KIRSTY MACIVER M.S., BCBA 2003 Westchester Ave. Catonsville, MD 21228

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1 (443) Country of Citizenship: United Kingdom KIRSTY MACIVER M.S., BCBA 2003 Westchester Ave. Catonsville, MD Educational History Degree/Course Awarding Body Qualification Completion Date Infant and Toddler Developmental Specialist Certification Course Florida Department of Health, Children s Medical Services, Early Steps Infant and Toddler Developmental Specialist Certificate June 2006 Professional Certification Behavior Analysis Certification Board Board Certified Behavior Analyst (certification # ) June 2005 Masters of Science University of North Texas, Department of Behavior Analysis, USA M.S. Behavior Analysis GPA: 4.0 August 2004 Postgraduate Certificate of Education Westhill College of Higher Education, Birmingham, United Kingdom Qualified Teacher Status July 1998 Bachelors of Science University of Birmingham, Department of Psychology, United Kingdom B.Sc. Psychology July 1997 Awards Outstanding Graduate Student in Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, School of Community Services Who s Who of American Students, University of North Texas Donald L. Whaley Memorial Scholarship, University of North Texas Professional Interests Training and support of teaching professionals and paraprofessionals working with school age students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in inclusive environments Scope and sequence of curricula for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders with a focus on verbal, social and academic behavior Development and ongoing monitoring of programs designed to enhance the growth of communication, independence skills, play, social skills and social involvement of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in their every day environments Training new professionals in the field of Behavior Analysis

2 , MS, BCBA Professional Experience: Autism and PDD Position Responsibilities Employer Date Director, Little Red Car ABA Services LLC Owner, staff trainer, recruiter, clinical director, program supervisor. Little Red Car ABA Services LLC is a Catonsville-based company that provides in-home and community-based consultation, supervision, and training services for children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. Little Red Car ABA Services LLC staff work with students from 18 months to 21 years. The teams specialize in skill acquisition programs including language, play, social skills, leisure skills, academics, selfhelp, and independence while addressing challenging behaviors functionally using positive behavioral supports. Self employed March present Professional Development Facilitator Facilitating the MCIE Systems Change Initiative, developing workshops and courses, providing technical assistance and training for student IEP teams in in the classroom and in planning for inclusion in Maryland public schools K-12. Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education, Hanover, MD Dec May 2009 Private Behavioral Consultant Providing short term and ongoing consultative and training services to caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders across a range of home and community settings. Served as a vendor to the State of Florida s IDEA Part C early intervention system as part of an interdisciplinary team, as well as working with families privately to support, guide and train in-home ABA treatment teams. Self Employed Maryland Florida Autism Specialist Providing consultative and training services to school personnel and caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Center for Autism and Related Disabilies, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, FL Nov June Behavior Analyst Behavioral consultation and caregiver training funded through the Family and Supported Living Medicaid Waiver Program in Florida. Serving clients 3-14 yrs. Behavior Analysis Support Services Inc., Gainesville, FL July 2006 June 2007 Educational Consultant Providing consultative and training services to school districts across South Georgia. Targeting students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in K-12 general and special education settings. Emory Autism Center MONARCH Program, Emory University, Department of Psychiatry, Atlanta, GA July 2005 May Postgraduate Trainee Providing weekly consultative services for two children with autism in a regular education setting. Team consulting across multiple Georgia K-12 public schools. Development and presentation of teacher training workshops. Sep May Lead Teacher Staff Trainer Classroom management, staff training, assessment and support. Design and delivery of training workshops. DFW Center for Autism, Carrollton, TX Jan. - May Zone Leader Teaching small groups of children in an inclusive preschool setting. Developing and delivering activities designed to teach key social, language, play and academic skills. Aug.- Dec Case Manager Team problem solving, creation and maintenance of data systems and management of teaching program implementation for one child with autism, 1:1 and inclusive classroom teaching with 3 preschoolers with autism. Jan.- Aug

3 , MS, BCBA Position Responsibilities Employer Date Practicum Student Data collection, substitute teaching, participation at weekly team meetings for problem solving and program development in a private, inclusive preschool setting. DFW Center for Autism, Carrollton, TX Aug.- Dec Therapist Engaging middle school-aged Aspergers students in activities targeting social learning goals. Data collection and attendance at weekly planning meetings with the teaching team. June Practicum Student Design, implementation and supervision of teaching programs for children aged 6-13 yrs with a range of developmental disabilities and behavioral problems. Participation in daily planning and problem solving meetings with other staff members. Denton Independent School District, Denton, TX June ABA in-home therapist Delivering 1-1 behavioral programming to 5 children with autism and 2 with PDD, aged 2-9 years. School shadowing for 4 children in 6 different school settings. Delivering hands-on staff training across 5 programs and parent training across 4. Yearly report writing and data system management for 2 children. Self Employed Supervised by: Shahla Ala i Rosales, Ph. D., BCBA Lori Russo M. S., BCBA Billy Edwards, M. S., BCBA Carla Edwards M. S., BCBA Catherine Gale, Kim Fellows, Are Karson. May July 2004.

4 , MS, BCBA Workshops and Presentations Title Location Date Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and Designing Behavior Intervention Plan: Basic Elements and Effective Practices Carol Quirk and invited workshop Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates 2009 Conference, DC March 2009 Taking Control of Challenging Behavior: Tools for you in your classroom invited workshop Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, Gainesville, FL Jan How to Teach Self Management invited workshop SOS Strategies for Succes, Monarch Summer Conference, Emory Autism Center, Atlanta, GA July The Role of the Paraprofessional in Inclusive Classrooms invited talk SOS Strategies for Succes, Monarch Summer Conference, Emory Autism Center, Atlanta, GA July 2008 Applied Behavior Analysts: What do they do and how can they help? invited talk Speech Pathways, Westminster, MD May Help! My child isn t talking : An introduction to strategies parents can use to develop their child s verbal behavior workshop POAC of Central Maryland, Towson, MD Oct Autism: A brief introduction invited talk Health Occupations Students of America, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL March Applied Behavior Analysts: What do they do and how can they help? invited staff training seminar Shands Rehab Center for Kids at Magnolia Parke, Gainesville, FL March Being a Paraprofessional in the Inclusive Classroom workshop Better All Together #7: Inclusion Works Athens, GA March Do shared discriminative-stimulus functions lead to stimulus equivalence? and Manish Vaidya paper presentation Association of Behavior Analysis International Convention Boston May A Comparison of Visual Analysis Methods in Autism Early Intervention Yusuke Hayashi,, Shahla Ala i Rosales, Jesus Rosales data-based poster Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Conference Dallas, TX March Are they having fun yet? Methods to teach play and leisure skills to children with autism Rebecca Sawyer, Carrie Haycraft, Kirsty MacIver, Nicole Bank, Regan Roth and Jasmina Patel. workshop DFW Autism Support Project Dec

5 , MS, BCBA Everything you wanted to know about toileting, dressing, and eating, but were afraid to ask Rebecca Sawyer, Carrie Haycraft, Kirsty MacIver, Nicole Bank, Chritina Young, Regan Roth and Jasmina Patel. workshop DFW Autism Support Project Nov Assessing the effects of teacher-student interactions on undergraduate performance in an online behavior analysis course, Tanya Baynham, Sigrid Glenn, Leslie Burkett. data-based poster Association of Behavior Analysis International Convention San Francisco May Are they having fun yet? Methods to teach play and leisure skills to children with autism A team presentation by Shahla Ala I Rosales, Ph.D, BCBA, Rebecca Sawyer, BCBA, Julie Josendale, BCBA and students from UNT workshop Texas Association for Behavior Analysis, Annual Conference Dallas March A Look at Four Manuals Detailing Early Intervention for Children with Autism presentation TEAM Parents Group Coventry July Comparison of Undergraduate Performance in Online and On-Campus Sections of a Course in Behavior Analysis Melanie Porter, Nicole Patti,, Leslie Burket and Sigrid Glenn data-based poster Association of Behavior Analysis International convention Toronto May What is ABA in-home training? and Michelle Wright presentation North Birmingham Mental Health Trust March

6 , MS, BCBA Professional Experience: General Education Teaching (United Kingdom) Position Responsibilities Location Date Substitute Teacher Provision of full or half day cover for the regular teacher in all subject areas, for classes ranging in age from 4yrs to 11yrs in schools all over the West Midlands,. Recruit Education Services, Birmingham, Teaching and Academic Personnel, Birmingham, May July Skill booster teacher Planning and delivery of intensive math and English catch-up lessons for small groups of 11yr olds, prior to their end of elementary school standard state assessment St Johns Primary School Birmingham, April - May Class Teacher (full time) Planning and delivering a broad curriculum to a class of 30 10yr olds in an inner city school. Thornton Junior School Birmingham, September April Student Teacher West Hill College of Higher Education Birmingham Planning and delivering a broad curriculum for four classes of 30 11yr olds and a class of 30 8 yr olds, of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Birmingham Sep July Academic Experience: College Teaching Position Responsibilities Location Date Teaching Assistant (Masters Level Class) Facilitating and grading group discussion. Grading work assignments. Theory and Philosophy in Behavior Analysis (BEHV 5020) University of North Texas Supervised by Sigrid Glenn, Ph. D, BCBA. Jan. - May Teaching Fellow Creating, modifying and delivering lectures, designing class activities, providing one-one tutoring, maintaining student records, assigning grades. Training and supervising a TA and junior teaching fellow regarding conceptual content, presentation and delivery of lectures. Behavior and its Antecedents (BEHV 2700) Supervised by Sigrid Glenn, Ph. D, BCBA. Jan May Assistant Teaching and administrative activity under supervision of experienced teaching fellows Aug.- Dec Teaching and Administrative Assistant Keep student records, grading assignments, providing 1:1 online tutoring to graduate and undergraduate students. Monitoring individual student progress weekly and maintaining systematic contingent teacher initiated contact with students. Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis (BEHV 2300/5250) Distance Learning Program Supervised by Leslie Burkett, Ph. D and Sigrid Glenn, Ph. D., BCBA Aug May 2003.

7 , MS, BCBA Professional Activities Role Organization Activities Date Member Association for Professional Behavior Analysts TASH present Association for Behavior Analysis International Full member present. Maryland Association for Behavior Analysist present. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Texas Association for Behavior Analysis President/ Vice President Behavior Analysis Student Association, University of North Texas Co-ordination of activities planned for visiting speakers, and fundraising efforts Member TxABA Autism Special Interest Group Monthly participation in planning meetings Founder West Midlands Tutor Support Group Set up to provide contact and support between behavior therapists working in isolation Student member Student Staff Liason Committee Westhill College Providing a student voice in relation to course decisions Student representative School Committee Department of Psychology University of Birmingham Providing a student voice in relation to school decisions that may affect undergraduates Social Secretary Student Council Department of Psychology University of Birmingham Organization of seasonal social events. Coorganizer of interdepartmental themed dinner and ball for 700 students References available on request