Behavior Specialist
Qualifications
Behavior Specialists must meet the professional education or licensure criteria in one of the following three sets of requirements:
- Master’s Degree or higher in Psychology, Special Education, Counseling, Social Work, Education, Applied Behavior Analysis or Gerontology
- A Pennsylvania Behavior Specialist License
- A Bachelor’s Degree and work under the supervision of a professional who has a Master’s Degree or higher in Psychology, Special Education, Counseling, Social Work, Education,
- Applied Behavior Analysis or Gerontology or who is a licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, professional counselor, social worker
In addition to the education and licensing criteria above, Behavior Specialists must also meet the following standards:
- Complete training in conducting and using a Functional Behavioral Assessment
- Complete training in positive behavioral support
- Must complete eligibility requirements, physical examination, and a criminal record check (Act 33 clearances)
Responsibilities
- Develop functional Behavior Assessments
- Develop and implement Behavior Support Plan
- Train staff on restrictive moves based on Behavior Support Plan
- Attend counseling and/or psych appointments – if needed
- Do complete regular monitoring visits with individuals – work on coping skills, address issues and concerns that pertain to individual and work on resolving the issues
- Facilitate Behavior Support meeting
- Provide supportive interventions to families, staff, and individual
- Comply with state regulations
- Creatively and efficiently solve complex problems
- Effectively conduct conflict resolutions
- Manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Empathize with individuals and family members
- Be responsible for a maximum caseload of 7 individuals
- Participate in the development of the ISP, ISP Annual Update, and all ISP Revisions
- Coordinate and facilitate behavior support meetings. (monthly or as needed)
- Attend the ISP, ISP Annual Update, and all Revisions
- Report content discrepancies to Support Coordinator as applicable and to Plan Team members
- Implement the ISP as written
- Train the Behavior Support Plan
- Represent Cornerstone and present relative information to potential referrals
- Other duties as assigned
