Patricia Huskey MS.Ed, BCBA
732-581-7096
Education
- ABA Certificate, August 2007
Penn State University, State College, PA - M.S. Special Education, June 1997
College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY - B.A. Psychology, with concentrations in early childhood education, early childhood development and American Sign Language, June 1993
College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY - ABA – Verbal Behavior
Verbal Behavior Network, NJ - 30 Credits – Board of Education Classes including: Technology, Science, Math, Reading, Writing, Arts and Music.
- Training in Co Teaching, Team Teaching, Cooperative Teaching Programs and School Testing Procedures, Reading Mastery, Quantitative Data Collection
Experience
March 09 – Present
Pennhurst Group LLC, Pennsylvania
Behavior Consultant – State of NJ- Vineland Developmental Center
Responsible for designing, implementing, and teaching staff to implement behavior observation systems, training/support plan, developing programs appropriate to the current and future needs of the individuals served, consulting with direct care and supervisory staff to ensure that daily activity schedules are adequate to meet the needs of the individuals, assisting supervisory staff in directing staff to follow daily activity schedules, providing instruction to staff on the correct implementation of program plans, coordinating the collection, summarization, and analysis of data related to individual educational, behavioral and habilitation plans, participating in clinical team meetings to review individual program plans and recommend revisions as necessary, ensuring orientation of new staff to the policies and procedures of the unit, conducting treatment integrity checks on staff performance, providing feedback and training as needed including pre-service and in-service training for direct care staff.
Oct. 07 – Present
Self Employed- Building Blocks Behavior Therapy LLC
Responsible for direct care, intervention and ABA services for children and adults from 3 years to adult and their families. Designing and implementing behavioral and educational programs to enhance quality of life for consumers in their home and community; including training family members, and outside professionals in best care practice for the individuals served.
Oct. 07 – Present
Sunny Days, Bata and Comp Care, New Jersey
Independent Contractor of Early Intervention
Responsible for direct care Developmental Intervention and or ABA services as required by IFSP for children ages birth to 3 years and their families, including periodic reviews and reassessments of IFSP and services, collaborative work with additional therapists, including but not limited to, speech, O.T., P.T., and language translators.
March 08 – January 09
May Institute, burlington, new jersey
Educational Consultant
Responsible for conducting functional behavioral assessments, developing and implementing behavioral support plans for school systems, classrooms and individual students. Consumers include educational staff and administration and parents of children with special needs and challenging behaviors.
Sept. 06 – March 08
Atlantis School- North Hanover Township Board of Education Wrightstown, New Jersey
Teacher of Handicapped-1st-2nd grade Multiple Handicapped
Responsible for writing and planning IEP goals as well as ABLLS assessments, for all students in the program. Training and supervision of paraprofessional in the classroom. Designing, Preparing, Implementing and Maintaining, ABA Intensive Teaching and Natural Environment programs , including academic modifications for children aged from 6 to 8 years old with multiple disabilities, including but not limited to Autism, cognitive, communication and visual impairments.
Sept. 05 – August 06
Discovery School- North Hanover Township Board of Education – Wrightstown, New Jersey
Teacher of Handicapped – Pre-K Multiple Handicapped – Autistic Program
Designing, Preparing, Implementing and Maintaining ABA Intensive Teaching and Natural Environment Program for a class of children aged from 3 to 5 years old with autism and other developmental delays. Responsible for ABLLS assessments, the writing and planning IEP goals as well as training and supervision of all paraprofessionals in the classroom.
Oct. 00 – Sept. 05
Public School # 16 – NYC Department of Education, Staten Island, New York
Special Education Teacher Support Service Person
Working in conjunction with general education teachers to provide students with the educational support needed for them to succeed in a general education classroom. Providing Learning Strategies for both General Education Teachers and their students. Writing and implementation of IEP’s. Maintaining both Push in and Pull out programs in accordance with IEP’s and new continuum models. Assistance in recognizing students that are at risk for need of additional services to aid it their educational success. Assisting in test coordination according to B.O.E guidelines.
Sept…97 – Oct. 00
Public School # 16 – NYC Department of Education, Staten Island, New York
Special Education Teacher – Super Start Plus Program
Working in a Co teaching situation, with a general education teacher and 2 paraprofessionals. In both half day and full day pre school programs Maintaining all aspects of IEP’s for all pre school children with disabilities aged 2.5 to 5 years old in the program. Maintaining a positive setting for all students and parents in the classroom whether special or general education. Incorporating parent involvement functions in the class room. Assistance in the evaluative process in placing students as the aged out of the Super Start Program.
Sept. 93 – Sept. 97Sept. 93 – Sept. 97
Celebration For kids, Staten Island, New York
Head Teacher
All responsibilities of running and maintaining an early childhood classroom age groups including, 1.5 -2.5, 2.5 -3.5, 3.5-4.5 and kindergarten. Training of teaching assistants, curriculum coordinator, planning school wide themes and trips.
BCBA – certification number 1-07-3746
NJ - Standard Certificate Elementary School Teacher Grades K-5
NJ - Teacher Of Handicapped
NYS / NYC - Special Education
ABA Certificate – Penn State
Presentations
Cottage Initiative Training March 09 – Present Vineland Developmental Center
VDC New Hire Orientation Training – Psychology Dept. March 09 – Present Vineland Developmental Center
Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) December 1, 2008 Kingsway Learning Center
Social Skills Instruction for Children with Autism October 29, 2008 May Institute, Mount Holly, NJ
Social Skills Instruction for Children with Autism October 29, 2008 Burlington County Library, Burlington, NJ
Autism and Developmental Disabilities October 15, 2008 May Institute, Mount Holly, NJ
Autism and Developmental Disabilities October 15, 2008 Burlington County Library, Burlington, NJ
Published
Co-authors, Huskey, P., May Institute Burlington, NJ/Mid-Atlantic Office “Praise Patrol: Using An Individual Students Need To Drive A Class-Wide Intervention.” (Poster) March 26 – 28, 2009, Association for Positive Behavior Support, Jacksonville, FL
Affiliations
ABAI, regular member since 2007
NJABA, regular member since 2007
CEC, regular member since 2005
