Yasamin Moayed
Aurora,ON
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Behaviour Therapist
Endless PossABILITIES
07.2023 - Current
- Implementing one-on-one Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) in-home or in-person to children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Participating in the assessment of challenging behaviours
- Developing behaviour intervention plans and individualized service plans
- Assessing clients' needs, developing treatment plans and monitoring progress to optimize client outcomes
- Tracking, collecting, analyzing and graphing progress related to behaviour, social skills, and group instruction skills according to goals for interventions
- Collaborating with other professionals such as Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Therapists to ensure a collaborative approach to assisting clients
- Maintaining communication with the family through regular progress meetings and family input on the child's goals
- Assisting in the management of the daily operations at the organization including scheduling, client intake, and funding
- Utilizing principles of CBT in dealing with parents during meetings and on an ongoing basis
- Training staff on delivery of ABA programming and providing ongoing support to the team
- Conducting behavioural assessment such as ABLLS, AFLS and the PEAK assessment
- Ensuring a safe and supportive therapeutic environment for children and parents while dealing with interpersonal, emotional and developmental issues
- Designing and developing customized teaching materials tailored clients' needs and learning styles
Instructor Therapist
Endless PossABILITIES
11.2022 - 07.2023
- Implementing written programs based on ABA principals to assist clients in developing skills such as cognitive, readiness skills, receptive, expressive, fine motor, social skills, and self-help/self-care, etc
- Liaising one-on-one with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to provide additional support tailored to specific learning needs
- Providing Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) in a one-on-one or group setting in the organization or off-site locations
- Tracking, collecting, and documenting wide range of behaviour, subsequently graphing the collected data
- Utilizing Proloquo2Go and TouchChat, a specialized communication app, to systematically record and analyze data
Crisis Telephone Responder Volunteer
Distress Centre Of Greater Toronto
12.2021 - 11.2022
- Offering supportive counseling and crisis intervention to individuals in crisis
- Providing immediate and accessible crisis support to enhance the well-being of service user
- Providing wide range of services including outreach assessment, follow-up calls, crises line, suicide prevention telephone support, and interventions to prevent ongoing or future crisis
- Implementing crisis intervention and assessing risk and safety assessment to understand the factors contributing to the current difficulties
- Utilizing methods and best practices to manage service user crisis and developing strategies ro assist callers to prevent further crisis
- Providing monitoring and support as callers work through their crisis plan and recovery plans, and establishing personal goals that move them towards recovery
- Engaging service users to participate in their crisis and recovery planning
- Completing all required documentations and report related to case and/or service user including risk and safety assessments
Suicide Crisis Responder
Canada Suicide Prevention Service
12.2021 - 11.2022
- Providing immediate support and empathetic listening to service users in crisis, and demonstrating a calm and compassionate demeanor
- Conducting assessments through evaluating the level of suicidal ideation and develop appropriate safety plans
- Providing attentive and/or active listening to service users, showing empathy and understanding while fostering a safe and non-judgmental environment
- Utilizing Crisis Intervention skills to assist service users in de-escalating and establishing immediate safety
Program Assistant
Distress Centres Of Greater Toronto
06.2022 - 10.2022
- Evaluating and addressing client's needs and concerns using Solution-focused Therapy during calls
- Assisting in administrative tasks such as working with iCarol database and updating callers' records and files to maintain document compliance
- Preparing clearly written and formatted documents and reports
- Providing wide range of services including social calls, medication reminders, safety check and referrals
- Managing volunteers, monitoring responder commitments, tracking hours, and coordinating shifts efficiently
- Training volunteers for Outbound TeleCheck senior programs
- Preparing posters and emails for reaching out to organizations
Education
Bachelor of Science With Honours - Psychology
York University
Toronto, ON06.2022
Skills
- Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
- Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI)
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Solution Focused Therapy Technique
- Intervention Planning
- Crisis Intervention
- Mindfulness Practices
- Group Therapy Facilitation
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Case Assessment
- Behaviour Management
- Progress Evaluations
- Staff Mentoring
- MS Office
- iCarol
- Matlab
Certification
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training, Distress Centre of Greater Toronto - December 2021
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Canada Suicide Prevention Service - December 2021
Timeline
Senior Behaviour Therapist
Endless PossABILITIES
07.2023 - Current
Instructor Therapist
Endless PossABILITIES
11.2022 - 07.2023
Program Assistant
Distress Centres Of Greater Toronto
06.2022 - 10.2022
Crisis Telephone Responder Volunteer
Distress Centre Of Greater Toronto
12.2021 - 11.2022
Suicide Crisis Responder
Canada Suicide Prevention Service
12.2021 - 11.2022
Bachelor of Science With Honours - Psychology
York University
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training, Distress Centre of Greater Toronto - December 2021
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Canada Suicide Prevention Service - December 2021
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