[Michelle Karren]

Parental Input Needed!

I am co-preparing a workshop on the issue of parents and professionals working together to implement a home based program. The premise is that there are three sides to a successful ABA program: parents, professionals and the line workers. We will be using a behavioral perspective to examine the challenges of creating and maintaining an effective ABA home program.

In particular I would like to look at the challenges ABA parents face:
-hiring, training and maintaining staff
-issues with staff
-exhaustion
-lack of normalcy in day to day life
-frustrations
-general stress levels
-effects of a home program on family life
-solutions you have implemented, those that worked and those that didn't

This workshop will be presented by myself, Sharon Baxter and Tyla Frewing at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis Convention in Atlanta. This is an international convention. But please be rest assured, anything presented will be done so in a way that protects you and your child's right to privacy and confidentiality. All names will be removed, all details that reveal identity excluded etc.

Your challenges and solutions can be emailed to me at MichelleKarrenaba@yahoo.ca with the subject header "workshop". If you are comfortable with my posting your solutions (only, I will not post challenges that have not been resolved) on the FEAT board, you can indicate this in your email. I will keep all of your information confidential and any information shared at the workshop or on the FEAT board will have all names and details removed.

Thank you,

Michelle Karren

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