Women represent a substantial majority of the behavior analytic workforce, and a significant and growing percentage of ABA small business owners. Despite this numerical dominance, leadership in the field continues to be shaped by systemic challenges that disproportionately affect women: the dual demands of professional leadership and caregiving responsibilities, cultural norms around self-sacrifice and helping professions, and organizational structures that were rarely designed with the practical realities of working mothers and small business owners in mind.
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| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 1 | Supervision |
Bethany Patterson is a BCBA, LBA-VA, IBA. She is a Clinical Director with Helianthus Positive Behavior Supports LLC and has experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis working with children 18 months old to adults 45 years of age. She has worked with all different diagnosis from Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, TBIs, BPD, Fragile X, Seizure disorders, Schizophrenia, and trauma cases to name a few. She has worked as a BCBA in numerous locations from school districts, in-home, day schools, CDCs, residential locations, and in the community. Bethany has a Master of Science in Education and currently in a Doctoral Program for Educational Psychology and Technology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Bethany is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed as a Behavior Analyst in the State of Virginia. She specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, and trauma and stress related disorders. Bethany is also a member and affiliated with the following organizations Kappa Delta Phi Society of Education, Association of Behavioral Analysis International, Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis, North Carolina for Behavior Analysts, International Behavior Analysis Organization, Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Association for Educational Communication Technology, and American Psychological Association. Bethany has served on the board of Family Readiness Group for the USS Helena in Norfolk, VA, the board of Hawaii Association for Behavior Analysis, and former leader for the Do Better Movement. Outside of HPBS Bethany is a mother of 2, military spouse, owner of two German Shepherds, and published author of a Children's Book Daddy's Submarine. With her family she loves to off road, hike, kayak, and play board games.
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