Tara Orlandi
Conroe,TX
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Behavioral Technician for Kids with Autism (RBT)
Autism International Consulting
Conroe, TX
02.2024 - Current
- One-on-one ABA therapy sessions for children with autism ages 4-12, focusing on social skills, communication, and everyday needs.
- Perform many of the practical and applied techniques necessary to help clients achieve their behavior modification goals, such as Discrete Trial Training.
- Work with BCBAs to help implement and improve programming.
- Train new staff on behavior management techniques and protocols.
- Utilize verbal prompts, visual aids, modeling, prompting techniques during therapy sessions
Registered Behavioral Technician for Kids with Autism (RBT)
Action Behavior Centers
Conroe, TX
05.2023 - 12.2023
- One-on-one ABA therapy sessions for children with autism ages 4-12, focusing on social skills, communication, and everyday needs.
- Performed many of the practical and applied techniques necessary to help clients achieve their behavior modification goals, such as Discrete Trial Training.
- Worked with BCBAs to help implement and improve programming.
- Utilized verbal prompts, visual aids, modeling, prompting techniques during therapy sessions
Residential Youth Treatment Counselor
Denver Children's Home
Denver, CO
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Worked with at-risk youth (11-17) by leading daily living skills including chores and personal hygiene.
- Intervened in a crisis, utilizing approved crisis intervention strategies.
- Intervened with youths in the milieu as needed to encourage healthy, adaptive behavior.
- Modeled and taught conflict resolution to residents.
- Implemented interventions developed by the treatment team/caseload.
- Provided input on dorm procedures and all resident issues, including service delivery.
Registered Behavioral Technician for Kids with Autism (RBT)
Trumpet Behavioral Health
Northglenn, CO
05.2020 - 09.2021
- One-on-one ABA therapy sessions for children with autism ages 4-12, focusing on social skills, communication, and everyday needs.
- Performed many of the practical and applied techniques necessary to help clients achieve their behavior modification goals, such as Discrete Trial Training.
- Worked with BCBAs to help implement and improve programming.
- Utilized verbal prompts, visual aids, modeling, prompting techniques during therapy sessions
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Services with a Concentrate of Mental Health Counseling
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO, USASkills
- Applied behavior analysis
- Behavior modification techniques
- Data collection methods
- Program implementation
- Crisis intervention strategies
- Child development knowledge
- QBS, BLS, and CPR certified
- Effective communication
Timeline
Registered Behavioral Technician for Kids with Autism (RBT)
Autism International Consulting
02.2024 - Current
Registered Behavioral Technician for Kids with Autism (RBT)
Action Behavior Centers
05.2023 - 12.2023
Residential Youth Treatment Counselor
Denver Children's Home
07.2022 - 05.2023
Registered Behavioral Technician for Kids with Autism (RBT)
Trumpet Behavioral Health
05.2020 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Human Services with a Concentrate of Mental Health Counseling
Metropolitan State University of Denver