Yania Fernandez
Miami,FL
Summary
Patient-focused Behavioral Therapist with 7 years of experience working with youth and adults with disabilities. Creative counselor devising targeted solutions to patient concerns and cultivating nurturing therapy environments. Thoughtful Behavior Therapist advocating for long-term patient health and wellness through targeted programming and therapy. Decisive problem solver with 7 years of experience serving patients with NIMH standard practices and procedures. Situationally aware and adaptable therapist.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Behavioral Therapist
Norys Home Services
Miami, FL
03.2017 - Current
- Implemented evidence-based teaching strategies for individuals with ASD to improve language, social skills, self-help skills, and academic performance.
- Monitored client progress by collecting data on target behaviors and graphing results for review.
- Regularly attended team meetings to discuss strategies for addressing challenging behaviors.
- Provided individual and family therapy to children with autism spectrum disorder utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis principles.
- Created positive learning environments that encouraged exploration, play, and discovery of new concepts.
- Attended conferences related to ABA practices and interventions.
- Maintained detailed documentation of client progress towards treatment goals in electronic health records system.
- Provided crisis management when necessary during therapy sessions or other settings.
- Fostered relationships between clients, families, schools and other service providers involved in the care plan.
- Completed regular supervision meetings with supervisor to ensure adherence to ethical standards.
- Encouraged positive parent-child interactions through modeling effective techniques during therapy sessions.
- Taught and helped children develop new verbal, communication and social skills necessary for living healthy lifestyles.
- Maintained strict confidentiality concerning client's mental and medical diagnosis and other confidential personal matters.
- Collaborated with behavior analysts to diagnose problem behaviors and create detailed plan of treatment and maintenance for clients.
- Directed at-home therapy exercising drills to invoke children to develop math, verbal and writing skills.
- Maintained confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
- Guided clients in developing skills or strategies for dealing with problems.
- Acted as client advocate, coordinating required services and resolving emergency problems in crisis situations.
Bank Teller Supervisor
International Financial Bank
Havana, Matanzas
08.1998 - 04.2014
- Supervised and evaluated teller staff, providing feedback on performance;.
- Ensured compliance with all banking regulations and procedures;.
- Provided advice to customers regarding account options, financial services and products;.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly and efficiently;.
- Developed strategies to improve customer service standards;.
- Maintained accurate records of transactions, deposits, withdrawals.;.
- Monitored cash levels in each teller's drawer;.
- Assisted with daily balancing of the branch's accounts;.
- Reconciled discrepancies between actual cash amounts and book balances;.
- Conducted regular audits of teller activities to ensure accuracy of transactions;.
- Scheduled staff shifts according to business needs and staffing requirements;.
- Generated reports outlining daily transaction activities at the branch level ;.
- Met or exceeded sales goals by promoting bank products and services in customer interactions.
- Helped customers open and close accounts, apply for loans and make sound financial decisions.
- Verified transactions involving cashier's checks, money orders and account transfers.
- Maintained optimal financial controls by securing funds and making accurate transactions.
- Completed month-end and year-end closings, kept records audit-ready and monitored timely recording of accounting transactions.
- Created and updated financial reports on frequent basis to present information to leadership teams.
- Recommended new financial and accounting software packages. replacing various non-integrated offerings.
- Consolidated business data into actionable metrics to simplify and highlight areas of concern and opportunity.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
University of Matanzas Camilo Cienfuegos
Matanzas,Cuba06-2011
University Complutense of Madrid
Madrid, NESkills
- Data Collection
- Confidentiality Practices
- Toilet training
- Group Instruction
Certification
- Master of Behavior Analysis ,edition 2020/2021 University Complutense of Madrid
Languages
English
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Behavioral Therapist
Norys Home Services
03.2017 - Current
Bank Teller Supervisor
International Financial Bank
08.1998 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
University of Matanzas Camilo Cienfuegos
University Complutense of Madrid
- Master of Behavior Analysis ,edition 2020/2021 University Complutense of Madrid
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