KELLIE R. MATNEY
Marshalltown,Iowa
Summary
Driven professional with extensive experience in behavior management and positive reinforcement strategies, adept at building strong client relationships and facilitating skill development. Proficient in data collection, behavior documentation, and team collaboration. Eager to leverage these abilities to excel in a new role as a Behavior Technician.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavior Technician
Marshalltown Community School District
Marshalltown, Iowa
05.2025 - Current
- Provided positive reinforcement strategies to encourage desired behaviors in clients.
- Provided 1-on-1 support to students both behaviorally and basic needs.
- Assisted in behavior data collection and behavior log maintenance.
- Tracked a student's IEP/BIP progression through IEP/BIP Implementation
- Observations of students' behaviors and assisting staff members with new plans created by behavior strategist
Cashier/Carry Out
Fareway Stores
Marshalltown, Iowa
06.2018 - Current
- Scanned barcodes, operated register, and received various payment methods such as cash, check, and credit/debit cards, sacked groceries.
- Greeted customers in the store/ offered assistance to customers and employees.
- Maintained a clean and orderly checkout area, completed general cleaning duties as assigned, faced items on the shelf towards closing hours.
- Completed inventory with store employees to keep track of the amount of items in the store.
Behavioral Health Interventions Services Provider
Heart and Solutions, LLC: Counseling Agency
Marshalltown, Iowa
05.2024 - 10.2024
- Schedule and meet with children (ages 4-18) and their parents/guardian either in a home setting, in a private space to ensure confidentiality, or while the children is in the schools for individual sessions. Reported and documented any concerns during sessions, and kept an updated calendar for appointments.
- Worked with children on anger management, emotional identification/regulation, conflict resolution, listening and following directions, coping skills, etc.
- BHIS providers are required to attend monthly BHIS/Team meetings for important updates.
- BHIS provider is required to meet with supervisor Mia Barajas for check-ins weekly to ensure provider's needs are being met, questions/concerns are addressed, and to receive updates on referrals, etc.
- BHIS providers provide networking to build their caseload through schools, daycares, children recreation centers, etc. to find clients in need of BHIS.
Family Interaction Specialist (FIS)
Families First Counseling Services
Marshalltown, Iowa
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Provided services to parents and children that included supervising interactions between the parents and children involved to ensure all safety measures/reasonable efforts were being made for parent-child interactions with accordance to DHHS guidelines.
- Documentation of interactions approved by supervisor.
- I provided transportation with personal vehicle for children/parent/ or both for supervised interactions. Distance from parent/child/meeting location varied based on location of parents/ placement of child/ meeting location.
- I provided Solution Based Casework (SBC) contacts at times to child's placements once a month, or the amount required by HHS to ensure families are receiving the proper services.
MSW Internship
Families First Counseling Services
Cedar Falls & Marshalltown, Iowa
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Provided supervised interactions between the parents and children involved to ensure all safety and reasonable efforts made for families.
- Documentation of interactions.
- Provided transportation with personal vehicle.
- Provided Solution Based Casework (SBC) contacts at times to child's placements to provide support/ observe child's living arrangements.
- Provided assistance with Family Preservation Services as needed for the Family Support Specialists by check in with families in immediate need. I would fill in as needed to meet with families.
- Required to meet/ be under supervision of main supervisor Sarah Enke/ Alejandra Seth through in-person/online for check-ins on progress.
BSW Internship
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown, Iowa
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Created MDS Chart reviews under the supervision of an IVH social worker.
- Communicated with residents to complete PHQ9 assessments.
- Interacted with residents through conversations/various games to build rapport.
- Reviewed information about incoming residents with the social worker in charge.
- Assisted residents/families with questions or concerns under the supervision of supervisor.
- Documented encounters with residents.
- Met with social work supervisor for daily check-ins to ensure proper education for UNI internship requirement for educational purposes.
- Provide documentation of completed internship/weekly writings to ensure the usage of social work competencies.
- Provided documentation on completion of hours viewed by internship supervisor Tedra Henze and UNI supervisor Jenny Becker.
Education
Masters in Social Work - Trauma-Informed Care
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa05-2023
Bachelor in Social Work - Gerontology
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa12-2021
Associate of Liberal Arts - undefined
Marshalltown Community College
Iowa05-2019
High School Diploma - undefined
Marshalltown High School
Iowa05-2017
Skills
- Positive reinforcement
- Behavioral management
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Documentation skills
- Relationship building
- Skill development
- Behavior management
- Social skills development
- Team collaboration
- Client relationship development
- Prompting and fading strategies
- Visual supports implementation
Timeline
Behavior Technician
Marshalltown Community School District
05.2025 - Current
Behavioral Health Interventions Services Provider
Heart and Solutions, LLC: Counseling Agency
05.2024 - 10.2024
Family Interaction Specialist (FIS)
Families First Counseling Services
09.2023 - 05.2024
MSW Internship
Families First Counseling Services
01.2023 - 04.2023
BSW Internship
Iowa Veterans Home
05.2021 - 09.2021
Cashier/Carry Out
Fareway Stores
06.2018 - Current
Bachelor in Social Work - Gerontology
University of Northern Iowa
Associate of Liberal Arts - undefined
Marshalltown Community College
High School Diploma - undefined
Marshalltown High School
Masters in Social Work - Trauma-Informed Care
University of Northern Iowa