By connecting with children during their earliest community and school experiences we can increase their necessary skills and improve long-term outcomes.
Many children experience barriers to learning, socializing, and communicating. Not all of those barriers require intensive or intrusive supports. Families face long wait times and high staff turnover when seeking services insurance will cover.
When working with an independent consultant you can:
- get a professional on site, on your schedule, addressing your team's needs
- avoid waiting for insurance approval
- avoid waiting for assessments to be completed by clinicians you don't know
- manage staff assigned to the child (not an outside agency)
Your staff can apply trained skills from one learner to new learners with similar needs. The cycle of waiting for outside support to come for each child slows down.
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Hi! I'm Katie.
From over ten years of experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and behavioral needs I come into any space with this point of view:
Many children with disabilities or unique needs can be successful in regular daycare, preschool, and primary school classrooms. Staff need evidence-based training and support. Services covered by a child's insurance are challenging to obtain and keep, and those services are for that child, not for long-term general staff training. Strategies for staff should be easy to understand, data-driven, and feasible to run without a clinician present every day.
I can help with that.
I started my career with a Bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Duquesne University which was quickly followed by a Master's degree in special education K-8 from Carlow University. While working with students with profound autism in a school setting, I completed my applied behavior analysis coursework at Florida Institute of Technology and intensive fieldwork to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
I have worked with children in school, home, community, and clinical settings including The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh. My work has shown me time and time again that simple changes to a child's experience in early childhood settings make a big difference.
Consultation services
Staff Training
Intervention Fidelity
Classroom-Specific Support
Individual Student Consultation
FBA and PBSP Consultation
FAQs
What is the difference between a BCBA, LBS, and behavior specialist?
A BCBA is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. This is a specialized Master's level clinician who completed extensive supervised field work and passed a rigorous exam.
LBS/BSL is a Behavior Specialist License, issued by the PA State Medical Board. There is an education and professional experience requirement.
'Behavior specialist' and other similar titles, such as behavioral specialist or behavior support specialist, are not regulated. Professionals with these job titles have varied backgrounds and expertise.
Do you provide BHT or RBT services?
I am not providing behavioral health technician or Registered Behavior Technician services at this time. My focus is providing training and support to teachers and other child-facing professionals.
Do we have to have students with a diagnosis to receive consultation?
Absolutely not! Evidence-based teaching strategies utilizing principles of applied behavior analysis can benefit any learner or classroom. While diagnostic evaluations can reveal helpful information, it is not necessary for a child to have any particular diagnosis.