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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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[T. Chiao]

Our son is 2.5 years old and we are in the process of receiving an autism diagnosis for him from Sunny Hill. We've been meeting with a few agencies and were impressed with ABA Learning Centre in Richmond, and Anna Matchneva at I Step Ahead.

I'd like to know what other families' experiences have been with these two agencies and if they are recommended. We are looking for 3 days of therapy at our son's daycare and 2 days of either home-based or centre-based therapy.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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[Dione Costanzo]

Topic: NEW PARENT MEETING: Autism – Now What Do I Do?

Are you a parent, relative or caregiver who has received a recent diagnosis of autism (or is waiting for one) and would like more information on setting up and running an ABA program? We would like to organize our March meeting for you. Please contact us so that we can arrange a time and location for new parents to network with more experienced parents and learn the ins and outs of home based ABA programs.

dione@abasupportnetwork.com

http://www.abasupportnetwork.com

[Dione Costanzo]

The ABA Support Network
Presents

“ABA at Home – How to be Evidence-Based:
Research for Common Parenting Problems”

Guest Speaker: Katie Allen, M.S, BCBA

In this discussion Katie will cover what it means to run an evidence-based ABA program for your child and how understanding the research can lead to big gains in your home ABA program. Common parenting concerns will be discussed, research reviewed, and examples given of how to translate the research into practical changes at home.

Katie Allen, M.S. BCBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with the Association for Behavior Analysis. Her Master of Science degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) was obtained through Northeastern University, Boston MA. Katie spent three years at the New England Center for Children, a leading day and residential program for children with autism in the United States. She moved to Vancouver to design and implement individualized home based ABA programs for children with autism and other developmental disabilities, with a focus on children with severe behavioral challenges.

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex, 16555 Fraser Hwy
Use Arena entrance and go up stairs to MP Room #2
RSVP: dione@abasupportnetwork.com

http://www.abasupportnetwork.com

We are a membership based, non-profit society. Our mission is to improve access to Applied Behavioral Analysis support and treatment in the home and community for children, youth and adults who need it.

Thank you for your support!

[Jenn Ralph]

Hi Jane,
ABA is without a doubt the most effective and this has been proven over and over again. ABA is tailored to each child and their needs even if they have higher functioning abilities.
If someone is telling you different, ask them to see the study that suggests what they are saying – I would bet that it doesn't exist. Also ask them what they are purporting as most effective – and then research it and you will most likely find a conflict of interest.
Call or email me if you need any more information.
Jenn

[Super Dad]

NOTE THE CHANGE OF TOPIC…

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

a presentation on
Five Skills Parents Must Learn
What the research says about the different approaches to each skill

by
Katie Allen, M.SC., BCBA
ABLE Development Clinic

at
7:00pm, Tues Jan 18

in the
Oak Room
in the South Building of the
Delbrook Recreation Centre

GUEST SPEAKER:

Katie is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She obtained a Master of Science degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from Northeastern University, Boston MA. Katie spent three years at the New England Center for Children, a leading day and residential program for children with autism in the United States. She moved to Vancouver to design individualized home-based ABA programs for children with autism, with a focus on severe behavioural challenges.

TOPIC:

Katie will discuss five of the most important skills needed by parents of children with autism:

1. Prompting
2. Reinforcement
3. Responses to problem behavior (prevention, blocking, redirection, overcorrection)
4. Choice
5. Token economies

For each of these skills, she will present the various approaches, and the research results showing the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.

DIRECTIONS:

The Delbrook Recreation Centre is at 600 West Queens Road, North Vancouver:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=600+West+Queens+Road,+North+Vancouver,+British+Columbia

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn right at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn left at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd.

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated (but not required).

Please RSVP to Carol at <colemanmoser@hotmail.com>.

Carol and Anya
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

[Stacey Parson]

The next Abbotsford ABA Support Network Small Group Meeting will be held on:

Monday, January 17, 2010 at 8pm.

If you are running an ABA program and would like to connect with other parents in the Fraser Valley please come out and join us! We will be meeting at a private residence in the Clearbrook area of Abbotsford this month and will move to the Abbotsford School of the Integrated Arts North Poplar Campus for February 14, March 7, April 11 and May 9 – all starting at 8pm in the school Library. If these dates or times conflict with your schedule please try to come to January's meeting anyway and we can adjust the schedule as needed.

Contact Stacey at (604) 855-0021 or jsparson(at)telus(dot)net to confirm your attendance and for directions.

Thank you,
Stacey and Christine

[Franca Pastro]

***First 2011 ABA Support Network meeting in Victoria***

Our next Victoria ABA Support Network monthly meeting is scheduled for:
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
9:30AM – 11:00AM
1769 Elgin Road
Victoria (Oak Bay)

Come and join us if you are interested in connecting with other parents in the lower Island area (Victoria, Saanich, Sooke, Sidney) for support, to network, and to share your experience with ABA. This gathering is only for families who are running ABA programs.

Let me know if this is not a suitable time for you to meet – this is a parent-run meeting and we'll try to adjust the time to suit most people's needs.

Any questions and to RSVP, please, email Franca at francapastro4@gmail.com

[David Bridges]

Hi Christine

Can you email me at dbridges1@shaw.ca, please? I'd like to chat with you some more about the agency and disclosure issue.

DB

[Christine Bateman]

Thanks to all those who responded to my call for advice on what to do about when an outside organization is hiring multiple therapists from our team. I truly appreciated the thoughts and recommendations.
I wanted to asked if anyone has had any issues with an outside organization divulging information you gave while completing a reference for a therapist with said therapist once they hired them. I thought the conversation was suppose to be entirely confidential. Do we have any recourse? It's concerning to me that an organization who deals with families and their children has so little respect for confidentiality. Not only are they taking away our therapist's time but they are potentially souring them on us by sharing the reference information we gave for them.
Just a warning to parents that we are aware of an organization who is having people doing training for their behaviour interventionists who have no formal credentials or experience with that organization.
There are some very unethical organizations operating out there. I wish there was a way families could share names without incurring a legal wrath from the organization. Students can do it on line about their college professors and patients do it on line about their doctors… maybe we should have separate site dedicated to these types of reviews.

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