Kaitlyn Holmes

• Established trusting relationships with clients and care team, providing a foundation for successful behavioural change.
• Developed tools to help client acquire new skills and work towards goals of building communication and social interactions.
• Referred clients to specialists, educational outreach programs, or social service agencies for additional interventional needs.
• Enhanced individual's progress by consistently monitoring and adjusting treatment goals.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive client care and support.
• Implemented crisis intervention techniques, effectively deescalating challenging situations while maintaining safety.
• Continuous involvement in professional development through workshops and conferences, ensuring the application of evidence-based practices.
• Mentored new therapists, sharing expertise and guidance for successful integration into the role.
• Improved client behaviour by implementing individualized interventions following a comprehensive functional assessment process involving:

- collaboration with health care providers to complete a full medical review

- training staff and caregivers to complete ongoing data collection

- completing an extensive interview and observation process.

• Worked among a team of staff in the home to provide flexible and responsive supports to clients in accordance to their individual service and support plans
• Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization, interpersonal and social skills.
• Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented client interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
• Worked with behaviour therapists to design implement unique behaviour support plans to use in the home and in the community
• Developed positive relationships with families to foster communication and encourage involvement for individual growth and success

• Worked on placement with clients with ABI to accomplish rehabilitation goals by using the Participate to Learn model
• Co-facilitated a monthly caregivers group for family members of individuals with an ABI
• Co-facilitated a weekly recreational activities group with clients involving crafts, music, exercise, etc.
• Used a variety of skills-training methods to teach client how to use assistive technology (i.e. IPad) for reading, writing, and organizing e-mails
• Helped with office tasks, taking messages, scanning documents and answering phone inquiries.

• Worked on placement with children (2-6 years old) to develop reading, language, and writing skills using Intensive Behaviour Interventions (IBI)
• Worked with students to promote learning and pro-social development
• Observed child behaviour and collected, documented and summarized data to formulate treatment plans.
• Implemented prescribed behavioural skills training to develop pro-social skills and behaviours, and reduce challenging behaviours