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HALEE ROYAL

College Park,GA

Summary

Seasoned and accomplished Doctorate-level BCBA with more than 20 years experience working with children with special needs and their families across many settings. Skilled in leading clinical service teams, driving positive behavioral outcomes, and advocating for the needs of the whole client-family unit, resulting in enhancement of the quality of life for children with special needs and their families. Exceptional interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills, and collaborative team player seeking an established collective of like-minded clinicians to further advance my mission of providing compassionate ABA services to those I have the honor of serving.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior BCBA Clinical Supervisor

Propel Autism
10.2023 - Current
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based treatment plans and clinical interventions for skill acquisition and behavior reduction.
  • Conducted thorough assessments of clients' needs to develop tailored treatment plans aimed at addressing specific challenges using a variety of assessment tools, e.g., PEAK, VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, AFLS, Vineland-3, IGLR, and FBA.
  • Enhanced and encouraged team collaboration through ongoing case supervision, regular staff trainings, and team meetings.
  • Developed and taught staff training content for RBTs and BCBA Candidates which aligned with professional development needs in clinical quality and operational performance.
  • Collaborated with owners and leadership team to streamline operational processes, aiming to reduce administrative workload for clinicians and improve efficiency.
  • Served as a liaison between clinical staff and administration to address concerns and optimize workflows, including advocating for RBTs to have advancement opportunities, more preferred benefits and pay rates commensurate to their experience, performance, and career goals in order to reduce attrition, improve employee satisfaction and overall workplace culture.

Clinic Director

ABA TO Z, LLC
05.2021 - 09.2023
  • Developed and maintained the infrastructure for the new ABA clinical practice operating out of A-to-Z Pediatric Therapy (clinic opened in August 2021).
  • Facilitated the credentialing process for our clinicians and the requirements of commercial payors in partnership with the company's third-party back-end practice management company.
  • Created and implemented policies and procedures for the entire clinical practice, including clinical standards and operations.
  • Developed and coached the implementation of treatment programs for all levels of clients.
  • Conducted skills and behavioral assessments as required by best-practice clinical standards for patient care and individual funding sources requirements.
  • Collaborated with Chief Operating Officer in the recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding processes of staff members, both RBTs and BCBAs.
  • Supervised the ongoing professional development needs for all clinicians, including maintenance of professional certifications (RBT and BCBA by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board), continuing education requirements, and internal staff trainings and development.
  • Responsible for seeking and gaining Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) Accreditation (ABA to Z earned Preliminary Accreditation in April 2022, only 8 months after opening its doors).
  • Fostered a healthy clinic culture by empowering staff members to advocate for their clients and themselves, providing compassionate and transformational leadership in all situations, encouraging collaboration and open communication, and lead by example with a posture of willingness to learn from any opportunities.

Clinical Product Manager and Subject Matter Expert

DATAFINCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
03.2017 - 04.2021
  • Utilized Agile methodologies to conduct Scrum ceremonies (e.g., daily standup, backlog refinement, sprint retrospective, and product/sprint review) with development team, customer support teams, and cross-functional leadership.
  • Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to construct and execute the vision of the Catalyst product.
  • Solicited and synthesized user feedback received from a variety of channels in order to identify current needs or issues within the product, often in partnership with the UI/UX team and/or Customer Support team.
  • Acted as ABA subject matter expert for the Datafinch team and our customers, the ABA segment of the portfolio, the marketing team, and the business development team for the portfolio of products.
  • Constructed and maintained the product backlog, ensuring that all ticket types (e.g., user stories, development chores/tasks, prod defects) have the necessary acceptance criteria, business value, and designs in order to ensure a smooth development and testing process.
  • Managed sprint boards to make certain development, QA, and Customer Support teams are on track and informed of current and upcoming work.
  • Lead cross-functional teams through the product development process and keep teams informed of anything that may affect the sprint's projected outcome, assisting in solving for any barriers that may arise
  • Kept appropriate balance of new feature development, improvements, and fixes within each sprint depending on prioritized needs of the product
  • Maintained close, collaborative working relationships with all team leads to foster cohesiveness in daily operations and understanding of the product
  • Provided documentation on product releases in the form of release notes and email communications to users.

Autism/Behavior Specialist

FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
12.2015 - 03.2017
  • Coordinated and provided instructional and behavioral support services to the largest centralized classroom program within the school district, the Structured Learning Classrooms, encompassing 31 classrooms across 12 campuses, serving approximately 180 students with autism.
  • Developed consultation plans, modeled interventions, and trained staff to support behavior change procedures, including data analysis (creating data collection systems & training), visual supports, reinforcement systems, prompting hierarchies, physical classroom structures, crisis plans, behavior support profiles, social skills instruction, and implementation of the program components of the critical attributes.
  • Completed Functional Behavioral Assessments and collaborated with campus staff to develop and implement Behavior Intervention Plans.
  • Developed, facilitated, and taught professional learning opportunities for district staff, including social skills instruction, behavior management, positive behavior supports, and prevention and de-escalation of problem behaviors.
  • Collaborated with campus staff and parents to consult on behavioral needs of individual students and behavior management strategies, including intense needs and high-profile cases within the district.

Director of Intake Services

INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
07.2007 - 11.2015
  • Performed consultative services to school systems in a wide range of educational environments using Applied Behavior Analytic theory and methodology, e.g., the use of task analyses, discrete trial teaching, natural environment teaching, the development of functional behavior assessment and behavior intervention plans, effective data collection methods, and the use of positive behavior supports.
  • Delivered direct ABA therapy and supervision of ABA therapy programs to clients in their homes, including coordination and management of interventions and skills acquisition programs, supervised behavior therapists providing services, and trained parents/caregivers in proper program implementation.
  • Provided Behavioral Consultation Support Services to adults with developmental disabilities in a variety of settings, e.g., day habilitation programs, personal care homes, and group homes to agencies operating under the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
  • Developed and supervised the internal intake process in order to quickly and efficiently perform new client intakes; guided them through the process; assisted their navigation of insurance benefits and claims for services; managed the assignment of necessary staff; and ensured the onset and continuation of excellent therapy services.
  • Collaborated with fellow Senior Staff team members to effectively lead this private-sector company of 37 employees in its provision of state-of-the-art, research-based behavior analytic services to individuals of all ages with special needs, e.g., autism, intellectual disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, developmental disorders, and related disabilities, within a variety of private and public-sector settings.
  • Led and facilitated professional trainings and workshops for clients and other professional organizations throughout the region on a variety of topics within Applied Behavior Analysis, including conducting legally-defensible functional behavior assessments and writing appropriate behavior intervention plans; teaching children with autism spectrum disorders; and, how to use technology to improve data collection systems.

Autism/ ABA Itinerant Teacher

FULTON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
08.2002 - 06.2007
  • Coordinated the Applied Behavior Analysis and Discrete Trial Teaching program for the Early Childhood Special Education department which consisted of the Special Needs Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten classes throughout the district.
  • Conducted observations and assessments for students referred to our department for the purposes of educational and behavioral program planning.
  • Developed individualized Applied Behavior Analysis programs and Behavior Intervention Plans aligned with and/or complimented students' IEPs.
  • Assisted in training personnel to deliver the appropriate intervention strategies, both instructional and behavioral, for these students.

Education

Ed.D. in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis -

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
06.2018

Post Graduate Certificate, Behavior Analysis and Therapy -

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - CARBONDALE
CARBONDALE, IL

M.Ed. in Early Childhood Special Education & Multiple/Severe Disabilities -

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA
06.2003

B. S. in Human Development and Family Studies -

AUBURN UNIVERSITY
AUBURN, AL
08.1999

Skills

  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to lead and collaborate with many types of groups, including multi-disciplinary teams
  • Problem-solver with the ability to provide non-biased analysis with a critical yet sensitive perspective for a variety of situations in a wide range of therapeutic and educational environments
  • Out-of-the-box thinker in order to appropriately accommodate clients or team members to reasonably reach the desired outcomes

Certification

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst, 1-07-3359, 03/31/2007, 12/31/2014
  • Safety-Care by QBS Trainer, 08/02/2021, 08/22/22
  • Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Teaching Certificate (not currently active), Special Education General Curriculum, Consultative (P-12), Special Education Social Science Cognitive level, highly qualified (P-8), Certification expired in good standing 6/30/2008

Professional Organizations And Presentations

  • Member, Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
  • Member, Association for Behavior Analysis International
  • Member, Georgia Chapter of the Association for Behavior Analysis International
  • Presenter, Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Supports Annual Conference, December 2013, “Technology Makeover: Streamlining the provision of ABA. Save time and money, while increasing accuracy, access, and security”
  • Presenter, Georgia Department of Education's Autism Academy, July 2010, “Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” and “Behavior Management: Effective Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation”
  • Presenter for The Law Offices of Dan Murphy, Winder, GA, multiple dates, “Legally-defensible Functional Behavior Assessments and Effective Behavior Intervention Plans”

Timeline

Senior BCBA Clinical Supervisor

Propel Autism
10.2023 - Current

Clinic Director

ABA TO Z, LLC
05.2021 - 09.2023

Clinical Product Manager and Subject Matter Expert

DATAFINCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
03.2017 - 04.2021

Autism/Behavior Specialist

FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
12.2015 - 03.2017

Director of Intake Services

INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
07.2007 - 11.2015

Autism/ ABA Itinerant Teacher

FULTON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
08.2002 - 06.2007

Ed.D. in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis -

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Post Graduate Certificate, Behavior Analysis and Therapy -

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - CARBONDALE

M.Ed. in Early Childhood Special Education & Multiple/Severe Disabilities -

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

B. S. in Human Development and Family Studies -

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

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