Behavioral Consultant – ABA

Children’s Crisis Treatment Center; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Crisis Treatment Center in Pennsylvania is seeking a Behavioral Specialist Consultant to provide expertise in behavioral management and implement individualized intervention plans. The role involves working closely with treatment teams, conducting assessments, and delivering services across various settings. Applicants should hold relevant certifications or licensures and have at least one year of experience in providing ABA services. A strong focus on non-aversive methods and collaboration with families is essential.

Qualifications

• Board Certification in Behavior Analysis BCBA preferred.
• License as Behavior Specialist, Professional Counselor, or related field.
• Minimum of 1 year fulltime experience providing ABA services.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in behavior management and teach new skills.
• Design and implement individualized behavior modification plans.
• Participate in inter-agency service planning meetings.

Skills

Behavior management

Data collection/analysis

Identifying behavioral goals

Collaboration with treatment teams

Education

Board Certification in Behavior Analysis BCBA

Master in Psychology

Licensure as a Behavior Specialist, Professional Counselor

Tools

FBA’s

VB-MAPP

AFLS

Job description

This position will provide specific expertise in behavioral management for children identified to need stabilization or ongoing treatment of behavioral issues or provide expertise in working towards skill acquisition goals to address deficits in communication or skills of daily living. The Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC) is an integral participant of the treatment team, design and directs the implementation of behavior modification intervention plans and/ or skill acquisition plans which are individualized to each child/adolescents and to family needs.

Responsibilities include;

• Providing expertise in behavior management, teaching new skills, replacement behavior, and data collection/ analysis
• In collaboration with other treatment team members, identifying behavioral goals functionally equivalent replacement behaviors, interventions to increase functional communication or participating in activities of daily living and interventions techniques and recommending non-aversive behavioral change methods
• Completing FBA’s, VB-MAPP, AFLS
• Designing, utilizing treatment team, behavior management treatment plan
• Providing service directly to the child/and family in the home, school, daycare, and in other community programs or settings
• Participating in inter-agency service planning meetings
• Clinical lead on case
• Available to BHTs to answer questions dealing with treatment plan

Board Certification in Behavior Analysis BCBA, preferred. Or, License (PA.), as Behavior Specialist, Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or Certified Nurse Practitioner. Master in Psychology; Clinical Social Work; Counseling; Special Education; Behavior Analysis or related field. Training is to include a minimum of 8 hours in behavior analysis/modification prior to hire.

Occupational Therapy, Speech or related field with documented training in the field of behavior modification is required.

BCBA or those Licensed and working towards BCBA preferred.

Minimum of 1 year fulltime experience providing ABA services and 12 credits in ABA from an accredited university.

State FBA training completion certificate and experience completing FBA’s, VB-MAPP, AFLS preferred.