Residential Behavioral Specialist
Thompson Family Focus Group
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Developed positive relationships with clients, fostering trust and encouraging growth in social skills.
- Implemented evidence-based practices to decrease negative behaviors and increase pro-social skills in students.
- Reduced instances of cottage disruptions through proactive behavioral interventions.
- Supported clients with emotional and behavioral disorders by creating strategies.
- Worked closely with supervisor and team staff to develop comprehensive support plans for at-risk clients.
- Facilitated social skills groups, enabling improved peer interactions and conflict resolution abilities.
- Provided crisis intervention services during critical situations involving emotionally distressed or volatile individuals.
- Collaborated with supervisor and staff team to create a supportive learning environment for all clients.
- Enhanced communication between client and staff team members by addressing concerns and promoting clients success.
- Consulted with supervisor, clients and staff team to address any barriers hindering the implementation of effective behavior supports.
- Improved clients behavior by developing and implementing individualized behavior plans.
- Actively monitored clients progress using creative methods, ensuring appropriate modifications were made when necessary.
- Conducted functional behavior assessments to identify the underlying causes of challenging behaviors.
- Promoted safe and therapeutic client care through consultation and supervision, communication and interactions.
- Provided management strategies, reducing disciplinary referrals.
- Provided individualized care and treatment consistent with age and developmental needs of each patient.
- Conducted and interacted with clients in both individual and group counseling settings.
- Assisted clients in setting realistic goals and developing self-monitoring techniques to track progress.
- Promoted a culture of respect and empathy among peers through group activities and discussions.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of behavior intervention plans, making adjustments as needed based on data analysis.
- Enhanced academic achievement through targeted interventions focused on improving study habits, time management, and organization skills.
- Counseled and facilitated therapeutic groups in accordance with clients recovery plan objectives and needs.
- Maintained open lines of communication between school on campus and personnel, supervisor for outside service providers regarding clients needs.
- Maintained accurate and confidential documentation records of assigned clients.
- Supervised clients behavior during daily academic routines to secure safety of client and staff.
- Crafted Behavioral Intervention Plans for individual clients.
- Utilized positive reinforcement to maximize desired behavior and outcomes.
- Consult with therapist, cottage nurse, supervisor and other team staff to develop curriculum modifications and intervention strategies.
- Address strategic goals by creating and introducing frameworks for cottage support.
- Informed supervisor for parents of evaluation methods used to guide instruction and document progress.
- Partnered with administrative leadership to improve discipline practices based on data findings.
- Developed and maintained individualized skill-appropriate lesson plans.
- Interpreted general objectives, laws, policies and procedures concerning specific program.
- Oversaw proactive crisis intervention training for campus employees.
- Planned and facilitated needs-based professional learning tools, resources and educational materials to enhance teaching skills.
- Created and implemented department support framework to address strategic goal
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans to improve clients behavior.
- Applied proven strategies to improve students' sensory- and perceptual-motor skills.
- Developed Individual Education Plans for students with special needs.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
- Worked closely with clients and staff to address clients' issues on multiple fronts.
- Collaborated with other staff to develop instructional strategies.
- Maintained accurate records of clients progress and attendance.
- Utilized technology to create meaningful lessons that engage clients.
- Mentored new clients on clients progress monitoring and legal document preparation.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Conducted assessments of clients to determine individual needs.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Planned daily activities to keep clients engaged and on track with learning goals and execute.
- Provided emotional support to clients, and families.
