Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie
Worcester,MA
Summary
10+ years service-focused ABA Expert devoted to help clients improve behaviors and better meet treatment goals. Skilled in implementing protocols to help individuals acquire skills and adopt reduction strategies for problematic behaviors. Focused on giving comprehensive support involving parents and caregivers. Provides evidence-based care with careful examination of relevant characteristics. Empathetic communicator helps clients understand treatment purposes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ABA Therapist
Evergreen Center
06.2023 - Current
- Facilitate 2 behavioral group homes to educate students on communication, social and daily living skills, with the aim of reducing problematic behaviors
- Increase students’ goal achievement rate by 80% by identifying delays in progression and implementing positive changes to stimulate student success
- Develop and implement 16 individual programs for students by interacting with them on daily basis and studying their behavior
- Collect comprehensive baseline data and execute approved programs using behavioral technology appropriately and consistently.
Residential Operations Coordinator
Evergreen Center
02.2023 - Current
- Monitor the implementation of activity schedules for assigned group homes
- Monitor staff implementation of programs
- Review written assessments and residential objectives
- Review cases and quarterly progress notes for the students
- Supervise and training residential supervisors.
- Collaborated with area managers to evaluate needs and optimize operational plans.
- Led successful projects from conception to completion, achieving objectives on time and within budget constraints.
- Boosted productivity by establishing effective communication channels between departments.
Residential Supervisor
Evergreen Center
11.2017 - 02.2023
- Coordinate of activity schedules and staffing assignments to address the individual goals and objectives of students in Individual Education Plans and Individual Service Plans
- Supervise and implement daily instruction and data-collection appropriate for the attainment of individual goals and objectives within the community
- Monitor and report health, safety, and medical issues and procedures within the group home
- Maintain appropriate documentation of student and staff performance
- Supervise Instructors and Assistant Instructors in the implementation of instructional activities
- Handled conflict resolution among residents promptly and professionally, promoting a harmonious living environment for all parties involved.
Assistant Residential Supervisor
The Guild Of Human Service
05.2014 - 11.2017
- Aid in providing personal care to consumers by teaching independent living skills
- Administer all medical appointments and make sure all related documentation is complete
- Promptly accomplish day-to-day duties, covering directing all agency and intra-program staff trainings, as well as giving staff members all required information to effectively handle their job duties
- Function as shift supervisor, accountable for overseeing all staff assigned in residence during shift
- Coordinate with the pharmacy and track all individual medications
- Spearhead residence-related responsibilities, such as crisis interventions management, on-call notifications, on-shift parent and guardian communication, and individuals programming
- Implement community activities for persons in the residence.
Education
Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) -
Arizona State University
06.2023
M.A. in Healthcare Administration -
Utica College
05.2014
B.S. in Health Studies -
Utica College
05.2011
Skills
- Safety Care Training
- CPR
- Autism Spectrum Knowledge
- Collaboration with Professionals
- Functional Communication Training
- Discrete trial teaching
- Medication Administration
- Behavior Observation
- Employee Training
- Treatment Plan Development
- Data Gathering
Certification
- Certified Safety Care, Evergreen Center - November 2023-Present
- Certified ABA, Evergreen Center - June 2023-Present
Languages
Twi
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
ABA Therapist
Evergreen Center
06.2023 - Current
Residential Operations Coordinator
Evergreen Center
02.2023 - Current
Residential Supervisor
Evergreen Center
11.2017 - 02.2023
Assistant Residential Supervisor
The Guild Of Human Service
05.2014 - 11.2017
Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) -
Arizona State University
M.A. in Healthcare Administration -
Utica College
B.S. in Health Studies -
Utica College
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