Ari Janssen
Salt Lake City,UT
Summary
Professional in mental health care, prepared to bring valuable experience to new role. Proven ability to manage therapeutic environments and handle patient crises effectively. Strong focus on teamwork and achieving positive outcomes, adaptable to changing needs. Skilled in patient observation and crisis intervention, with reliable and compassionate demeanor.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavior Technician
Advanced Behavior Analysis
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2025 - Current
- Ability to interpret and implement clinical protocols as written
- Commitment to ongoing training and development as it relates to clinical skills, professional development, ethics, and technology to perform job responsibilities to the required standard
- Working in-home sessions with clients and families
- Implemented individualized treatment plans to improve client behavioral outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance therapeutic strategies and client engagement.
- Implemented individualized treatment plans to enhance client behavioral outcomes.
- Conducted one-on-one sessions to reinforce positive behavior and skill acquisition.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to evaluate client progress and adjust strategies.
Lead Behavioral Health Specialist
Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare
Taylorsville, UT
11.2024 - 12.2025
- Provide individual, supportive contact with patients that focuses on validating negative feelings, offering strategies for coping, building self-esteem, developing skills, and assessing immediate risk to self and others
- Lead educational and/or didactic groups.
- Ensures a positive and safe environment by role-modeling prosocial attitudes, providing platforms for patients to engage positively, and strategically managing negative influences on the environment.
- In collaboration with the treatment team, participates in the overall environment of care, including safety interventions, patient care needs, assisting with ADL's, and self-directed resources.
- Assist in mentoring and orientation of new caregivers and students.
- Continuous improvement practices, including idea escalation, unit project coordination, and change management.
- Complete timely and accurate documentation of groups, patient care interventions, and observations.
- Provide direct observation of acutely unsafe patients in collaboration with the treatment team and charge nurse, including instances when assigned to act as a 1:1.
- Participate in the physical management of high-risk patient behaviors, including violence, self-harm, and suicidal ideation
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to implement therapeutic interventions and monitor progress.
Assistant Manager
Banana Republic Factory
Park City, UT
09.2023 - 11.2024
- Help understand and meet all business goals
- Train new employees and register I-9 forms
- Open and close POS systems, including cash drawer
- Drive up daily sales to meet the goal
- Answer phones promptly and immediately
- Work hand in hand with the store manager in marketing, visuals, and credit card goals
- Creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all
- Led daily store operations, ensuring optimal customer service and efficient team workflows.
- Trained and mentored staff, fostering professional development and enhancing team performance.
Lead Youth Mentor
University of Utah First Star
Salt Lake City, UT
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Implement knowledge of foster care system
- Guide foster care teens throughout summer program
- Handle behavioral incidents between teens
- Lead and train other staff members on decisions
- Drive company vehicles
- Tutor teens on high school math and english
- Developed individualized mentoring plans to support youth academic and personal growth.
- Facilitated group workshops focused on life skills and college readiness for diverse youth populations.
Registered Behavioral Therapist
ABS Kids
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Acquire and maintain Registered Behavior Therapist certification through the national BACB board
- Understand what the Autism Spectrum is and how it can present in children ages 2-18
- Read and implement doctors' and insurance orders with a treatment plan written by a Board Certified Behavioral Analyst
- Work one-on-one with children with Autism, providing applied behavior analysis therapy
- Maintain a great relationship with the families of children
- Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans for children with autism spectrum disorders.
Teen Council, Peer Educator
Planned Parenthood
Park City, UT
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Go to weekly meetings
- Prepare and teach lessons to peers or children
- Organize food for groups
- Talk to legislators about bills being passed
- Protest at the Capitol building for changes being made
- Advocate for people in the community that are in marginalized groups
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Joyce University of Nursing And Health Sciences
Salt Lake City, UT05-2026
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Team Management
- Physical intervention
- BLS Certification
- Active listening
- Data collection
- Documentation skills
- Prompting and fading strategies
- Behavioral management
- Behavior treatment plans
- Behavior management
- Suicide risk assessment
- Behavioral treatment services
Interests
Advocating as much as I can for the people around me, more specifically, women and the LGBTQ community, Health Science, Being involved in the community
Timeline
Behavior Technician
Advanced Behavior Analysis
01.2025 - Current
Lead Behavioral Health Specialist
Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare
11.2024 - 12.2025
Assistant Manager
Banana Republic Factory
09.2023 - 11.2024
Lead Youth Mentor
University of Utah First Star
06.2023 - 08.2023
Registered Behavioral Therapist
ABS Kids
01.2022 - 06.2023
Teen Council, Peer Educator
Planned Parenthood
02.2019 - 08.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Joyce University of Nursing And Health Sciences