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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
2023.05 - 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
2021.03 - 2022.05
  • 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
2020.03 - 2021.05
  • 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
2019.08 - 2020.08
  • 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, CA
12.2023

High School Diploma -

Mater Dei High School
Santa Ana, CA
05.2017

Skills

  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Coach-able
  • Attention to Detail
  • Expert in Deescalation

Timeline

Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist

Brett Dinovi & Associates
2023.05 - Current

Volunteer

Family Assessment Counseling and Education
2021.03 - 2022.05

Mentor Volunteer

Mental Health Association of Orange County
2020.03 - 2021.05

Direct Interventionist

Autism Spectrum Interventions
2019.08 - 2020.08

Associate of Science - In Clinical Psychology

Fullerton College

High School Diploma -

Mater Dei High School
Samantha Barriga