TITLE: Behavior Counselor – Special Education
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Must be currently licensed/certified as a Professional Counselor or Psychologist.
- A master’s degree or doctoral degree from an approved professional program.
- Successful completion of required internship or experience under a certifiable supervisor.
- Such alternatives to the above as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
REPORTS TO: Supervisor of Special Education
JOB GOAL: To provide counseling to students with disabilities in order to prevent or remediate emotional behavior or educational related problems.
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provide functional behavior assessments in order to:
a. Develop effective behavior intervention plans, and;
b. Develop appropriate programming in the least restrictive environment for students
with disabling conditions of emotional disturbance and behavior disorders.
- Consultation with administrators, teaching staff, community agencies, and parents regarding behavior intervention, educational and clinical programming, and medical/medication issues.
- Provide access to information and facilitation between community based and private resources available to students, parents, clinicians, school staff, and administrators.
- Provide formal and informal education regarding ED designation, behavioral interventions, psychological disorders, legal guidelines, and child development.
- Conducts behavior analysis, crisis intervention, clinical counseling, implementation and monitoring of individual behavior management plans, goals setting, etc.
- Translates current research into practice, assesses programmatic needs and assesses behavior management skills and related classroom management skills of staff.
- Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the designated supervisor.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Exempt position. Eleven month work year. Salary, hours and schedule to be established by the Talbot County Board of Education, and subject to change.
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