Collaboration with regular and special education classroom teams to complete Functional Behavior Assessments, Functional Analyses of Behavior, and Positive Behavior Support Plans for students
Guided practice and support to special and regular education staff in the implementation of classroom-based and individual positive behavior support plans
Train and support special and regular education staff in the development and implementation of social communication skills curriculum for students from preschool to age 21 years
Design and deliver trainings for special and regular education classroom teams in the content areas of: Applied Behavior Analysis, Functional Communication Skills, Reinforcement, Safety Care, De-Escalation Strategies, Instructional Strategies, and Registered Behavior Technician
Educational Consultant for Autism and Positive Behavior Support
Capital Area Intermediate Unit #15
Enola, PA
08.2003 - 08.2020
Collaboration with special and regular education classroom teams in preschool, school districts and IU classrooms across Franklin, Dauphin, Cumberland, Northern York, and Perry Counties to complete Functional Behavior Assessments, Functional Analyses of Behavior, and Positive Behavior Support Plans for students
Provide guided practice and support to special and regular education staff in the implementation of classroom-based and individual positive behavior support plans
Train and support special and regular education staff in the development and implementation of social communication skills curriculum for students from preschool to age 21 years
Design and deliver trainings for special and regular education classroom teams in the content areas of: Autism, Applied Behavior Analysis, Social communication skills, and Functional communication skills, Reinforcement, Safety Care, Competent Learner Model, Instructional Strategies, and Visual Supports
Adjunct Professor
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA
08.2015 - 12.2020
Adjunct professor teaching courses to students in dual certification programs for regular and special education programs
Topics taught at the university level include: Communication skills for students with special needs, low-incidence disabilities, behavior assessment, collaboration skills, and inclusion for students with disabilities
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12
New Oxford, PA
08.1998 - 07.2003
School-based speech-language pathologist including assessment and treatment of children with autism, down syndrome, apraxia, auditory/language processing, fluency, voice disorders and speech/language delays
Speech-Language Pathologist
Pediatric Therapy Associates
York, Pennsylvania
06.1998 - 06.2002
Part-time clinic-based speech-language pathologist including assessment and treatment of children from Birth to five years of age
Assessed and treated children with autism spectrum disorders, auditory/language processing disorders, apraxia, cleft palate, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, speech/language delays, and fluency disorders
Timeline
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Shippensburg Area School District
08.2020 - Current
Adjunct Professor
Shippensburg University
08.2015 - 12.2020
Educational Consultant for Autism and Positive Behavior Support