Kristine D. Dickson, BCBA

EXPERIENCE:                                                                                                                  

3/2015 – Present             Owner/Clinical Director, Nurture & Nature Applied Behavior Analysis

5/2014 – 3/2015              Regional Clinical Manager, Behavior and Education Inc.

4/2012 – 4/2014              Regional Clinical Manager, Inclusive Education and Community Partnerships

3/2011 – 3/2012              Clinical Director, Wellspring Healthcare, North Hills, CA

                                  9/2010 – 10/2011            Consulting, Jose Rios

10/2007 – 10/2011          Clinical Supervisor, Applied Behavioral Learning, Encino, California

 

EDUCATION:

Board Certified Behavior Analyst, BCBA certification 1-11-8991

PEERS Certified Instructor from UCLA

California State University, MA, awarded with honors

Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst, BCaBA

Pivotal Response Treatment, Level 1 Certification

Certificate in ABA from CSULA

Substitute Teaching Credential from the state of California

Writer’s Bootcamp, Scholarship Immersion Program

                                Michigan State University, BA – Theatre

 

AWARDS:

Special Recognition in Graduate Studies, CSULA, 2012

William and Trudy Hobbson Research Scholarship, 2011

Cal State Los Angeles, English Faculty Award for Drama, 2011

Graduate Equity Fellowship, CSULA, 2011

Special Recognition in Graduate Studies, CSULA, 2011

Cal State Los Angeles Alumni Scholarship, CSULA 2010

Golden Eagle Award of Excellence, CSULA, 2010

Special Recognition in Graduate Studies, CSULA, 2010

 

                                PRESENTATION & PUBLICATIONS:

                                APBA Reporter, January 2012 - Issue #35

                                How to report functional behavioral assessment methods and results.

                                APBA Reporter, October 2011 - Issue #33

                                How well do practitioners specify functional assessment methods in assessment reports, and why should we care?

                                Calaba Conference 2012

                                Self-Injurious Behavior: An Introduction to Definitions, Demographics, Causes, Assessment, Treatment & Ethics

                                ABAI Conference 2012

                                Critical Elements in the Development and Design of Behavior Intervention Plans: A Guide fro Practitioners

                                Calaba Conference 2013

                                Case Formulation: Designing Ethical and Effective Treatment Plans

                                Calaba Conference 2013

                                Treatment Implementation: Achieving Results After Treatment Development

                                Calaba Conference 2014

                                Parent Training, What we know and what we don't

                                ABAI Conference 2014

                                Case Formulation: Designing Ethical and Effective Treatment Plans

                                SCBBA Presentation 2014

                                Ethical Considerations in Suspected Abuse and Neglect; Mandated Reporting