Directors

Katie Allen M.S. BCBA

Katie Allen, M.S., BCBA, is a master’s level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) since 2005. Their Master of Science degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) was obtained through Northeastern University, Boston MA. Katie spent three years at the New England Center for Children, a leading day and residential program for Autistic children in the United States. Upon completion of their master’s degree they spent one year working in a public school setting implementing ABA both in and out of the classroom.  They moved to Vancouver in 2006 to design and implement individualized home based ABA programs for children with developmental differences. Their focus in training and practice has been working with individuals who exhibit severe challenging behaviour including self-injurious behaviour, aggression, and property destruction within the contexts of home, school, community and residential treatment. Katie has been active as a board member of BC-ABA for four years in the roles of President, Member at Large and Secretary. Since 2019 Katie has been working within the Provincial Health Services Authority at BC Children's Hospital with the Self-injurious Behavior Clinic alongside a multi-disciplinary team working to assess and treat children who engage in self-injurious behavior across the province. They has presented research at both local and international venues, and spoke on invitation to a variety of organizations including parent groups, BC Children’s Hospital, Fraser Health, and school districts. Katie uses data analysis to assess the effect of challenging behaviours on their environment, providing research opportunities to interns and staff in residential treatment facilities and private home-based intervention. Their research interests include self-injurious behavior, functional analysis, and errorless learning strategies.