Lead Therapist

ICM•Wynne, AR

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Therapist oversees implementation and effectiveness of a client’s treatment plan, reviews data collected by Line Therapists and parents or guardians, and supports the Line Therapist in delivering the client’s programs. The role requires knowledge of evidence-based therapies, including ABA, Discrete Trial, Pivotal Response Training, and Natural Environment Training, and the ability to adjust client objectives and targets as needed. The Lead Therapist models therapies and objectives, teaches Line Therapists how to implement programs, and provides guidance, suggestions, and corrections related to programs, data collection, and client concerns. The position involves up to six hours per week per client. Four hours must be worked in the client’s home; up to two additional hours may be worked outside the home as needed and with approval from the Supervisor and Interventionist. In the home, the Lead Therapist observes program implementation, reviews data, communicates with the family, models techniques, monitors generalization and maintenance goals, and reports progress or concerns to the Interventionist. Approved work outside the home may include preparing visual schedules, token boards, program materials, academic materials, and arts-and-crafts materials.

Requirements

Knowledge of evidence-based therapies, including ABA, Discrete Trial, Pivotal Response Training, and Natural Environment Training.
Understanding of prompting procedures, data collection, and error-correction procedures.
Ability to adjust client objectives and targets as needed.
Ability to model programs and teach Line Therapists how to implement them.
Ability to identify issues and provide suggestions or corrections related to client programs and data collection.

Responsibilities

Work up to six hours per week per client, including four hours in the client’s home and up to two hours outside the home as needed and with approval.
Ensure the treatment plan is implemented as designed and is effective.
Review data collected by Line Therapists and parents or guardians.
Adjust client objectives and targets as needed.
Model therapies, objectives, and techniques, and teach Line Therapists how to implement programs.
Provide guidance and support to Line Therapists, including suggestions or corrections concerning programs, data collection, and related issues.
Ensure programs are generalized across multiple settings and that maintenance goals are included in current programming.
Observe the Line Therapist implementing goals in the client’s home to ensure implementation follows the ITP.
Communicate with parents or guardians, receive feedback, respond to concerns, or forward concerns to the appropriate person.
Provide the Interventionist with mastered goals, graphs, or other data for updates.
Inform the Interventionist of progress, issues, and concerns.
Complete approved client-program work outside the client’s home, such as preparing visual schedules, token boards, program materials, academic materials, or arts-and-crafts materials.