[FEAT BC Admin]

In this topic area, discussion is on all issues relating to setting up and running a home-based intervention program. Please feel free to bring up any problems or suggestions. Parents can help each other greatly by sharing information and giving suggestions.

In addition to parents helping parents, A.B.A. professionals on in the Discussion Group can also help provide insight and guidance.

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[Peggy Boon]

Hi Everyone: Just wondering if anyone would be willing to share some info with me. I am currently negotiating with a Sr. Therapist and would appreciate any feedback on how much families pay their sr.'s for the consultant facilitated in-home workshops. I have heard some pay at a decreased hourly rate and some pay a per diem. Please feel free to email me privately at: ourhouse@direct.ca

Thanks in advance.

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Subject: RE: The FEAT BC Classifieds
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:24:51 -0800
From: "Jerome"

Jason I find the Wisconsin Group excellent but have no experience with any
other group.

We have been working with them since October, so far so good.

We may be one a the families with the most experience with WEAP.

[Sandy & Mike]

Hi Jason;

If you go to Dr. Lovaas's site http://www.lovaas.com there is a list of replication sites which he has approved as models of his work. WEAP is on that list, but I did not see Autism Partnership (at that time) on the list. This was one of the main reasons we have gone with WEAP. We want a program as close as we can get to the Lovaas UCLA program which also replicats his results. Good Luck in your search.

Sandy

p.s. WEAP has a very strict protocol and your child must be evaluated by certain professionals with specified tests. Personally, I think this is very beneficial. It establishes a baseline for the program so that you can see how your child has made gains and it will be a useful tool in demonstrating to those "officials" that this program WORKS !!!! because here is the hard evidence (data). It may be helpful in the future if we must continue to fight for our children's rights.

[Diana Sabbagh]

Therapist nedeed 25$/hr with experience (preferible to come every day to my home)or monday 11:00am-1:00pm
Wenesday 11:00am-1:00pm, Saturday 11:00am-1:00pm, Saturday 3:00pm-5:00pm, Sunday 11:00am-1:00pm
A consultant from WEAP its coming in February 17 to make workshop
at my home. If you are interested call Diana at 517-0840 or
e-mail: di20d@yahoo.com
e-mail disabbagh@home.com

[Timothy Ralphs]

Hi
Is anyone using a Speech and Language Pathologist in the Vancouver area who is really good with high functioning autistic preschoolers? Are there many difficulties having a SLP work well with an ABA team? Or is this a silly question? We are really new to this game and would appreciate any advice you might have. For instance, if you have a really strong response to "If I was starting this whole thing over again, this time I'd…" well, please email us.

Also, we've heard that some people are getting ABA therapist applicants who aren't able to commute very far because they are using public transit. If you do get somebody in this position who would be able to get Downtown, could you give them our number: 689-2462.

We are just starting a new program with WEAP and have the first workshop tentatively booked for FEB 24/25.

Thanks so much,
Paula and Tim (Sebastian's parents)
email: timothyralphs@telus.com

[David Chan]

Hi everyone,
Is anyone currently using W.E.A.P. and have
had a workshop already, and some
programming done by them. There is a new
family who is in the process of getting started
and would like to hear some feedback from
families who have had a workshop with them
already. If anyone gets a chance, contact
them at
tao@infinet.com . The
mum's name
is Jen. Thanks a lot guys

Dave

[Sandy & Mike]

Hello,

Has anyone heard if there will be another Seminar on the how's and wherefore's of setting up and administering a homebased ABA program? I have been told that these seminars offered by FEAT and senior therapists such as Claire Egan are excellent for new parents and their team. Please let us know if there is one coming up, as we are eager to attend. Thank you.

Sandy (Jared's mom)
andalusianspirit@home.com

[David and Barbara McLeod]

Hi Everyone,

We haven't used the list to search for therapists in the past as we are 'island folk' but thought we'd give it a try this time.

Our son is 7 years old and has been in a program since age 3 1/2. He attends school full days. We are looking for one or two therapists to add to our current team of four. We live at Qualicum Bay on Vancouver Island. If you know of anyone living in our area who would be "prefect" for the job, please pass this message on to them. We are looking for folks for late afternoon / early evenings and possibly one weekend day.

Our email address is dmcleod@island.net. Our phone number is (250)757-8566.

Barbara & David McLeod

[Diana Sabbagh]

We need therapist for a 4 year old girl with autism.
Workshop at our home every 8 weeks for training session,( very exelent payment) we pay 15 to 20 dolars per hour but we want therapist with experience or a little experience in lovaas method.my e-mail is di20d@yahoo.com or disabbagh@home.com , and my phone number is 5170840. thanx

[Peggy Boon]

Hi Everyone: I'm really disappointed at having to be 'consultant' searching after 2 1/2 yrs, but here we go again. As many of you know the Center for Early Education will be no more very very soon. Hence my post. Anybody with any info on WEAP or Dawn Holman from Autism Spectrum? Feel free to e-mail me directly: ourhouse@direct.ca

Thanks. Happy New Year!

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