Joseph Avila
Spokane,Washington
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Skills Coach
Daybreak Youth Services
Spokane, WA
03.2021 - 03.2023
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive outreach program for at-risk youth.
- Monitor female client's every day task. ie take them to and from each meal. Guide them to their treatment classes.
- Provide on-going assessments of progress
- Created general strategies for behavior assessments.
- Facilitate conflict resolution and crisis intervention.
- Establish a helping relationship with clients. Displaying empathy, respect and genuineness in order to build trust.
- Demonstrated positive engagement with clients reinforcing proactive behaviors..
- Participated in effective leadership approaches and trained to enhance job skills, seeking opportunities to mentor new staff. I remained calm under pressure.
BRS Supervisor
PNW Helping hands
Spokane Valley, WA
03.2023 - Current
- Monitored behavior and activities of each client.
- Reported any concerns regarding the health, safety or wellbeing of each client to my direct supervisors.
- Served as a positive role model
- Provided positive reinforcement and support each of the clients.
- Conducting and participated in basic life skills.
- Encouraging and assisted clients in achieving their goals.
- Completed required program documentation.
- Documented service activities, note and client activities, behavior patterns, changes in behavior patterns and medications.
- Reviewed and documented shift report logs, shift logs.
- Administered medication: Counted control substance
Behavior Interventionist
Healing Lodge Of Seven Nations
Spokane Valley, WA
02.2018 - 03.2021
- Developed and implemented behavior plans to promote positive behaviors in clients.
- Conducted functional behavioral assessments to identify the function of problem behaviors.
- Provided guidance and support to clients with challenging behaviors in classroom settings.
- Assisted Treatment Team in implementing evidence-based interventions for clients who display challenging behaviors.
- Utilized data collection methods such as frequency counts, duration recording, and ABC charts to monitor clients progress.
- Maintained accurate records clients goals, objectives, and intervention strategies used.
- Effective redirect behaviors risk of harm to self or others.
- Diffuse conflict, provide on going assessments of progress.
- Worked closely with multi-disciplinary team to assess client's behaviors and create a specially design treatment plan and then implement it.
Timeline
BRS Supervisor
PNW Helping hands
03.2023 - Current
Skills Coach
Daybreak Youth Services
03.2021 - 03.2023
Behavior Interventionist
Healing Lodge Of Seven Nations
02.2018 - 03.2021