Lydia Irvin
Austin
Summary
Experienced in clinical leadership and effective communication with a strong background in behavioral health management. Skilled in training and mentoring staff, and adept at overseeing program implementation to enhance patient outcomes. Seeking to leverage expertise as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst to drive impactful clinical results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CLINICAL MANAGER
Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education
04.2021 - Current
- Interview behavior technician and BCBA applicants
- Complete intake interviews with parents
- Oversee budget for clinic, setting operational goals
- Collaborate with Operations Manager on schedule and day-to-day changes
- Meet with Regional Vice President weekly and monitor clinic's progress
- Participate in Apprenticeship program and supervise students in multiple clinic locations
- Implemented innovative approaches to reduce costs while maintaining high quality standards of care.
- Supervised and coached employees, delivering performance reviews and disciplinary action.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments and monitor data on a weekly basis for progress.
BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST
Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education
06.2020 - 04.2021
- Complete initial and re-evaluations for incoming and current patients
- Create and oversee programming for patients using assessment tools and based off of the autism diagnosis
- Supervise registered behavior technicians on program implementation
- Conduct parent trainings over ABA basics and track parent implementation of parent training goals
- Train staff on program implementation and monitor staff productivity on program implementation
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
First Leap
01.2018 - 05.2020
- Oversaw clinic with staff of 15, ABA, OT and ST. Responsible for budget, training and supervising staff.
- Collaborate with human resources to assist in hiring RBTs, BCBAs, SLPs and OTs. Decided on pay and trained incoming staff on Carecloud and Catalyst.
- Conducted parent trainings over ABA basics, how to implement parent training goals and gave feedback across home, community and clinic settings.
- Created goals based on assessment tool used, chose mastery criteria, trained staff on how to implement program, tracked data.
- Prepared report template as well as evaluation materials, such as VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, Vineland, Social Skills Solutions, and Social Emotional Evaluation.
- Oversaw clinical budget and was able to bring clinic large amount of revenue.
- Monitored schedule, made any last-minute changes and arranged coverage for staff and patient cancellations.
LEAD BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST
First Leap
10.2017 - 07.2018
- Oversaw caseload of 10 children, trained staff and monitored ABA programs. Assisted director in scheduling.
- Prepped materials for ABA evaluations as well as conducted new patients ‘evaluations.
- Created goals specific to each patient and tracked progress in 1:1 and social programs.
- Trained and supervised staff to implement programs in the clinic and home settings.
- Assisted director in inputting schedule for clinic and making last-minute changes.
LEAD THERAPIST
Emerald Coast Autism Center
04.2015 - 07.2017
- Assisted supervisor in training team of 10 staff to implement programs for 10 children. Input data and assisted in writing evaluation reports.
- Prepped materials for ABA evaluations and assisted BCBA in completing evaluations.
- Graphed goal progress, mastered out goals as appropriate and opened new goals.
- Created task analysis for skills in life skills program and assigned specific goals to all patient at autism center.
- Assisted supervisor in writing reports and creating goals for initial and re-evaluations.
Education
Completed Coursework Towards Doctorate of Philosophy - Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis
Capella University
10.2023
Master of Art - Applied Behavior Analysis
Ball State University
IN01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
The Ohio State University
OH01.2011
Skills
- Catalyst
- NPA
- Clinical leadership
- Effective communication
- Training and mentoring
- Supervisory experience
- Staff supervision
- Staff scheduling
- HIPAA
- Continuous improvement
Affiliations
- TXABA, 07/19
- Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, 05/20
Certification
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst, 1-17-25772, 02/17
- Texas Licensed BCBA, 07/17
- President's List, Capella University
Timeline
CLINICAL MANAGER
Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education
04.2021 - Current
BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST
Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education
06.2020 - 04.2021
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
First Leap
01.2018 - 05.2020
LEAD BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST
First Leap
10.2017 - 07.2018
LEAD THERAPIST
Emerald Coast Autism Center
04.2015 - 07.2017
Master of Art - Applied Behavior Analysis
Ball State University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
The Ohio State University
Completed Coursework Towards Doctorate of Philosophy - Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis
Capella University
PUBLICATIONS
Effects of Tact Training and Response Interruption and Redirection on Spontaneous Vocalizations and Stereotypy