Kelsey Nielsen
Registered Behavior Technician
San Diego,CA
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Registered Behavior Technician with 3 years of experience in the ABA field. Seeking to provide compassionate and individualized services clients and their families. Impressive organizational, time management, and communications skills leading to positive clinical outcomes and increased quality of life.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
ElevABA
San Diego, CA
12.2020 - 09.2021
- Used in-the-moment preference assessments with clients to manipulate establishing operations, interrupt and redirect severe problem behavior, and establish and maintain motivation for learning.
- Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs and anecdotal notes.
- Collaborated with client's family, and maintained rapport with both the client and their family during a period of skill regression.
- Developed introductory knowledge to several supervisory skills, including: conducting assessments, writing progress reports, performing and documenting treatment protocol modification, and writing treatment goals.
- Participated in several CEUs, including: Practical Functional Assessment and Skill Based Treatment by Greg Hanley, and Documentation and Auditing by Rebecca Womack.
- Worked closely with a BCBA to write a webinar on cultivating hope among families who have children with developmental and intellectual disabilitities through behavior management strategies.
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
San Diego ABA
San Diego, CA
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Provided direct 1:1 behavioral therapy using techniques derived from the principles of behavioral therapy, and implemented individualized behavior plans with high fidelity.
- Kept accurate records and documented session-to-session progress by completing a 97153 clinical note for each session by the prescribed deadline.
- Expanded scope of competence by working with clients who have a diverse set of clinical profiles, including: low and high language capabilities, many barriers to learning, severe maladaptive behaviors, Autism diagnosis, Syngap diagnosis.
- Collaborated with client's parent to support behavior change.
Behavioral Interventionist (RBT)
ACES
San Diego
11.2018 - 07.2020
- Provided direct 1:1 behavioral therapy children on the Autism spectrum to reduce maladaptive behaviors and teach social, behavioral, and daily-living skills.
- Supported clients by implementing techniques derived from the principle of behavior - including NET, DTT, prompting, reinforcement, etc - with high fidelity.
- Demonstrated creativity to build and maintain rapport and instructional control with clients.
- Collaborated with a team of BCBAs and other behavioral interventionists to help clients and their families achieve their individualized goals.
- Built and maintained collaborative relationships wih BCBAs and other behavioral interventionists to help clients and their families achieve their individualized goals .
Child Daycare Provider
Private Residence
San Francisco, CA
12.2007 - 02.2020
- Watch over children ages 6 months to 10 years.
- Planned and guided age-appropriate tasks - such as board games, bike rides, books, songs, and by organizing crafts - depending on the individual preferences of each child or group of children.
Laboratory Intern
The Salk Institute
San Diego, CA
06.2015 - 08.2017
- Summer of 2015, 206, & 2018
- Aided in research that aimed to further knowledge on mental illnesses.
- Applied the scientific method by independently performing a wide variety of laboratory techniques.
- Developed and optimized lab protocol for sectioning, staining, and imaging of mouse brain in order to form gallery of comparable images.
Volunteer, Camp Counselor
Seany Foundation
San Diego, CA
07.2019 - 07.2019
- Worked as a cabin counselor at a 1-week sleepaway summer camp in alignment with the foundation’s mission to provide children who currently have or have had cancer a fun-filled and worry-free week.
- Coordinated with the head camp counselors and fellow cabin counselors to ensure the camp’s daily schedule ran smoothly - specifically the schedule of my cabin, which consisted of six girls ages ten to eleven
- Assured that the girls in my cabin felt at home, had someone in whom to confide, and had a wonderful time.
Volunteer, Reading and Writing Tutor
826 Valencia
San Francisco, CA
03.2017 - 05.2017
- Volunteered with school-age children, both native English speakers and emergent bilingual speakers, to help them compose and edit nonfiction and fiction stories and poems.
Leadership Experience, Division I Distance Runner
University Of San Francisco
San Diego, CA
08.2014 - 05.2018
- Attended organized practices 12 hours per week; and practiced on own up to an additional 5-12 hours per week.
- Worked actively towards building a supportive, healthy, and high achieving team environment by ensuring all team member's felt valued, organizing and hosting team-bonding events.
Education
Master of Arts - Special Education (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 05.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of San Francisco
08.2014 - 05.2018
Skills
Data Collection and Analysis
Skill Acquisition and Behavior Reduction
Collaboration
Compassion
Communication
Certification
Registered Behavior Technician
Timeline
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
ElevABA
12.2020 - 09.2021
BLS Provider
10-2020
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
San Diego ABA
08.2020 - 12.2020
Master of Arts - Special Education (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Arizona State University
05.2020 - Current
Volunteer, Camp Counselor
Seany Foundation
07.2019 - 07.2019
Registered Behavior Technician
12-2018
Behavioral Interventionist (RBT)
ACES
11.2018 - 07.2020
Volunteer, Reading and Writing Tutor
826 Valencia
03.2017 - 05.2017
Laboratory Intern
The Salk Institute
06.2015 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of San Francisco
08.2014 - 05.2018
Leadership Experience, Division I Distance Runner
University Of San Francisco
08.2014 - 05.2018
Child Daycare Provider
Private Residence
12.2007 - 02.2020