[FEAT BC Admin]

In this discussion area, please feel free to share your experience in implementing A.B.A. programs in the school system. We would particularly like to hear from those parents who converted their school teams to A.B.A. We’d like to hear the nightmares as well as the success stories.

Any insight that can be shared by school-based special education assistants to help parents would also be very meaningful.

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[Dione Costanzo]

Upcoming ABA Support Network Meetings:

School is a hot topic at the Coquitlam and East Surrey/Langley meetings! Please note parents from all areas are welcome at any meetings!

Special presentation on May 21st – see below!

Neighborhood Network Meeting – Coquitlam
Date: Tuesday, May 14
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Place Millardville 1200 Cartier Ave Coquitlam, BC V3K 2C3
Description: Issues pertaining to getting appropriate support in schools are of great interest to this group. If you are a parent or professional in SD43 who wants to get involved please RSVP and attend this meeting.
Parents from all areas are welcome!
Please RSVP to Jodi at jbtwickens@gmail.com

Neighborhood Network Meeting – East Surrey/Langley
Date: Wednesday, May 15
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Cloverdale please RSVP for address
Topic: Parents from East Surrey, Cloverdale and Langley meet to discuss issues about school as well as issues around setting up and maintaining a home based intervention program.
This week several parents from the Langley school district will be joining to discuss advocating to bring ABA services into their district.
RSVP to holly@abasupportnetwork.com

Neighborhood Network Meeting – Central/North Surrey
Date: Thursday, May 16
Time: 7:00pm
Topic: Parents from Central/North Surrey and Delta meet to discuss issues about school as well as issues around setting up and maintaining a home based intervention program.
Location: Central Surrey Please RSVP for address
RSVP to jantic@telus.net

Neighborhood Network Meeting – White Rock/South Surrey
Date: Thursday May 30
Time: 7:30pm
Location: South Surrey Please RSVP 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

Special Presentation with Katie Allen,M Sc, BCBA
“Setting Up, Maintaining and Generalizing an ABA Program”
Dtae: Tuesday May 21
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Best Western Peace Arch Inn. (Meeting room)
2293 King George Hwy, Surrey, British Columbia
RSVP to dione@abasupportnetwork.com

We are pleased to have Katie Allen from the ABLE Development Clinic as our guest speaker. In this presentation, Katie will talk about:

• understanding what type of ABA program you're running;
• how to know what to expect from your involvement and outcomes, including common roadblocks;
• how data collection and functional analysis can help prevent some of the most common pitfalls;
• practicing true evidence-based intervention as opposed to just running ABA procedures

[Dione Costanzo]

Calling All Parents in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody

Do you have a child with Autism?
Are you a professional supporting a child with autism?
Are you frustrated with the public school system?
Would you like to see ABA support integrated into our school system?
Do you feel that there is a lack of home/school collaboration?

Join us in advocating for our children’s needs.

ABA SUPPORT NETWORK – Tri-Cities Network

When: Tuesday, May 14th.
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Place Millardville 1200 Cartier Ave Coquitlam, BC V3K 2C3

RSVP to jbtwickens@gmail.com

ps – I am going from S Surrey if anyone is interested in joining me email dionec@shaw.ca

[Dione Costanzo]

We are looking for an ABA SW for our 10 year old son who is going into Grade 5 in September. He is high functioning, verbal, friendly and very imaginative. His ABA protocol focus' mainly on social and life skills and also incorporates regular physical activities such as running, yoga and taikwondo.

He has been in an ABA program for the past 6 years under our consultants Leah Mumford and Dr. Sara White and continues to make impressive progress. Our current ABA SW is leaving in June, so we are hiring someone who is able to begin training soon to start in school in September.

We are looking for someone with a fun and positive attitude, an excellent communicator, and who has a desire to make a difference in the life of a child. We would like the ABA SW to be involved in our home ABA program and attend regular team meetings. We would also like them to participate in extracurricular activities at school such as cross country and track and field.

Please email me at: dionec@shaw.ca

[Dione Costanzo]

Further to Roxanne's post about the meeting this Thurs 28th (thank you for making that happen Roxanne!) here are a couple of resources parents need to review and be familiar with:

Parents please read and become familiar with the SD36 ABA Home to School Collaboration document it can be found here https://www.surreyschools.ca/departments/EDSC/Documents/ABA%20Home%20to%20School%20Collabor.pdf

All parents should also be familiar with the Hewko Ruling we have a link to it on our website here http://abasupportnetwork.com/school.php

[Brad & Roxanne Black]

This months ABA Support Network community group meeting in South Surrey is cancelled…. This is so that ABA parents can meet with Catherine Remedios, the new head of Special Needs for the Surrey School District. On Feb 28th @7:00 she will be at

District Education Centre
14033 92nd Avenue
Surrey

Parents are welcome to attend to ask any questions that you may have, especially those parents who have children going into Kindergarten in September. This is a great opportunity to have your voice heard and to share any concerns. The ABA Advisory will be there to host this meeting, please email the ABA SN or the ABA Advisory if you have any other questions. Please pass this along to any other groups you may belong to, spread the word!

[cathy wang]

My son (almost 5) just started ABA at the end of Dec last year, everything was going well with him, just last week with some new activities coming in, he seems not like them, (or bored with the ABA sessions?).. He just played in his own way, not responding to the activities of the curriculum, he would not do what the BIs asked him to do (for example, 'put the princess ON the table/ IN the car'…) I know he knows about IN/OUT/ON/UNDER, but don't know how to get him follow the instructions…He is smart and got easily bored with things. Don't know what to do next…The BC only do face-to-face consultation,cannot ask her any Qs via emails, so feel frustrated and have to wait till next monthly meeting in Mar to ask her.

Any ideas from parents who ever had same experiences? any suggestions? really appreciated it!

scarlet1217@yahoo.com

Thanks,
cathy

[Dione Costanzo]

NEW COQUITLAM NETWORK

The ABA Support Network is an organization of families and professionals educating and supporting families about Applied Behavioral Analysis and its’ application as a treatment for autism. The ABA Support Network seeks to strengthen our community across British Columbia by building local networks so that families can connect with other families in their own neighborhoods.

Our Mission: To improve access to quality Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) treatment and support in the home and in the community for children, youth and adults with autism.

ABA SUPPORT NETWORK – New Coquitlam Network

When: Wednesday, March 13th.
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where: Place Millardville 1200 Cartier
Ave Coquitlam, BC V3K 2C3
R.S.V.P. to Jodie jbtwickens@gmail.com

The first meeting will be a presentation about the history and success of the ABA Support Worker program in the Surrey District (SD36) Nancy Walton (Parent, Teacher) and Leah Mumford, M. Ed. (Behavior Consultant).

Let’s embark on a journey of parents helping parents in our community!

Learn more about us here:

http://www.abasupportnetwork.com

[Sebastian]

Full-time ABA SW Needed in South Surrey School

This is a post on behalf of the family.

We are looking for an ABA SW for our very high functioning daughter in Grade 4. She is a happy, smart, cheerful, and fun-loving girl.

She has been in an ABA program for the past 7 years under our fantastic consultant Dr. Sara White. Our current ABA SW is leaving in June, so we are hiring someone who is able to begin training soon to start in June or September.

We are looking for someone with a fun and positive attitude, an excellent communicator, and who has a desire to make a difference in the life of a child. We would like the ABA SW to be involved in our home ABA program and attend monthly team meetings.

We will consider any qualified candidate but preference will be given to persons with prior training on one of Dr. White's teams.

Please email: abaswsouthsurrey@hotmail.com

[Tiffany Murray]

Hi,I'm looking for any info or your experiences with the kindergarten/elementary schools in the Abbotsford area, As well as IEP'S – Any info would be appreciated.
Thank you
email to – tiff-murray@hotmail.com

[Dione Costanzo]

CONSULTANTS with families in SD36 please attend this meeting.

PARENTS – please make sure your Consultants know about this meeting and ask them to attend.

Thank you!

INVITE TO CONSULTANTS

Educational Services is presenting an information session on the transition process from preschool to Kindergarten used by the Surrey School District. This presentation targets ABA Consultants who have clients registering for Kindergarten in a Surrey School in September 2013.

Transition Process for Preschool to Kindergarten for the Surrey School District

When: Wednesday, February 20th at 9:00- 10:30

Where: District Education Centre
14033- 92 Avenue Surrey BC
Room # 2126

Please RSVP to Karen Huckell at Huckell_k@surreyschools.ca. Please sign in at reception.

Karen Huckell
Special Education Helping Teacher
Educational Services
District Education Centre
14033 92nd Avenue
604 595-5358- direct
Education Services Dept- 604 596-7733
Fax- 604 595-5326

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