Location:

PA - Montgomery County

The Behavior Technician provides direct one-on-one behavioral interventions to teach communication, social, and daily living skills and reduce problematic behaviors in the home, community, and school settings. Behavior Technicians will utilize interventions developed out of the science of Applied Behavior Analysis.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establishes & maintains therapeutic relationship by pairing self as a reinforcing entity and building the value for the client of social interaction with the BT
• Prompts safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem solving skills
• Fades prompts appropriately to promote both successful and independent responding
• Increases the frequency or duration of safe and appropriate replacement behaviors by providing access to reinforcers (desired items/actions, attention, or removal of demands/aversive situations)
• Accurately collects behavior data including: A-B-C, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter-response time, event, and interval based recording
• Follows the treatment plan goals and interventions utilizing sound judgment and seeks out appropriate consultation
• Collaborates with family and treatment team members to provide treatment effectively and without disruption to the environment or other individuals in the environment
• Educate parents on reinforcement and early intervention information
• Educates all those involved about the role of ABA based interventions and the BT, and functions within boundaries of the BT role in providing treatment
• Reassessment as appropriate

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:

• An Associate’s Degree or sixty (60) credits towards a Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience utilizing ABA methodologies and data collection
• Ability to model all skill acquisition programs and components of a Behavior Intervention Plan to parents and/or school personnel
• Experience and/or training working with the 0-21 ASD population