Dena Shade-Monuteaux, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA

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Education

BCBA-D: Behavior Analyst Certification Board; Certification #1-12-10419

BIA: Behavioral Interventions in Autism Post-Doc Certificate; University of Massachusetts Lowell

PhD: Child Development & Clinical-Developmental Psychology; Tufts University

BA: Psychology; Boston University

Clinical Experience

Executive Director, Juvo Behavioral Health of Massachusetts, Wilmington, MA

November 2017 – June 2021. Responsibilities: Comprehensive practice management and leadership including: developing and managing all center and home-based clinical services, child and adult treatment curricula and service delivery models; staff recruiting, hiring, training and retention; supervision and competency certification of all registered behavior technicians; client recruiting, clinical team assignments and retention; center/site selection, design, budget, clinical and financial operations and general oversight; creation and provision of continuing education units (CEU’s) for professional staff; creation and provision of trainings on current/relevant topics in ABA and ASD for all caregivers of clients and other adults and related professionals in surrounding communities; facilitation of community partnerships with universities and other community resources (pediatricians, EI, etc.); conducting FBA’s, FA’s, Program Evaluations and various skills evaluations; collaboration with other ABA practitioners/practices, related professionals/agencies, school districts and state/insurance agencies as appropriate. Specialty ~ Clients (2-22) with ASD/ADHD/ODD/Bipolar, ABA, PECS.

Co-Founder & Senior Behavior Analyst, Spectrum ABA LLC, Woburn, MA

July 2016 - present. Responsibilities: consult to Public Schools for children age 3-22 with Autism Spectrum Disorder, varied developmental disabilities and other diagnostic and behavior challenges; provide classroom and home-based assessments; provide child-specific and classroom consultations; conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA’s) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP); conduct program evaluations; and provide district wide trainings for school staff, administration and parents as requested. Specialty ~ Clients (2-22) with ASD/ADHD/ODD/Bipolar, ABA, PECS.

Vice President of Treatment, Beacon ABA Services, Inc., Milford, MA

July 2012-July 2016. Responsibilities: provide clinical over-sight and management of ABA services provided to children and families by Beacon ABA staff on the North Shore; supervise regional managers, behavior therapists and associate behavior therapists in Applied Behavior Analysis methodologies and implementation; conduct early intervention and insurance intake assessments, conduct functional behavior assessments, develop and supervise staff in the implementation of behavior support plans, provide parent training, develop and review curriculum for services; review client goals and objectives, monitor progress through data collection and graphing, conduct and present applied research, attend and participate in Vice Presidents’ and Regional Directors’ meetings, attend and participate in quarterly training conferences, attend and participate in Mass ABA and ABAI annual conferences. Specialty ~ Clients (1-15) with ASD, ABA, PECS.

Developmental-Behavioral Psychologist/BCBA-D & Consultant, Spectrum Consultation, Woburn, MA

July 2000-July 2012. Responsibilities: provide developmental and applied behavior analytic evaluations and consultation services to schools and families, conduct functional behavior assessments, design and implement Behavior Intervention Plans, design and implement discrete trials training programs, supervise data collection, data analysis, assist in the development of IEP goals, attend and participate in IEP meetings, provide developmental and applied behavior analytic trainings for staff and parents, design and develop ABA programs to support students’ developmental, behavioral, social and educational needs at home and school, monitor classrooms and supervise school and home staff. Specialty ~ Clients (2-22) with ASD/ADHD/ODD/Bipolar, ABA, PECS, ASL.

Coordinator of Home-Based Services, Methuen Public Schools, Methuen, MA

September 2007-June 2012. Responsibilities: facilitate and coordinate the implementation of developmental and applied behavior analytic home education programming, collaborate with individual TEAM members, develop ABA programs consistent with each student’s IEP, conduct Functional Behavior Assessments, develop and implement Behavior Intervention plans, develop and implement discrete trials training programs, develop and maintain data collection systems, maintain student and parent participation home programming data, analyze and summarize data for meetings to determine/demonstrate progress, provide Autism and Applied Behavior Analytic training to home education providers, observe students at school and consult with school TEAM members, observe students at home and provide in-home supervision and consultation to home education providers and parents, facilitate communication between home education staff and school staff, create a home education program book pertinent to each student’s IEP, review progress reports written by home education providers and classroom teachers, provide data-based narrative progress reports/annual summaries to be presented at IEP/progress meetings. Specialty ~ Clients (3-22) with ASD, ABA, PECS, ASL.

Founder & Director, Building Bridges Intensive Preschool Services Program, Peabody, MA

May 1999-July 2000. Responsibilities: solicit and coordinate referrals to the Building Bridges program, conduct intake evaluations and parent interviews, develop service contracts and programs with schools and families, assign treatment teams to children and classrooms, supervise team leaders to ensure that all programmatic and therapeutic goals are being met, conduct weekly TEAM meetings, provide individual, on-site, and group supervision, develop intervention curricula for program participants, provide consultation services to schools and families, attend and participate in IEP meetings, provide clinical, developmental and applied behavior analytic trainings for school and program staff, coordinate and implement developmental and behavioral assessments, collect treatment outcome data, conduct quality control interviews, and oversee all operations. Specialty ~ Clients (3-10) with ASD, ABA, Floor-Time, PECS, ASL.

Assistant Director, Building Blocks Early Intervention Program, North Shore Arc, Peabody, MA

January 1998-May1999. Responsibilities: coordinate referrals to the Building Blocks program, assist the director in assigning treatment teams to families, assist with supervision of team leaders to ensure that all programmatic and therapeutic goals are being met, assist in conducting weekly TEAM meetings, provide individual, on-site, and group supervision and clinical, developmental and applied behavior analytic trainings to staff, conduct intake interviews, coordinate and implement developmental assessments, assist the clinical director in the development of evaluation measures, conduct quality control interviews with parents, develop intervention curricula, assist in ongoing program development, and collect treatment outcome data and analyze it for presentation at relevant conferences and to the DPH. Specialty ~ Clients (1-3) with ASD, ABA, Floor-Time, PECS, ASL.

ABA Therapist, Arlington Public Schools, (through the May Center) Arlington, MA

September 1997-June 1998. Responsibilities: provide direct ABA therapeutic intervention with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, implement discrete trials training programs with students, data collection and analysis, design and implement intervention plans, assist in the development and modification of Individualized Education Plan goals, provide home-based developmental and applied behavior analytic education services and consultation with specialists (OT, PT & SLP, etc.). Specialty ~ Clients (3-6) with ASD, ABA, PECS, ASL.

Developmental Specialist, CEIS, MSPCC Early Intervention Program, New Bedford, MA

March 1997-September 1997. Responsibilities: conduct psycho-social intake interviews, conduct developmental screenings and assessments, design and implement individual family service plans (IFSP), design and implement curriculum for developmental play groups, provide developmental and behavioral education services, support community integration through home-based services, consult with specialists (OT, PT, SLP) and other school district staff and provide family-focused service coordination. Specialty Clients (1–3) with disabilities including ASD, Floor-Time, PECS, ASL.

Inclusion Specialist & SPED Tutor, Southborough Public Schools, Southborough, MA

September 1996-March 1997. Responsibilities: design and implement behavior analytic and educational inclusion programs, facilitate the inclusion, education and generalization of skills of children with Autism, specific learning disabilities, and global developmental delays in a general education setting, complete cognitive and behavioral assessments, provide direct social skills training, implement behavior modification programs and sensory integration protocols, modify curriculum as needed, and provide developmental-behavioral education throughout the school day and school community. Specialty ~ Clients (3-10) with ASD, ABA, Floor-Time, PECS, ASL.

Residential Instructor, Boston Higashi School Residence, Natick, MA

September 1994-August 1996. Responsibilities: facilitate the social, cognitive, emotional, and motor development of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in conjunction with their classroom teachers and families, utilize and incorporate Play Therapy, Recreational Therapy and Daily Life Therapy (DLT), provide Parent Skills Training, implement Individualized Education Plans, assist with goal development and transition planning for re-entry into public schools. Specialty ~ Clients (3-7) with ASD, PECS, DLT, ASL.

Teaching Experience

Senior Adjunct ABA Faculty, Purdue Global University: Online

March 2018 – present. Responsibilities: teach courses in the BACB approved Applied Behavior Analysis 6-course and Master’s sequence, provide reading materials, web-based resources and exemplars relevant to learning expectations, conduct weekly lectures and discussion sessions, grade all student submissions (quizzes, exams, course exercises & papers) provide feedback to participants throughout and at the end of each semester, support students throughout the semester via live seminars and email and phone consultation, manage participants’ grades and submit final grades to the university for students’ records, provide course-related feedback to administration as needed.

Adjunct Faculty, Ball State University: Online

August 2017 – present. Responsibilities: teach courses in the BACB approved Applied Behavior Analysis 6-course and Master’s sequence, provide reading materials, web-based resources and exemplars relevant to learning expectations, conduct weekly lectures and discussion sessions, grade all student submissions (quizzes, exams, course exercises & papers) provide feedback to participants throughout and at the end of each semester, support students throughout the semester via live sessions (skype) and email and phone consultation, manage participants’ grades and submit final grades to the university for students’ records, provide course-related feedback to administration as needed.

Adjunct ABA Faculty, Northeastern University: Online

December 2017 – August 2018. Responsibilities: teach the consecutive university intensive practicum courses, coordinate with field sites and on-site BCBA supervisors of practicum students, provide individual on-site supervision to students at the appropriate practicum sites, provide small group supervision and class online, provide ABA indirect hours tasks and management for practicum students, provide initial, mid-year and final competency evaluations and grades of practicum students, coordinate with the Director of Supervision and attend all Intensive Practicum Departmental meetings.

Adjunct ABA Faculty, Simmons College: Boston: Online & Campus

January 2017 – June 2017. Responsibilities: teach courses in the BACB approved Applied Behavior Analysis 6-course and Master’s sequence, provide reading materials, web-based resources and exemplars relevant to learning expectations, conduct weekly lectures and discussion sessions, grade all student submissions (quizzes, exams, course exercises & papers) provide feedback to participants throughout and at the end of each semester, support students throughout the semester via live seminars and email and phone consultation, manage participants’ grades and submit final grades to the university for students’ records, provide course-related feedback to administration as needed.

Adjunct ABA Faculty, Kaplan University: Online

May 2016 – March 2018. Responsibilities: teach courses in the BACB approved Applied Behavior Analysis 6-course and Master’s sequence, provide reading materials, web-based resources and exemplars relevant to learning expectations, conduct weekly lectures and discussion sessions, grade all student submissions (quizzes, exams, course exercises & papers) provide feedback to participants throughout and at the end of each semester, support students throughout the semester via live seminars and email and phone consultation, manage participants’ grades and submit final grades to the university for students’ records, provide course-related feedback to administration as needed.

Senior Adjunct Faculty & Lead Instructor, University of Massachusetts: Lowell: Online

April 2012 – present. Responsibilities: teach all courses in the BACB approved Applied Behavior Analysis 6-course and Master’s sequence, update and maintain (as lead instructor) the syllabus and all relevant materials and content hours consistent with the BACB requirements, provide reading materials, web-based resources and exemplars relevant to learning expectations, conduct weekly lectures and discussion sessions, grade all student submissions (quizzes, exams, & papers) provide individual and group feedback to participants throughout each semester, support students throughout the semester via email and phone consultation, manage participants’ grades and submit final grades to the university, provide relevant feedback to administration as needed and attend all Department, Autism, and Program Improvement meetings. Practicum Developer, Coordinator & Lead Instructor, University of Massachusetts: Lowell: Campus

January 2013 - August 2016. Responsibilities: Design a 3-course practicum sequence that met BACB criteria and was consistent with the University and Department missions, develop 3 distinct and sequential syllabi for the 3 course sequence, facilitate the approving and obtaining of practicum placements for the university, teach the 3 consecutive university practicum courses, coordinate with field sites and BCBA supervisors, assign students to appropriate practicum sites, provide small group supervision and indirect hours tasks and management for students, provide initial, mid-year and final evaluations and grades of students and attend all Practicum Committee and Program Improvement meetings.

Instructor/Trainer, Spectrum Consultation, Woburn, MA

September 2002 - July 2012. Responsibilities: provide lectures and training seminars on Autism, Applied Behavior Analysis, Discrete Trials Training, Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, PECS, Floor-Time, Home-Based programming to school and community members, home-based service providers and parent groups, provide reading materials and web-based resources relevant to the learning expectations, review participant performance in seminar and web-based activities and provide feedback to participants and/or administrators.

Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Tufts University, Child Development Department, Medford, MA

September 1997-May 1999. Responsibilities: lead discussion sections, hold office hours for tutoring and student support, prepare exams, grade exams and papers, and provide lectures in professor’s absence. Courses Taught: Introduction to Child Development, The Exceptional Child, Children and the Media, The Young Child’s Development of Language.

Teaching Assistant, Boston University, Psychology Department, Boston, MA

September 1993-May 1994. Responsibilities: lead discussion and review sections, hold office hours for tutoring and student support, generate and approve paper and research topics for students, assist in the preparing of exams and assist in the grading of exams, provide administrative assistance to the professor as needed. Teaching Assistantship I: Life-Span Developmental Psychology, Teaching Assistantship II: History of Psychology.

Research Experience

Applied Research, Beacon ABA Services, Milford, MA

July 2012 – July 2016. Responsibilities: document and participate in interventions with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders receiving ABA services, conduct behavior and skills assessments, monitor children’s progress through a variety of data collection procedures, provide written summaries of all assessments and clinical observations, collect treatment outcomes data, score and analyze assessments and data for research posters and conference presentations. ABAI: Novel Approach to Parent Training I; Novel Approach to Parent Training II; Continuous vs Discontinuous Measurement.

Doctoral Dissertation, Tufts University, Medford, MA

September 2000: Responsibilities: review the relevant literature in the field, generate an original research question, generate a research design to address the research question, recruit project participants, collect original project data, analyze project data, present project data and conclusions in formal doctoral dissertation format to dissertation committee, present project data and conclusions in a formal doctoral dissertation defense to dissertation committee.

Clinical Research Assistant, Building Blocks Intensive Early Intervention Program, Peabody, MA

December 1997-June 1998. Responsibilities: document and participate in interventions with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders receiving intensive early intervention services, conduct social-emotional and communication assessments, monitor children’s progress through a variety of data collection procedures, provide written summaries of developmental assessments and clinical observations, collect treatment outcomes data, score and analyze assessments and data for presentation. Greenspan Infancy and Early Childhood Training Course April 24-27, 1998 ~ Floor-Time Cert.

Research Assistant, Boston Higashi School, Natick, MA

August 1995-August 1996. Responsibilities: review relevant literature, develop proposed modifications for the program’s residential classrooms, implement and evaluate proposed modifications in conjunction with the research and clinical teams, collect program modification efficacy data to be used for ongoing quality control and program evaluation purposes.

Research Assistant, Boston University, Psychology Department, Boston, MA

September 1993-May 1994. Responsibilities: review relevant literature, collect, enter and analyze data using SPSS, conduct the experimental component of the research project, screen participants, supervise and train new research assistants in the laboratory procedures, collaborate with principal investigator and doctoral fellow.

Publications and Presentations

“Best Practices and Ethical Considerations for Behavior Analysts in Public School Consultation”

Dena Shade-Monuteaux, David Corcoran, ABAI Conference, Workshop, May 2016

“A Novel Approach to Parent Training II”

Dena Shade-Monuteaux, Steve Rivers, ABAI Conference, Workshop, May 2015

“Continuous vs Discontinuous Measurement and Clinical Implications for Treatment Decisions”

Dena Shade-Monuteaux, ABAI Conference, Poster, May 2015

“A Novel Approach to Parent Training I”

Dena Shade-Monuteaux, Steve Rivers, ABAI Conference, Workshop, May 2014

“Translating Neuropsychological Reports into Measurable Treatment Goals and Outcomes”

Dena Shade-Monuteaux, Kelley Henry, Michelle Petrongolo, ABAI Conference, Workshop, May 2013

“Welcome to the Club: A Panel Discussion for Parents of Children Newly Diagnosed with Autism.”

Dena Shade-Monuteaux, Kelley Henry, Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium Conference, May 2013

“An innovative approach for children with autism spectrum disorders: A preliminary outcome evaluation”

Doctoral Dissertation, Tufts University, Dena Shade-Monuteaux, November 2002.

“Building Blocks to Success for Children with Autism or PDD”

Karen Levine, Dena Shade, & Russ Hoyt, Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium, April 1999.

“Integrated Approaches for Children with Autism”

Karen Levine, Dena Shade-Monuteaux, & Russ Hoyt, Zero to 3 National Training Institute, December 1999.

Additional Training, Certifications & Licensure

Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst, July 2015, Massachusetts, BH #252

BACB Approved Supervisor 2.0 (8-hour training) – RBT, BCaBA, BCBA supervisees

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Trained

Relational Frame Theory (RFT) Trained

CPI & Safety Care (De-Escalation & Restraint) Trained

CPR & First Aid Certified

Memberships

Massachusetts ABA Member

ABAI Member

Autism SIG Member

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