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Please use this section to advertise for things that are needed or are available for sale (or free). For example, ads for specific A.B.A. therapy materials, therapists, & baby-sitters are welcome. Your message will be distributed to members of the Discussion Group.

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[Tammy Gandy]

We are looking for a new lead BI to join our well established ABA team under the supervision of Behavioral consultants Sharon Baxter & Julee Bassetto. The individual resides with his family in Langley, is a 21 year old male and has a diagnosis of ASD & Mitochondrial disease. Program focuses on communication skills, life/ leisure skills and building upon skills in the community. Looking for someone with prior lead experience, good organizational skills and leadership qualities. Must have reliable vehicle and be willing to use it for community outings. Criminal record check and drivers abstract required. Present lead BI will provide required training. Looking for someone willing to make a long term commitment but minimum of 1 year required. Please call Tammy @ 604-308-9937 for further info or email me at my1tam@telus.net

[Katrina Ewanchuk]

Hello,
I have many useful ABA resources available for sale, great for the start of the school year! I am open to all reasonable offers, thanks. Please contact me at
katrina_e31@yahoo.ca
• Four piece wood butterfly puzzle
• Ball popper push toy
• Two Angry birds plush toys-makes sounds
• Singing in the rain dog-sings and moves
• Plastic stacking cups
• Yellow fabric storage bin with B and bunny
• Green fabric storage bin with B and bear
• Small bag of toy food
• Potato head matching cards
• Tomy electronic eggs numbers 1-6 one egg shell missing
• First word search reading for beginners
• Learn sign language in a hurry-Irene Duke
• ADHD living without brakes: Martin Kutscher
• From Anxiety to meltdown and Managing Meltdowns-Deborah Lipsky
• International student edition “Behavior Modification: Principles and Procedures: Miltenberger
• Touch math-Kindergarten
• Crayola Sound Studio-colour wonder
• Melissa and Doug on the go-colour blast dinosaurs(colours magically appear as you colour)
• Webber photo cards-food
• Set of large food flash cards on black back ground
• Crayola Dry erase shapes cards
• Dr. Suess-one fish, two fish cards
• Canadian money match me cards-laminated
• Money skills CD-ages 4-7
• Wooden screws, boards and shapes
• A few action cards and things that go together laminated flash cards
• Boardmaker-word and picture occupation cards
• Large bag full of laminated photo cards for sorting into categories-food, clothing, men and women, laundry care
• Clothing matching board with Velcro
• Large Thomas the tank floor puzzle-46 pieces –one missing
• Bed Bugs game
• Same same book
• Binder with page protecters
• Clip board
• Junior mix and match memory game Ravensburger
• Spiderman puzzle book
• Build a book-colours, shapes, letters and numbers
• 2-5 piece food puzzle pictures copied on puzzle for matching
• Fruit book with matching pictures
• Safety signs
• Plastic nut and bolt construction set
• Picture this 3.0 cd-photos to make flash cards
• Hot dots pen
• Doctor set
• Sensory toys
• 8 Cars markers
• Assorted paper uppercase alphabet letters
• Foam shapes
• Dora play dough mat
• Teaching kids of all ages to ask questions
• Help-elementary excercizes language processing
• Discovery kids spin the wheel incredible animals
• Tools for cooking-photo matching book
• Office items binder-photo matching book
• Potato head wood puzzle 8 pieces with mini books
• Bubble guppy water colour book
• Canadian money activity book
• Heart letter match A-Z green folder
• Thomas the tank song book
• Print and learn Community units and questions Boardmaker
• Facter –secondary level-functional assessment and curriculum for teaching everyday routines
PRO-ED 4 student booklets 2 guides
• Dot Language-photocopied in duotang
• Making it a success strategies and worksheets for autistic children-photocopied
• Write from the start-Primary-photocopied
• Teach me language companion exercise forms-copied
• The art of Sign language phrase book
• Remedia-phonics for older children
• Sequencing-grade 2
• Foxy learns to add sticker book ages 4-6
• Xmen paint with water
• Mega magic painting
• Mariposa school Pocket ABBLS-R data sheets and FFC-R CDs
• Train tot kit-need to be cut out and laminated-name plate, sorting, alphabet tracers, memory game, counting to ten and pre-printing-3 sets
• Miscellaneous items for ABBLS-R-Labels items when told feature G16
• Match picture to item-word to item
• 40 laminated large common boardmaker items with words and sentences
• Labels pictures of common actions-20 actions-laminated cartoon image
• Assorted objects different colours-orange, green, pink, purple, yellow blue
• Foam magnetic numbers and letters
• Label adjectives objects G13
• Pattern cards
• Common objects C16
• 2 dolls one with short hair, one with long hair
• 2 gloves one rough one smooth-G13
• 2 toy bikes
• Common objects 1-20, 21-40 C16
• Bag of miscellaneous common items for labelling
• Same and different toys C55
• Select and label community helpers C42-G31
• Flashcards of animals and food
• Match object to sample B3
• Bag of items for adjectives-22 items C24
• 4 sensory balls
• Object and picture 3 items
• Demonstrate action with object-6 items c32
• Label pieces of clothing-4 images
• 2 bags of objects G15
• Match object to object 6 items B3
• 4 emotions cards
• Bag of common objects and animal and bugs flashcards 47 cards
• Select by feature C38-25 cards
• Match picture to picture-12 cards-6 sets of 2 pictures
• Sort non identical items-12 items B8
• Common pictures 52 cards
• Bag of toy dogs with bones
• Touch part of items C23 and G 12
• Cat pictures and dog toys
• Sort by class-4 classes B19

[Dione Costanzo]

September is a busy month and there is a lot of momentum for ABA in SCHOOLS! Please save the dates and pass this information on to your network:
Upcoming ABA Support Network Meetings and Events:

We also have a full listing of events on our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/abasupportnetwork
and on our online calendar on our website – http://abasupportnetwork.com/calendar.php

Our Neighborhood Network Meetings are groups of parents who hold monthly meetings to discuss setting up and running a home based intervention program as well as ongoing issues such as administration, funding, finding a consultant and BI's, school, etc… These groups are formed in different areas so that parents have local connections and support. If you cannot make it to your local meeting please contact any of our facilitators – parents from all areas are welcome at any meeting!

If you are a new parent who needs autism and ABA support and information PLEASE CONTACT any facilitator and they can connect you with a parent who can help.

Neighborhood Network Meeting – Langley
Date: Thursday, September 5
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Langley please RSVP to lisa.hockley@gmail.com for address
Topic: This is a group of Langley parents who meet to discuss issues about school as well as issues around setting up and maintaining a home based intervention program. First on their agenda – ABA IN SCHOOLS! This group is preparing a presentation for the Langley School Board (September 24) about ABA in schools for the Langley School District (SD35) and welcome any parents who would like to advocate for these services as well.
RSVP to lisa.hockley@gmail.com

Coquitlam SD#43 School Board Meeting
Date: Tuesday, September 10
Time: 7:00pm
Location: SD#43 District Offices, 550 Poirier Street Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A7
Description: At the June 25 SD43 (Coquitlam) Board Meeting, Jodie Wickens of the Tri-Cities ABA Support Network presented a request for the district to collaborate with parents in developing a system whereby special education assistants who have received 1,000 hours of training in home based programs would be hired by the district. Watch the presentation here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMOdlJGVYXY

At this meeting, the Board will present their official response to the proposal. Please attend if you can and show your support for ABA in Schools. RSVP to Jodi at jbtwickens@gmail.com

Neighborhood Network Meeting – White Rock/South Surrey
Date: Wednesday, September 11
Time: 7:30pm
Location: South Surrey Please RSVP to abarocks@gmail.com for address
Topic: Parents from South Surrey/White Rock meet to discuss issues about school as well as issues around setting up and maintaining a home based intervention program.
RSVP to abarocks@gmail.com

Neighborhood Network Meeting – SURREY (Formerly East Surrey + Central/North Surrey)
Date: Thursday, September 12
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex, # 100- 16555 Fraser Highway
Topic: Parents from Surrey and Cloverdale meet to discuss issues about school as well as issues around setting up and maintaining a home based intervention program. This group is an amalgamation of the Central/North Surrey and East Surrey groups.
RSVP to tamara.disilva@hotmail.com

ABA in Schools Workshop! Saturday September 21 – There are some spots open https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/abainschoolsREGISTRATION or email dione@abasupportnetwork.com

Langley SD#35 School Board Meeeting
Date: Tuesday, September 24
Time: 7:00pm
Location: District Offices, 4875-222nd St., Langley, BC V3A 3Z7
The Langley chapter of the ABA Support Network is preparing a presentation to the School Board regarding the process of hiring ABA qualified aides to support children in school who are involved with home based ABA programs.
Please note ALL meetings are open to parents from ALL areas!!

6th Annual Vancouver Autism Speaks Walk
ABA Support Network will be at the resource fair at the Autism Speaks walk on September 29! Walk Now for Autism Speaks is a family-friendly FUNdraising event for the entire community! Come out and enjoy a playland of activities for children of all ages. Slides and bouncy houses, sand/water/bubble stations, crafts, face painting, mascots, music and more! Registration & Activities Open: 8:30 am Opening Ceremonies: 9:45 am Walk Starts: 10:00 am (short 3 km walk on flat route) Closing Ceremonies: 11:30 am Event Close: 12:00 Noon

Save these September Dates! We need lots of support at the Coquitlam and Langley board meetings. Can’t make it? Email the board or contact the local papers and express your support and why we need ABA in Schools.

Please forward this information to anyone who might be interested! Thank you!

[Taylor Sinclair]

Hi There,

I am looking for some information from an Consultant about how to become a Consultant, I know most things but would be lovely to hear from experience.

Much appreciated

taylor.suikersinclair@gmail.com

[Connie Ng]

Looking for enthusiastic, fun, and motivated Behaviour Interventionists to work with a 5-year old boy diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Work will include following tasks and programs as outlined by the behaviour consultant for academic, social skills, and functional life skills.

You must be able to work Tuesday evenings from 6-8 and Fridays from 12:30-6 as well as attend bi-weekly team meetings. We are located in Vancouver by the Killarney area.
Applicants with child experience are encouraged to apply. This is a great experience for those wanting to work in the field of behaviour analysis, education, and psychology. Successful candidates need to be motivated, eager and quick to learn. We want interventionists who will have a positive and enthusiastic attitude, and be able to accept and implement feedback accordingly. You must be able to make at least a 1 year commitment, be at least 19 years of age, and be extremely proficient in the English language and be willing to complete a criminal record check.

If you are in interested, please send your anticipated rate of pay, availability, cover letter and resume to conniecho@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time.

[Connie Ng]

Looking for enthusiastic, fun, and motivated Behaviour Interventionists to work with a 3-year old boy diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Work will include following tasks and programs as outlined by the behaviour consultant for academic, social skills, and functional life skills.

You must be able to work at 2, 3 hour sessions (between 2-5pm, Thursday and Friday) as well as attend bi-weekly team meetings. We are located in Vancouver by the Killarney area.
Applicants with child experience are encouraged to apply. This is a great experience for those wanting to work in the field of behaviour analysis, education, and psychology. Successful candidates need to be motivated, eager and quick to learn. We want interventionists who will have a positive and enthusiastic attitude, and be able to accept and implement feedback accordingly. You must be able to make at least a 1 year commitment, be at least 19 years of age, and be extremely proficient in the English language and be willing to complete a criminal record check.

If you are in interested, please send your anticipated rate of pay, availability, cover letter and resume to conniecho@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time.

[Dione Costanzo]

Deadline for ABA in Schools Workshop registration is September 1st. This is going to be an amazing event register now at the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/abainschoolsREGISTRATION

[Dione Costanzo]

Didn't get through on Bill Good during his segment during which ABA in Schools was discussed? Send your comments to him here

http://www.cknw.com/contact-bill-good/

[Dione Costanzo]

Tune in to the Bill Good show today between 9-9:30am and hear Jodie Wickens discuss ABA in Schools!

Please call in if you can and support current initiatives in Coquitlam and Langley for establishing quality ABA Support Worker programs

http://www.cknw.com/the-bill-good-show/

[Jason & Carrie Cairney]

We are looking for a behavioral interventionist to work with our three high-functioning autistic girls in the brookswood area of langley. We are a well established home based ABA program working under our experienced consultant.

We are looking for approximately 6-10 hours per week (based on 2.5 or 3 hour sessions), and if hired all training will be provided.

Our girls range in age from 5 to 9 years, are all verbal, and have been doing ABA for a number of years. However, they do need help with basic life skills, anxiety, and behavior. All applicants must be willing to help the children in these and other areas.

Qualifications:
– Be able to drive and have access to a vehicle
– Fluent in English
– Applicants in Psychology, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Speech and Language Pathology, as well as any other post-secondary programs are encouraged to apply.
– Have a clear criminal record check
– Be able to commit to a position for (at minimum) one year
– Be willing to work on a team
– Reliable
– Have access to a computer and know how to email
– Applicants who have some experience in ABA are also encouraged to apply

If you are interested, please email your resume to abalangley@telus.net

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