Mara Marnie Katz

About Mara Marnie Katz

Autism Services for Progress and Results. Epicenter ABA provides intensive in-home…

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Epicenter Aba Therapy

   Oct 2017 — Present · Cleveland/Akron, OH, US

   For Progress and Results Start at The Epicenter.Epicenter uses a unique, collaborative, individualized approach specializing in Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy (ABA) to help individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other neurological disorders, thrive in their environments. Epicenter provides Applied Behavior Analysis services in the client\'s home, school, clinic, community, and vocational environments to teach and encourage independence in the places in which our clients live, and to assure collaboration with parents and other professionals from whom your child is learning. Dedicated to providing the highest quality service, we provide ongoing training for our staff ensuring up to date, evidenced based behavioral interventions. We use evidence based assessments such as the VB-MAPP, AFLS, ABLLS, and PEAK. We feature the PEAK Relational Training System, which provides a comprehensive assessment across a wider range of language abilities and higher-order language and cognition abilities, while promoting generalization. Epicenter also uses the PEAK assessment to demonstrate relationship to IQ, challenging behavior, expressive/receptive language, and benchmarking compared to neurological typical

Education

• The Chicago School

  Master's Degree, Child and Adolescent Psychology - Family Systems

  2013 — 2014

• Ohio University

  Dance

  2005 — 2006

• University of West Florida

  Behavioral Consultant Behavioral Analyst Certification, Applied Behavior Analysis

  2013 — 2015

• The Ohio State University

  Bachelor of Arts and Science, Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

  2006 — 2009

• Santa Monica College

  Prerequisites for Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy/Therapist

  2010 — 2012

Skills

• Qbs
• Customer Service
• Developmental Disabilities
• Training
• Early Intervention
• Peak
• Cpi Certified
• Psychotherapy
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Pecs
• Strategic Planning
• Cpr Certified
• Behavior Analysis
• Dtt
• Verbal Behavior
• Bcba
• Cerebral Palsy
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Negotiation
• Research
• Medical Billing
• Rbt
• Multicultural Education
• Marketing
• Behavioral Problems
• Iep
• American Sign Language
• Fundraising
• Childcare
• Microsoft Excel
• Autism
• Event Planning
• Vb-Mapp
• Social Media
• Office Administration
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr)
• Supervisory Skills
• Healthcare
• Net