Miranda Martinez
Belton,TX
Summary
Reliable and compassionate Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a proven track record at Action Behavior Centers, enhancing client outcomes through individualized behavior intervention plans and effective parent training. Skilled in assent-based treatment and team collaboration, I foster strong relationships with families while designing evidence-based treatment plans to increase skill repertoires and reduce maladaptive behaviors, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Action Behavior Centers
09.2025 - Current
- Analyze data and develop treatment goals to address the individual needs of each client in regard to behavior reduction and skill acquisition.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments to identify the underlying functions of challenging behaviors and inform targeted interventions for teaching replacement behaviors.
- Prepare reports for initial assessments and progress reports for current clients, providing summaries of skills and deficits, progress with behavior reduction and current treatment goals, and manifestations of autism spectrum disorder.
- Training of registered behavior technicians (RBTs) in applied behavior analysis (ABA) principles, contributing to improved service delivery and consistency across team members.
- Provide ongoing supervision and feedback to RBTs, ensuring high-quality services for clients.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for clients.
- Foster strong relationships with clients' families through collaboration, empathetic listening skills, and a genuine commitment to their child's success.
- Remain up to date on current research, and apply evidence-based practices to improve therapy outcomes while continuously evaluating their effectiveness.
- Remain up to date on all certifications and trainings, as well as participating in courses for continuing education as related to current practices.
Registered Behavior Technician - Trainee
Action Behavior Center
12.2023 - 09.2025
- Practiced all duties related to the role of Registered Behavior Technician, while also accruing fieldwork hours and gaining experience to practice as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
- Observed the BCBA provide support to the clients' caregivers through family guidance meetings.
- Under direction of the BCBA, designed treatment plans for skill acquisition and behavior reduction, as well as updated goals as according to the client's progress.
- Assisted the BCBA in conducting assessments with initial and current clients, most commonly with VB-MAPP and ABLLS in the clinical setting.
- With direction of the BCBA, prepared reports for initial assessments and progress reports for current clients, providing summaries of skills and deficits, progress with behavior reduction and current treatment goals, and manifestations of autism spectrum disorder.
- Observed the BCBA provide constructive feedback to team members, as well as practice behavior skills training when providing support to novel team members.
- With support and direction of the BCBA, probed novel skills with clients regarding programs for skill acquisition.
Registered Behavior Technician
Action Behavior Centers
09.2021 - 09.2025
- Provided behavior therapy to children ages 18 months to 8 years old in a clinical one-to-one setting, following principles of applied behavior analysis.
- Implemented treatments plans for behavior change by utilizing reinforcement strategies and behavior intervention plans, as designed by the BCBA supervising the case.
- Tracked client progress with accuracy through data collection procedures in CentralReach.
- Utilized antecedent strategies to prevent the occurrence of challenging behaviors by proactively modifying the environment, using visual supports, monitoring motivating operations, and ensuring signs of assent are present prior to placing task demands.
- Responded to challenging behaviors with the assent-based consequence strategies as outlined in the behavior intervention protocol, such as prompting functional communication training, using differential reinforcement strategies, and ensuring client safety at all times.
- Implemented procedures designed by the BCBA to teach skills for communication, imitation, social engagements, functional play, and cognition and visual performance, accurately providing prompting and implementing prompt fading strategies to assist in the client's acquisition of novel skills.
- Provided training to novel behavior therapists under the direction of the Precepting BCBA, following a competency checklist and teaching the basic principles of ABA using behavior skills training.
- Led group activities, such as Circle Time and Centers, that were designed to promote peer interactions and provide practice for clients to participate in less restrictive environments.
Education
Master of Science - Applied Behavior Analysis
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN06-2025
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Sociology, And Health Professions
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX06-2020
Skills
- Parent and caregiver training
- Natural environment/discrete trial training
- Functional communication training
- Social skills development
- Behavioral skills training
- Performance feedback and supervision
- Prompting and fading procedures
- Crisis management techniques
- Staff training
- Team collaboration
- Schedule management
- Time-management
Certification
- BCBA - Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Timeline
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Action Behavior Centers
09.2025 - Current
Registered Behavior Technician - Trainee
Action Behavior Center
12.2023 - 09.2025
Registered Behavior Technician
Action Behavior Centers
09.2021 - 09.2025
Master of Science - Applied Behavior Analysis
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Sociology, And Health Professions
Texas Tech University