Naomi Whitaker
Kotzebue,AK
Summary
Behavioral health professional prepared to bring valuable experience to new role. Known for implementing effective behavior plans and contributing to client progress. Proven ability to collaborate with team members and adapt to dynamic environments, leveraging skills in data-driven decision-making and client engagement.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Behavior Technician
Empower Behavioral Health
05.2023 - 10.2025
- Implemented individualized treatment plans for clients, enhancing behavioral outcomes and skill acquisition.
- Improved client behavior by implementing individualized ABA therapy plans and tracking progress.
- Monitored client progress through data collection and analysis, ensuring consistency in therapeutic approaches.
- Maintained meticulous records of client progress, enabling data-driven adjustments to treatment plans for optimal results.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop effective intervention strategies tailored to client needs.
- Trained and mentored new staff on established protocols and best practices in behavior management techniques.
- Identified and addressed barriers to learning, adapting interventions for optimal engagement and success.
- Maintained accurate documentation of client sessions, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and policies.
- Promoted positive behavior change by utilizing reinforcement strategies, token economies, and behavior contracts.
- Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs, and anecdotal notes.
- Prevented instances of maladaptive behavior escalation using de-escalation techniques while maintaining a safe environment for both staff members and clients alike.
- Provided crisis intervention as needed, ensuring client safety and continuity of care during critical incidents.
- Managed crisis situations with professionalism, ensuring the safety of all individuals involved while adhering to established protocols.
- Intervened with clients' challenging behaviors by reinforcing therapeutic alternatives and coping mechanisms.
- Empowered clients to self-advocate by teaching them effective communication strategies and adaptive coping mechanisms.
- Developed rapport with clients and families, fostering trust and open communication essential to successful treatment outcomes.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase verbal behavior, enabling clients to communicate needs more effectively.
- Increased client independence through the teaching of daily living skills such as self-care routines, meal preparation, and household chores.
- Led group sessions focused on social skill-building, promoting peer interaction and cooperation among clients.
Intensive Special Education Aide (Pre-K Through 5th Grade)
JUNE NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
01.2019 - 04.2023
- Knowledge of basic concepts of child growth and development and developmental behavior characteristics particularly pertaining to pupils with special learning needs; behavior management strategies and techniques relating to pupils experiencing behavioral difficulties, positive behavioral interventions and applied behavioral analysis.
- Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
- Participate in IEP meetings as appropriate.
- Conduct discrete trial training (DTT) daily as well as ABA therapy.
- Maintain appropriate documentation, records, and reports.
- Help teacher prepare instructional materials.
- Assist the classroom teacher in all aspects of classroom instruction and behavior support.
- Ability and willingness to work with students who have special needs and/or aggressive behaviors (i.e. biting, kicking, hitting, emotional outburst, etc.)
- Implement Behavior Strategic Plan/Behavior Intervention Plan and prescribed behavior strategies.
- Assists special education students with specific behavioral interventions under the supervision of a certified special education teacher.
- Assist in managing the behavior of students with crisis intervention, including restraint when necessary according to law.
- Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
- Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
- Confers with teacher(s)/specialist(s) regarding level/need of assigned students; assists in planning daily activities and/or lessons for students in conjunction with established instructional objectives developed by assigned special education teachers(s) selects materials to be used and implements planned lessons.
- Provide creative interventions as advised by physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech language pathologists.
- Provide one-on-one and group instructional support assistance to students in math, English, reading, comprehension, and life skills.
- Assists students with adaptive devices such as communication boards and computers.
- Assist special needs students with individual tasks as may be required including, but not limited to, transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, positioning, feeding, bathroom needs, personal hygiene, or compliance training.
Child Development Teacher (3-Year-Old, Pre-K, and K-5)
GREEN GABLES DAY SCHOOL
06.2014 - 11.2018
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.
- Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
- Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
- Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
- Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
- Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
- Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Demonstrate activities to children.
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
- Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.
- Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
- Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
- Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
- Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.
Child Development Teacher (2-Year-Old Class)
Southwest Christian Academy
03.2013 - 05.2014
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.
- Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
- Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
- Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
- Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
- Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
- Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Demonstrate activities to children.
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
- Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.
- Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
- Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
- Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
- Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.
Waitress/Cashier
Olgoonik Corporation
05.2011 - 07.2012
- Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems.
- Collect payments from customers.
- Write patrons' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.
- Prepare checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales taxes.
- Take orders from patrons for food or beverages.
- Serve food or beverages to patrons, and prepare or serve specialty dishes at tables as required.
- Present menus to patrons and answer questions about menu items, making recommendations upon request.
- Clean tables or counters after patrons have finished dining.
- Inform customers of daily specials.
- Stock service areas with supplies such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens.
- Explain how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods.
- Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters, take them to kitchen for cleaning.
- Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet, tidying up server station, taking out trash, or checking and cleaning bathroom.
- Perform food preparation duties such as preparing salads, appetizers, and cold dishes, portioning desserts, and brewing coffee.
- Fill salt, pepper, sugar, cream, condiment, and napkin containers.
- Provide guests with information about local areas, including giving directions.
Babysitter
Emily Robbins
09.2006 - 09.2007
- Maintain a safe play environment.
- Dress children and change diapers.
- Observe and monitor children's play activities.
- Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
- Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
- Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
- Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
- Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
- Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
- Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
- Regulate children's rest periods.
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.
- Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
Education
Bachelor’s - Christian Education
HEARTLAND BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE
Oklahoma City, OK05.2014
Skills
- Special education
- Applied behavior analysis
- Early childhood education
- Discrete trial training
- Token economy systems
- Reinforcement procedures
- Natural environment training
- Collaboration with professionals
- Prompting strategies
- Behavior intervention plans
- Behavior modification techniques
- Error correction techniques
- Picture exchange communication system
- Treatment implementation
- Verbal behavior training
- Functional behavior assessment
- Social skills development
Certification
- RBT - Registered Behavior Technician
Timeline
Registered Behavior Technician
Empower Behavioral Health
05.2023 - 10.2025
Intensive Special Education Aide (Pre-K Through 5th Grade)
JUNE NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
01.2019 - 04.2023
Child Development Teacher (3-Year-Old, Pre-K, and K-5)
GREEN GABLES DAY SCHOOL
06.2014 - 11.2018
Child Development Teacher (2-Year-Old Class)
Southwest Christian Academy
03.2013 - 05.2014
Waitress/Cashier
Olgoonik Corporation
05.2011 - 07.2012
Babysitter
Emily Robbins
09.2006 - 09.2007
Bachelor’s - Christian Education
HEARTLAND BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE