Amy Kearns
Ramsey,NJ
Summary
An experienced Board Certified Behavior Analyst dedicated to providing exceptional care to individuals with disabilities using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ABA Program Coordinator/BCBA Consultant
Paramus Public Schools
Paramus, NJ
01.2020 - 02.2022
- In collaboration with colleagues at SPS, coordinates and manages the delivery of ABA program related services to children, adolescents, and their families
- Provides expertise and leadership in developing and maintaining innovative and effective delivery of program services
- Evaluates the effectiveness of functional assessments, behavioral evaluations, behavior plans and the implementation of behavioral assessment measure, and/or functional assessment measures
- Maintains strict adherence to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts
- Ensures appropriate behavioral data systems are implemented such that quantifiable behavioral data is collected at regular intervals to allow for the continual evaluation of behavior plans and the achievement of individual goals and objectives
- Oversees data collection systems and all necessary monitoring and reporting systems
Special Education Teacher: ABA Classroom
Paramus Public Schools
Paramus, NJ
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Develop and implement high quality and evidenced based services on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, to students with Autism and related developmental disorders
- Administer, interpret and develop individualized programs based on a variety of clinical assessments (such as VB-MAPP, AFLS, ABLLS, EFL, etc.)
- Frequently monitor individual's progress by collecting and analyzing detailed behavior and skill acquisition data
- Train and supervise paraprofessionals in the delivery of applied behavioral analytic services (1:1 instruction, data collection, ect.) using behavioral skills training
- Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure each child's developmental and educational growth
- Collaborate and communicate with individuals and families in an empathetic manner that fosters meaningful relationships and positively impacts behavior
Special Education Teacher/Registered Behavior Technician: ABA Classroom
Institute for Educational Achievement
New Milford, NJ
09.2013 - 07.2014
- Performed discrete trial 1:1 instruction in classroom, home, and community settings utilizing the principals of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Prepared materials and conducted programming that supported increases in skill acquisition and decreases in maladaptive behavior
- Monitored individual's progress by collecting and analyzing detailed behavior and skill acquisition data
- Collaborated and communicated with individuals and families in an empathetic manner that fostered meaningful relationships and promoted positive impacts on behavior
Professional Services Consultant
Rethink Ed
- Maintain expert knowledge of best practices in behavior analysis, social emotional learning, mental health, and special education
- Shares new best practices and effective implementation examples with the team
- Maintains knowledge of state and district specific standards, trends, and current events that may influence
- Creation and delivery of engaging an effective professional development sessions (individual, small and large group)
- Demonstrating strong questioning strategies and listening skills to determine client/customer needs and problem solve
- Collaborating with other professional service team members in developing and strengthening professional development content
Education
MASTER'S DEGREE - Special Education
Loyola University Maryland
01.2013
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Elementary Education
Loyola University Maryland
01.2012
Skills
- Personable
- Knowledgeable
- Compassionate
- Diligent
- Collaborative
- Enthusiastic
- Detail Oriented
- Technologically Savvy
Certification
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst Certificate
- Elementary School Teacher Grades K-6 - Standard Certificate
- Teacher of Students with Disabilities - Standard Certificate
Locations
- Ramsey, NJ
- Paramus, NJ, 07652
- Cresskill, NJ, 07626
- New Milford, NJ, 07646
- Mahwah, NJ
- Trenton, NJ, 08608
- Melbourne, FL, 32901
- New York, NY, 10010
Professional Development
- 8-Course Sequence for BCBA-level certification, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 32901, 03/01/18
- Annual Attendance of NJ Association for Behavioral Analysis Conference, Trenton, NJ, 08608, 04/01/14, 04/01/15
- Rethink ED 8 Hour Training Course in Applied Behavioral Analysis, Rethink Ed, New York, NY, 10010, 03/01/14
Timeline
ABA Program Coordinator/BCBA Consultant
Paramus Public Schools
01.2020 - 02.2022
Special Education Teacher: ABA Classroom
Paramus Public Schools
01.2014 - 01.2018
Special Education Teacher/Registered Behavior Technician: ABA Classroom
Institute for Educational Achievement
09.2013 - 07.2014
Professional Services Consultant
Rethink Ed
MASTER'S DEGREE - Special Education
Loyola University Maryland
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Elementary Education
Loyola University Maryland
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