Katherine Hicks Resume
Katherine Hicks
Current Location: Alexandria, VA 22315
Intended Location: Charleston, SC 29494
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Career Summary
Highly compassionate, skilled Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) with a B.S. in Communication Science & Disorders (Speech Therapy) and 8 years’ experience in the field. Inherent ability to analyze data, various environments, and situations while instructing children with special education needs. Passion for working with students in a school-based environment, developing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and assisting interdisciplinary teams with addressing IEP system goals and concerns. Excellent communication, interpersonal, time management, and customer service skills.
Core Competencies
• Communication Sciences
• Psychology
• American Sign Language
• Language Development
• Speech-Language Disorders
• Analyzing Data
• Prevention & Intervention
• Treatment Plan Creation
• Therapy Observation
• Data Collection
Professional Experience
AUTISM LEARNING CENTER, Falls Church, VA
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), 6/2011 to Present
Collaborate with Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) to follow designed curriculum and instruct students from the age of two to 12 appropriately and effectively. Worked and cultivated relationships with approximately 50 families and clients in the past 8 years, currently facilitating treatment plans for seven families/clients.
?Assists in creation and implementation of in-home treatment plans for clients.
?Expert in communicating with a multidisciplinary team including other RBT’s, program coordinators, case managers, speech therapists, occupational therapists, teachers and parents.
?Skilled in presentation and adaption of curriculum in a manner that is understandable to the student with the goal of improving their physical, emotional, social and cognitive development.
?Experienced in assessing environment/behavioral climate of clients and implementing revisions to treatment and therapy plans on a daily basis.
?Adroit at assessing various learning styles and preferences of clients and accommodating changes to treatment plans.
?Effectively reinforced the power of language and communication for a previously non-verbal client that has since been able to sufficiently communicate basic needs and desires.
?Proficiently provided tools and language to mitigate and manage stress to clients that have since used said tools in daily interactions and stressful situations.
?Adeptly educated clients in social skills to appropriately interact with peers with common interests and have since moved from one-on-one instruction to a social skills group.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR (The Vertex Project LLC), Alexandria, VA
Administrative Assistant, 01/2018 to Present
Provides administrative support to a systems analysis and engineering consulting company.
?Maintains complex expense reports and accounting services for the company using software such as Microsoft Excel and Expensify on cloud computing storage.
?Assists in major event planning and booking for conferences and various team building activities.
?Performs travel booking for special events outside of the local commuting area.
?Efficiently manages employee payroll services as well as ensuring invoices for employee benefits are correct and up to date.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR (Private care, through Medicaid), Alexandria, VA
Health Care Aide, 12/2010 to 6/2011
Provided home-based services to a 5-year old child with Autism and followed therapy plan set by an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapist.
?Observed client during therapy sessions including Speech, ABA, and Occupational/Physical therapies and documented observations and administered training to client’s parents based on observations.
?Implemented the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in home setting which led to an increase in the quality of life and the client’s ability to effectively express wants and needs.
CHILI’S BAR & GRILL, Alexandria, VA
Server/QA Specialist, 9/2003 to 6/2011
TEXAS ROAD HOUSE, Christiansburg, VA
Server/Bartender, 8/2008 to 10/2009
RADFORD UNIVERSITY, Radford, VA – 8/2007 to 12/2009
Administrative Assistant, Waldron College of Health & Human Services, 8/2008 to 12/2009
Resident Assistant, 8/2007 to 5/2008
Education and Credentials
Bachelor of Science, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Minor in Psychology (2009)
Radford University – Radford, VA
Registered Behavior Technician (Current as of 2019)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified (Current as of 2018)
Background Check (Current as of 2019)
Katherine Hicks
Current Location: Alexandria, VA 22315
Intended Location: Charleston, SC 29494
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Career Summary
Highly compassionate, skilled Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) with a B.S. in Communication Science & Disorders (Speech Therapy) and 8 years’ experience in the field. Inherent ability to analyze data, various environments, and situations while instructing children with special education needs. Passion for working with students in a school-based environment, developing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and assisting interdisciplinary teams with addressing IEP system goals and concerns. Excellent communication, interpersonal, time management, and customer service skills.
Core Competencies
• Communication Sciences
• Psychology
• American Sign Language
• Language Development
• Speech-Language Disorders
• Analyzing Data
• Prevention & Intervention
• Treatment Plan Creation
• Therapy Observation
• Data Collection
Professional Experience
AUTISM LEARNING CENTER, Falls Church, VA
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), 6/2011 to Present
Collaborate with Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) to follow designed curriculum and instruct students from the age of two to 12 appropriately and effectively. Worked and cultivated relationships with approximately 50 families and clients in the past 8 years, currently facilitating treatment plans for seven families/clients.
?Assists in creation and implementation of in-home treatment plans for clients.
?Expert in communicating with a multidisciplinary team including other RBT’s, program coordinators, case managers, speech therapists, occupational therapists, teachers and parents.
?Skilled in presentation and adaption of curriculum in a manner that is understandable to the student with the goal of improving their physical, emotional, social and cognitive development.
?Experienced in assessing environment/behavioral climate of clients and implementing revisions to treatment and therapy plans on a daily basis.
?Adroit at assessing various learning styles and preferences of clients and accommodating changes to treatment plans.
?Effectively reinforced the power of language and communication for a previously non-verbal client that has since been able to sufficiently communicate basic needs and desires.
?Proficiently provided tools and language to mitigate and manage stress to clients that have since used said tools in daily interactions and stressful situations.
?Adeptly educated clients in social skills to appropriately interact with peers with common interests and have since moved from one-on-one instruction to a social skills group.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR (The Vertex Project LLC), Alexandria, VA
Administrative Assistant, 01/2018 to Present
Provides administrative support to a systems analysis and engineering consulting company.
?Maintains complex expense reports and accounting services for the company using software such as Microsoft Excel and Expensify on cloud computing storage.
?Assists in major event planning and booking for conferences and various team building activities.
?Performs travel booking for special events outside of the local commuting area.
?Efficiently manages employee payroll services as well as ensuring invoices for employee benefits are correct and up to date.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR (Private care, through Medicaid), Alexandria, VA
Health Care Aide, 12/2010 to 6/2011
Provided home-based services to a 5-year old child with Autism and followed therapy plan set by an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapist.
?Observed client during therapy sessions including Speech, ABA, and Occupational/Physical therapies and documented observations and administered training to client’s parents based on observations.
?Implemented the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in home setting which led to an increase in the quality of life and the client’s ability to effectively express wants and needs.
CHILI’S BAR & GRILL, Alexandria, VA
Server/QA Specialist, 9/2003 to 6/2011
TEXAS ROAD HOUSE, Christiansburg, VA
Server/Bartender, 8/2008 to 10/2009
RADFORD UNIVERSITY, Radford, VA – 8/2007 to 12/2009
Administrative Assistant, Waldron College of Health & Human Services, 8/2008 to 12/2009
Resident Assistant, 8/2007 to 5/2008
Education and Credentials
Bachelor of Science, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Minor in Psychology (2009)
Radford University – Radford, VA
Registered Behavior Technician (Current as of 2019)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified (Current as of 2018)
Background Check (Current as of 2019)