ADVANTAGE BEHAVIORAL GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Program Director of Foundations Family Wellness
Haley was born & raised in Nashville, Tennessee. After attending Auburn University and teaching at Pinewood American International School in Thessaloniki, Greece, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 2015. Haley taught in elementary schools in Florida until 2020, when she joined the parent education team at Behavior Basics, Inc. After witnessing the transformative merits of the SMP program, Haley approached the company's leaders with the intention to expand the program and offer our services to parents all over the country. Haley is invigorated by her work to support families and is thrilled to hold the position of Program Director of Foundations Family Wellness.
Karen obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication/Journalism from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. In 2008, she obtained her Florida Teacher's Certificate for grades K-6. That same year, she took over as the Physical Education teacher at Bridges Montessori in Stuart, Florida.
As a teacher, she was provided great professional development opportunities, including seminars and workshops in Peaceful Parenting and Conscious Discipline. This training was instrumental in preparing Karen for her job as Behavior Coach with ABG.
Karen lives in Palm City, Florida with her husband and 11-year-old daughter. She enjoys coaching her daughter's softball teams and attending sporting events with her family. Karen grew up in a military family and had the wonderful opportunity to travel all over the world, and hopes to bring her daughter to other countries as she gets older.
ABG's CEO, Karin, is a board-certified behavior analyst. She has worked as a behavior analyst for three consulting firms and served on the faculty of the University of South Florida for seven years as the Senior Behavior Analyst with the Behavior Analysis Services Program, in partnership with the Department of Children and Families.
In this capacity, Karin supervised a team of behavior analysts who provided direct services to families who were experiencing behavior issues with their children. These cases often involved children with mental health issues or developmental disabilities. Karin was also responsible for curriculum development and revision, research activities specific to parent training, and training caregivers in the community. Karin has also developed behavior management programs for local group homes and mental health facilities.
Karin's current roles include developing curricula development for parent training, conducting behavior management training for parents, for teenage mothers, and for prisoners awaiting re-entry into the community, and providing in-home consultation services for caregivers and children. She also consults with multidisciplinary committees to review cases of children who are displaying maladaptive behaviors, as well as trains graduate students pursuing certification as a behavior analyst.
Michael has a strong desire to work with families in need and serve the community in which he was raised. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Florida Atlantic University.
As a longtime resident of the Treasure Coast, Michael has had many opportunities to meet and work with people from all backgrounds and cultures. ABG gives Michael the ability to work hands on with families and closely track their progress.
Paula obtained her Masters of Science Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from the Florida Institute of Technology. Since 2001, she has served the community as a behavior analyst, including service to the University of South Florida for five years. In this capacity, Paula's role included providing services to families experiencing behavior issues with their children or foster children who were living with them.
Paula obtained her Masters of Science Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from the Florida Institute of Technology. Since 2001, she has served the community as a behavior analyst, including service to the University of South Florida for five years. In this capacity, Paula's role included providing services to families experiencing behavior issues with their children or foster children who were living with them.
Paula has extensive experience working with children who suffer with mental health problems and/or developmental issues. She also has half a decade of experience providing parenting training for various types of caregivers in the community. She has had great success in changing the lives of those she has worked with in regard to decreasing unwanted behaviors and replacing the behaviors with appropriate ones.
On top of these, Paula has a great deal of experience in training residential facility staff and monitoring implementation of behavior programs for regional group homes and mental health facilities.
She currently holds the additional duties of assisting in developing curriculum for parent training and providing behavior management community training for people from diverse backgrounds. Paula is also involved with training college students working toward their master's degree in applied behavior analysis.