RBT Field Assistant

At Therapeutic Alliance LLC we believe in collaborative leadership!

Therapeutic Alliance LLC is a private behavioral and mental health agency offering professional behavioral health and counseling throughout Virginia for the past 14 years. The Therapeutic Alliance strives to provide culturally sensitive counseling services to children, adults and their families in multiple languages with cultural awareness and empathy. The Therapeutic Alliance LLC client base comprise all cultural and economic backgrounds, including individuals from the LGBTQIA+.

The Therapeutic Alliance teams possess educational and clinical training covering mental health, substance abuse and behavioral issues using evidence-based methods. Extensive supervision is provided to each and every case as a means to ensure a sound therapeutic approach. The organization's cultural goal is to truly know the clients and to use this knowledge to guide, support, and motivate them to make necessary life changes.

Summary

The Field Assistant, as a member of the team, plays a crucial role in providing information regarding client specific behavior and learning to behavior technicians, registered behavior technicians (RBTs), and Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) - all to ensure the effective implementation of ABA interventions and high-quality services for our clients. The key duty of Field Assistant is to perform Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services to our clients, following the billable/non billable agreement breakdown both remotely and in-person, as required to ensure best practice.

Field Assistant is also set to complete non-billable activities as needed and agreed upon - which may include but is not limited to, driving between patient houses, paperwork/ documentation, administrative meetings, and training of behavior technicians.

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Environment with flexible working options
• 401(k)
• Learning and development tailored to role
• Continuing Education Allowance
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Authentic and supportive team cohesiveness.

Job specification

Therapeutic Care and Management (estimated 30 weekly hours)

• Assist with screenings, assessments, progress and referral information using established evaluation procedures, assessments, classroom observations, and interviews.
• Assist with intakes and assessments and make appropriate recommendations for treatment based on results.
• Directly support a caseload of RBT and BT staff billing 300 hours weekly
• Assist in preparing individualized treatment and behavior support plans for specific clients.
• Effectively communicate client and caregiver/family preferences to all team members
• Assist in developing training for family members and staff, incorporating new skills and techniques into daily routines and activities in the classroom and home settings.
• Collaborate and coordinate with parents/caregivers, BTs/RBTs, and BCBAs to provide the best care to children and their families. Support and services are specific to meeting the individual and family’s needs. Support and services is to be specific to meeting the BTs/RBTs individual professional needs.
• Assist in conducting ongoing data review and analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of program services.
• Provides support and direction to the behavior therapist(s) implementing the treatment plan to ensure interventions are implemented with fidelity.
• Maintain a caseload where a minimum of 12 billable direct hours are being provided.
• Other duties as assigned.

Professional Development and Training (estimated 5 weekly hours)

• Assists with orienting, training, supervising and assessing BT and RBT staff. Assist the team of new and current BT and RBT supervises and ensure that they have the professional development, training and resources necessary to deliver high-quality services.
• Provides training and supervision for staff pursuing Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification and assists RBTs in the maintenance of their certification as needed.
• Coordina…