Yousra Badr
Summary
A Certified Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), specializing in assisting individuals, often children, with behavioral challenges or developmental behavior intervention plans to help clients acquire new skills, reduce problematic behaviors, and improve their overall functioning, and well- well-being. Recording and tracking data on client progress, collaborating with families and other professionals, and providing one-on-one therapy sessions. Skilled in assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with speech, language, and communication disorders. Targeting a wide range of challenges, including articulation, phonology, fluency, voice disorders, language development, and swallowing difficulties. Seeking to create a positive and supportive environment to facilitate the individual's growth and development, promoting positive behaviors and enhancing their quality of life.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Joy in Relationships Facilitator
American association for Positive Discipline
02.2025 - Current
- Facilitated experiential activities to empower couples in taking responsibility without guilt and understanding the impact of their Lifestyle Priority on relationships.
- Guided couples in exploring early childhood beliefs to enhance or challenge their current relationships and improve communication through the Couple's Dialogue Process.
- Applied Positive Discipline tools to foster fun and joy in relationships, enhancing problem-solving and communication skills.
Registered Behavior Technician
Private Sessions under supervision
10.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with parents, teachers, school administrators, and other professionals to ensure successful implementation of interventions.
- Implemented visual supports such as schedules, picture cards.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss case updates and collaborate on treatment plans.
- Provided verbal prompts, physical guidance, or other forms of prompting when necessary.
- Facilitated social skills groups for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- Maintained accurate records of all sessions conducted with students.
- Assisted in the development of positive behavior supports within the classroom environment.
- Utilized Applied Behavioral Analysis principles in daily instruction activities.
- Demonstrated excellent organizational skills while managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ensured safety protocols were followed at all times during therapy sessions.
- Modeled appropriate social behaviors for students while providing feedback when necessary.
- Observed student behavior in various environments to assess levels of functioning and progress towards goals.
- Tracked data and monitored progress of student's goals and objectives.
- Collaborated with doctors, psychologists or therapists in working with patient treatments.
- Assisted psychiatrists in working with patients to rehabilitate for community reintegration.
- Monitored patients' well-being and reported changes or unusual behavior or physical illness to medical staff.
- Recorded patients' health metrics using thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
- Conducted intake interviews with new patients to complete forms, assess mental health condition or obtain treatment history.
- Developed basic strategies to promote patient safety, wellness and independence.
- Provided psychiatric or personal care to emotionally disturbed or cognitively impaired patients.
- Developed and implemented behavior intervention plans based on individualized needs.
Positive Discipline Classroom Educator
American association for Positive Discipline
02.2022 - Current
- Cultivated a classroom environment that fostered community and inclusivity, enhancing student engagement and connection.
- Equipped students with vital life skills, including problem-solving and communication, to support academic and real-world success.
- Facilitated diverse training options for educators, strengthening the parent-school connection through the Positive Discipline Parent Education Program.
Positive Discipline Educator
American Association for Positive Discipline
07.2020 - Current
- Provided comprehensive support programs to parents, enhancing child-rearing skills for both immediate and long-term benefits.
- Facilitated group counseling sessions, assisting individuals in managing grief, stress, and chemical dependency.
- Employed positive discipline techniques to promote good behaviors and eliminate unwanted behaviors without verbal or physical harm.
- Delivered interventions and behavioral programs by following board-developed treatment plans, enhancing client outcomes.
- Conducted one-on-one therapy sessions using evidence-based techniques to teach new skills and mitigate problematic behaviors.
- Collaborated with families, caregivers, and professionals to ensure a cohesive and consistent treatment approach, fostering client progress.
- Developed comprehensive support programs to enhance parents' child-rearing skills, focusing on both immediate and long-term improvements.
- Facilitated group counseling sessions to assist individuals coping with grief, stress, or chemical dependency, promoting emotional resilience.
- Implemented positive discipline strategies to teach desirable behaviors and eliminate unwanted ones, fostering a safe and encouraging environment for children.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Educate and Learn center
Cairo
09.2017 - Current
- Educated parents on strategies they can use at home to support their child's communication development.
- Attended continuing education courses related to new developments in the field of Speech-Language Pathology.
- Monitored progress of clients through data collection procedures on standardized assessments and informal measures.
- Consulted, evaluated and diagnosed communication and cognitive-communication deficits and dysphagia.
- Instructed clients in techniques for more effective communication.
- Worked with patients and other clinical professionals to develop treatment plans for speech impediments and issues.
- Conducted evaluations and examined physical structures contributing to speech concerns.
- Taught clients how to improve speech with optimal control of facial muscles, jaw and breathing mechanisms.
- Educated patients and caregivers in exercises to improve speech, as well as alternative communication methods such as sign language.
- Monitored patient progress and adjusted treatment plans as necessary.
- Developed individualized plans for patients to address impairments in communication, swallowing, and cognitive-communication skills.
Education
Very Good - Special Education
Diploma’s Degree in Speech And Language Disorders,
08-2022
Very Good - Speech and languages Disorders
Diploma’s Degree in Language And Speech Disorders,
02-2017
Good -
Faculty of Arts Cairo University
08-2003
Skills
- Data tracking
- Communication strategies
- Relationship building
- Parent education
- Workshop coordination
- Data analysis
- Time management abilities
Certification
Dr. Ismail Sadek, consultant lecturer of psychiatry, Hilca Clinic|Jul 2017 - Feb 2018, engaged in assisting children with autism, collaborated on developing and revising intervention plans, and observed and noted children's progress and advancements
British University, Egypt |In March 2021, I assisted in providing support and interventions to individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), helped with daily activities, implemented behavior plans, and facilitated social interactions, participated in data collection during assessments, therapy sessions, and interventions, and promoted inclusion and created supportive environments that enabled individuals with ASD to thrive in various settings
Verbal Behavior Milestone Assessment Course, April 27, 2024
under the supervision of the Egyptian Association for Communication
Certified positive discipline educator for parents and classrooms by the American Association for Positive Discipline
A certified registered behavior technician ( RBT ) Certified BY BCBA
Timeline
Joy in Relationships Facilitator
American association for Positive Discipline
02.2025 - Current
Registered Behavior Technician
Private Sessions under supervision
10.2022 - Current
Positive Discipline Classroom Educator
American association for Positive Discipline
02.2022 - Current
Positive Discipline Educator
American Association for Positive Discipline
07.2020 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist
Educate and Learn center
09.2017 - Current
Very Good - Special Education
Diploma’s Degree in Speech And Language Disorders,
Very Good - Speech and languages Disorders
Diploma’s Degree in Language And Speech Disorders,
Good -
Faculty of Arts Cairo University
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