Senior Behavior Therapist

Creative Solutions For Autism•Millbrae, CA

About The Position

The Senior Behavior Therapist is responsible for working directly with clients providing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy. This person will also work with Behavior Therapists as a mentor onboarding new Behavior Therapists onto cases. Senior Behavior Therapists may be required to support administrative tasks when required. The Senior Behavior Therapist is responsible for the following duties: Administrative Clinical Reporting Relationship The Senior Behavior Therapist may be reporting directly to the Case Manager, Clinical Supervisor, Directors and or Executive Directors.

Requirements

High School Diploma required
CPR or BLS certification required (must be current)
Registered Behavior Technician credential (RBT) required
Active RBT certification, with maintained 5% supervision monthly
Initiate RBT supervision forms at the start of each supervised session
Initiate seeking supervision by emailing Supervisors and cc’ing the RBT email address at [email protected]
Complete on-going training to support job competency
Exceptions: Vacation/sick time, medical leave, client/company cancellations (including service holds and gaps where therapist’s schedule/roster is being updated
Flexibility in availability to ensure direct service hours are met (i.e., afternoon availability)
Maintain Therapist Evaluation Form (TEF) scores averaging 2.5 and above monthly

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science, Psychology, or related field preferred
2-years’ experience providing ABA therapy, or related experience
Experience with utilization of Speech Generated Devices
Experience with varying intensities of maladaptive behaviors
Experience across all ages and scopes of behavior

Responsibilities

Render and Lock schedule according to policy.
Fulfill 100% of scheduled session on a weekly/monthly basis
Comply with Audit Department regulations
Respond to all communications within 24 hours
Provide a minimum of 2-week notice for any vacation requests for approval with appropriate paperwork
Confirm schedule accuracy at the start of each week
Complete source documentation in the form of Ensora data and SOAP notes, for every rendered session on NPA, by set due date
Comply with schedule change/cancellation formats and procedure
Complete all assigned tasks on time (to be determined per assignment)
Remain HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant ensuring all client files are protected including text messages, e-mails and phone conversations
Attend all Creative Solutions for Hope companywide and position specific trainings
Communicate any policy/protocol related issues immediately to Human Resources department at: [email protected]
Communicate any Information and Technology (“IT”) issues that would hinder the ability to perform work duties to IT Department at: [email protected]
Fluent in current policies and procedures
Guide Behavior Therapist through administrative questions and concerns when applicable and when requested
Take anecdotal data (ABC Data) on new and existing behaviors
Generalize skills across parents, caregivers, family, peers, setting, stimuli, etc.
Progress program targets as outlined by Supervisor
Take baseline data as needed.
If data is not collected for a session, the hourly rate for that session will be considered administrative.
Purge monthly data for Supervisor per instruction, if applicable
Review team data for measurement accuracy (e.g., behavior rate, goals, etc.)
Assess and communicate progress in skill development (e.g., concerns, stagnation, and/or limited opportunities to target goals)
Provide opportunity for parents to practice ABA strategies during session (e.g., modeling strategies, taking data on parent goals, briefing parents on session, etc.)
Proactively communicate case updates and needs to team (e.g., behavioral concerns, parent concerns, etc.)
Receive constructive feedback with professionalism
Implement feedback immediately
Seek feedback to continue professional growth and development
Model appropriate strategies for onboarding Behavior Therapists
Accurately describe methods in analytic terms to incoming Behavior Therapists and stakeholders
Accurately define and provide examples of ABA concepts and principles
Determine, establish, and reassess reinforcement hierarchy on an ongoing basis
Outline and demonstrate specific prompting hierarchy based on individualized needs
Outline and demonstrate independent prompt fading techniques relevant to the client and goal
Accurately implement various behavior change procedures
Contrive opportunities to teach new skillsets to team (e.g., shaping, prompt fading, errorless learning, etc..)
Identify objective of goal and implement supporting activities