Brittany A. Hoskins
Vernon
Summary
Patient Behavior Technician with 10 years of experience implementing behavioral plans and designated interventions for clients suffering from various behavioral conditions. In-depth knowledge of treatment plans and modification strategies. Skilled relationship-builder with first-rate communication and time management abilities. Committed to promoting development of functional skills and independence.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavior Technician
The Capstone Center
Wayne, NJ
12.2022 - Current
- Provided one-on-one support to clients with autism spectrum disorders, addressing unique behavioral needs.
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies when necessary to maintain a safe environment for both staff and clients alike during high-stress situations.
- Enhanced client progress by implementing individualized behavior intervention plans.
- Promoted positive behaviors by reinforcing desired actions and effectively addressing challenging issues.
- Creating curriculum and evaluating graphs, creating data sheets
- Implementing preferences assessments, conduction parent training and staff training
Behavioral Technician
Heart to Heart Associates LLC
Rochelle Park, NJ
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Use discrete trail training
- Implementing functional assessments
- Assisting protocol to reduce self-injuries behaviors
- Collecting partial intervals
- Collecting data through graduated guidance
- Most-to-least, and least-to-most fade procedures
- Teaching skills in a forward chain and backwards chain
- Training staff
- Promoted a safe and nurturing environment for clients, ensuring their comfort and well-being throughout therapy sessions.
- Reduced problem behaviors by teaching clients appropriate coping strategies and replacement behaviors.
- Implemented social skills training groups, increasing peer interaction opportunities for clients.
Parent Trainer
North Jersey Behavioral Health Services
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Creating curriculum
- Creating data sheets and graphs
- Conducting strategies based on peer reviewed journals
- Analysis data
- Teaching toilet training
- Conducted implemented ADL skills
Teachers Assistant/ Home Therapist
Totowa Board of Education
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Assistant within a self-contained classroom of children with Autism between again 3 to 6 years of age
- Taught self-help and social skills
- Implemented behavioral management skills as recalled in protocols
- Scaffold desired skills
- Conducted token economy using fixed-ratio and variable-ratio
- Implemented discrete trial training (DTT)
- Updated curriculum
- Evaluated progress through graphing
- Used meaningful reinforcement to increase most desirable behavior
- Taught toothbrushing and toilet training
Education
High School Diploma -
Westfield High School
01.2011
Skills
- Data Collection
- Documentation skills
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Knowledge
- Prompting and Fading Strategies
- Social Skills Development
- Behavioral Management
- Positive Reinforcement
- Teaching Play and Leisure Skills
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Errorless Learning Techniques
- Social skill development
- Natural Environment Teaching
- Behavior Observation
Biography - Summary
Brittany Hoskins received her High School Diploma from Westfield High School in 2011. In 2014, she began to work at Totowa Public School in a self-contained classroom where she found her passion working with children on the autism spectrum ranging from 2 to 7 years old. She continued to follow her dreams working with children on the autism spectrum, pushing her to try a different type of environment. In 2017, she began working at North Jersey Behavioral Health Services as a Behavioral Technician. While working at North Jersey Behavioral Health Services for 2 years, she was promoted to Curriculum Coordinator in 2019. During that time, she gained clinical experience working with children with autism ranging from 7 to 21 years old. Her clinical experience includes feeding interventions, toileting, assessment and treatment of problem behavior, and preference.
Timeline
Behavior Technician
The Capstone Center
12.2022 - Current
Behavioral Technician
Heart to Heart Associates LLC
06.2022 - 12.2022
Parent Trainer
North Jersey Behavioral Health Services
01.2019 - 01.2020
Teachers Assistant/ Home Therapist
Totowa Board of Education
01.2014 - 01.2017
High School Diploma -
Westfield High School