Jessica Valencia
Recent Graduate
Highland,CA
Summary
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to put out my best work.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavioral Technician
Brighter Days ABA
Riverside
06.2024 - Current
- Implemented positive reinforcement strategies in one-on-one sessions
- Social skills development
- Independent skills development.
- Decreased and de-escalated problem behaviors.
- Recorded and tracked client progress accurately using CentralReach database
- Time management and organization.
- Experienced in the application of ABA techniques to help clients achieve behavioral goals
- I obtained knowledge of autistic traits and characteristics, allowing me to effectively support clients and modify their environment to best help them.
Volunteer Staff
Dignity Health Community Hospital of San Bernardino
05.2023 - Current
- Provided direct patient interaction by spending quality time with them through reading to them, talking to them, or by relaying messages to them from family members
- Responsible for organizing and filing volunteer staff’s check-in sheets
- Created inspiring and motivational hallway art and removed and updated hospital flyers throughout hospital
Research Assistant
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Responsible for administering drugs to rats
- Routinely set up and measured levels of drug in rats cage following a set schedule
- Pulled, recorded, and analyzed data from behavioral experiments
- Authored and presented a thesis on an antidepressant research study I conducted under a mentor
- Ensured a clean work environment
- Handled animals with care
- Ensured rats had an adequate amount of food and water
- Dressed rats with activity monitors when necessary for data collection
- Documented behavioral experiments using a GoPro and a timer
- Reported data to mentor and colleagues
- Followed ethical guidelines
Honors Committee
California State University San Bernardino
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Responsible for sending out important reminders to honors class via email or in-person regarding deadlines or events coming up
- Planned and set up events for honors cohort
- Created and distributed honors class T-shirts
Student Volunteer - Research Competition
California State University San Bernardino
02.2023
- Responsible for setting up competitors' presentations in a timely and professional manner for an audience
- Responsible for setting up research competition, competition rooms, and technology in a timely manner to ensure a set schedule was being followed
- Greeted all judges, competitors, and others in a professional manner
- Answered questions about event to all attendees
Education
Career development courses -
Advanced Technical Institute
05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Biopsychology
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA05-2024
Associates of Arts - Psychology
San Bernardino Valley College
05.2022
Skills
- Detail-Oriented Organization
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Team Leadership
- Proficient in time management
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Dependable Team Member
- Research
- Documentation
Affiliations
- Crocehting
Accomplishments
- Departmental honors
- Student of the year at ATI 2023
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Behavioral Technician
Brighter Days ABA
06.2024 - Current
Honors Committee
California State University San Bernardino
08.2023 - 05.2024
Volunteer Staff
Dignity Health Community Hospital of San Bernardino
05.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
California State University San Bernardino
05.2023 - 07.2024
Student Volunteer - Research Competition
California State University San Bernardino
02.2023
Career development courses -
Advanced Technical Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Biopsychology
California State University San Bernardino
Associates of Arts - Psychology
San Bernardino Valley College
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