NICHOLE CLOYD
Scottsdale,AZ
Summary
A passionate and energetic professional committed to nurturing children's learning and development. Accomplished development professional with experience in designing and delivering engaging training programs. Knowledge of applied behavior analysis principles and techniques. Focused on assisting employees on developing new skills to become better equipped to perform their job roles. Proficient in conducting assessments, designing personalized treatment plans, teaching functional communication (vocal language, sign language, PECS, and augmentative and alternative communication devices), decreasing disruptive, physical, or challenging behavior and collaborating with other multidisciplinary teams to achieve measurable and successful progress. Proven track record of improving employee performance, morale, and retention. Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals and their families through compassion and evidence-based interventions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavior Consultant
Self Employed
Scottsdale, AZ
09.2024 - Current
- Provides individual and group therapy services to children with autism spectrum disorders.
- Collaborates with a speech pathologist, caregivers, teachers, and other professionals to ensure effective treatment within the home environment.
- Educates families about their children's diagnoses and appropriate intervention strategies to use at home.
- Encourages independence by teaching self-care skills, such as grooming, toileting, and hygiene habits.
- Trains parents in techniques for reinforcing desired behaviors at home.
- Implements augmentative and alternative communication systems.
- Models' appropriate communication to increase expressive and receptive communication as well as helping decrease aggressive behavior.
ABA LEAD TRAINER
North Valley Pediatric Therapy
Phoenix, USA
02.2021 - 09.2024
- Responsible for creating and overseeing ABA department schedules and their execution.
- Collaborate with the BCBA in conducting assessments and compiling treatment plan reports
- Initiate the establishment of an ABA Social Group to promote social interaction, functional communication, developing emotional regulation, and cooperative play for children with developmental delays
- Create and lead parent support classes catering to children facing challenging behaviors.
- Provides one-on-one or group therapy sessions tailored to children with autism
- Positive and nurturing interactions with clients, fostering a comfortable and supportive environment
- Responsible for hiring, facilitating onboarding, and training sessions for new hires to ensure effective treatment.
- Provides training and support to parents and caregivers on implementing behavior intervention strategies at home
- Collaboration with other disciplines (occupational, physical, and speech therapy) to ensure the quality of therapy.
- Training and mentoring behavior technicians, parents, teachers, and other staff members on ABA principles, techniques, and procedures
- Ensures that interventions are implemented with fidelity to the ABA principles, and in accordance with ethical guidelines and best practices.
- Evaluates therapists' performance through fidelity checks and RBT competency assessments
- Create and advertise marketing opportunities to increase the number of clientele.
- Conducting Safety Care training sessions for staff members, educators, or other professionals on the skills and competencies necessary to effectively prevent, minimize, and manage behavioral challenges with dignity, safety, and the possibility of change.
REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN
Access Behavior Analysis
Indianapolis, USA
02.2017 - 10.2020
- Accurate and thorough data collection during sessions to monitor progress and inform treatment adjustments
- Proficient in using various data collection methods, such as ABC data, frequency counts, and duration recording
- Collaborative communication with BCBA supervisors, providing insights and observations to refine intervention strategies
- Positive and nurturing interactions with clients, fostering a comfortable and supportive environment
- Utilization of positive reinforcement techniques to promote desired behaviors and skill acquisition
- Effective management of challenging behaviors, employing crisis intervention strategies as needed
Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE - PSYCHOLOGY - SPECIALIZATION IN ABA
Capella University
01.2020
BACHELOR OF ARTS - SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCES
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN01.2012
Skills
- Compassion
- Empathy
- Leadership
- Energetic
- Sign language
- AAC device programs
- Mentoring abilities
- Creativity
- Collaboration
- Employee engagement
- Time management
- Program implementation
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem solving
- Performance evaluation
- Team management
- Decision making
- Marketing and advertisement
Certification
- AED/CPR
- Article 9
- Fingerprint Clearance Card
- Safety Care Training Trainer
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Behavior Consultant
Self Employed
09.2024 - Current
ABA LEAD TRAINER
North Valley Pediatric Therapy
02.2021 - 09.2024
REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN
Access Behavior Analysis
02.2017 - 10.2020
MASTER OF SCIENCE - PSYCHOLOGY - SPECIALIZATION IN ABA
Capella University
BACHELOR OF ARTS - SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCES
Indiana University
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