Provide behavior consultation services to children, youth or young adults and families in settings other than a provider agency and office, including the child’s home, foster home, school, and/or other community settings. Services provided include designing and directing the implementation of an individualized treatment plan to meet the child/youth/young adult and family needs. During treatment, assess and identify behavioral goals and intervention techniques that the treatment team implements.

Education Requirements:

Individuals who provide individual services through behavior consultation services must meet one of the following:

(1) Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a behavior specialist.

(2) Have a certification as a BCBA or other graduate-level certification in behavior analysis that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute.

(3) Have a graduate degree in ABA from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.

(4) Have a minimum of 1 year of full-time experience in providing mental health direct services to children, youth or young adults and a graduate degree in psychology, social work, education, or counseling from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.

(5) Completed a clinical or mental health direct service practicum and have a graduate degree in psychology, social work, education, counseling or a related field from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.

Individuals who provide behavior consultation services to children diagnosed with ASD for the treatment of ASD shall be licensed in this Commonwealth as a psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, social worker, behavior specialist, certified registered nurse practitioner or a professional with a scope of practice that includes overseeing the provision of ABA services.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain on-going communication and collaboration with all team members.
• Develop behavior/treatment plan and/or crisis plans with the child, family, and team that are developmentally appropriate and strengths based.
• Develop and monitor intervention techniques as a part of treatment planning and to assess the effectiveness of these interventions through collaboration with the therapeutic team.
• Complete initial and on-going assessment of consumer and families’ needs and strengths.
• Attend interagency meetings to coordinate design of treatment plan and IBHS recommendations.
• Complete all required documentation in a thorough and accurate manner.
• Follow-up with frequent observations of consumer and school/family to ensure consistency according to developmental requirements.
• Monitor the implementation of treatment interventions with team members ongoing and update treatment plans accordingly.
• Participate in identifying discharge planning and discharge planning goals for child(ren)and families.
• Observe and oversee BHT and family to ensure interventions and goals are being implemented appropriately.
• Travel to a variety of education and/or home environments to provide services in the consumer's natural environment.
• Complete all necessary documentation related to consumer cases including Psychological Feedback Form, Assessment, Individual treatment plan, and progress notes.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures including confidentiality and mandated reporting.
• Maintain supervision requirements with BHT’s as required.
• Provide clinical information to the evaluator as required or requested.
• Attend and participate in meetings and training programs as required.
• Provide supervision (both Group and Individual) to BHT’s weekly.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: From $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 10 per week

Benefits:

• Referral program

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Work setting:

• Development center
• In-home
• Office
• Remote
• School

Work Location: In person