ABOUT ME
A long but important story about who I am and how I ended up here.
It all began out of frustration. I was frustrated with my work as an aide in a special need’s classroom. I saw the same repetitive patterns; not in the kids but with treatment of behavior.
I knew there was a better way to work more proactively and positively. That search led me to Applied Behavior Analysis. Once the ball started rolling and I was able to work with an amazing BCBA and see how powerful and meaningful the science of Behavior Analysis was I was hooked. That was back in 2008!
Since then, I received my Master’s in Special Education, completed all the post graduate requirements, worked through over a thousand field work hours and supervision, sat for the nearly impossible test to pass (but I passed, first time while pregnant…just saying) and have been a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst for more than eight years.
In that time, I have worked for school districts, clinics, and provided in home support. My best work started in 2017.
In 2017 I began conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA’s) through Individual Educational Evaluations (IEE’s). This service has provided me the opportunity to work with so many families, professionals and schools. It is by far the most meaningful work I have done to this point. Through the FBA process I assess students individually in their environment and support the family and school team in understanding behavior, the function and how to provide proactive, positive and research-based treatment.
The best part of my job in assessing is yes finding the solution but educating and problem solving is my true passion. Yes, I can detail the strategies for you, but I found I want to do more I want to make sure you know who to use those strategies and why they are so important.
I have learned through understanding behavior; we can put aside everything else and truly focus on positive treatment. Knowledge is power and power to positively change behavior in the life of someone who is struggling is the most important thing I can do to help someone.
So that’s who I am, I am a helper at heart, a behavior problem solver and a passionate educator who wants to give you the best tools I have.