Utilizing Digital Media to Enable Continuity of Autism Services

• By: Howard Savin, PhD Matthew Hess Cindy Conley Ellen D’Amato, PhD Jay Cohen First Children Services
• July 1st, 2020
• ABA, COVID-19, distance learning, intervention, mental health, parents, special needs, students, summer 2020 issue, technology, telehealth, therapy, treatment
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For over a decade there has been an abundance of professional articles and seminars on the potential of telehealth and distance learning services. Outside of the medical world, the movement of state licensing bodies and insurance payers to permit use of telehealth services by licensed behavioral...

A Community of Caring Agencies Unites to Support Families in Camden County, NJ

• By: Jennifer Arey, BS Rowan Integrated Special Needs Center Sonia Cohen, MSc First Children Services April Young-DiPietro, LSW Camden County Partnership for Children Howard Savin, PhD First Children Services
• October 1st, 2019
• collaboration, community, Fall 2019 Issue, human services agencies, resources
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First Children Services and the Rowan Integrated Special Needs (RISN) Center are organizations that specialize in providing clinical services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in New Jersey. Many of the youth who these agencies serve are eligible for or already...

Comprehensive Programming to Support Children with Developmental Disabilities and Significant Medical Conditions in a School Setting

• By: Ellen D’Amato, PhD Carla Johnson, MS, BCBA Howard Savin, PhD First Children Services
• April 1st, 2018
• ABA therapy, interdisciplinary team, professional training, service delivery, spring 2018 issue
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Supporting children with autism or other developmental disabilities and significant co-occurring medical conditions presents substantial challenges to teachers, parents and all involved caretakers. This article presents an overview of the interdisciplinary model and a representative case study...