Highlights:I worked for almost eight years in mental health and ABA field.

Skills:ABA, Behavior Therapist

Goal:I want to be a certified as a BCBA or Mental Health Counselor

Certification:RBT

International Scholar/Trainee 01/2023 - 01/2023
Anderson Center for Autism, Staatsburg, NY United States
Industry: Health
I worked for Anderson Center for Autism in a fellowship program funded by American Immigration Council.
(A) Attend to the educational, vocational, physical, social and emotional needs of the students, while assisting the RM and team with daily programming, data collection, supervision and safety of the students in their assigned residence, (B) Carry out programming in his/her assigned residence. (C) Train with all Anderson Center for Autism staff to ensure the highest quality programs possible are provided and supported at all times. (D) Complete all necessary documentation and reporting in a timely manner, (E) Responsible for the upkeep and cleanliness of the physical environment for their assigned residences.--
Founder and Therapist 03/2021 - 12/2022
PsycheLeaf, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Industry: Health
I developed the key technical thing for the agency.
(A) Assessment & identification of mental health condition including children with special needs/autism, (B) Providing counseling to people in need including children with developmental disorders (Intellectual disability, language disorder, speech sound disorder, social communication disorder, autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, specific learning disorder, etc), (C) Creating the awareness building workshop for team members including support staff. (D) Advocating on autism disorders, raise the voice to accommodate & acceptance the children with autism on national policy, (E) Developing the module for social skills training for children with autism to interact with others, including conversation with problem solving skills, (F) Implementing the Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Children focused on children with special needs/autism.--
Program Manager 09/2019 - 03/2021
Action Contre la Faim (ACF), Cox's bazar, Bangladesh
Industry: Health and Protection
I worked in the MHCPGP department.
(A) Implementation of MHCPGP components of projects, including line-managing staff in the MHCPGP Team directly implementing mental health activities. Staff Supervision and Representation, (B) Ensure highest accountability standards in implementation of all grants for which are the focal point, that all work plans are prepared and implemented, monitored and reported according to schedule, (C) Manage and strengthen mental health and child care practices and protection activities in the refugee camps, refugee settlements, host community and into the national health care system, (D) Define and develop mental health, care practices and protection activities in Cox's Bazar area (E) To provide parenting support for behavior problems, (F) Participation in internal/external coordination and ensure timely reporting on programs, (G) Proactively support ACFs commitments to gender equality, child protection and disability sensitivity, (H) Developing the module for social skills training for children that skills they need to interact with others, including conversation with problem solving skills, (I) Implementing the Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Children focused on children with disability, (J) Implementing the EMAP within Refugee camps.--
MHPSS Coordinator & Counseling Psychologist 01/2015 - 08/2019
BRAC, Cox's Bazar & Dhaka, Bangladesh
Industry: Health
I worked with BRAC the largest NGO in the world in HQ and field.
(A) Strengthen community based mental health and psychosocial support activities integrated through primary health care services, (B) Plan, develop and implement mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities in a participatory manner, monitor individual and group mental health psychosocial support activities in collaboration with psychologist, community psychosocial volunteers and community para counselor, (C) Ensure timely referral and follow up of cases in need of further support. Also, Implement supervision model for psychologists, Community Para Counselor (CPC) / Para Counselor and Community Psychosocial Volunteers (CPVs), (D) Build the capacities of psychologists, community para counselor and community psychosocial volunteers and facilitate participatory and inclusive activities, monitor targets and achievements for psychologists and supervisors, (E) Contribute to data entry and analysis of gathered information, ensure consistency in the mental health and psychosocial activities across different locations, initiate and lead meetings for sharing and learning and continuous improvement of activities through the development and maintaining link with other MHPSS actors, (F) Assessment & identification of mental health conditions including children with mental deficits, (G) Design & implement of child led program within humanitarian play lab, (H) Implementing the Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) within Refugee camps, (I) Other Responsibilities: Module development; Facilitate TOT, training programs and capacity building programs for youth and mental health workers/supporters, implementing the projects, monitor and evaluate; Supervising mental health workers/professionals to ensure effective services; Produce reports on organizational activity and project, Play role in decision making and evaluate the progress; Provide counseling services.--
Assistant Counseling Psychologist 07/2014 - 06/2015
University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Industry: Education
I worked in the counseling and guidance office.
Providing counseling to the students and office management activities--

University of Dhaka 01/2009 - 12/2012
Dhaka, , Bangladesh
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Psychology
A four years B.S. program

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