By Francisco Prieto, MA, MS Welcome to ABA Term of the Month! Here we will explore various terms used in Applied Behavioral Analysis practice, break down what they mean and some best practice strategies associated with either the behaviors or practices! June 2019’s ABA Term: “Verbal Behavior” Verbal Behavior is based on the principles ABA that teachers communication and language. The purpose of Verbal Behavior Therapy is to encourage students to connect verbal communication with actual meaningful purpose in…
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By Francisco Prieto, MA, MS Welcome to ABA Term of the Month! Here we will explore various terms used in Applied Behavioral Analysis practice, break down what they mean and some best practice strategies associated with either the behaviors or practices! April 2019’s ABA Term: “Prompt” Prompt is the term that is used in ABA to describe the form of support that is provided by a BII, adult, or even a classroom peer.
By Francisco Prieto, MA, MS Welcome to ABA Term of the Month! Here we will explore various terms used in Applied Behavioral Analysis practice, break down what they mean and some best practice strategies associated with either the behaviors or practices! March 2019’s ABA Term: “Escape” Escape is one of the four functions of behavior describing the relationship between a target behavior and an aversive stimulus.
FACT Family kicked off the upcoming 2018-2019 school year with its annual All-Staff Training. From August 6th to August 10th, FACT came together to learn about what we do, why we do it, and to celebrate our amazing clients, pictured above. Check out more photos from the fun below:
By Linda Andron-Ostrow, LCSW On Friday June 1, I had an incredible experience that I wanted to share. It was my privilege to be present for the final monologues in an introductory theater class at West Los Angeles College. The professor of the course, a longtime friend of FACT Carolina Barcos, is just exceptional. This class is everything that the federal government is hoping for in the HCBS inclusion rule . Students with a range of disabilities are included side by…
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By Linda Andron-Ostrow, LCSW On October 14 and 15th, our old friend TED made his presence felt at the Electric Lodge in Venice through the voices of over 30 individuals whose lives have been touched by autism and other disabilities. I can say that it was as amazing as I hoped it would be. Families, professionals, interns and individuals with disabilities were in the audience, both live and remote, where wisdom was shared 15 minutes at a time. And as…
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Welcome to Staff Spotlight! Here we honor special members of the FACT staff who help our community and give them the kudos they deserve! This month, we celebrate Destinie Hernandez. Destinie supports one-on-one with college student Christian on areas like mobility training and college prep like campus navigation and safety plans and strategies. FACT recently received a call from Christian’s mother about how Destinie has touched Christian’s and her lives. With her permission, we’d like to share that wonderful message:
Thanks to all who attended in person or online. If you would like to view some of the presentations, contact [email protected] This was the full line-up: October 14, 2016 8 to 9 AM Check In/Welcome: Marc Haupert, Interim Executive Director 9: 00 AM Linda Andron-Ostrow: Opening Remarks 9:45 AM Susan Schmidt Lackner, MD: “Biomedical Interventions: Healing the Whole Child” 10: 20 AM 15 MINUTE BREAK 10:35 AM Erika…
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by Sarita Freedman, PhD; FACT Board Member We know positive reinforcement helps students feel good about themselves. But positive reinforcement alone is not enough for our students with ASD. To effectively help these students understand and accept their strengths and limitations, educators and parents need training that goes above and beyond simple reinforcement techniques. Lack of this specialized training is one of many roadblocks to facilitating greater self-awareness in individuals with ASD. Related roadblocks include a paucity of well-trained diagnosticians…
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by Sarita Freedman, PhD; FACT Board Member We all have individual differences regardless of whether we have a disability or not. We’re great at some things, good at others, and struggle with different aspects of our physical, emotional and social functioning. Yet, limitations in self-awareness can make it difficult to understand and accept our many strengths and weaknesses. We feel confusion over why something works out well and other situations fall apart. We may not be able to appreciate how…
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