Melissa L.

Housam

5513 Annetta Drive Bethel Park, PA 15102 Cell Phone (412) 722-2545 Email mlh124 !itt"e#$ Email o!tion mi%%ho$%am &mail"'om

EDUCATION
(a%ter o) E#$'ation* +he ,niver%it- o) Pitt%.$r&h, Pitt%.$r&h, PA* C$rrentl- Enrolle# ((a/or-- Earl- 0ntervention 1ith the 2!e'iali3ation in A$ti%m, BCBA 'erti)i'ation)" Anti'i!ation o) &ra#$ation A!ril 2014" Ba'helor o) 2'ien'e, Dean% 4i%t* 2li!!er- 5o'k ,niver%it-, 2li!!er- 5o'k, PA* 6$ne, 2007 ((a/or82!e'ial E#$'ation (9-12) an# Elementar- E#$'ation (:-;))" Penn%-lvania 'erti)ie# in .oth area%"

EMPLOYMENT
4/13-Current Therapeutic Staff Support, Southwestern Human Services (Pittsburgh, P , office is !ocate" in #pper St$ C!air% Provi#e 1-on-1 .ehavioral intervention an# a'tivitie% to 'hil#ren 1ith #i%a.ilitie% that !o%%e%% .ehavior #i))i'$ltie% in li)e 1ho are !re%'ri.e# +22 an# B2C ho$r%" <ollo1 an# im!lement the treatment &oal% !rovi#e# .- the B2C" 0 '$rrentl- have 3 'lient% )or 2; ho$r% !er 1eek" +hi% a&en'- )ollo1% a %tri't A!!lie# Behavior Anal-%i% a!!roa'h" 0 have atten#e# ABA trainin&% an# %$!ervi%ion%" 0 al%o 'om!lete# m!ra'ti'$m 1ith thi% %ite )or BCBA ho$r% in the %$mmer 2013 Therapeutic Staff Support, Pau!a Teacher ' ssociates, (nc$ (Pittsburgh, P , office is !ocate" in )erona, P %$ Provi#e# 1-on-1 .ehavioral intervention an# a'tivitie% to 'hil#ren 1ith #i%a.ilitie% that #i%!la-e# .ehavior #i))i'$ltie% in li)e 1ho 1ere !re%'ri.e# +22 an# B2C ho$r%" <ollo1e# an# im!lemente# the treatment &oal% !rovi#e# .- the B2C" 0 ha# 2 'lient% )or 10 ho$r% !er 1eek" Specia! *"ucation Teacher, )+, Partners, (,C ( Pitt%.$r&h, PA (Ea%t Car%on 2treet, 2o$th 2i#e)) Provi#e# 1-on-1 re%o$r'e %ervi'e% to '-.er %'hool %!e'ial e#$'ation %t$#ent%, im!lemente# in#ivi#$ali3e# e#$'ation !ro&ram% to their '$rrent e#$'ation, &ra#e# an# in%tr$'te# elementar- %t$#ent% in the '-.er %'hool !o!$lation Specia! *"ucation Teacher, St$ Stephen0s +utheran ca"em1 on the 2!a"e 3un +utheran Services Campus (=elieno!le, PA) 0m!lemente# an# 0n%tr$'te# 0n#ivi#$ali3e# e#$'ation )or mi##le %'hool an# hi&h %'hool %t$#ent% 1ith %!e'ial e#$'ation nee#% (mental health, .ehavior, et')" >rote 0EP2, .ehavior !lan%, 'otta&e re!ort%, le%%on !lan% )or ea'h 'hil# or %$./e't"

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.4/13-1&/13 Service Coor"ination/Trac5ing Coor"inator ((nfant/To""!er p!acement%, The !!iance of (nfants an" To""!ers (Pittsburgh, P % A%%$me# all re%!on%i.ilitie% o) the 2ervi'e Coor#inator an# +ra'kin& Coor#inator, o.%erve#Btook note%Ban# !arti'i!ate# in revie1%Binitial%Bann$al%Beval$ation%Btran%ition%, 'on#$'te# an# 1rote Eval$ation 5e!ort%B2ervi'e 9ote%B0<2P%B5evie1%, 'on#$'te# an# 1rote $! the A&e% an# 2ta&e% C$e%tionnaire )or tra'kin& 'oor#ination, o.%erve# an# !arti'i!ate# in the Battelle 0nventor- A%%e%%ment )or eli&i.ilit- to %ervi'e%, hel!e# &ive %$&&e%tion% to )amilie% in nee# o) other 'on'ern% 6ehavior na!1st Consu!t (6C6 p!acement%, Southwestern Human Services (6ethe! Par5 office, P % A%%$me# all re%!on%i.ilitie% o) the Behavior Anal-%t 'on%$lt an# B2C%, D.%erve# an# took #ata on in#ivi#$al 'lient %e%%ion%, revi%e# +22 man$al +rainin&%, #e%i&ne# ?er.al Behavior Po1erPoint 1ith vi#eo% an# 'heat %heet +o .etter #e)ine vo'a.$lar- that ma- .e to$&h, 'on#$'te# a ABC o.%ervation <$n'tional Behavior A%%e%%ment on 1 'lient, 1ill .e 'on#$'tin& (an# +rainin& 0nte&rit- ratin& %'ale %heet to %everal +22BB2C %e%%ion% *ar!1 (ntervention Specia! *"ucation Teacher (*( P!acement/ utism P!acement%, +* P (+earning *7periences8 an !ternative Program for preschoo!ers an" parents% (Sharpsburg, P %$ A%%$me# all re%!on%i.ilitie% o) the %!e'ial e#$'ation tea'her an# #elivere# 0n#ivi#$ali3e# in%tr$'tion to 14 %t$#ent% in the mornin& an# 14 %t$#ent% in the a)ternoon, 'on#$'te# the Battelle 0nventor- A%%e%%ment an# the Denver Develo!mental 0nventor- 2'reenin&, #e%i&ne# an# im!lemente# a'tivitie% that )a'ilitate# &oal% in them, o.%erve# an# !arti'i!ate# in 0EP an# 'olla.orative meetin&% *ar!1 (ntervention Specia! *"ucation Teacher (*( p!acement/ utism p!acement%/ 6ehavior na!1st (6C6 p!acement%, P+* (Programs for +iving, *"ucation, an" "vocac1% (9i!5insburg, P %$ A%%$me# all re%!on%i.ilitie% o) the %!e'ial e#$'ation tea'her an# #elivere# in#ivi#$ali3e# in%tr$'tion to 10 %t$#ent% in 2 #i))erent 'la%%room% (5 in ea'h), 'on#$'te# )$n'tional .ehavioral a%%e%%ment% an# intervie1%, !re%ente# in)ormation on intervention%, #e%i&ne# in#ivi#$al in%tr$'tion )or 'ir'le time an# )or t1o other %t$#ent%, an# hel!e# 1ith ever- #a- a'tivitie%" 2t$#ent% at P4EA 1ere la.ele# 1ith man- #i%a.ilitie% in'l$#in& A$ti%m, A%!er&erE% 2-n#rome, Con#$'t Di%or#er, D!!o%itional De)iant Di%or#er, an# PDD-9D2" All %t$#ent% 1ere !la'e# there #$e to the #i))i'$ltie% that aro%e at !revio$% %'hool%, an# the- nee#e# more 1-on-1 %$!!ort%" Ea'h 'la%%room 1a% %tri'tl- an A!!lie# Behavior Anal-%i% 'la%%room that $tili3e# )l$en'- in%tr$'tion t1o time% !er #a- an# 'eleration 'hart%" *!ementar1 Teacher, 2ran"view *!ementar1 Schoo! with the Pittsburgh Pub!ic Schoo!s ;istrict (Pittsburgh, P % A%%$me# all re%!on%i.ilitie% o) a re&$lar e#$'ation tea'her an# #elivere# in%tr$'tion to a.o$t 25 %e'on# &ra#e %t$#ent%" 0m!lemente# a ne1 'la%%room .ehavior !ro&ram, atten#e# meetin&% an# !ro)e%%ional #evelo!ment, in%tr$'te# %t$#ent% in all %$./e't%

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%elated E&'e!ience
=a!! &.13 Summer &.13 .1/13-.:/13 )o!unteere" 3 times at >ubi!ee Soup ?itchen, Hi!! ;istrict of Pittsburgh P tten"e" Penn State ,ationa! utism Conference for 3 "a1s 6ehavior na!1sis >ourna! C!ub faci!itate" b1 >ohanna Ta1!or, #niversit1 of Pittsburgh *(/ utism/6C6 program (Pittsburgh, P % Pre!are# an# !arti'i!ate# in .i-monthl- 'l$. on '$rrent to!i'% an# /o$rnal%, &ave in!$t on /o$rnal #$rin& #i%'$%%ion%, a%ke# G$e%tion% an# took note% *motiona! Support Specia! *"ucation Teacher, Co-Teaching Practicum e7perience in Socia! Stu"ies an" *ng!ish (Hampton Senior High Schoo!, Hampton, P % Summer ;a1 Camp Counse!or, 6ethe! Par5 3ecreation ;epartment, 6ethe! Par5, P

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