Jordan Gant
South Pasadena,CALIFORNIA
Summary
Culturally sensitive and competent therapist offering comprehensive therapeutic techniques to individuals in the school and community mental health setting. Proficient in maintaining timely and accurate progress reports, treatment plans, and termination summaries. Effectively identifying and assessing clinical problems and mental health needs to drive desired outcomes. A perceptive and empathetic therapist with a history of supporting clients in overcoming mental disorders and related social challenges. Equipped with a broad and current repertoire of therapy tools to benefit the client. Extensive experience in supporting individuals on the autism spectrum, individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities, and a variety of mental health challenges.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee
USC Kortschak Center For Learning An Creativity
05.2023 - 05.2024
- Collaborated with social services, referral sources and other treatment professionals to meet patient care needs.
- Performed individual and group psychotherapy and conducted teletherapy sessions to help clients pinpoint emotions underlying personal and relational conflicts.
- Conducted intake and assessments to formulate treatment plans and manage client records.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Resolved conflict problems, improved operations, and provided exceptional client support.
- Working with college students on academic coaching concerns
- Training students in time management, organization, and productivity
- Focus on self-care, stress management, ADHD and SLD management, and classroom success
Behavior Intervention Assistant
Glendale Unified School District
07.2021 - 06.2022
- Responsibilities include utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis strategies to encourage social skills and appropriate behavior of students in the school setting.
- Using strategies to enhance the learning experience while capturing motivation to demonstrate natural contingencies in the student’s environment. Assisting the teacher and students when addressing disruptive behaviors in the classroom, modeling replacement (adaptive) behaviors, utilizing interventions to encourage independence and self-regulation of the clients in the school setting.
- Consulting with the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), school psychologist, and special education team regarding the client’s progress and development of goals.
- Collecting data, and monitoring client's progress. Differential reinforcement and other reinforcement strategies are utilized, by reinforcing appropriate behaviors and encouraging the replacement of maladaptive behaviors for adaptive and effective behaviors.
- Attending all mandatory training and introducing new goals for the students as they are updated.
Intensive Behavior Interventionist
Hermosa Beach City School District
02.2017 - 07.2021
- Responsibilities include intervention in the school setting for maladaptive behaviors.
- Encouraging social skills and communication through modeling, social narratives, differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA), and other means of reinforcement for adaptive and school appropriate behaviors.
- Consult with BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst), school principal, and special education team to observe and update the needs and progress of the client collaboratively.
- Generally supporting school-age children with developmental disabilities and challenges with behavior such as the student qualifying for anger management services.
- Supporting students who experience challenges when unable to access their own coping skills.
Registered Behavior Technician
BCBA Services
06.2016 - 07.2018
- Responsibilities include utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis and intervention methods to increase adaptive behavior and decrease challenging and maladaptive behavior.
- Staying in direct contact with BCBA (supervisor) and Clinical director to continue to evaluate and modify the intervention plan when necessary.
- Responsibilities also include reviewing graphs and data while also taking data and notes for each session to monitor and develop goals for each client’s unique challenges and goals.
- Utilizing all applicable intervention strategies for each client's individual needs.
- Attending all mandatory training including webinars and seminars.
Behavior Therapist
Peoples Care June 2014-June 2016
06.2014 - 06.2016
- Responsibilities include utilizing ABA strategies to support children diagnosed with developmental disabilities such as autism.
- Assisting the client in developing independence through teaching communication and coping skills.
- Utilizing methods such as discrete trial teaching and pivotal response teaching to teach new skills and language skills.
- Also providing parent training to provide and modify ABA strategies and interventions for parents to utilize.
Behavior Therapist
Hawaii Behavioral Health
02.2011 - 06.2014
- Responsibilities include overseeing the safety of clients, supporting, assisting, and encouraging independence in clients with developmental disabilities.
- Utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis, Discrete Trial Training, attending all mandatory training and meetings, implementing a plan that supports the goals of the client's progress, leading to the decline of maladaptive behaviors while reinforcing appropriate behaviors
- Producing data reports daily, providing incident/sentinel reports when necessary
- Maintain contact with the BISS, supervisor, and team.
- Notify the supervisor of any changes that need to be addressed with the client.
- Modifying the environment for the client's success. Monitor the overall progression of the client in order to adjust to their needs, reflected in the IEP (Individualized Education Plan).
Skills Trainer/ Behavior Therapist
Care Hawaii Inc.
03.2010 - 02.2011
- Responsibilities include overseeing the safety of clients with disabilities.
- Utilizing ABA strategies, attending all training sessions and meetings,
- Implementing a plan that supports the goals of the client leading to the decrease of maladaptive behaviors while positively reinforcing appropriate behaviors
- Producing progress reports daily, providing incident reports, when necessary, and maintain contact with the BISS and supervisor.
Education
Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI06.2009
Skills
- Graduate Certification in Applied Behavior Analysis
- Patient confidentiality
- Creating Online Stress Management Workshops
- Coping skills
- Problem resolution
- MS Office
- DocuSign
- Telehealth
- Customer service
- Organization
- Daily Training
- Treatment plan development
- Crisis Management
- Relationship development
- Team management
- Solution-focused techniques
- HIPPAA
- Anxiety and Depression Management
- Understanding of Family Dynamics
Timeline
Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee
USC Kortschak Center For Learning An Creativity
05.2023 - 05.2024
Behavior Intervention Assistant
Glendale Unified School District
07.2021 - 06.2022
Intensive Behavior Interventionist
Hermosa Beach City School District
02.2017 - 07.2021
Registered Behavior Technician
BCBA Services
06.2016 - 07.2018
Behavior Therapist
Peoples Care June 2014-June 2016
06.2014 - 06.2016
Behavior Therapist
Hawaii Behavioral Health
02.2011 - 06.2014
Skills Trainer/ Behavior Therapist
Care Hawaii Inc.
03.2010 - 02.2011
Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Chaminade University of Honolulu
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