Gretchen M. Abdulla
Tonawanda,NY
Summary
Supervising Clinician with over 30 years of experience working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Specialty areas include working with children and adults with autism and other related Intellectual Disabilities both in a school and home-based setting, parent and staff training, SCIP-R Instructor Trainer, and Ukeru instructor.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervising Clinician
The Summit Center
01.2019 - Current
- Supervise behavior support consultants and technicians
- Ensure that behavioral standards are followed
- Provide data-based behavioral consultation to classroom teams
- Provide direct clinical oversight, coordination, and supervision
- Serve as a leader to behavior staff
- Provide and oversee crisis intervention services for individuals
- Maintain all records required
- Adhere to agencies core values, Adaptability, Accountability, Collaboration, Integrity, Optimism, and Respect
- Conduct all duties, responsibilities, and daily activities in accordance with the current best practice and ethical guidelines
- Perform any other duties as requested by my supervisor
Behavior Support Consultant
The Summit Center
01.2006 - 01.2019
- Provide data-based behavioral consultation to classroom teams
- Actively participate in the establishment of interim behavioral protocols, individual behavior intervention plans, and adaptive alternative lesson plans
- Create and implement effective methods for evaluating treatment implementation
- Interpret data and recommend revisions to treatment plans as needed
- Conduct direct and indirect descriptive analyses and functional analyses as appropriate
- Provide data-based summary or graph of progress for individual students as needed or requested (e.g., parents, school district, HRC)
- Develop and write required reports
- Provide and oversee crisis intervention services for students
- Ensure that IEP mandates are fulfilled
Behavior Support Technician
Summit Educational Resources
04.2002 - 01.2006
- Provide behavioral consultation to classroom teams under the guidance of the Behavior Support Consultant
- Provide crisis intervention for students
- Collect, organize, and maintain direct observational data
- Assist with training of staff in best-practice methods
Education
High School Diploma -
Royalton-Hartland Central School
Middleport, NY06.1994
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Niagara Community College
Sanborn, NYSkills
- Extensive knowledge in ABA
- Collecting and analyzing data
- Conducting a variety of formal assessments
- Overseeing the development of individual behavioral support plans and protocols
- Interpreting data and making evidence-based decisions
- Developing and implementing lesson plans
- Staff Development
- Parent Training
Certification
SCIP-R Trainer
Ukeru Trainer
New York State Association of Behavior Analysis Award for Human Service in Applied Behavior Analysis 2010
Timeline
Supervising Clinician
The Summit Center
01.2019 - Current
Behavior Support Consultant
The Summit Center
01.2006 - 01.2019
Behavior Support Technician
Summit Educational Resources
04.2002 - 01.2006
High School Diploma -
Royalton-Hartland Central School
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Niagara Community College
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