Tatjana Popovic, M.Ed., BCBA

Senior Behaviour Therapist

Tatjana is a Senior Behaviour Therapist at Progressive Steps and Consultation Inc. She provides supervision of ABA programming for clients of all ages, training, behaviour consultation, and direct services for complex cases. Tatjana specializes in providing high-quality, pragmatic, and compassionate clinical services that celebrate the unique goals and interests of her clients.

Tatjana is passionate about increasing skills that help individuals lead happier, more fulfilling, and more independent lives. She also recognizes the incredibly important role staff and caregivers play in meeting these goals, so she strives to build strong working relationships with them while providing high-quality training and support. As a life-long learner, she regularly seeks out training opportunities to ensure she is continuing to provide high-quality, evidence-based services. 

When she's not working, Tatjana enjoys spending time with her family, getting exercise, indulging in good food, and watching the latest TV series and movies. 

Experience

• 10 years providing ABA services

• Supported clients at a variety of developmental stages and with a variety of needs

• Training staff and caregivers on

  • teaching daily living, communication, and academic skills

  • ACT-based service delivery

  • behaviour management 

  • crisis plan implementation

  • PEAK data collection and implementation

Education & Training

• Honours Bachelor of Science (Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour), McMaster University

• Masters of Education (Developmental Psychology and Education), University of Toronto

• Graduate Coursework in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Florida Institute of Technology

• Board Certified Behaviour Analyst

• PEAK Training

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Bootcamp

• Precision Teaching

• Practical Functional Assessment and Skill-Based Treatment of Severe Problem Behaviour

• Mindfulness CBT Course