Stephanie Fornaciari
Chandler
Summary
Dedicated and well-organized Board Certified Behavior Analyst with 6 years of experience as a BCBA and a total of 10 years of experience in providing quality services to families and individuals diagnosed with autism. Skilled in developing function-based treatment plans to assist individuals in acquiring necessary skills for achieving independence in the community. Proficient in providing high-quality supervision for implementation of behavior plans. Demonstrated ability to create and manage own work schedule, showcasing excellent time management skills. Exceptional collaboration skills, enabling effective teamwork for problem-solving and knowledge sharing to enhance services provided to clients.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Positive Behavior Supports Corporations
01.2022 - Current
- Providing support to individuals and their families based on principles of ABA in the home, community, and school setting
- Assessing clients’ skill levels using the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, Vineland-3
- Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments using direct and indirect assessment tools
- Creating individualized treatment plans based on the client’s specific needs and medical necessity
- Collaboration with other service providers and school IEP team to ensure consistency in services across all environments
- Conducting family treatment guidance sessions to educate caregivers on the implementation of the treatment plan
- Providing weekly supervision to RBTs and student analysts to teach behavior analytic knowledge
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Center for Behavior Intervention
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Provided clinic and home based behavioral services based on principles of aba
- Conducted FBA and developed BIP based on results
- Conducted assessments such as ABLLS-R, VB-MAPP, AFLS, Vineland and developed skill acquisition programs based on the assessment results
- Developed insurance documents for initial authorization and re-authorization of hours for aba
- Conducted weekly parent trainings with caregivers and identified goals for parents to ensure maintenance and generalization of skills across all environments
- Utilized Catalyst to implement skill acquisition programming
- Provided weekly supervision to RBTs to ensure consistency in implementation of behavior plan and skill acquisition programs
Assistant Behavior Analyst
Center for Behavior Intervention
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Assisting the Board Certified Behavior Analyst in creating and implementing behavior plans and skill acquisition programs
- Assisting the Board Certified Behavior Analyst with assessments such as VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R as well as writing the report
- Assisting the Board Certified Behavior Analyst with submitting insurance document for authorization of hours
- Assisting the Board Certified Behavior Analyst with parent trainings and parent meetings as well as creating parent training goals
Registered Behavior Technician
Center for Behavior Intervention
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Providing one-on-one aba therapy to children diagnosed with autism in the clinic and home setting
- Implementing behavior plans created by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Utilizing positive reinforcement, prompting and fading, errorless teaching and task analysis to teach novel skills as well as teaching generalization and maintenance of acquired skills
Behavior Technician
Instructional ABA Consultants
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Providing one-on-one aba therapy to children diagnosed with autism in the home setting
- Utilizing positive reinforcement, prompting and fading, errorless teaching and task analysis to teach novel skills as well as teaching generalization and maintenance of acquired skills
Education
Masters of Art - Applied Behavior Analysis
Ball State University
Muncie, IN11.2018
Bachelors of Art - Applied Psychology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL05.2015
Skills
- Treatment plan development
- Staff training
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Documentation and reporting
- Strong communication skills
- Analytic skills
- Evidence based treatment
- Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
- Curricular Assessments (VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, AFLS)
- Parent and caregiver training
- Data collection and analysis
Certification
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst, 05/01/19, 1-19-36739
- Licensed Behavior Analyst in Arizona, 08/01/24, BEH-001476 Y-005372
Languages
English
Spanish
Timeline
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Positive Behavior Supports Corporations
01.2022 - Current
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Center for Behavior Intervention
01.2019 - 01.2020
Assistant Behavior Analyst
Center for Behavior Intervention
01.2017 - 01.2019
Registered Behavior Technician
Center for Behavior Intervention
01.2015 - 01.2017
Behavior Technician
Instructional ABA Consultants
01.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelors of Art - Applied Psychology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Masters of Art - Applied Behavior Analysis
Ball State University
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