by CAHumanServices | Feb 14, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Simple Steps to Functional Communication A key factor of many Developmental Disabilities is a deficit in communication skills. These deficits may include difficulty with expressive language, receptive language, or a combination of both. Expressive language is the...
by Courtney Vaughan, M.S., BCBA, LBA | Jan 25, 2019 | Best Practice Blog
Trauma Informed Care for Behavior Analysts — Buzzword or Just Good Practice? What Defines a Trauma Informed Organization or System? “A program, organization, or system that is trauma-informed: Realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths...
by CAHumanServices | Dec 21, 2018 | Best Practice Blog
The Token Economy Token economies can be an effective way to manage contingencies in schools, home and the community. They are systems in which a child earns “tokens” that can be exchanged for a variety of preferred items. (Sound familiar? Our monetary system is a...
by CAHumanServices | Dec 3, 2018 | Best Practice Blog
Evidence based interventions. There are many interventions in existence claiming to be beneficial for individuals with autism. However, the field itself seems to be a magnet for interventions and therapies that are based in pseudo-science and have no research to...
by CAHumanServices | Sep 28, 2018 | Best Practice Blog
There is a widely held belief that individuals with developmental disabilities (DDs) are insensitive to pain/discomfort or have a high-threshold for pain. Thankfully, recent research has begun to challenge this notion. Instead, it is now becoming clear that...
