Behavior Specialist Resume Examples

Experienced Behavior Specialist and counselor with extensive professional work in assisting individuals with issues that impair learning and social functions. Proven track record in fostering long-term relationships and providing quality care and therapeutic services. Refined ability to instruct and lead in life skills education with solid hands-on crisis management aptitude. Seasoned mental health practitioner with demonstrated track record of successfully working with diverse client populations in one-on-one and group settings.

• Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal social or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations
• Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at school or in the community
• Confer with parents or guardians teachers administrators and other professionals to discuss youths’ progress towards achieving stated treatment goals
• Evaluate students’ abilities interests and personality characteristics to determine strengths and deficits using assessments tests and interviews

• Developed therapeutic treatment plans based on clients’ interests abilities and needs
• Advised clients on how they would benefit from counseling
• Provided one-on-one and small group therapeutic services for at risk families and clients
• Established and maintained communication with teachers school officials and social workers

• Assisted youth with drug and alcohol abuse problems linked to criminal behavior
• Created and maintained a therapeutic environment to provide individual and group academic instruction within a residential substance abuse setting
• Drafted reports describing offenders’ progress and provided referrals for family support services as needed

National Board for Certified Counselors – Greensboro, NC

• National Certified Counselor (NCC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Compassionate mental health professional with the counseling experience and academic knowledge to translate seamlessly into a Behavior Specialist position. Coursework in behavior modification child development and counseling theory. Strong communication skills both written and oral with a knack for making others feel at ease.

• Counseling Strategies
• Behavior Modification
• Documentation
• Treatment Plan Writing
• Communication Skills
• Insurance Procedures
• Agency Collaboration
• Safe Physical Management

• Provide therapeutic intervention services to a caseload of five clients and their families.
• Manage behavior teach healthy interpersonal and coping skills address treatment goals in school home and community settings.
• Write progress notes and incident reports attend treatment team meetings communicate progress to supervisors and outside agency representatives.

• Shadowed Behavior Specialist Psychologist and Administrator in a collaborative learning
• Contributed to treatment team meetings.
• Wrote documentation such as treatment plans progress notes and incident reports.
• Attended outside agency meetings including those with insurance company representatives and school officials.