Lead Therapist

ICM Inc•Elaine, AR

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Therapist is responsible for ensuring the treatment plan is implemented as designed and effectively. This includes reviewing data, modeling therapies, teaching line therapists, making adjustments to client objectives, and providing guidance and support. The role also involves reporting issues and progress to supervisors and interventionists, and receiving parent/guardian feedback.

Requirements

Knowledge of evidence-based therapies including but not limited ABA, Discrete Trial, Pivotal Response Training, and Natural Environment Training.

Responsibilities

Work a maximum six (6) hours each week per client.
Of these, four (4) hours MUST be in customer’s home. The remaining two (2) hours may be worked outside the client’s home AS NEEDED.
Ensuring the treatment plan is implemented as designed.
Ensuring proper implementation and effectiveness of the treatment plan.
Reviewing all data collected by the Line Therapist and parent/guardian.
Making adjustments to client objectives/targets as needed.
Understanding of prompting procedures, data collection, and error correction procedures.
Model all therapies/objectives the client is working on and teach the line therapist how to implement all programs.
Think on your feet and make suggestions and/or corrections as needed relating to client programs, data collection, and issues and/or concerns.
Ensure that the line therapist(s) are generalizing programs throughout multiple settings/environments.
Ensure that the line therapist includes maintenance goals within current programming.
Providing guidance and support to the Line Therapist(s).
Reporting issues and/or concerns relating to family, client, or team to your supervisor.
Reporting progress and/or concerns to your Interventionist.
Receiving parent/guardian feedback, responding to or forwarding concerns to the appropriate person.
Observe the implementation of goals facilitated by the Line Therapist to ensure they follow the ITP.
Provide guidance and support to the Line Therapist as needed.
Review data collected by the Line Therapist(s) and parent(s)/guardian(s).
Communicate with the parent/guardian. Respond to concerns as needed.
Provide the Interventionist with mastered goals/graphs/ or other data to be updated.
Model new objectives and/or techniques as necessary.
Monitor programs to ensure that generalization of skills and maintenance goals are being worked on in multiple settings.
Inform the Interventionist of any concerns or issues.
Work related to the client’s program, such as visual schedules, token boards, program materials for various skill sets, academic materials, arts/crafts, etc.
All work done outside the client’s home should be approved by the Supervisor and the Interventionist.