Elly Torre

• Developing and implementing individualised behaviour intervention plans tailored to each client's needs.
• Designing and overseeing skill acquisition programs, including social, communication, academic, and life skills development.
• Creating individualised education and intervention plans for children with autism and other developmental delays.
• Coaching parents and caregivers on implementing strategies to support skill development and manage challenging behaviours.
• Facilitating home visits and centre-based sessions to align strategies across environments.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including therapists, teachers, and parents, to ensure cohesive intervention approaches.
• Supervising and mentoring therapists to ensure fidelity in program implementation.
• Collecting, analysing, and interpreting data to monitor progress and adjust interventions.
• Using evidence-based approaches to guide decision-making and optimise outcomes.
• Delivering training sessions for staff and caregivers on topics such as behaviour management, skill development, and autism-specific strategies.
• Educating teams on the use of visual supports, token economies, and other tools to promote engagement and independence.
• Ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines and best practices in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and other therapeutic modalities.
• Advocating for clients' needs within educational and therapeutic settings.
• Proficient in using visual schedules, social stories, and other supports to enhance comprehension and independence.
• Skilled in fostering communication through AAC devices, such as Proloquo2Go.
• Adept at building rapport with clients to encourage engagement and trust.
• Strong problem-solving skills for addressing challenging behaviours and creating effective solutions.
• Empathetic and patient approach to working with children and families.

• Longest serving player in the whole league with over 150 senior games to my name.
• Served the same club for 11 years with over 250 club games to my name.
• Vice captain for 3 years.
• Led the team to multiple championships (2016, 2022)
• Voted by the public eye as the ‘Defender of The Season’ in 2019 and 2022.
• Part of the Leadership Team for 5 years which involves being a support system for players and mentoring juniors throughout their soccer careers.
• Worked with coaches to identify strengths and weaknesses and make adjustments to improve my performance.

Learning to do the following under constant supervision from my senior behaviour consultant and supervisor:

• Developing and implementing individualised behaviour intervention plans tailored to each client's needs.
• Designing and overseeing skill acquisition programs, including social, communication, academic, and life skills development.
• Creating individualised education and intervention plans for children with autism and other developmental delays.
• Coaching parents and caregivers on implementing strategies to support skill development and manage challenging behaviours.
• Facilitating home visits and centre-based sessions to align strategies across environments.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including therapists, teachers, and parents, to ensure cohesive intervention approaches.
• Supervising and mentoring therapists to ensure fidelity in program implementation.
• Collecting, analysing, and interpreting data to monitor progress and adjust interventions.
• Using evidence-based approaches to guide decision-making and optimise outcomes.
• Delivering training sessions for staff and caregivers on topics such as behaviour management, skill development, and autism-specific strategies.
• Educating teams on the use of visual supports, token economies, and other tools to promote engagement and independence.
• Ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines and best practices in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and other therapeutic modalities.
• Advocating for clients' needs within educational and therapeutic settings.
• Proficient in using visual schedules, social stories, and other supports to enhance comprehension and independence.
• Skilled in fostering communication through AAC devices, such as Proloquo2Go.
• Adept at building rapport with clients to encourage engagement and trust.
• Strong problem-solving skills for addressing challenging behaviours and creating effective solutions.
• Empathetic and patient approach to working with children and families.

• Demonstrated and exemplified high standards of therapy to staff members, serving as a role model and showcasing defined clinical skills through practical implementation.
• Ensured that team members were delivering intervention as described within the child's program folder.
• Ensured that team meeting agendas were ready prior to the team meeting and that important issues were identified.
• Understood each child's program thoroughly and assisted the BC with clinical activities, such as probing new phases of programming, identifying programs which need review or monitoring data for pre-determined patterns.
• Implemented BC responsibilities, including program design, composing comprehensive program descriptions, formulating data sheets, creating behavior trend graphs, and actively contributing to collaborative brainstorming sessions for curriculum development.

• Developed and delivered comprehensive training sessions to educate and upskill new staff members in a wide range of therapy skills.
• Independently developed three-hour workshops to educate staff members on fundamental principles of ABA, including reinforcement, prompting, and behavior management.
• Engaging in self-reflection alongside a team of highly skilled professionals to brainstorm strategies for advancing and enhancing my existing skill sets.
• Acquired invaluable experience in executing BC responsibilities, encompassing program design, composing program descriptions, developing data sheets, generating behavior trend graphs, and actively participating in collaborative brainstorming for curriculum development and future initiatives.

• Implement a fun and engaging approach to interacting with, and teaching children.
• Ability to think creatively and adjust my teaching approach to meet the needs of various learners.
• Able to confidently manage challenging behaviors in a calm and supportive manner.
• Will display a strong work ethic underpinned by punctuality, excellent organizational skills and professionalism.
• Capable of guiding individuals towards cultivating a team culture that embraces positivity and a solution-focused mindset.
• Collaborating with multiple Behavior Consultants to create programs, actively listen to their feedback, and meticulously implementing their intervention plans.

• Gained my Certificate in Youth Work.
• Visited children who had special needs at Rosamond Special School each week who I built unique relationships with and ensured their day was filled with fun and adventure.
• Instilled hope in children who experienced neglect and abuse at Footscray High School by listening to their stories and providing advice and sympathising with their situations weekly.
  
  

• Worked with young children to develop their gross motor skills and grow a passion for soccer and sport.
• Employee of the year in 2016 and 2019.