Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Personal Information
References
Training
Apprenticeship
Personal Skills And Competences
Accomplishments
Languages
Certification
Timeline
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Greta Gresti

Hickory,USA

Summary

With a robust background in ABA services and a track record of leadership at Compleat Rehab Compleat Kidz, I excel in mentoring teams and managing severe behaviors. Leveraging skills in mental health rehabilitation and data analysis, I've significantly enhanced service quality, demonstrating a profound impact on autism spectrum disorder interventions.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead BCBA

Compleat Rehab Compleat Kidz
Hickory, NC
04.2023 - Current
  • Leadership role in providing ABA services based on clinical, community, and home settings; supervising remote BCBAs, and training RBTs.

BCBA

Compleat Rehab Compleat KiDZ
Hickory, USA
07.2022 - Current
  • Supervision and parent training sessions, in a clinical team providing services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Trainer RBT Course

Francis Bacon School
06.2022 - 07.2022
  • Teaching for Behavior Technician RBT Course 40h

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technician

U.O. Autism Center, P. H. S. A. of Catania
, Italy
07.2019 - 07.2022
  • Educational interventions on group settings on children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Regional Course Teacher for ASACOM

Santa Rita Social Enterprise
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • 60-hour teaching module on “Augmentative and Alternative Communication”

Assistant Trainer RBT Course

Controvento Social Cooperative
09.2019 - 09.2019
  • Teaching for Behavior Technician supervised by Dr
  • Lucia Piccin BCBA (22,5h)

Behavior Analyst, supervised by BCBA

Private Practice
, Italy
09.2016 - 07.2019
  • Managing, directing and implementing of ABA programs for children and young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities
  • Supervision services for families, tutors and for two local social cooperatives: TEAM; Controvento (CT, Sicily)

Behavior Analyst supervised by BCBA

Team Social Cooperative
, Italy
01.2019 - 02.2019
  • Managing, directing and monitoring of ABA interventions, parent training and tutor training for 40 days project “Social Abilities Development” dispensed by City of Acireale (Sicily, Italy)

Teacher training course for school teachers and Asacom

Sol.co Consortium
Milazzo, Italy
12.2018 - 12.2018
  • Held at Third Comprensive Institute of Milazzo (ME, Sicily, Italy)

Communication Support Assistant

Coser Social Cooperative
Catania, Italy
10.2014 - 06.2018
  • Support for children with disabilities in Primary and Secondary School of Catania

ABA tutor

Private Practice
Catania, Italy
02.2013 - 02.2018
  • ABA tutor for families in the Catania area, conducting one-to-one sessions with children with autism aged between 2 and 15 years
  • Supervised by BCaBA and BCBA

CAA Introductory Webinar Trainer

Voluntary Association “Idee in Movimento”
05.2020
  • Teaching about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3h)

Education

Specialization School in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy -

Tolman Institute of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy
Catania, Italy
11.2022

BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst -

Behavior Analysis Certification Board
09.2020

Master in “Augmentative and Alternative Communication” -

University of Rome “LUMSA”
Rome, Italy
03.2020

II Level Master in “Applied Behavior Analysis: theoretical and methodological aspects and applications on autism” -

University of Enna “Unikore”
Enna, Italy
05.2018

Master in “Cognitive Psycotherapy” -

ISEC Cognitive Sciences and Epistemology Institute
Catania, Italy
11.2016

Second Level Degree in Psycology -

University of Catania
Catania, Italy
03.2016

Bachelor’s degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques -

University of Catania
Catania, Italy
01.2011

High School Diploma - Classical Studies

“Gulli e Pennisi” Institute
07.2008

Skills

  • Mentoring
  • supervising
  • leadership
  • Mental health rehabilitation
  • ethical standard quality of service
  • AAC
  • management of severe behaviors
  • developing team working
  • Data analysis and reports
  • Autism, ABA, and field research

Personal Information

Title: BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst

References

References available upon request.

Training

  • High Specialization Online Course: The Condition of the Autism Spectrum, Gestalt Institute H.C.C. Italy, Palermo, IT, 06/13/20, 12/31/20
  • DIR 201: Promoting Basic Functional Emotional Development, ICD, Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning, 09/08/20, 12/31/20
  • Advanced Workshop: Early Start Denver Model, University of Wollongong, Australia, admitted by UC Davis MIND Institute, Sacramento, CA, 08/25/20, 09/29/20
  • Introductive Workshop: Early Start Denver Model, UC Davis MIND Institute, Sacramento, CA, 06/26/20
  • DIR 101: An Introduction to DIR and DIRFloortime, ICD, Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning, 06/11/20
  • Workshop “Problem behaviors and eating disorders in children– Recent progress on treatment”, Dr. Catheleen Piazza (BCBA-D) at Humanitas University Consortium, Roma (Italy), 11/17/19
  • Training course “How to support a CAA curriculum in the school setting”, “Comunicare è vita ONLUS” (Acireale, CT, Italy), 12/09/18
  • Workshop “Baby signs”, Baby Signs Italy, Catania (Italy), 10/13/18
  • Workshop “ABA in Rome”, Dr. C. Slanzi and Dr. J. Fernand, at the Association Della Luna, Roma (Italy), 07/14/18
  • Workshop IV “Advanced Curriculum”, Dr. Francesca Degli Espinosa (BCBA-D) at Association Per-Promoting Environmental Resources, (Roma, Italy), 06/18/18
  • Workshop “Initial Curriculum: first abilities”, Dr. Francesca Degli Espinosa (BCBA-D) at Association Per-Promoting Environmental Resources, (Roma, Italy), 04/07/18
  • Workshop “ACT/RFT: the language that cares, to enhance the clinical interview”, Dr. Matthieu Villatte, Tolman Institute of Palermo (Italy), 03/16/18
  • Workshop “Challenging behaviors: analysis and intervention strategies”, Dr. Francesca Degli Espinosa (BCBA-D) at Association Per-Promoting Environmental Resources, (Roma, Italy), 02/11/18
  • Seminars on “Specific Learning Disabilities”, Professional Practice Kaleidos, Catania (Italy), 11/01/13, 01/31/14
  • Course in “Writing and reading in Braille”, Italian Association for the blind and visually impaired people, Catania (Italy), 10/01/11, 03/31/12
  • Basic Course for Behavior Technician, Walden Institute – Italian Association of Psychology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Roma (Italy), 11/07/12

Apprenticeship

  • Residential treatment center “Villa Sant’ Antonio” (CT), Training in the realization of rehabilitation projects for people with chronic psychosis and other severe mental illness, 2009 - 2015
  • Department of neurology and psychiatry, Hospital “Gaspare Rodolico” (CT), Learning how to construct and administer specific tests for adult with intellectual disabilities, 2009 - 2015
  • A.I.A.S. Italian Association for Aid to Spastics (Acireale, CT), Neuropsychological Assessment and training in administration of a wide range of psychodiagnostic tests for children with atypical development., 2009 - 2015

Personal Skills And Competences

mother tongue, good written and spoken; 6.5 score on Academic IELTS, Experienced use of Microsoft office and of the main browsers, European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

Accomplishments

  • PAO:Persona, Ambiente Occupazione. Attività prelavorative in Centro Diurno per giovani adulti: valutazione e verifica delle competenze attraverso un nuovo test valutativo

Languages

English
Full Professional
Italian
Native/ Bilingual

Certification

  • BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analysis

Timeline

Lead BCBA

Compleat Rehab Compleat Kidz
04.2023 - Current

BCBA

Compleat Rehab Compleat KiDZ
07.2022 - Current

Trainer RBT Course

Francis Bacon School
06.2022 - 07.2022

CAA Introductory Webinar Trainer

Voluntary Association “Idee in Movimento”
05.2020

Assistant Trainer RBT Course

Controvento Social Cooperative
09.2019 - 09.2019

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technician

U.O. Autism Center, P. H. S. A. of Catania
07.2019 - 07.2022

Regional Course Teacher for ASACOM

Santa Rita Social Enterprise
01.2019 - 12.2019

Behavior Analyst supervised by BCBA

Team Social Cooperative
01.2019 - 02.2019

Teacher training course for school teachers and Asacom

Sol.co Consortium
12.2018 - 12.2018

Behavior Analyst, supervised by BCBA

Private Practice
09.2016 - 07.2019

Communication Support Assistant

Coser Social Cooperative
10.2014 - 06.2018

ABA tutor

Private Practice
02.2013 - 02.2018

Specialization School in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy -

Tolman Institute of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy

BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst -

Behavior Analysis Certification Board

Master in “Augmentative and Alternative Communication” -

University of Rome “LUMSA”

II Level Master in “Applied Behavior Analysis: theoretical and methodological aspects and applications on autism” -

University of Enna “Unikore”

Master in “Cognitive Psycotherapy” -

ISEC Cognitive Sciences and Epistemology Institute

Second Level Degree in Psycology -

University of Catania

Bachelor’s degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques -

University of Catania

High School Diploma - Classical Studies

“Gulli e Pennisi” Institute
Greta Gresti