Maritza Baron M.S.

** ******** ***** *** *. Clifton, NJ 07012 Cell Phone: 201-***-****

acgezx@r.postjobfree.com

Infant – Toddler Development Specialist

Seeking for a position as an Bilingual Infant-Toddler Development Specialist, to provide early

intervention program services to children with developmental delays from birth to five and their families.

Qualifications

Target Evaluation Team Member

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Administration of the Battelle Developmental Inventory 2nd edition (BDI), the standardized

evaluation/assessment tool identified by the New Jersey Early Intervention System (NJEIS) for initial,

annual, and exit from the Early Intervention System.

Conduct initial evaluation for eligibility of children referred by the NJEIS in Essex County.

Conduct additional assessments indicating statements including clinical opinion in the decision making for

eligibility.

Participate in the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) to assist in the development of outcomes, and

EI services for the child and family.

Developmental Intervention (DI) provider

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Work directly with the child in his natural environment.

Promote positive parent child relationship as the basis for the achievement of EI outcomes.

Develop pragmatic functions (behavioral regulation, social interaction and joint attention).

Improve cognitive skills (attention, memory, problem solving skills and understanding of concepts), pre

linguistic and socio emotional skills.

Identify activities and daily routines that can be used for learning opportunities to achieve EI outcomes.

Demonstrate and/or teach the family or caregivers the use of daily routine activities to help the child, learn

the skills within his/her developmental age.

Provide interventions supporting the family’s ability to enhance child development.

Use techniques, strategies and activities developmentally appropriate.

On going assessment to gather information about the child’s progress.

Professional Experience

Rutgers University ( University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ) – Department of October/2002

Pediatrics- Early Intervention Program Newark, NJ - Child Development -Present

Specialist

Education

Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1994

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Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Master of Science, Occupational Therapy, 2002

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Conferences and Trainings

• Montclair State University – Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health

“Keeping Babies & Children in Mind” – Training in best practices to meet specific requirements

of the newly adopted NJ Association for infant mental health competency guidelines and

endorsement system.

• NJ Department of Health

“Developing IFSP’s that reflect family and NJEIS perspectives”

• New Jersey Division for Early Childhood

“Design, enrich, create…expanding professional knowledge”

“Developmentally appropriate practice: a world where children play and learn”

• Youth Consultation Service – Institute for Infant and Pre-school Mental Health

“Mother – Infant Communication Disturbances: Research and Treatment”

“How to understand and respond to regulatory disorders as a function of sensory

processing dysfunction”

• Education Resources Inc.

“Interactive, Oral Sensory-Motor Therapy in Autism”

“Sensory Integration and Self-Regulation in Early Intervention and Pre-School”

“Mealtime Miseries: Management of Complex Feeding Issues”

• Caldwell College

“The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and the Early Behavioral Treatment of Autism”

• Foundation for Autism Training and Education(FATE)

“Establishing and Maintaining Instructional Control with Children with Autism in Early

Intervention”

• Center for Child Development and Wellness (Valley Health System)

“Assessment, Diagnosis and Intervention with Infants and Young Children with Severe

Difficulties in Relating and Communicating”

• NJ Regional Early Intervention Collaborative

“Apraxia/Dispraxia”

Languages

Fluent in English and Spanish.

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