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Autism Social Skills Training: Strategies for Developing Empathy

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Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have some level of difficulty with social communication and interaction skills. They may find it difficult to engage in conversations, understand implied social rules, respond to nonverbal cues, or see others’ perspective. Client Consultant the Center for Spectrum Services.

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COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape

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Article by Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead, Kim M. Simpson and Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Consultant, Susan Bodiker. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE), which has been renewed every 90 days from 2020 to early 2023.

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Helping Schools Motivate Parents to Participate in their Child’s Autism Education Plan

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As a human services professional or educator, you spend a lot of time devising a great autism education plan for each of the children you care for. Oftentimes, children diagnosed with ASD are unable to communicate their needs and wants effectively. Communication. To learn how to do this, we spoke with Cheryl N.

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Help Your Clients Get the Most Out of ABA Parent Training

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To get the best results from parental involvement, however, you’ll need to provide parent training around ABA interventions. To stand the highest chance of success, you’ll need to know how to get parental buy-in, how to properly train parents or caregivers in certain ABA interventions, and how to measure the efficacy of your training program.

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How To Apply the RBT Code of Ethics to Your Work

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Standard 2.04: RBTs do not use interventions they do not know how to use. They cannot provide services to unfamiliar client populations. Be truthful in all communication with the BACB and their supervisor. RBTs are bound to protect sensitive data and ensure that discussions and interventions remain private.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

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For behavioral health specialists, a safety plan can help to open lines of communication with a client and provide a template on how you and your client can check in with one another. Typically, safety plans look like checklists of coping strategies and sources of support for individuals who are deemed to be at high risk for suicide.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

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For behavioral health specialists, a safety plan can help to open lines of communication with a client and provide a template on how you and your client can check in with one another. Typically, safety plans look like checklists of coping strategies and sources of support for individuals who are deemed to be at high risk for suicide.