Amanda Duggirala
Manteca,CA
Summary
Knowledgeable behavior technician with several years of experience. Dedicated to helping develop skills and manage behaviors in an individualized way. Practiced multitasker with excellent time management, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RBT Direct Care Surpervisor
Telecare Corporation White lane EBSH
Stockto, CA
04.2024 - Current
- Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
- Coordinated employee schedules and maintained accurate timekeeping records.
- Resolved conflicts between staff members in a timely manner while maintaining professionalism.
- Participated in team meetings, presentations and special events.
- Assisted in scheduling, rescheduling, and canceling appointments for residents.
- Created monthly activity schedules for community and facility.
- Managed medication inventory and records.
- Assisted in developing positive behavior support plans to promote desired behaviors and decrease problem behaviors.
- Collaborated with other professionals including BCBAs, teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists to ensure best practices are being implemented for each Resident.
- Taught Crisis Intervention (CPI) across several residential homes.
- Participated in monthly IBSP meetings for each resident.
Lead RBT/DSP
Telecare White Lane EBSH
Staockton, CA
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Assigned tasks to appropriate personnel based on their skill level and availability.
- Provided verbal prompts, physical guidance, or visual cues as needed to facilitate learning opportunities for clients.
- Developed creative activities that engage clients while teaching them new skills or reinforcing existing ones.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss client progress and plan further interventions when necessary.
- Monitored staff fidelity with the implementation of IBSP.
- Maintained accurate records of data collected during sessions and wrote detailed reports regarding client's progress.
- Ensured safety of all individuals involved in the treatment process by implementing safety protocols.
- Provided crisis intervention services when needed.
RBT/DSP Staff
Telecare White Lane EBSH
Stockton, CA
01.2023 - 10.2023
- Monitored and documented client progress using data collection systems such as ABC charts, frequency counts, and latency measures.
- Implemented interventions outlined in behavior plans with precision and accuracy.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss client progress and plan further interventions when necessary.
- Provided verbal prompts, physical guidance, or visual cues as needed to facilitate learning opportunities for clients.
- Utilized a variety of positive reinforcement techniques such as praise, rewards, tangible items, activity privileges, to reinforce appropriate behavior.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate.
- Prepared meals according to dietary requirements and assisted with feeding when necessary.
- Encouraged independence while promoting self-care skills such as bathing, grooming and toileting needs.
- Performed light housekeeping tasks related to the client's care such as laundry and changing linens.
RBT
CENTRIA
Salem, OR
02.2018 - 07.2019
- Provided 1, 1 intervention for clients with autism spectrum disorder, following the specific guidelines of their individualized behavior plans.
- Monitored and documented client progress using data collection systems such as ABC charts, frequency counts, and latency measures.
- Implemented interventions outlined in behavior plans with precision and accuracy.
- Maintained accurate records of data collected during sessions and wrote detailed reports regarding client's progress.
- Performed functional assessments to determine the function of challenging behaviors exhibited by clients.
- Developed creative activities that engage clients while teaching them new skills or reinforcing existing ones.
- Conducted training sessions for caregivers on effective implementation of behavioral strategies at home.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Special Education
WGU
Salt Lake City, UTSome College (No Degree) -
Portland Community College
Portland, ORSome College (No Degree) - Applied Science
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OKSkills
- Schedule Coordination
- Employee Supervision
- Resident care
- Incident reporting
- Behavior redirection
- Medication management
- Strong ethics
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Responsible/Dependable
- Documentation
- Complex problem-solving
- Care plan adherence
- Compliance
Certification
- ARF certification
- CPI instructor Certification
- RBT certification
- DSP 1&2
Timeline
RBT Direct Care Surpervisor
Telecare Corporation White lane EBSH
04.2024 - Current
Lead RBT/DSP
Telecare White Lane EBSH
10.2023 - 04.2024
RBT/DSP Staff
Telecare White Lane EBSH
01.2023 - 10.2023
RBT
CENTRIA
02.2018 - 07.2019
Some College (No Degree) - Special Education
WGU
Some College (No Degree) -
Portland Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Applied Science
Tulsa Community College
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