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Selina Hightower

Philadelphia

Summary

Responsible Behavior Health Technician with excellent communication skills demonstrated by number of years experience in education, ABA/IBS, and mental health field.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Instructional Assistant/ABA Technician

Garnet Education Services
Philadelphia, PA
10.2023 - Current
  • Encouraged collaboration among peers within the classroom setting.
  • Maintain records of student performance according to school policies and procedures.
  • Conduct assessments of student skills to identify needs and develop instructional plans.
  • Monitor student progress and provided feedback to teachers regarding student achievement.

Behavioral Health Technician

Northeast Treatment Centers
Philadelphia
01.2015 - 11.2023
  • Facilitated on-site activities, support groups and outings for clients.
  • Built and maintained positive staff relationships to promote teamwork and better serve clients.
  • Provided and assisted therapeutic techniques at Autism afterschool program IBS/ABA.

ABA Behavioral Health Technician/ Paraprofessional

US Medical Staffing Inc.
Philadelphia
02.2016 - 03.2020
  • Applied behavior strategies to implement, reinforce, and record client responses to goals in the treatment plan
  • Encouraged dynamic and pleasant educational environment by promoting both gentle discipline and cooperation.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Reported on student progress, behavior and social skills to parents.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.

Special Education Classroom Assistant

School District Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
09.2009 - 01.2016
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
  • Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
  • Played essential role in delivering individualized services and supporting instruction.

Education

Associate of Science - Criminal Justice

Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH
05.2014

Associate of Science - Allied Health

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Media, PA
03.2007

Bachelor of Science - Humana Development

Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA
2007

Skills

  • Crisis Intervention
  • Behavioral Management
  • Skill-building Exercises
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Data Management
  • MS Office
  • Computer skills
  • Flexible & Adaptable
  • Analytical skills
  • Written Communication

Certification

ABA Training

Crisis Invention Training

CPR and AED Training

First Aid Training

Safety Training

Timeline

Instructional Assistant/ABA Technician

Garnet Education Services
10.2023 - Current

ABA Behavioral Health Technician/ Paraprofessional

US Medical Staffing Inc.
02.2016 - 03.2020

Behavioral Health Technician

Northeast Treatment Centers
01.2015 - 11.2023

Special Education Classroom Assistant

School District Of Philadelphia
09.2009 - 01.2016

Associate of Science - Criminal Justice

Tiffin University

Associate of Science - Allied Health

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science - Humana Development

Immaculata University
Selina Hightower