The Behavior Specialist provides behavioral support services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our existing programs. The Behavior Specialist will effectively identify behavioral goals and intervention techniques using functional behavior assessment tools and recommend behavior change methods. Experience designing and implementing individualized support plans and behavior interventions is required. Direct experience writing individual support plans to address medical, health, safety, psychiatric, behavioral, social, and vocational outcomes is strongly preferred. Experience with 2 years of APA style research, accepting and rejecting hypotheses & data collection makes you the ideal candidate.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitates weekly or Bi-weekly Behavior Support Sessions with participants (IDD or Autism Diagnosis)
- Conducts a Functional Behavioral Assessment and an analysis of assessment findings of the behavior(s) to be targeted so that an appropriate behavior support plan shaped also by trauma-informed principles may be designed;
- Designs data collection methods and evaluates behavioral data;
- Collaborates with the individual, family, guardians, and the service plan team for developing behavior support plans and promotes an ongoing team approach;
- Completes comprehensive assessments of newly presenting issues;
- Develops, updates, and maintains an individualized, person-centered, comprehensive behavior support plan founded in trauma-informed principles;
- Develops a crisis intervention plan;
- Develops a fade plan for restrictive interventions;
- Presents Restrictive Procedure plans to a Human Rights Team;
- Trains and provides support related to the implementation of behavior support plans;
- Completes documentation related to services provided and the individual’s progress;
- Implements activities and strategies identified in the individual’s behavior support plan, which include providing direct behavioral support, educating the individual and supporters regarding the underlying causes/functions of behavior, and modeling and coaching of supporters to carry out interventions;
- Monitors implementation of the behavior support plan and revises as needed
- Completes debriefings with people supported and service plan team members as needed
- Participates in training and other educational opportunities that contribute to professional growth
- Develops additional resources and materials to address the identified needs of the person supported
- Fosters and values collaborative relationships with people supported, service plan teams, and administrative staff
- Responsible for the completion of other duties as assigned
- Maintains confidentiality of individual and agency information
Behavioral health provider for: In-Home and Community Habilitation Services (HAB), Community Participation Support, Supported Employment, Behavioral Support Services, Respite and Companionship