Kristine Witscher
San Diego,CA
Summary
Passionate and focused Speech Language Pathology graduate candidate seeking opportunities to expand my clinical expertise and proficiency in diverse settings.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SOLE CARETAKER AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
01.2020 - Current
- Assist and perform daily caretaking services for family members with dementia and end of life care (my grandmother/grandfather until end of life and presently, my father)
CLINIC SOCIAL GROUP COORDINATOR/BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONIST/NEW HIRE TRAINER
ACES
Carlsbad, CA
05.2012 - 10.2019
- Ensure quality standards are maintained during Peer Social Groups in clinic and off site, oversee and support all BIs and clients participating in group programming; up to 25 BIs and 25 clients per group session
- Create curriculum, structure, and visual stimuli to support social group programming
- Train group leaders, provide feedback for group leaders, communicate and collaborate with supervisors to help clients function and participate in group programming
- Run 1:1 therapy sessions implementing programs which develop independence for a range of life skills in fundamental areas of child development such as fine/gross motor, social skills, and receptive/expressive language skills
- Responsible for recording and graphing accurate data
- Conduct activities and programs using Discrete Trial Training and Pivotal Response Training
- Collaborate with Supervisors to identify mal-adaptive or non-functional behaviors and implement strategies to reduce behaviors and increase skill acquisition
AMERICORPS TEACHER AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR
VSA Arts New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Program: Day Arts and Arts Adventures
- Worked as both lead teacher and assistant teacher in various performing and visual art classes for adults with a range of developmental disabilities in classes with 8-25 students
- Helped create and maintain a calm, safe, and stable working environment and regularly documented progress of students
- Used adaptive equipment/tools for students to create art
Education
Master’s of Speech Language Pathology -
San Jose State University
05.2027
Bachelor of Arts - undefined
University of California at Berkeley
01.2010
Skills
- Applied behavior analysis
- Social skills development
- Discrete trial training
- Token economy systems
- Reinforcement procedures
- Natural environment training
- Collaboration with professionals
- Prompting strategies
- Picture exchange communication system
- Early intervention
- Multicultural competence
Accomplishments
- ACES 2016 Behavioral Interventionist of the Year
- ACES 2017 Employee of the Year
- ACES 2018 Innovation in Service Award
Certification
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Adult and Child CPR Certification
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Training
- AFIRM- Time Delay in Evidence Based Practice Strategies Training
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
SOLE CARETAKER AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
01.2020 - Current
CLINIC SOCIAL GROUP COORDINATOR/BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONIST/NEW HIRE TRAINER
ACES
05.2012 - 10.2019
AMERICORPS TEACHER AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR
VSA Arts New Mexico
01.2010 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - undefined
University of California at Berkeley
Master’s of Speech Language Pathology -
San Jose State University