Effective Collaboration Models for Individuals with Complex Needs

• By: Keri Bethune, PhD, BCBA-D Sharon Onda, MEd, BCBA Silva Orchanian, MEd, BCBA, LABA Erin Way, MS, BCBA Melmark
• April 1st, 2022
• assessment, collaboration, consultation, education, IEP team, independence, pull-out services, Spring 2022 Issue, support services, treatment
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Many students with autism require a multitude of services to aid in their success and independence within the school, home, and community environments. These services may include, but are not limited to, general and/or special education instruction, speech and language services, occupational...

Maintaining Best Outcomes for Students in a Congregate Care Setting Amidst a Pandemic

• By: Rita M. Gardner, MPH, LABA, BCBA, CDE® Helena L. Maguire, MS, LABA, BCBA Jennifer Labowitz, MS, NCSP, BCBA Silva Orchanian, MEd, BCBA, LABA Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark
• July 1st, 2020
• congregate care, COVID-19, home instruction, individualized plans, motivation, staff, students, summer 2020 issue, technology, telehealth, virtual instruction
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COVID-19 posed immediate and unprecedented challenges to organizations providing intensive behavioral services in a congregate care setting to children and adolescents diagnosed with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities. The evolving discoveries about the novel virus and how to combat...

Human Sexuality and Relationship Training for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Applied Settings

• By: Amy J. Foley, MEd, BCBA, LABA Silva Orchanian, MEd, BCBA, LABA Jill Harper, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, CDE Melmark New England
• January 1st, 2017
• clinical setting, sexuality, training, winter 2017 issue
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Development is inevitable. All children will change physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Preparation for these changes can assist in the transition from childhood to adulthood. The goals set in preparing individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for these changes are no different than...