Tara Lundy
Boston,MA
Summary
Respectful individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Builds meaningful relationships with clients and families. Experienced in working with clients from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. Promotes functional communication. Offers crisis intervention to help individuals navigate through episodes of dysregulation.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavior Therapist
Newton Public Schools
09.2019 - Current
- Administers therapy and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) techniques in school to facilitate client treatment plan.
- Collaborates with treatment team to determine paths to success, assess client needs, and develop treatment plan.
- Engages in pre-crisis and crisis interventions to facilitate positive outcomes using least restrictive alternative.
- Develops tools to help client acquire new skills and work towards goals of building communication and social interactions.
- Provides 1:1 instruction and support to help client achieve academic, social, and behavioral goals in accordance with IEP.
Childcare Assistant Teacher
Plowshares Childcare Programs
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Organized and lead activities such as crafts, meditations, and trivia each week.
- Actively encouraged children to develop their communication, problem-solving, and social skills.
- Intervened in disruptive behavior, using positive reinforcement strategies to redirect and calm children.
- Maintained tidy environment to comply with cleanliness and sanitation standards.
Associate Behavior Therapist
Beacon ABA Services
07.2018 - 09.2019
- Visited clients at home to implement skilled interventions and programs created by BCBA.
- Documented client behavior and interventions and collected and reported data using approved format, methods, and forms.
- Responded effectively to crisis situations and aggressive behaviors, skillfully mitigating conflicts with proven strategies.
- Taught clients daily living skills, safety skills, functional communication, task completion, gross motor skills, and fine motor skills.
- Provided parent training.
- Communicated and collaborated with treatment team.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vermont Center On Behavior And Health
01.2017 - 05.2018
- Recruited participants, processed pre-screens, made phone calls to potential participants, and scheduled participant visits.
- Collected and entered data from participant visits.
- Performed Medical Consents.
- Accompanied participants to blood draw appointments.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychological Science
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT05.2018
Skills
- Behavior redirection
- Evidence-based interventions
- Treatment implementation
- Collaborative
- Strong communicator
- Highly dependable
- Interpersonal skills
- Adaptable
Timeline
Childcare Assistant Teacher
Plowshares Childcare Programs
10.2021 - 05.2022
Behavior Therapist
Newton Public Schools
09.2019 - Current
Associate Behavior Therapist
Beacon ABA Services
07.2018 - 09.2019
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vermont Center On Behavior And Health
01.2017 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychological Science
University of Vermont
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