Hiral Shah
Brampton,ON
Summary
Dedicated clinical therapy professional focused on improving patient wellbeing through compassionate and knowledgeable support. Strong communication and problem-solving abilities with a dedicated and detail-oriented mentality. .
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Therapist
Kickstart Therapy.inc
Brampton, ON
10.2023 - Current
- Conducting assessments.
- Parent and staff training.
- Making and implementing behavior plan under the supervision of BCBA.
- Maintained progress notes and documentation records.
- Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams consisting of representatives from various organizations involved in client's care plan.
Instructor Therapist
Papillion Family Health
04.2021 - 10.2022
- Implementing the behaviour program.
- Giving parents updates after each session.
- Team meetings.( giving feedback and participating in plan building)
- Conducting Assessments (ABLLS, PEAK)
Renewed Family Services. Inc
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Home visits.
- Implementing the behaviour program.
- Team meetings.( giving feedback and participating in plan building)
- Training parents.
- Giving parents updates after each session.
Before and after school educator
YMCA south-western Ontario
09.2020 - 11.2020
- Program planning
- Parent interaction.
- Have to constantly be alert , as to what kids are doing.
- I also have to gauge what snack they will eat to look out for allergies.
- I have to specially be with the kids having Behavioral or physical challenges.
Supply teacher
London Children's Connection
London, Canada
02.2020 - 03.2020
- Company Overview: London, ON
- I have to plan outdoor activities and quiet Time Activities.
- Have to constantly be alert , as to what kids are doing.
- I also have to gauge what snack they will eat to look out for allergies.
- I have to specially be with the kids having Behavioral or physical challenges.
- London, ON
Special Educator
DBN Communication, DEALL Mumbai
Mumbai, India
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: early intervention centre, Mumbai, India
- Preparing monthly targets.
- Working on emotional and social skills.
- Conducting parents training according to the targets set.
- Conducting intervention.
- Working on social, emotional and cognitive areas.
- Used parallel talk with children with Autism as the organization practiced, plus it mixed.
- All evidence-based practice.
- Early intervention centre, Mumbai, India
- Skills learnt:
- Parallel talk- to enhance language.
- How to work with kids with different levels in a same group.
- Puppet story on teaching social skills.
- Making a personalised AAC book.
- Oral exercises for hypo and hyper sensitivity and oral-motor skills.
Special Educator
Victoria Memorial School- Learning Centre
Mumbai, India
05.2016 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: Mumbai, India
- Working with children of Autism Spectrum, Intellectual Disability, Cerebral Palsy and multiple disabilities in early intervention and pre-elementary group between the ages of 8yrs to 13yrs.
- Planning IEP’s for the children.
- Developing communication skills, social skills and daily living skills.
- Preparing -Teaching learning aids as per the topic taught to the children.
- Setting exam papers for the children respectively.
- Managing files and documents of the children.
- Making Reports at the year end and giving recommendations on the area’s children need to work.
- Making Vacation Plan for holidays.
- Curriculum adaptation.
- Taught Pratham A (3-4 grade level) for one year. Age group: 11-13yrs.
- Worked in early intervention class.
- Mumbai, India
- Skills learnt:
- Preparing teaching aids according to the level of the child.
- Preparing vacation plan.
- (Using the mixture of ABA and VB as per need of the student, using visual schedule, making social stories for behaviour modification).
- Making social story, visual schedule, and visuals for behaviour modification.
Special Educator
Gurukul Centre for Special Children
Mumbai, India
12.2015 - 04.2016
- Company Overview: Mumbai, India
- Planning individualised education plan (IEP’s) for the children.
- Preparing -Teaching learning aids as per the topic taught to the children.
- Managing files and documents of the children.
- Making Reports at the year end and giving recommendations on the area’s children need to work.
- Mumbai, India
- Skills learnt:
- Managing files and documents.
- Working with children of multi-disability in a group.
- Dealt with a child with learning disability as a private case.
- Worked on sounds and blends (phonics).
- Worked on reading comprehension.
- Worked on handwriting.
Education
Master of Arts - Exceptional Student Education : ABA
Unuversity of West Florida
Florida, USA06-2026
PGDM - Autism and Behavioural Sciences
Fanshawe College
Ontario, Canada04.2025
Certificate Course - Learning Disability
National Academy
Mumbai, India12.2017
B.Ed - Special Education ( in Mental Retardation)
S.N.D.T University
Mumbai, India12.2015
Skills
- Program implementation
- Data documentation
- Communication skills
- Individualized education plans
- Team collaboration
Certification
- Completed UK Based Jolly Phonics Training Workshop (Certified).
- Certification of CPR And First Aid from Red Cross.
Timeline
Senior Therapist
Kickstart Therapy.inc
10.2023 - Current
Instructor Therapist
Papillion Family Health
04.2021 - 10.2022
Renewed Family Services. Inc
01.2021 - 04.2021
Before and after school educator
YMCA south-western Ontario
09.2020 - 11.2020
Supply teacher
London Children's Connection
02.2020 - 03.2020
Special Educator
DBN Communication, DEALL Mumbai
08.2018 - 05.2019
Special Educator
Victoria Memorial School- Learning Centre
05.2016 - 04.2018
Special Educator
Gurukul Centre for Special Children
12.2015 - 04.2016
Master of Arts - Exceptional Student Education : ABA
Unuversity of West Florida
PGDM - Autism and Behavioural Sciences
Fanshawe College
Certificate Course - Learning Disability
National Academy
B.Ed - Special Education ( in Mental Retardation)
S.N.D.T University