Independent Supervisor

Jeddah, KSA

June 2020 - Present

As an independent supervisor for those seeking BCaBA/BCBA fieldwork supervision, responsibilities include conducting initial assessment of supervisee practical skills and theoretical knowledge and identifying priorities to address. Regular meetings and observations are then conducted to address these areas to mastery, as per BACB board requirements.

Bay Path University

Central Massachusetts, USA

June 2019 - Present

Adjunct Professor and Supervisor

The university offers a graduate program in Applied Behaviour Analysis, which is an approved course sequence by the ABAI, preparing graduates to pursue credentialing in ABA. As an adjunct professor, responsibilities have included teaching courses on-site and online, developing new course content and running regular study sessions for students preparing to sit for the board certification. As part of the graduate program, students also accumulate hours of supervised, independent fieldwork overseen by Board-certified faculty. This includes guiding supervisees in program development, assessment, measurement, decision-making, training and discussions of ethical scenarios.

Jeddah Inst. for Speech & Hearing (JISH)

Jeddah, KSA

June 2008 - March 2019

Supervisor, Intensive Therapy Unit

As one of three supervisors, I was responsible for overseeing the Intensive Therapy unit, serving children with autism spectrum disorders. This included supervision of direct-care ABA therapists, conducting initial and follow-up assessments for clients, developing individualized treatment plans and behavior reduction plans, monitoring client programming and ensuring the smooth operations of the overall clinic. This was in addition to providing supervision to a BCaBA/SLP to maintain certification.

From an administrative perspective, responsibilities included coordination with finance and human resources, training and monitoring admin staff, interviewing, hiring and training new clinical staff and interns from graduate programs, as well as conducting regular performance evaluations and developing incentive schemes for staff motivation.

As of Jan ’16, an affiliation with the Carbone Clinic meant receiving specific training in the Verbal Behaviour approach including Natural Environment Teaching, an extensive use of the VB-MAPP and an introduction to the Essential for Living Skills, in addition to training staff in the same.

Case Manager

As Case Manager, in addition to direct provision of behavioural therapy, responsibilities included:

• Assessment of developmental skills using various tools (ABLLS-R, VB-MAPP, Vineland).
• Developing instructional programmes based on assessments.
• Writing periodic progress reports for guardians.
• Making regular changes to programmes based on continuous data analysis.
• Providing training to therapists and guardians.
• Carrying out functional behavioural assessments and developing behaviour support plans for problem behaviours.

ABA Therapist

Working with children with autism spectrum disorders by implementing programs based on the principles of applied behaviour analysis. Responsibilities included direct teaching, data collection and measuring performance, graphing and reporting progress. Limited participation in developing programmes and basic training in physical intervention.