Megan Christopher, BCBA, LBA, MS, MEd
See below for contact, services provided, background and education.
Contact Information: info@pdxrbx.com
Business Website: https://pdxrbx.com
Practice Description:
- Conflict Resolution: workplace mediation and facilitated dialogue, student focused peer mediation and restorative discipline, non-violent communication trainings and coaching, positive adolescent behavior coaching.
- Behavior Coaching: goal setting, motivation, anxiety, substance use disorder, social skills and communication
- Contextual Behavior Science (CBS), Executive Function skill building, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
- Violence Prevention in Schools: Bullying prevention, culturally responsive and trauma informed teaching and behavior approaches, and data driven decision making.
- Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and implementation of evidence-based Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)
Approach to Practice / Form of Mediation: Interest-based approach to mediation, collaborative goal setting and creation of measurable outcomes. Human Resources focus on Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and behavior analytic approaches to employee relations.
Background: Over fifteen years working with youth focused organizations and schools as an educator, specialist, coordinator, professional development leader, instructional coach, administrator, mediator and facilitator.
Education / Training:
MEd in secondary and English as a Second Language education, MS in Conflict Resolution with culturally responsive and trauma informed mediation and peace education focus, both degrees from Portland State University.
Graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from Portland State University , certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board as a BCBA and State of Oregon as a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA).
Certifications:
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
- State of Oregon Professional Teaching License
- Advanced Mediation Certificate: Portland State University
- Group Facilitation/ Facilitated Dialogue: Hatfield School of Government
- Collaborative Problem Solving Certification: OHSU
- DEIB Leader as a Coach Training: Equity Collaborative
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention NCI Certification: Crisis Prevention Institute
Memberships and Affiliations:
- Oregon Coalition Against Hate Crime
- Association of Contextual Behavioral Science
- Oregon Mediation Association
- Board of Directors: Push Movement pushmovementrecovery.org
- Oregon Education Association Legislative Advisory Council, Union Executive Board
- MCREN Governing Body: Multnomah and Clackamas County Regional Educators Network
Behavior Analytic Continuing Education:
- Behavioral Approach to Substance Use: Relias Academy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Ethics and Supervision: 123 Behavior Analyst CE
- Working With Adults: BehaviorLive