.
- Presents CIT (Crisis Intervention Training) to police departments and other first responders to educate them on best practices in responding to people with IDD, experiencing mental health crises.
- Reference Contact: Dr. Katy Stratigos, MD. katy.stratigos@yai.org
BCBA/Licensed Behavior Analyst
Freedom First Psychological Services, PLLC
Latham, United States
09.2021 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: An agency that provides ABA services in homes and in clinics, as well as ABA-based social skills groups and parent training.
- Oversees, trains, and supervises Behavior Technicians and BCBA candidates.
- Also provides family training
- Oversees and supervises social skills groups for children with ASD
- Develops and modifies individualized ABA programming for skill acquisition and behavior reduction, including behavioral and skills assessments.
BCBA/Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst
LEARN Behavioral (formerly Benchmark Behavioral Services)
North Adams, United States
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: An agency that provides in-home ABA services for individuals with ASD.
- Oversees, trains, and supervises Behavior Technicians implementing ABA services in homes.
- Develops and modifies individualized programming for in-home ABA services.
- Provides family training to promote the generalization of skills.
Residential Behavior Specialist
Anderson Center for Autism
Staatsburg, United States
09.2018 - 09.2020
- Company Overview: A residential school for individuals with ASD.
- Graphs and analyzes behavioral data.
- Provides training in ABA principles and applications for residential direct service personnel.
- Develops Behavior Support Plans and teaching programs for IEP goals, including the development of data sheets and visual supports.
ABA-based Special Education Teacher
Rutgers University - Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
New Brunswick, United States
01.2008 - 09.2018
- Company Overview: A specialized ABA-based program for children with ASD, under the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University.
- Uses ABA methods in educating students with ASD and severe behavioral challenges in 1:1, dyadic, and group instruction.
- Trains and supervises staff and undergraduate fieldwork students in the implementation of ABA methods, graphing, and analyzing data.
- Develops and modifies individualized student programming for skill acquisition and behavior reduction, using ABA principles.
- Develops and runs functional assessments, functional analyses, treatment analyses, and behavior intervention plans to reduce maladaptive behaviors.
- Develops IEPs (includes assessments, goal development, Present Levels documentation outlining student strengths and areas for growth, and Transition Plans to aid in the transition to adulthood).
- Leads IEP meetings with school teams, families, case managers, and home teams.
- Assists in the development and implementation of research on effective ABA methodologies and best practices in the field.
- Reference Contact: Dr. Robert LaRue, Ph.D., BCBA-D, larue@dddc.rutgers.edu
Education
M.Ed. - Learning, Cognition, and Development with concentration in ABA
Rutgers University - Graduate School of Education
New Brunswick12.2018
B.A. - Psychology and Sociology
Rutgers University
05.2008
Skills
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Exemplary communication skills
- Team player, collaboration skills
- Data analysis
- Autism, developmental disabilities
- IEP Development, Teaching
- ABA-based curriculum development
- Data entry, data analysis, and graphing
- Functional Behavior Assessments, Functional Analysis
- Crisis Intervention and Prevention
- Research design
- Supervision of staff (TAs, BTs)
- Training staff and families
- PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
- Functional Communication Training
- Leadership skills
- Conducting various assessments
- Teaching ABA principles to bachelor's-level college students
- Clinical quality improvement
Certification
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
- NY Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA)
- Certified Autism Specialist (CAS)
Timeline
Clinical Director
YAI/CSIDD - Crisis Services for IDD
10.2023 - Current
BCBA/Licensed Behavior Analyst
Freedom First Psychological Services, PLLC
09.2021 - 10.2023
BCBA/Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst
LEARN Behavioral (formerly Benchmark Behavioral Services)
09.2020 - 09.2021
Residential Behavior Specialist
Anderson Center for Autism
09.2018 - 09.2020
ABA-based Special Education Teacher
Rutgers University - Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
01.2008 - 09.2018
M.Ed. - Learning, Cognition, and Development with concentration in ABA
Rutgers University - Graduate School of Education
B.A. - Psychology and Sociology
Rutgers University
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