Cesilia Vega Gonzalez
Laguna Hills,CA
Summary
I am a highly trained, bi-lingual, and experienced Intensive Behavior Interventionist who has developed skills across multiple areas related to special, general, and bilingual education. I am particularly interested in community outreach and training to support families with children with special needs. I can adapt to working at all levels of special education. I continually challenge myself to learn and grow as a quality special education advocate. I have extensive knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis methods. Crisis Prevention Intervention certified. Implements behavior modification processes to meet IEP requirements.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructional Assistant
Saddleback Unified School District
08.2016 - Current
- Provided behavior and academic for students with autism
- TBIC (2019-2023)
- 1-1 Extreme Behavior (2023-present)
- Mod-Sev (2016-2019)
- Oversaw students in the classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support the lead teacher.
- Created lesson materials, visuals, and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
- Collated classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
- Assisted and mentored students in groups of up to 5 by reviewing lesson teachings and answering questions.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Maintained safety and security by overseeing students in recess environments.
- Applied specialized teaching techniques to reinforce social and communication skills.
- Oversaw groups of students at school and off-site locations, maintaining optimal safety, and security.
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Offered student support through special accommodations, extra assistance, and assessments.
- Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Developed tailor-fit lesson plans to cater to individual needs of each student.
- Developed and presented multiple community/parent training opportunities on topics related to autism
- Developed and presented in-service training opportunities for special education teachers and paraprofessionals on topics related to autism education
- Facilitated communication between parents and school staff regarding student progress
- Provided prescribed behavioral skills training to school staff to reduce problem behaviors in students with autism
- Exercised confidentiality to protect student diagnosis and treatment in compliance with HIPAA standards and regulations.
- Observed student behavior and collected, documented and summarized data to develop functional behavior assessments
- Collaborated with IEP team and stakeholders to optimize student educational programming while gathering information, tools and resources.
- Trained parents and caregivers to support student treatment and behavior reduction protocols.
- Attended training to acquire and maintain technical knowledge.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Coordinated special education students and paraprofessional schedules with master schedule and provided guidance to teaching teams on best practices for paraprofessionals
- Collaborated with stakeholders at the district level to develop district-wide programming and supports for students with autism
Education
Master of Arts - Applied Behavior Analysis
National University
San Diego, California12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Education
Central State University
Ohio12.2023
No Degree - Clinical Care For Autistic Adults
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA12.2023
No Degree - Registered Behavior Therapist
Autism Partnership Foundation
Seal Beach12.2023
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Easter Gateway
Ohio, United States06.2021
Skills
- Collaboration and team coordination
- Curriculum Design
- Individualized Education Plans
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Behavior management techniques
- Classroom management
- Differentiated instruction
- Student progress reporting
- Student records management
- Group and individual instruction
- Data Collection
- Lesson Planning
- Bi-lingual Spanish/English
Timeline
Instructional Assistant
Saddleback Unified School District
08.2016 - Current
Master of Arts - Applied Behavior Analysis
National University
Bachelor of Science - Education
Central State University
No Degree - Clinical Care For Autistic Adults
Harvard University
No Degree - Registered Behavior Therapist
Autism Partnership Foundation
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Easter Gateway
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