ABA therapist available to teach young children in autism spectrum

**Talla_ABA** · 16-09-12, 14:00

Hi all,

I am behavior therapist providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy as early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder. I am looking for full-time employment for expat family or center in Jakarta, or preferable if I can relocate to Bali. I have bachelor degree in clinical psychology and am trained on conducting discrete trials teaching (DTT), natural language paradigm, verbal behavior, pivotal response treatment, and precision teaching. Some of the skills of my teaching proficiency are:

Theory of mind
Social skills
Play skills
Motor development (gross, fine, oral, & locomotor)
Self-help & daily living skills
Pre-academic skills & school readiness
Joint attention
Language acquirement (proto, receptive, & expressive language)
Social language & communication
Math, writing, & literacy training
Cognitive abilities
Emotions
General knowledge

I am also trained to administer VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R assessment. Please contact me for further resume if interested through my email [email protected].

Warm regards!

**Puspawarna** · 16-09-12, 17:57

There is a lot of need for the services you are offering, so hopefully something will work out. A couple of questions that people might ask - what is your native language, and what is your nationality? If you aren't Indonesian, it would be hard for an expat family to hire you full-time because they'd have trouble getting you a work permit. If English is not your first language, it may or may not matter, but since you are offering "natural language paradigm" and "verbal behavior" as part of the package, English-speaking families would probably want to at least explore how your being a non-native speaker would affect provision of those services.

**Talla_ABA** · 17-09-12, 23:11

Hi, thanks for replying! I am Indonesian and Bahasa speaker, but I have been also delivering my one-on-one teaching to children of English-speaking families. Since I am not SLP or BCBA, I might not cover formal and systematic behavioral assessment, nor supervise an intervention. But I am trained to write, implement, and modify programs using the teaching methods. Working with/under Psychologist, especially SLP and/or Behavior Analyst, will be generally advisable.

Regarding the natural language paradigm and verbal behavior, you might want to differ from formal properties of language in linguistic area. Teaching procedure that involves structure or formal topography of language will be certainly more appropriate to be undertaken by linguistic professionals. Natural language paradigm is more to get elaborated language within incidental teaching procedure in natural environment setting, while verbal behavior concerning on how delayed-speech children acquire their ability to talk and understand the function of language. Well, I do hope things really work out and I'm open to further questions

Blessings

**ScooterIndo** · 21-09-12, 18:03

I know for a fact there is a lot of demand for your services in Bali, so much so that we were actually going to open a school in Bali specialising in the special needs of downs syndrome and autistic children. I would put an advert in the bali advertiser (its free) and also contact the family support groups such as putrkembaaran(???) they have their own facebook page. good luck

**weetraveller** · 08-03-13, 08:21

Hello! I am taking my BCBA exam in September and (should my husband get the job he wants, at the Green School), we hope to move to Bali shortly after. I have 11 years of experience in ABA/VB, working in London, Sydney, LA and North Carolina. I was trained at Autism Partnership and have been very lucky to have worked with some of the top ABA specialists in California. So, should our move go to plan, I would love to combine forces with some people and help set up a school? I worked for 2 years at the pioneering ABA school in London (TreeHouse School) - a truly magical place... It would be amazing to create something similar in Bali

**ScooterIndo** · 08-03-13, 10:09

I have answered a number of PM enquiries on the issue of the school we were going to set up and would like to clarify that after we obtained the land to build the school buildings the project fell flat when one of our main investors pulled out due to a certain sex scandal with a well known singer - yeah you know the one, since then the project has been put on ice and the land has been used for another purpose.

**ryvedd** · 13-03-13, 09:25

I am Speech Language Pathologist and Occupational Therapist. I have 12 years experiences to handle children with special need including autism. I run a clinic too that based on Homeschooling for Special Need Chil;dren, ADULAM. I am an Indonesian. I can speak English off course. If any family interest to hire me or need our sercvice please dont hesitate to contact:

Ray: 081310095123/081617662777
[email protected]
infoanakspesial.blogspot.com

Thanks

**Talla_ABA** · 31-03-13, 00:55

Hi weetraveller and ScooterIndo, so glad to find this further discussion about Autism service! At this present, I have just resigned from an early intervention center in Jakarta and am eagerly looking for a new employment in Bali. I am planning to take BCaBA (hopefully) this year after settle down with a job, and I thought it would be great if I could get some ideas from you prior to making any decision (regarding job prospect in Bali). I will be in Bali next week (April 2-7) and it would be fantastic if we can set up an appointment to a relaxed meeting. Please feel free to let me know if you're interested. My contact is +62817-811-816 or [email protected]. Hope to know you better. Thanks!

**saigon** · 15-04-13, 23:44

Originally Posted by weetraveller

Hello! I am taking my BCBA exam in September and (should my husband get the job he wants, at the Green School), we hope to move to Bali shortly after. I have 11 years of experience in ABA/VB, working in London, Sydney, LA and North Carolina. I was trained at Autism Partnership and have been very lucky to have worked with some of the top ABA specialists in California. So, should our move go to plan, I would love to combine forces with some people and help set up a school? I worked for 2 years at the pioneering ABA school in London (TreeHouse School) - a truly magical place... It would be amazing to create something similar in Bali

Sounds like I have a comrade in you guys...but BALI is not my place of choice since my roommate teaches here in Jakarta! Lets keep our option open..