NEVA HENDERSON
Grand Prairie
Summary
Driven and empathetic Registered Behavior Technician with experience implementing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs. Interested in continuing professional development within the field and classroom, contributing to a patient-first mindset.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Behavior Technician
Apara Autism Center
02.2026 - Current
- Ensured fidelity to behavior intervention plans by implementing sessions with consistency while adjusting strategies based on client needs
- Developed strong client rapport to improve participation, reduce resistance, and promote skill acquisition
- Analyzed behavior trends and provided detailed feedback to BCBAs to inform treatment modifications
- Applied de-escalation and crisis management techniques to safely manage maladaptive behaviors and maintain therapeutic structure
Registered Behavior Technician
Play Based Wellness
08.2025 - 09.2025
- Implemented individualized behavior intervention protocols based on each client's treatment plan through the use of Naturalistic Teaching methods.
- Conducted skill acquisition trials across language, play, and academic domains on children diagnosed with autism, under the supervision of the Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs).
- Started a new line of open communication within the workplace, modeling advocating for oneself, and encouraging clients to grow within their independence.
- Enacted use of various ABA intervention techniques such as backward/forward chaining, visual schedules, prompt fading, and token boards; supporting their use across settings and fostering a generalization of these skill-building trials.
Registered Behavior Technician
Help Hope Solutions
03.2025 - 08.2025
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of professionals to develop and implement treatment goals tailored to each client's developmental and behavioral needs.
- Independently led Behavioral Therapy sessions by way of Discrete Trial Teaching methods, seeing on average eight clients a day, each for a 1-2 hour session.
- Identified patterns in client behavior and communicated observations to supervising clinicians to support treatment adjustments.
- Collected data on client progress utilized through the Functional Behavioral Assessments, per their Behavior Intervention Plan.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science
Belmont University
Doctorate of Science - Occupational Therapy
Texas Women's University
Skills
- Time management
- Flexibility
- Crisis Intervention
- Empathetic
- Data collection
- Team collaboration
Certification
- RBT License, 2025
- Chadwick's Internship, 2020
- Girl Scout Gold Award, 2016
Timeline
Registered Behavior Technician
Apara Autism Center
02.2026 - Current
Registered Behavior Technician
Play Based Wellness
08.2025 - 09.2025
Registered Behavior Technician
Help Hope Solutions
03.2025 - 08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science
Belmont University
Doctorate of Science - Occupational Therapy
Texas Women's University