QBHP - Grand Rapids, MI

Akoya Behavioral Health is a clinician owned and operated in-home ABA program specializing in children with autism. Our focus is on the family and client together and we believe that by incorporating and supporting the family/caregivers together, we can do more. Our clinical team is lead by a BCBA with over 20 years of experience in the ABA field, having served families and children in more than a dozen different states. 

Our Guiding Principles

• Strengthening Skills
• Cultivating Communication
• Inspiring Independence

By growing and working together, our team continues to expand how and what we do to help support the families and children we serve. Our focus is on building a team of experts that support many funcitons within Akoya and support the strengths of each team member individually. We work to foster effective and open communication amongst the different team members and departments to ensure that all employees are able to get involved and make a difference regardless of position or level. We also work to improve not only the indendence of the children we work with, but to support the independence and work of all team members. 

Check out our website www.akoyabh.com for more information!

Job Title: QBHP Clinical Supervisor

Company: Akoya Behavioral Health  

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Job Type: Part-Time/ Full- Time

​​Role and Responsibilities​ 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Oversight of clinical programming for a caseload of clients 
• Support, training, and supervision of RBTs assigned 
• Completion of initial and ongoing assessments for clients and potential clients 
• Data analysis and treatment adjustment for clients on caseload 
• Implementation of ongoing caregiver support 

Secondary Responsibilities 

• Development of training platforms 
• Development of clinical staff feedback systems 
• Oversight of clinical documentation quality

​​Qualifications and Education Requirements​ 

• Master’s degree in applied behavior analysis or related field 
• QBHP 
• Licensure in the state of Michigan
• Qualified Behavioral Health Professional (QBHP) – Must be certified as a BCBA by September 30, 2025. License/Certification: Must be certified as a BCBA within two years of successfully completing ABA graduate coursework.
• QBHP must meet one of the following state requirements: Must be a physician or licensed practitioner (e.g. Advanced Practice RN, Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Physician Assistant, etc.) with specialized training and one year of experience in the examination, evaluation, and treatment of children with ASD.

OR

•  Hold a minimum of a master’s degree in a mental health-related field or a BACB approved degree category from an accredited institution who is trained and has one year of experience in the examination, evaluation, and treatment of children with ASD. Works within their scope of practice, works under the supervision of the BCBA, and have extensive knowledge and training in behavior analysis. Extensive knowledge is defined as having taken documented course work at the graduate level at an accredited university in at least three of the six following areas:

1. Ethical considerations.

2. Definitions & characteristics and principles, processes & concepts of behavior.

3. Behavioral assessment and selecting interventions outcomes and strategies.

4. Experimental evaluation of interventions.

5. Measurement of behavior and developing and interpreting behavioral data.

6. Behavioral change procedures and systems supports.

​​Preferred Skills​