Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Resume:
AMANDA OAKLEY, M.ED.
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OBJECTIVE
TO OBTAIN A POSITION WITH A COMPANY THAT WILL ALLOW ME TO IMPLEMENT SYSTEMATIC STRATEGIES TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR TO ENSURE LASTING CHANGE. MY
MISSION IS TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS IN INDIVIDUALS OR ACROSS A POPULATION OF PEOPLE BY PERFORMING A DETAILED ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE EXISTING
BEHAVIOR, AND THEN DEVELOPING TREATMENTS OR INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, WHILE MONITORING THE SUCCESS OF THE TREATMENT AND REPORTING ON ITS
PERFORMANCE.
EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS
SCHOOL COUNSELOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION GEORGIA 2012 2017
MED SCHOOL COUNSELING BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY EUROPE CAMPUS MAY 2012
GPA: 4.0
B.A. – COMMUNICATION DISORDERS NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY – RALEIGH, NC MAY 2008
CUM LAUDE- GPA: 3.3/4.0
KAPLAN UNIVERSITY POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SEPTEMBER 2014
BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST NOVEMBER 2014
WORK EXPERIENCE
APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA) DIRECT THERAPIST/TUTOR
PRIVATE FAMILY COLUMBUS, GA JANUARY 2013 NOVEMBER 2014
THE MAY INSTITUTE COLUMBUS, GA DECEMBER 2012 OCTOBER 2013, JUNE 2014 NOVEMBER 2014
PRIVATE FAMILY COLUMBUS, GA DECEMBER 2012 OCTOBER 2013
BUTTERFLY EFFECTS, LLC. COLUMBUS, GA JULY 2012 DECEMBER 2012
PRIVATE FAMILY LANDSTUHL, GERMANY APRIL 2010 APRIL 2011
TURNING POINT SERVICES, INC., RALEIGH, NC MARCH 2008 – JUNE 2009; MAY 2011 AUGUST 2011
● PROVIDED APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS THERAPY TO SEVERAL CHILDREN, AGES 4-15 WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, ATTENTION DEFICIT
HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, AND OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST.
● SERVICES INCLUDED, BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO: USING ABA THERAPY TO ASSIST IN HELPING WITH COMMUNICATION, INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS, POTTY
TRAINING, READING SKILLS, SENSORY INTEGRATION, PLAY SKILLS, ACADEMIC TASKS, ETC.
● ATTENDED WEEKLY CLINICAL MEETINGS, PRESENTED CASE REVIEWS, PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO COLLEAGUES REGARDING THEIR CASE REVIEWS, AND PARTICIPATED IN
LITERATURE REVIEWS.
● ATTENDED CLIENT IEP MEETINGS AND CLIENT DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENTS.
● DEVELOPED INTERVENTIONS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SKILLS, COPING SKILLS, AND IMPLEMENTED EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.
● COLLABORATED AND PRACTICED GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS REGARDING THEIR GOALS FOR THEIR CHILD’S ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND DECREASING
PROBLEM BEHAVIORS.
● PROVIDED ABA AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PARENT TRAINING.
● DEVELOPED TREATMENT PLANS AND THERAPY GOALS, TOOK DATA DAILY, INCLUDING GRAPHING CLIENT’S PROGRESS ON FREQUENCY AND PERCENTAGE GRAPHS, AND
ANALYZED DATA QUARTERLY FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN UPDATES.
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
L.K. MOSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUENA VISTA, GA OCTOBER 2013 JUNE 2013
● PROVIDED COUNSELING AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
● ORGANIZED AND IMPLEMENTED CLASSROOM LESSONS, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, AND ASSISTED WITH THE INTERPRETATION OF VARIOUS BEHAVIORAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS AND APPLICATION OF STRATEGIES ADDRESSING STUDENT’S NEEDS.
● HELPED STUDENTS TO PROBLEM-SOLVE AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE.
● DEVELOPED BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PLANS TO HELP STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR BEHAVIOR, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND CONCENTRATION IN STUDIES.
● ACTED AS A MEDIATOR TO SORT OUT STUDENT CONFLICT.
● PARTICIPATED IN 504 AND IEP MEETINGS AND WORKED WITH STUDENTS TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL GOALS.
● DIRECTED A CONFLICT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING GROUP USING JAMES STANFIELD’S “BE COOL” CURRICULUM TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ COPING SKILLS RELATING
TO CRITICISM, TEASING, BULLYING, AND ANGER.
● WORKED CLOSELY WITH LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH MEETINGS AT SCHOOL AND HOME VISITS TO FIND ASSISTANCE, TO PROVIDE CHILD WITH EDUCATIONAL
SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING, AND TO INFORM THEM OF LOCAL AREAS THAT PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS.
● ASSISTED WITH SEPARATE FOOD, COAT, AND TOY DRIVES.
● MEMBER OF THE PTO, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM, SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM, STUDENT SUPPORT TEAM, PARENT INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE, AND
ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE.
● SUPPORTED SCHOOL BY ATTENDING EVENTS AFTER HOURS.
● SERVED A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION AT A TITLE I SCHOOL WHERE 70% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION WAS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL.
● INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AREAS COVERED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, TERMINALLY ILL FAMILY MEMBERS, DRUG AND ALCOHOL
ABUSE, FAMILY MEMBERS IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHABILITATION CENTERS, INCARCERATED GUARDIANS, DIVORCED FAMILIES, ABSENT PARENTS, SUICIDE, THREATS,
BULLYING, RELATIONAL AGGRESSION, SELF-ESTEEM, ADHD/ADD, BIPOLAR DISORDER, AUTISM AND OTHER BEHAVIOR DISORDERS, VIOLENCE TOWARDS
TEACHERS, PERSONAL HYGIENE, NEGLECT, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
● WORKED AS PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL TEAM TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS BY COLLABORATING WITH TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHER SCHOOL STAFF.
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SCHOOL COUNSELOR INTERN
BAUMHOLDER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY JANUARY 2012 MAY 2012
WEATHERSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARY, NC AUGUST 2011 DECEMBER 2011
● PROVIDED COUNSELING AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
● ORGANIZED AND IMPLEMENTED CLASSROOM LESSONS, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, AND ASSISTED WITH THE INTERPRETATION OF VARIOUS BEHAVIORAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS AND APPLICATION OF STRATEGIES ADDRESSING STUDENT’S NEEDS.
● HELPED STUDENTS TO PROBLEM-SOLVE AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE.
● DEVELOPED BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PLANS TO HELP STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR BEHAVIOR, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND CONCENTRATION IN STUDIES.
● ASSISTED STUDENTS IN COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION. WORKED SPECIFICALLY WITH ONE STUDENT WITH ASPERGER’S DISORDER AND ASSISTED HER WITH
THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND AFTER HER ACCEPTANCE TO COLLEGE, HELPED HER PREPARE FOR LIVING INDEPENDENTLY AND REACHING HER ACADEMIC AND
CAREER GOALS.
● FACILITATED A GROUP FOR STUDENTS EXHIBITING BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN CLASS AND DISCUSSED RESPECT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS, AND
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT.
● FACILITATED A GROUP FOR STUDENTS WITH CHANGING FAMILIES AND DISCUSSED COMMON ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE A DIVORCE,
ADOPTION, ABSENT PARENT, PARENT INCARCERATED, AND OTHER CHANGES IN THE FAMILY SYSTEM.
● CO-FACILITATED A SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP FOR AUTISTIC STUDENTS AND DISCUSSED TOPICS SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, BEHAVIOR, AND DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS.
● ACTED AS A MEDIATOR TO SORT OUT STUDENT CONFLICT.
● ASSISTED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEER MEDIATION PROGRAM.
● PARTICIPATED IN 504 AND IEP MEETINGS AND WORKED WITH STUDENTS TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL GOALS.
● FACILITATED A COUNSELING GROUP FOR FEMALE STUDENTS WHERE WE DISCUSSED SELF- ESTEEM, BODY IMAGE, RELATIONAL AGGRESSION, PROBLEM SOLVING,
CONFLICT RESOLUTION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, PEER PRESSURE, FRIENDSHIP, CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING ADOLESCENT FEMALES, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES.
● IMPLEMENTED VARIOUS CLASSROOM LESSONS WHICH COVERED THE TOPICS OF GOAL SETTING, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION,
RECOGNIZING FEELINGS AND DEALING WITH DIFFERENT FEELINGS, INDIVIDUALITY, STUDY SKILLS, AND BEHAVING APPROPRIATELY
● DIRECTED A CONFLICT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING GROUP USING JAMES STANFIELD’S “BE COOL” CURRICULUM TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ COPING SKILLS RELATING
TO CRITICISM, TEASING, BULLYING, AND ANGER.
● LED AFTER-SCHOOL STUDY GROUP TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC SKILLS, INCLUDING TIME MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION, STUDY SKILLS, AND GOAL SETTING.
● SERVED A DIVERSE POPULATION OF VARIOUS CULTURES AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, VARIED SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AS WELL AS STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS,
WITH A FOCUS ON AUTISM.
PRIVATE IN- HOME CHILDCARE PROVIDER
PRIVATE FAMILY RALEIGH, NC MAY 2011 DECEMBER 2011
PRIVATE FAMILY LANDSTUHL, GERMANY APRIL 2010– APRIL 2011
MULTIPLE FAMILIES CARY/RALEIGH, NC FEBRUARY 2006 – JUNE 2009
● WORKED WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF FAMILIES AND SUPERVISED CHILDREN AGES INFANT-13 YEARS OF AGE.
● PROVIDED CHILDCARE THROUGH MENTORING, TUTORING, ORGANIZING LEARNING ACTIVITIES, ASSISTING WITH PERSONAL HYGIENE, TRANSPORTING, ORGANIZING
OUTDOOR AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, AND MAINTAINING SAFETY OF
4-YEAR-OLD FEMALE. PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED MANY EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS, ASSISTED WITH
READING AND WRITING GOALS, AND ENCOURAGED A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BY STAYING ACTIVE AND MONITORING NUTRITION.
● COLLABORATED AND PRACTICED GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS REGARDING THEIR GOALS FOR THEIR CHILD’S ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND DECREASING
PROBLEM BEHAVIORS.
● IMPLEMENTED POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT TO DECREASE PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AND INCREASE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS.
SPORTS INSTRUCTOR JUNE 2008-AUGUST 2008
KINDER KIXX SOCCER RALEIGH, NC
● WORKED AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR SOCCER-BASED CLASSES, RANGING FROM 8-12 CHILDREN AT ONCE FROM THE AGES OF 2-5 YEARS OLD.
SERVER
AMANDA OAKLEY, M.ED.
(919) 523- 1865
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8349 NEEDLE DROP COURT, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80908
DEVIL’S RIDGE GOLF CLUB HOLLY SPRINGS, NC JUNE 2007 – JULY 2007
115 MIDTOWNE RALEIGH, NC JUNE 2007 – AUGUST 2007
● COORDINATED FOR LARGE GROUPS INCLUDING ROOM SET-UP, MENU PLANNING, SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS, SERVING FOOD, AND CLEANING.
● DEMONSTRATED STRONG CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS TO FACILITATE PLEASANT DINING EXPERIENCE TO RESTAURANT PATRONS.
VOLUNTEER WORK
OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YANCEYVILLE, NC- STUDENT TEACHER (2004), LET’S TALK SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES-VOLUNTEER (2006), FRANKLIN 5K
FOR BREAST CANCER AND NCSU 5K FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-VOLUNTEER/RUNNER (2007), WEATHERSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARY, NC–
VOLUNTEER/PROCTOR(2006 2007).
CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
FRG---FAMILY READINESS GROUP, U.S. ARMY 2009 PRESENT
ASCA AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION 2011 2014
CPR AND FIRST AID CERTIFIED 2005 2015
PUBLICATIONS
AN ARMY WIFE’S PURSUIT OF EDUCATION OCONUS:
HTTP://BLOG.MILITARYFAMILY.ORG/2013/08/05/GUEST-POST-AN-ARMY-WIFES-PURSUIT-OF-EDUCATION-OCONUS/
THE NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION AND USAA VIDEOS:
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HTTPS://COMMUNITIES.USAA.COM/T5/USAA-NEWS/HEROES-AT-HOME-HONORING-THE-MILITARY-WIVES-AND-HUSBANDS-IN-OUR/BA-P/28470
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