[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Hello FEAT Autism Tutors and Therapists}

We are currently looking for a new lead therapist for our team, located in central Vancouver (Cambie and 22nd Avenue.)

Our fourteen year old daughter is high functioning, verbal, gentle, affectionate, and entertaining. Her therapy is fascinating, and her program is varied. She has just started high-school and has been doing ABA therapy for twelve years. We work under the guidance of Kim Kirsch and the Early Autism Project, hence, it is a home-based ABA program supervised by a well-respected BCBA.

For this position, previous experience with ABA programs is a must and previous lead experience would be swell, but as long as you seem bright, caring, and capable, we are interested. A criminal record check will be obligator and initial training will be provided along with follow up sessions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: running sessions on your own, preparing for team meetings once a month, overlapping with our consultant, providing reports to the consultant, working on scheduling, and overlapping therapists. You will also need to give feedback to our current therapist and ourselves, train new therapists, oversee data recorded, probe new targets, and coach the team.

You would be picking our daughter up from her after school bus-drop-off, recording data, helping with home living skills, and working with her on her fine and gross motor challenges.

Our team meetings are currently held once a month on a Wednesday evening from 5:00-6:30 and you’d have three sessions a week: from 3:30ish to 6:00. We also ask that you are able to commit to the team for at least one year.

You should please be FUN, responsible, dedicated, and creative. You need to have strong play skills, a positive attitude, and lots of energy and patience. You are a good multi-tasker, are organized, encouraging, enthusiastic, and responsible. You need to be able to take constructive feedback and implement it immediately. Salary will be negotiable based on your experience and your performance.

If you are interested, please send a short cover letter and your resume to: cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and thanks.
Lots.

{Cathy Fitzhugh}

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Oh Dear}

Hi Featers…. Starting our daughter off at the Lifeskills program at Eric Hamber has been a total disaster. It's been beyond a total disaster, in fact. The situation is getting progressively worse and I'm very worried.

I've got a meeting on Monday at the school board (with Eleanor Cramb) to discuss other program and placement options but really feel as if I need to go in armed with a very clear idea of BC Special Education policies and… my legal rights.

I also am doing much of this on my own, need support and am wondering how I can find a social worker that might be able to help. And/or, I need to get in touch with other agencies that could help steer and educate. .Any idea or suggestions?

Please feel free to email me at:
cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

Thanks Very Much, In Advance

{Cathy Fitzhugh}

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Dear FEATBC Folks}

I'm the parent of a 13 year old daughter on the spectrum. She's relatively bright, but unfortunately has some limiting fine and gross motor challenges. We live in Vancouver where she has just started high school: at Eric Hamber in an upper-level Lifeskills program.

Although I have not yet spoken directly with anyone at the VSB (I am currently waiting for a response,) it’s become apparent that she needs more physical support than they want to provide and are therefore considering dropping her into a lower Lifeskills program at another school. We are not against making a change, but are concerned that in a lower level, her intellectual needs will not be met.

What we need then is guidance with:

A) Fighting to get her the help she needs in order to stay in the program that's more appropriate for her.

B) Looking for alternative programs (be they private, or in other schools districts) in the lower mainland.

All advice is welcome.
Please feel free to email me at: cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

Much gratitude, in advance.

{Cathy Fitzhugh}

The Hamber URL is here:
http://erichamber.ca/departments/specialed/

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Hi FEATers}

How are you all? Hoping you could help-out and give me some transitioning to High School in Vancouver advice. Our daughter is starting at Eric Hamber in the Lifeskills program next week and we haven't gotten ANY information about ANYTHING yet.

I know that the man who has run the program for the past 20 years, Ken Spence, has left the position and I have no idea who is now in charge of it. (I also wasn't thrilled with the attitude of the staff there when we visited last year.) I was told that our daughter could not take French or Drama, and… that there is NO contact, at all with the mainstream population. I find all of these extremely unsettling.

So… I guess I'm wondering if anyone else has dealt with these issues, if you had any success in moving things along, and, in the worst case, if the whole thing stinks, I'm hoping to find out what our other options might be. I know this is a lot of varied issues, but thought it wise to dump it all here in case there were folks who could help.

Please email me at: cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

Thanks, so much, in advance.

{Cathy}

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Hello FEAT Readers}

The time has come yet again! We need a new line therapist for our team in Vancouver (near Cambie and 20th,) for training now, to begin work in September.

Our thirteen-year-old daughter is high functioning, verbal, affectionate, and very entertaining. Her therapy is fascinating, and her progress is consistent. She has been doing ABA therapy for eleven years. We work under the guidance of Kim Kirsch and the Early Autism Project, a home-based ABA program. Training will be provided by our current lead, who is amazing. (You are in luck.)

You need to be fun, responsible, dedicated, and creative. You should have strong play skills, a positive attitude, and lots of energy and patience. You are a good multi-tasker, are organized, encouraging, enthusiastic, and responsible. Previous experience with ABA programs is a plus, but as long as you seem bright, caring, and capable, we are interested. A criminal record check will be obligatory as is an ability to commit to the team for a year.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: picking our daughter up from school, recording data, facilitating playdates, helping with home living skills, supporting social skills, and helping her with fine and gross motor challenges.

Come September, you would have two or three sessions a week that, run approximately, from 3:00ish to 5:30ish, and would need to attend a team meeting, held once a month, from 5:00 to 6:30. Right now we're on a summer schedule, which is a bit more flexible, and morning sessions are an option.

If you are interested, please send your resume and a brief letter of introduction to:
cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

We really do look forward to hearing from you.

Yay.

{Thanks}

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Hello FEAT Readers}

The time has come again: We need a new line therapist for our team in Vancouver. Our twelve-year-old daughter is high functioning, verbal, affectionate, and entertaining. Her therapy is fascinating, and her progress is consistant. She has been doing ABA therapy for ten years. We work under the guidance of Kim Kirsch and the Early Autism Project, hence, it is a home-based ABA program which is supervised by a well-respected BCBA.Training will be provided by our current lead, who is amazing. (You are in luck.)

You need to be fun, responsible, dedicated, and creative. You should have strong play skills, a positive attitude, and lots of energy and patience. You are a good multi-tasker, are organized, encouraging, enthusiastic, and responsible. Previous experience with ABA programs is a plus, but as long as you seem bright, caring, and capable, we are interested. A criminal record check will be obligatory.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: picking our daughter up from school, recording data, facilitating playdates, helping with home living skills, and helping her with fine and gross motor challenges. You would have three sessions a week that run from 3:00 to 5:50, and would need to attend a team meeting, held once a month, from 5:00 to 6:30.

If you are interested, please send your resume to:
cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you.

{And thanks.}

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Hello Autism Tutors and Therapists}

Oh yes… The time has come again: We need a new lead therapist for our team in central Vancouver (near Cambie and 22nd Avenue.)

Our twelve year old daughter is high functioning, verbal, gentle, affectionate, and entertaining. Her therapy is fascinating, and her progress is swift. She has been doing ABA for ten years. We work under the guidance of Kim Kirsch and the Early Autism Project, hence, it is a home-based ABA program which is supervised by a well-respected BCBA.

Previous experience with ABA programs is a must and previous lead experience would be swell, but as long as you seem bright, caring, and capable, we are interested. A criminal record check will be obligatory. Initial training will be provided by our lead therapist along with follow up sessions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: running sessions on your own, preparing for team meetings once a month, overlapping with our consultant, providing reports to the consultant, working on scheduling, and overlapping therapists. You will also need to provide feedback to the therapists and ourselves, train new therapists, oversee data recorded, probe new targets, and coach the team.

You will also be picking our daughter up from school, recording data, facilitating playdates, helping with home living skills, and working with her on her fine and gross motor challenges.

Our team meetings are currently held once a month on a Wednesday evening from 5:00-6:30 and sessions are from 3:00 to 5:30, five days a week: you’d have two or three of them. We also ask that you are able to commit to the team for at least one year.

You should be FUN, responsible, dedicated, and creative. You need to have strong play skills, a positive attitude, and lots of energy and patience. You are a good multitasker, are organized, encouraging, enthusiastic, and responsible. You need to be able to take constructive feedback and implement it immediately. Salary will be negotiable based on your experience and your performance.

If you are interested, please send a short cover letter and your resume to:m cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and thanks.
Lots.

{Cathy Fitzhugh}

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Hello Autism Tutors and Therapists}

The time has come again: We need a new lead therapist for our team in central Vancouver (near Cambie and 22nd Avenue.)

Our twelve year old daughter is high functioning, verbal, gentle, affectionate, and entertaining. Her therapy is fascinating, and her progress is swift. She has been doing ABA for ten years. We work under the guidance of Kim Kirsch and the Early Autism Project, hence, it is a home-based ABA program which is supervised by a well-respected BCBA.

Previous experience with ABA programs is a must and previous lead experience would be swell, but as long as you seem bright, caring, and capable, we are interested. A criminal record check will be obligatory. Initial training will be provided along with follow up sessions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: running sessions on your own, preparing for team meetings once a month, overlapping with our consultant, providing reports to the consultant, working on scheduling, and overlapping therapists. You will also need to provide feedback to the therapists and ourselves, train new therapists, oversee data recorded, probe new targets, and coach the team.

You will also be picking our daughter up from school, recording data, facilitating playdates, helping with home living skills, and working with her on her fine and gross motor challenges.

Our team meetings are currently held once a month on a Wednesday evening from 5:00-6:30 and sessions are from 3:00 to 5:30, five days a week: you’d have two or three of them. We also ask that you are able to commit to the team for at least one year.

You should be FUN, responsible, dedicated, and creative. You need to have strong play skills, a positive attitude, and lots of energy and patience. You are a good multitasker, are organized, encouraging, enthusiastic, and responsible. You need to be able to take constructive feedback and implement it immediately. Salary will be negotiable based on your experience and your performance.

If you are interested, please send a short cover letter and your resume to:m cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and thanks.
Lots.

{Cathy Fitzhugh}

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Hello Autism Tutors and Therapists}

The time has come again: We need a new lead therapist for our team in central Vancouver (near Cambie and 22nd Avenue.)

Our twelve year old daughter is high functioning, verbal, gentle, affectionate, and entertaining. Her therapy is fascinating, and her progress is swift. She has been doing ABA for ten years. We work under the guidance of Kim Kirsch and the Early Autism Project, hence, it is a home-based ABA program which is supervised by a well-respected BCBA.

Previous experience with ABA programs is a must and previous lead experience would be swell, but as long as you seem bright, caring, and capable, we are interested. A criminal record check will be obligatory. Initial training will be provided by our lead therapist along with follow up sessions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: running sessions on your own, preparing for team meetings once a month, overlapping with our consultant, providing reports to the consultant, working on scheduling, and overlapping therapists. You will also need to provide feedback to the therapists and ourselves, train new therapists, oversee data recorded, probe new targets, and coach the team.

You will also be picking our daughter up from school, recording data, facilitating playdates, helping with home living skills, and working with her on her fine and gross motor challenges.

Our team meetings are currently held once a month on a Wednesday evening from 5:00-6:30 and sessions are from 3:00 to 5:30, five days a week: you’d have two or three of them. We also ask that you are able to commit to the team for at least one year.

You should be FUN, responsible, dedicated, and creative. You need to have strong play skills, a positive attitude, and lots of energy and patience. You are a good multitasker, are organized, encouraging, enthusiastic, and responsible. You need to be able to take constructive feedback and implement it immediately. Salary will be negotiable based on your experience and your performance.

If you are interested, please send a short cover letter and your resume to:m cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and thanks.
Lots.

{Cathy Fitzhugh}

[Cathy Fitzhugh]

{Hello Autism Tutors and Therapists}

Oh yes… The time has come again: We need a new lead therapist for our team in central Vancouver (near Cambie and 22nd Avenue.)

Our twelve year old daughter is high functioning, verbal, gentle, affectionate, and entertaining. Her therapy is fascinating, and her progress is swift. She has been doing ABA for ten years. We work under the guidance of Kim Kirsch and the Early Autism Project, hence, it is a home-based ABA program which is supervised by a well-respected BCBA.

Previous experience with ABA programs is a must and previous lead experience would be swell, but as long as you seem bright, caring, and capable, we are interested. A criminal record check will be obligatory. Initial training will be provided by our lead therapist along with follow up sessions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: running sessions on your own, preparing for team meetings once a month, overlapping with our consultant, providing reports to the consultant, working on scheduling, and overlapping therapists. You will also need to provide feedback to the therapists and ourselves, train new therapists, oversee data recorded, probe new targets, and coach the team.

You will also be picking our daughter up from school, recording data, facilitating playdates, helping with home living skills, and working with her on her fine and gross motor challenges.

Our team meetings are currently held once a month on a Wednesday evening from 5:00-6:30 and sessions are from 3:00 to 5:30, five days a week: you’d have two or three of them. We also ask that you are able to commit to the team for at least one year.

You should be FUN, responsible, dedicated, and creative. You need to have strong play skills, a positive attitude, and lots of energy and patience. You are a good multitasker, are organized, encouraging, enthusiastic, and responsible. You need to be able to take constructive feedback and implement it immediately. Salary will be negotiable based on your experience and your performance.

If you are interested, please send a short cover letter and your resume to:m cathy.fitzhugh@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you, and thanks.

Lots.

{Cathy Fitzhugh}

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