More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Sierra grad writes ‘roadmap’ for behaviorists Steele When Charity Steele finished graduate school and became a behavioral analyst, the options for employment were straightforward – either go to work for a school district, or an agency that specializes in behavioral analysis. No matter where she looked, the Sierra High School alum couldn’t find any sort of roadmap or blueprint for taking her newly-earned certification and striking out on her own. So, she wrote one. With more than a decade’s worth of experience in the field backing her, Steele has penned a do-it-yourself book for anybody in her specific field that wants to go into private practice – compiling all of the things that she wishes she knew at the time so that the next generation of behaviorists will have tools in their quiver to help them maintain their independence in pursuit of helping others.