Melissa Martinez
Solana Beach,CA
Summary
Dedicated professional with strong background providing ABA training and behavior consultation services to Poway Unified School District personnel. Skilled in developing behavior management plans, skill acquisition programming, development of data collection, team collaboration, and prompt fading. Committed to advocating for the well-being and independence of students.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Supervisor
ABA Education Foundation/Bridges
09.2012 - 06.2023
- Utilize methodologies of Applied Behavior Analysis to promote skill acquisition for individuals ages 18 months to 17 years of age in home and school settings.
- Develop individualized programming for skill acquisition, caregiver training, and individualized plans to address challenging behaviors within home and classroom environments.
- Provide one-on-one in home intervention and intensive caregiver training in English and Spanish.
- Collaborated with BCBA and BCBA-D to achieve consistency in program objectives, services, and staff training.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate work of behavior instructors, including observing, monitoring, and proving feedback on work performance.
- Develop intake, progress, and transition reports, to reflect goals and progress of client's programming.
- Support BCBA with implementation of developmental assessments including the Brigance and ABLLS.
- Provide behavior consultation for various school districts throughout San Diego County, including weekly behavioral consultation for the Special Education preschool program across school sites in Poway Unified School District.
- Attend and serve as an active participant during client meetings, such as IFSP meetings with Regional Center, and IEP meetings.
- Collaborate with IEP team (teacher, OT, SLP, and Psychologist) to insure best support and implementation of recommended strategies to foster independence and increase communication skills of student.
- Provide professional development trainings in ABA methodologies (DTT, PRT, Verbal Behavior, basic principles of behavior, and management of challenging behaviors,) functional communication, and P.E.C.S. for North Coastal Consortium for Special Education (NCCSE) and various school districts throughout San Diego County.
- Collaborate with BCBA and BCBA-D to complete and modify FBA's and BIPS for various school districts throughout San Diego County.
- Collaborate with teachers to develop IEP goals, classroom activities (including ways to individualize the activity based on skill level,) student schedules, visual supports, behavior plans, data collection, and staff training objectives.
- Support and Develop data collection methods for behaviors, programming objectives, and IEP goals.
- Develop and monitor individualized student data binders to determine progress towards IEP goals or behavior objective.
- Work one on one or in small group setting in classroom environment supporting students' academic skills, communication skills, ready to learn skills, self-regulation, social skills, along with management of behaviors.
AVID TUTOR
San Dieguito Union High School District
08.2008 - 06.2012
- Served as academic and social resource for high school students, leading study skills, note-taking, test-taking skills and overall stress management.
- Developed positive reinforcement techniques to provide feedback to students while building individual confidence levels.
- Facilitated small group and one-on-one tutoring sessions focusing on academic subject areas.
- Facilitated acquisition of English Language (Comprehension and communication skills) for students in the English Language Development program.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA06.2012
Skills
- ABA methodologies
- Special Education
- Team supervision and training
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Treatment Planning
- Adaptable
- Analytic skills
- Innovative
- Team Collaboration
- Bilingual (Spanish)
- Proactive Mindset
- Documentation Skills
Certification
- Registered Behavior Technician
- P.E.C.S. Level II Training
Timeline
Program Supervisor
ABA Education Foundation/Bridges
09.2012 - 06.2023
AVID TUTOR
San Dieguito Union High School District
08.2008 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California - San Diego
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