Allison Milam, MS BCBA

Experience

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  Putnam County Board of Education

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2011

  K-3 Special Education TRACS Teacher

  • Designed effective classroom management program for first TRACS classroom in Putnam County for students in grades K through 3. (TRACS is a program for students with special needs that need individualized behavior supports).• Provided insight and consultation to Director of Putnam County Schools who brought in directors from surrounding counties to use classroom as model to be replicated for effective classroom management strategies for students with special needs and behavior difficulties.• Implemented school wide positive behavior supports in classroom by merging school wide rules into classroom rules and using TEACCH methods to provide visual supports for students.• Taught 10 students grades K through 3 of varying disabilities, ages, intellectual levels, and behavior difficulties.• Developed and implemented IEPs, special accommodations, portfolios, and behavior plans for each student.• Collaborated with general education teachers to increase inclusion of TRACS students into general education settings to provide least restrictive environments.• Trained and provided feedback to 3 special education assistants in classroom.• Used TIER 1, 2, and 3 behavioral supports in classroom to help reinforce and increase appropriate behaviors of students.• Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to several ranges of neuro-diverse students.• Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.• Worked with students with moderate to severe autism and other disabilities to increase life skills.• Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.• Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration. Show less

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  Tennessee Technological University

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2014

  Project Coordinator

  • Collaborated with TN State Department of Education and TTU College of Education on most effective ways to provide consultations and training to school-based personnel regarding delivery of positive behavior interventions and supports.• Assisted 10 counties and 40+ schools in middle TN area on designing and implementing school wide positive behavior support programs that were individualized to needs of each school.• Taught trainers on each school staff on how to train entire school staff body on rolling out school wide PBS programs and how to monitor effectiveness and fidelity of these programs once initiated.• Managed and supervised 4 graduate students that worked for PBS&I by delegating job responsibilities to them and providing on site experience in their fields.• Created and presented numerous workshops to school personnel on special education and behavior support topics such as anti-bullying, school wide behavior supports, individual behavior supports, and classroom development and management styles for students with autism using TEACCH methods.• Trained administrative school staff on how to use SWIS data collection methods to monitor office discipline referrals (ODRs) that aided in decision making of school wide behavior policies and procedures and to determine areas of weakness in implementation fidelity of staff members.• Problem solved with school staff and administrators on budget concerns, student, and teacher buy-in, and ease of use related to school wide behavior supports.• Conducted summer day-long conferences at TTU for in-service teachers for 3 consecutive years by creating flyers, brochures, and mass emails for advertisement, finding and scheduling keynote and conference speakers, organizing conference schedule, presenting workshop threads, and assisting with registration, set up, and take down.• Provided education on positive behavior supports nationwide by training teachers in Russia and South Korea. Show less

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  Scarab Behavioral Health, LLC

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Behavior Specialist

  • Delivered ABA therapy to clients in rural areas of middle and east TN within 100-mile radius in home, school, and community settings.• Developed customized treatment plans for clients to help meet their individual goals by collecting objective data and producing complex and detailed reports of progress to share with caregivers and insurance companies that are third-party payers.• Provided training and support of behavioral procedures to caregivers, teachers, and stakeholders to ensure treatment plan was being implemented effectively in all settings to produce generalization and maintenance of appropriate client skills.• Observed client's performance and recorded relevant data to assess progress and made changes when needed to treatment plan.• Accumulated 1000 hours of on-site experience towards BCBA certification. Show less

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  Momentum Behavior Analysis

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2019

  Associate Clinical Director

  • Created growth for startup company into possessing two locations with average of 30-40 clients and 15 + employees over less than 5-year span.• Became Clinical Quality Standards Specialist providing training, supervision, and oversight to 15 + new and current staff members by designing performance evaluation systems and training curriculums.• Conducted quarterly staff performance evaluations providing immediate and direct feedback and administering disciplinary actions when needed.• Increased awareness in community of ABA therapy by conducting parent orientation workshops, visiting referral sites, and managing company's Facebook page to increase marketing.• Designed and administered employee incentive programs to increase productivity and quality of services.• Fulfilled typical BCBA responsibilities of managing caseload on average of 10 clients by administering assessments, designing programs, training staff to implement treatment, and monitoring client progress and treatment fidelity implementation by RBTs.• Delivered ABA services in home, school, and clinic settings with clients aged 18 months to 18 years of age.• Collaborated with TTU professors to mentor 8 + graduate students seeking BCBA certification by being practicum site and supervisor for experience hours.• Assisted administrative assistant with referrals, in- clinic purchases and budgets, and managing clinic schedule involving 10+ staff and 20+ clients.• Created and provided feedback on new documents, policies, and procedures for growing company by forming annual strategic plans to define mission, vision, and values of organization.• Interacted effectively with all stakeholders, including staff, referral sources, other providers, clients, and caregivers by using active listening and interpersonal skills Show less

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  Tennessee Technological University

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Adjunct Professor

  • Taught "Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers" upper division course by providing instruction to 13 undergraduate students.• Developed ABA course material, syllabus, quizzes, assignments, and grading rubrics for online and in person learning to help students meet course objectives and student learning outcomes.• Assisted in all students receiving passing grades due to retaining and implementing concepts taught.• Worked closely with Lecturer in Department of Curriculum and Instruction to develop and implement special education curriculum for improved learning and student performance.• Made all learning materials accessible through iLearn online course platform.• Provided special learning accommodations to students with disabilities and special health related needs.• Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations, including visual, aural and social learning modalities.• Utilized various methods, including exams, quizzes and assignments to assess student comprehension and monitor student performance using automated and manual reporting systems.• Built relationships with students, mentoring on personal, professional and academic goals while providing coaching on effective study habits.• Assisted and identified at-risk students to eliminate student barriers to learning. Show less

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  TREK BEHAVIORAL SERVICES, LLC

  Jan 2020 - May 2021

  Lead Board Certified Behavior Analyst

  • Managed startup of new clinic by tripling caseload and staff in under one year even during COVID-19 pandemic.• Managed average of 10 clients on caseload.• Boosted presence of company in community to create wait list for services as number of referrals outweighed number of staff present. To alleviate this, hired and trained several staff members at one time to meet need.• Generated enough success and growth in company to move to bigger location in under one year, even throughout COVID-19 pandemic.• Ran individual therapy and family training sessions for children ages 18 months to 12 years of age by delivering up to 20-25 billable hours per week.• Continued to deliver uninterrupted therapeutic sessions when staff were limited due to being out for COVID-19 exposure by running increased number of treatment sessions.• Provided emergency response in crisis situations to diffuse tensions and prevent violence.• Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent, and individualized intakes and assessments.• Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.• Achieved getting all requested treatment hours for clients approved by insurance during initial intake and re-authorizations.• Taught 3 mentees how to perform multiple BCBA duties such as performing Functional Behavior Assessments, designing comprehensive treatment plans, and monitoring progress of clients to prepare for these responsibilities before becoming BCBAs while achieving experience hours.• Produced RBT certifications for 4 employees by providing training needed to pass RBT requirements and exam.• Helped upper management with intake process by interviewing potential clients to determine who would be a lasting beneficiary of our services. Show less

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  Therapy Brands

  Aug 2021 - now

  Clinical Product Owner-BCBA

  Serving as a liaison between customers in the ABA practice management space and the software product team to drive the development of ABA software and continue to provide the highest quality products to the ABA community.