Samantha Barriga
Fullerton,CA
Summary
Proactive Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist with extensive experience in naturalistic settings and direct interventions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist
Brett Dinovi & Associates
05.2023 - Current
- Targeting/ contriving goals in a naturalistic settings such as clinic sessions amongst peers and public outings at the playground or shopping with family members.
- Maintaining professionalism when communicating with Parents of clients. As well upholding agency values in schools.
Volunteer
Family Assessment Counseling and Education
03.2021 - 05.2022
- Communicating office services, protocol, and prices to clientele.
- Create appoints using Practice Mate for voluntary or court ordered sessions.
- Preparing the MFT trainee for back to back sessions with prospective client files.
Mentor Volunteer
Mental Health Association of Orange County
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Mentor on cases individually and adjacent to a psychologist having one on one weekly sessions with children, young adults via Telehealth.
- Weekly sessions playing games, art therapy, practicing self care and coping skills.
- Confidential reports were written up after each session, along side, monthly reports of mental health intakes.
- Once a month meetings with the child's Psychologist to confirm all notes aligned and go over mental health intakes.
Direct Interventionist
Autism Spectrum Interventions
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Working on school cases and home cases with those who have mental disabilities.
- Running trials that target the goals of daily everyday life to help clients become more independent.
- Clients that need more help than others in certain cases require some of the few tactics blocking, mass trailing, and following through.
Education
Associate of Science - In Clinical Psychology
Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA12.2023
High School Diploma -
Mater Dei High School
Santa Ana, CA05.2017
Skills
- Fluent in Spanish
- Coach-able
- Attention to Detail
- Expert in Deescalation
Timeline
Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist
Brett Dinovi & Associates
05.2023 - Current
Volunteer
Family Assessment Counseling and Education
03.2021 - 05.2022
Mentor Volunteer
Mental Health Association of Orange County
03.2020 - 05.2021
Direct Interventionist
Autism Spectrum Interventions
08.2019 - 08.2020
Associate of Science - In Clinical Psychology
Fullerton College
High School Diploma -
Mater Dei High School