Board Certified Behavior Analyst

SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of the Clinical Director, the BCBA independently provides school-based functional behavioral analytic services (assessment, treatment, and consultation) for students attending the Bradley Schools. BCBAs also may provide supervision of graduate-level trainees.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

BCBAs consistently apply the corporate values of respect, honesty, and fairness and the constant pursuit of excellence in improving the health status of the people of the region through the provision of customer-friendly, geographically-accessible, and high-value services within the environment of a comprehensive integrated academic health system.

BCBAs participate actively in the behavioral assessment of Bradley School students. This entails:

• Keeping current and knowledgeable regarding the medical, developmental, and family histories, clinical diagnoses, and treatment protocols of assigned students.
• Providing quality behavioral analytic services to all assigned students.
• Developing individualized behavior plans for each assigned student in consultation with the treatment team.
• Developing and implementing skills acquisition and social skills programs for assigned students in consultation with the treatment team.
• Developing and implementing positive behavior support plans and strategies in consultation with the treatment team.
• Providing leadership and role modeling to multidisciplinary staff in maintaining a standard of high quality care for all students within the school program.

BCBAs may serve as treatment team leaders for Bradley School classrooms. This entails:

• Reviewing all available student records prior to admission for students on assigned teams and sharing relevant information with the appropriate team members.
• Overseeing and coordinating plans for the assessment, treatment, and education of all students in assigned classrooms.
• Facilitating cooperative working relationships among team members.
• Leading weekly team meetings, as well as formal meetings that include parents, school district personnel, or other community professionals (e.g., IEP/PPT meetings, behavioral reviews, transition planning meetings) for all students in assigned classrooms.
• Producing high-quality team reports, letters, or other required documentation in a timely manner.
• Communicating effectively with special education directors, school representatives, and other community contacts/providers.
• Consulting with the school nurse, psychiatrist, and outside medical providers regarding medical and/or psychiatric issues, as needed.
• Working effectively with BS psychologists to clarify psychological assessment needs, interpretation of psychological assessment data, and psychological assessment recommendations for students on assigned teams.
• Maintaining proactive, effective communication with the Clinical Director regarding clinical and administrative issues.
• Using effective leadership, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills to maintain effective functioning of assigned teams.
• Maintaining a balance of clinical and systemic perspectives in leading assigned teams.

BCBAs deliver high-quality services for students admitted to the school program or referred for outpatient consultation. This entails:

• Providing case management, as assigned.
• Providing individualized behavioral treatment, as assigned.
• Providing consultation regarding functional behavioral assessments and interventions, as assigned.
• Providing outpatient consultation, as assigned.
• Completing all required reports and records in a professional and timely manner, as assigned.
• Providing in-service education opportunities for school staff, as well as in the community, as requested.

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