Jessica Martinez
Redlands,CA
Summary
Thoughtful professional advocating for long-term patient health and wellness through targeted programming and therapy. Decisive problem solver with several years of experience serving patients with nimh standard practices and procedures. Situationally aware and adaptable therapist.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Behavioral Therapist
Playful beginnings
Redlands, CA
08.2017 - 08.2024
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of clients' behavioral, emotional, and cognitive functioning.
- Provided individual and family therapy to children with autism spectrum disorder utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis principles.
- Developed behavior intervention plans in accordance with best practice standards.
- Collaborated with parents and caregivers to identify goals for treatment and develop home programs.
- Regularly attended team meetings to discuss strategies for addressing challenging behaviors.
- Facilitated group sessions focused on developing social skills among participants with ASD.
- Attended conferences related to ABA practices and interventions.
- Maintained detailed documentation of client progress towards treatment goals in electronic health records system.
- Provided crisis management when necessary during therapy sessions or other settings.
- Fostered relationships between clients, families, schools and other service providers involved in the care plan.
- Developed procedures for reinforcement systems as part of behavior modification plans.
- Participated in research projects related to applied behavior analysis treatments.
- Assisted in designing educational materials tailored to meet the needs of each individual client.
- Completed regular supervision meetings with supervisor to ensure adherence to ethical standards.
- Taught and helped children develop new verbal, communication and social skills necessary for living healthy lifestyles.
- Encouraged positive parent-child interactions through modeling effective techniques during therapy sessions.
- Encouraged clients to express feelings and discuss life events in order to help each person develop personal and relational insights.
- Conducted and wrote psychological evaluations to determine clients' current intellectual functioning and behavioral progress.
- Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications.
- Responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.
- Acted as client advocate, coordinating required services and resolving emergency problems in crisis situations.
Registered Behavioral Therapist
Jurupa High School
Jurupa, CA
04.2007 - 08.2017
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of clients' behavioral, emotional, and cognitive functioning.
- Monitored client progress by collecting data on target behaviors and graphing results for review.
- Collaborated with parents and caregivers to identify goals for treatment and develop home programs.
- Created positive learning environments that encouraged exploration, play, and discovery of new concepts.
- Facilitated group sessions focused on developing social skills among participants with ASD.
- Trained staff members on implementation of ABA techniques in the classroom setting.
- Assisted in designing educational materials tailored to meet the needs of each individual client.
- Collaborated with behavior analysts to diagnose problem behaviors and create detailed plan of treatment and maintenance for clients.
- Encouraged clients to express feelings and discuss life events in order to help each person develop personal and relational insights.
- Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications.
- Designed and implemented scientifically researched and evidence-based interventions.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA05-2025
Skills
- Crisis Management
- Transition planning
- Data Collection
- Confidentiality Practices
- Group Instruction
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Behavioral plan management
- Behavioral Support Plans
- Treatment implementation
- Self-management
- Progress Documentation
- Group behavioral intervention programs
- Caseload Management
- Behavioral Intervention
- Behavior Modification
- Patient support
- Client Services
Certification
- Registered Behavioral Technician
- Crisis Mobile Technician
- Crisis Prevention Therapist
Affiliations
- RAIIN - crisis call center volunteer - 2019 - current
- Crisis Text Line- 2020 - current
Timeline
Registered Behavioral Therapist
Playful beginnings
08.2017 - 08.2024
Registered Behavioral Therapist
Jurupa High School
04.2007 - 08.2017
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
University of California - Los Angeles
- Registered Behavioral Technician
- Crisis Mobile Technician
- Crisis Prevention Therapist
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