Amy Bateman
Moncton,NB
Summary
Empathetic professional with hands-on experience providing quality psychological services to children and adults. Skilled in identifying, assessing and diagnosing mental health and emotional issues. Develops and implements treatment plans and provides counselling and behavioural therapy to obtain maximum results for patients.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behaviour Consultant
VIVA Therapeutic Services
2023.05 - Current
- My current caseload consists of 10 children.
- My clients are children with an Autism diagnosis from ages infancy to school age.
- Improve client outcomes by designing and implementing customized behaviour intervention plans.
- Enhance the quality of client care through consistent monitoring, data analysis, and plan adjustments.
- Reduce instances of maladaptive behaviours in clients by teaching appropriate replacement skills.
- Provide ongoing support to families, helping them understand and manage their child's behaviour more effectively.
- Train staff on evidence-based practices for working with individuals with behavioural challenges, increasing overall effectiveness of interventions.
- Develop strong relationships with schools, medical professionals, and other service providers to facilitate a coordinated approach to client care.
- Maintain detailed documentation on all sessions, interventions, and communications related to each client case by ethical standards and company policies.
- Consult with other staff members regarding treatment plans as deemed appropriate by team leader.
- Increase client engagement and progress with effective communication and rapport-building techniques.
Communicative Disorders Assistant
Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech
2021.01 - 2023.04
- Head ASD Communication Disorders Technician with Hearing and Speech in Nova Scotia. This has given me a list of responsibilities.
- The caseload consisted of children aged five years and younger. They are Autistic children with a variety of needs (i.e., behaviours, social communication, language delays, non-verbal communication).
- Worked with children, caregivers, and education providers (ECEs).
- I have experience working on multidisciplinary teams.
I provide Antecedent, Behaviour and consequence (ABC) strategies to improve social communication skills with clients and coach caregivers on how to use these strategies at home. - I implement positive behaviour support (PBS) systems.
- I have experience using Pivotal Response Training (PRT).
I travel around the Halifax Regional Municipality, providing coaching services to caregivers and education providers.
I have experience working in various settings such as clinical, daycare, preprimary and client homes. - I ran programs monthly with Speech-Language Pathologists.
- I can counsel parents/caregivers and my clients. Counselling is an essential part of my role as a Communicative Disorders Technician. I support parents in resource services and console them when they need someone to listen.
- I have worked with augmentative and alternative communication systems such as PECS, board makers, and sounding boards. I have provided training to caregivers and educators on using these systems.
- I have excellent computer literacy skills.
- I have good organizational and HME management skills.
- I have experience caring for and obtaining data collection.
Tutoring
Private Educational Assistance
2018.09 - 2022.06
- Built strong communication skills with both parents and children
- Learned what form of communication works best
- Profound knowledge of instructional techniques
- Ability to develop subject-specific curriculums
- Worked with kids with intellectual disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome
- Provided counseling to parents/clients.
Inspectors Assistant
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
2018.05 - 2021.08
Clinical Placement
Western Health
- 2021.06
Waitressing
St. Christopher's Hotel
2017.05 - 2019.08
- Provided customer service
- Was promoted to shift supervisor
- Cleared and cleaned tables
- Planned and decorated for special events such as social gatherings, weddings, and parties
- Trained new serving staff and safety procedures.
Childcare
Private Care
2011.09 - 2016.09
- Responsible for caring for small children
- Planned activities for the children
- Participated with the children and played games with them
- Communicated openly with children's parents or guardians about daily activities and behaviors
- Encouraged good behavior using positive reinforcement
- Created a safe play environment for the children.
Fitness Centre Coordinator
Gateway village Corporation
- 2016.08
- Dealt with children and parents or guardians
- Spent time with children who have special needs, specifically autism
- Planned activities for the children such as field trips, beach days, and sports activities like swimming, bowling, ball hockey, and basketball
- Planned weekly theme-related days and activities for the children
- Processed cash and debit payments.
Education
Master of Arts - Masters of Arts Counselling Psychology
Yorkville University (in Progress)
Fredericton, NB12.2024
Some College (No Degree) - Communication Disorders Assistant
St. Lawrence College
Kingston, OntarioBachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Memorial University
St. John's, NL05.2020
High School Diploma -
St. James' Regional High
Port Aux Basques, NL06.2016
Skills
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Individualized Intervention Planning
- Organizational Skills
- Collaboration with Multidisciplinary Teams
- Self-reflection and Growth
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Critical Thinking Abilities
- Visual Supports Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Knowledge
- Parent and Staff Training
- Empathy and Compassion
Tutoring
- Built strong communicaHon skills with both parents and children.
- Learned what form of communicaHon works best.
- Profound knowledge of instrucHonal techniques.
- Ability to develop subject-specific curriculums.
- I worked with kids with intellectual disabiliHes such as auHsm and down syndrome.
- Provide counselling to parents/clients.
Waitressing
- I provided customer service.
- I was promoted to shi` supervisor.
- Cleared and cleaned tables.
- Planned and decorated for special events such as social gatherings, weddings and parHes.
- Trained new serving staff and safety procedures.
Fitness Centre Coordinator
- Dealt with children and parents or guardians.
- Spent Hme with children who have special needs, specifically auHsm.
- Planned acHviHes for the children such as field trips, beach days and sports acHviHes like swimming, bowling, ball hockey and basketball.
- I planned weekly theme-related days and acHviHes for the children.
- Processed cash and debit payments.
Childcare
- Responsible for caring for small children
- Planned acHviHes for the children.
- ParHcipated with the children and played games with them.
- Communicated openly with children's parents or guardians about daily acHviHes and behaviours.
- Encouraged good behaviour using posiHve reinforcement.
- Created a safe play environment for the children.
Professional Development
- 2020 Workplace Violence and Harassment Training for Employees
- 2020 OccupaHonal Health and Safety Awareness Training for Workers in Ontario
- 2020 AODA Customer Service Training (Comprehensive)
- 2020 AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards RegulaHon (IASR) Training and Training on the Human Rights Code (OHRC) and policy review of AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards RegulaHon HR703
- 2020 College Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Policy
- 2020 WHMIS 2015 including the GHS for Workers and Supervisors - All JurisdicHons
- 2021 American Sign Language - Canadian Hearing AssociaHon
- 2021 Picture Exchange CommunicaHon System (PECS) - Level 1
- 2020 First Aid and CPR Level C with AED.
- 2022 Non-violent Crisis IntervenHon
- 2023 ARC Trauma IntervenHon Training
- 2023 Early Start Denver Model - IntroducHon 1
References
- Sarah Boyne, Speech Language Pathologist, Hearing and Speech Nova ScoHa, 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, NS, sarah.boyne@hsnsc.nshealth.ca, (902) 225-0865
- Chris:ne Seymour, ExecuHve Assistant, Gateway Status of Women Centre, Po box 682, Port aux Basques, NL, A0M 1C0, gpw@nf.aibn.com, (709) 694-0129
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- 2021 American Sign Language - Canadian Hearing Association
- 2021 Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) - Level 1
- 2022 Non-violent Crisis Intervention
- 2023 ARC Trauma Intervention Training
- 2023 Early Start Denver Model - Introduction 1
- 2023 First Aid and CPR Level C with AED.
Timeline
Behaviour Consultant
VIVA Therapeutic Services
2023.05 - Current
Communicative Disorders Assistant
Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech
2021.01 - 2023.04
Tutoring
Private Educational Assistance
2018.09 - 2022.06
Inspectors Assistant
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
2018.05 - 2021.08
Waitressing
St. Christopher's Hotel
2017.05 - 2019.08
Childcare
Private Care
2011.09 - 2016.09
Clinical Placement
Western Health
- 2021.06
Fitness Centre Coordinator
Gateway village Corporation
- 2016.08
Master of Arts - Masters of Arts Counselling Psychology
Yorkville University (in Progress)
Some College (No Degree) - Communication Disorders Assistant
St. Lawrence College
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Memorial University
High School Diploma -
St. James' Regional High
- 2021 American Sign Language - Canadian Hearing Association
- 2021 Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) - Level 1
- 2022 Non-violent Crisis Intervention
- 2023 ARC Trauma Intervention Training
- 2023 Early Start Denver Model - Introduction 1
- 2023 First Aid and CPR Level C with AED.
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