5 Powerful Ways to Prevent Bullying for Children With Disabilities
My life’s experiences with bullying have taught me five powerful methods to be “bully-proof.” By Ron Sandison
VocaliD: Custom Crafted Voices
Dear Families and Colleagues, A well-informed parent is ecstatic about getting a customized voice for her son’s AAC device so that it sounds like him and not a robot. Vocalid is now taking pre-orders for voices through an Indegogo campaign. They need to raise funds to build the first 7 “trailblazer” voices in 2015 and…
CLM Star Participates on a Fundraiser Run for his Carmel High School Cross County Team
We are proud to share with you once again the athletic progress of one of our CLM graduate who has shined like a real star throughout the CLM Course. Vincent Ravalin participated this season on a little fundraiser cross country run to raise a little money for his Carmel High School Cross Country team. Since it’s Cross Country they…
“Operants” needs your support
I hope you enjoy Operants. In 2014 it grew from a newsletter into a report, with correspondents from around the world bringing you articles and interviews on what is going on in behavioral science and its practical applications. We at B. F. Skinner Foundation see how the readership grows, but we also know that expenses…
NYU Abu Dhabi’s Autism Awareness
Nipa Bhuptani, founder of Autism Support Network Abu Dhabi, received the help from the New York University Abu Dhabi campus (NYU) to organize this great event. They engaged the student volunteers in various ways with the community in spreading awareness about Autism and the need for emotional, social and educational support for individuals with Autism and their…
Clark County’s Grandparent Letter
The following letter was sent to the Superintendent of Clarke County Schools in Berryville VA, Dr. Mike Murphy. He shared it with his team, and the grandparent was happy for us to share it with all of you. Enjoy!!!! Dr. Murphy: I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation for the wonderful special…
Behavior Analysts, Criss Wilhite and Susan Schneider
View the picture of two great Behavior Analysts, Criss Wilhite and Susan Schneider. You would be wise to purchase Susan’s book, “The Science of Consequences”: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World [Paperback]. Susan is informing us about the past and future of behavior analysis.
Interview with a Radical Behaviourist
This article is about an interview of a BCBA Candidate who is teaching in Canada. Our director, Vicci Tucci, liked what she had to say about how educators should be relying more on what the field of Behavior Analysis has to offer. We hope you also find this article as interest and instructive as we…
Noah Dupuis presents…
How to solve a behavior problem (bitting) with POSITIVE reinforcement? Our colleague Cathy Scutta shared with us this fantastic video by Noah Dupuis and we want to share it with you too! Vicci Tucci truly believes that this video it’s a wonderful example of how important the CLM’s emphasis is on ABA’s “Positive” practices, and…
Dominion School for Autism
Helping Children Reach Their Full Potential by Scott Schwartzkopf | June 2013 Imagine that your child has just been diagnosed with autism, a neurodevelopmental disability that impacts one in 88 children in the United States and 90,000 individuals in the state of Virginia. “It was like being kicked in the teeth,” says Kelly Smith of Henrico, mom to…
Preparing for life after school
New Teaching Method Helps Students In Real World Stonewall Jackson High School special education teacher Julie Whitaker, center, looks over the shoulder of student Garrett Lloyd, 15, of Edinburg, while his mother Sheila, right, looks on during class on Tuesday. Garrett has had much success over the school’s implementation of the Competent Learner Model this…
Wonderful CLM Article from Bucks County IU in PA
Beth Lang, Program and Training Specialist from Bucks County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania, has written an exceptional article about their CLM Implementation. Click this link to read the whole article. Beth did a fantastic job summarizing the benefits students and staff have experienced from implementing the CLM. Below is a little excerpt… . . Five…
CLM Research Poster Presentation
WVU and CLM have come together to produce the poster titled, “The Impact of the Competent Learner Model on the GARS, Vineland, and PLS Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” being presented at the upcoming AUCD Conference December 2-5 in Washington D.C. Kudos to Dr. Dan Hursh at WVU for taking the lead on…
CLM in Chinese!
Liyu Chen, BCBA currently writes articles for a Chinese daily newspaper in Los Angeles. Here is her most recent article focusing on the CLM. Can’t read Chinese? Then here is something quick and fun – check out the photo of the article below and see how long it takes you to find these words in…
One of the very 1st CLM Teachers…
You may recognize a couple people in the photo below. One of them happens be to featured in many of the CLM Unit videos. Seated directly to Vicci’s right is none other than Debbie Thomas, one of the very first CLM teachers. This photo is from Debbie’s recent retirement dinner. Debbie has touched the lives…
Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change – New Book from the Cambridge Center Includes the CLM!
We are happy to announce the CLM is featured in this new textbook from Sloan Publishing – Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change. Not only is the CLM talked about within the text, but the on-line supplemental video materials included with the textbook purchase features some of the video examples included in our CLM Course of…
RIVERVIEW INTERMEDIATE UNIT #6 RECEIVES CLM ACCREDITATION!
RIVERVIEW INTERMEDIATE UNIT #6 RECEIVES ACCREDITATION FOR AUTISM SUPPORT PROGRAM CLARION (March2011) – Riverview Intermediate Unit #6 (RIU6) in Clarion, PA has been awarded accreditation for their implementation of the Competent Learner Model (CLM) for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and will be featured in a video to be used to disseminate the model…
Future Centre Earns CLM Accreditation!!!
Congratulations to all the hard working persons at the Future Centre for Special Needs in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Future Centre for Special Needs is now CLM Accredited!!! Special thanks to H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Mowfaq Mustafa -Director for Future Centre,…
Abu Dhabi Bound!
Vicci is on the road. She is meeting with the wonderful people for the Future Centre for Special Needs in Abu Dhabi. Have a safe flight Vicci! We look forward to hearing about the fantastic progress being made at the Future Centre!
Send In Your Links!
We are enhancing the CLM blog to add links to some of our favorite autism-related sites. Sites like: www.behavior.org – Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies www.bfskinner.org – B.F. Skinner Foundation www.bacb.com – Behavior Analyst Certification Board www.autism-society.org – Autism news and information www.autismlink.com – Nationwide guide to Autism resources www.pattan.net – Pennsylvania Training and Technical…
Send In Your Links!
We are enhancing the CLM blog to add links to some of our favorite autism-related sites. Sites like: www.behavior.org – Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies www.bfskinner.org – B.F. Skinner Foundation www.bacb.com – Behavior Analyst Certification Board www.autism-society.org – Autism news and information www.autismlink.com – Nationwide guide to Autism resources www.pattan.net – Pennsylvania Training and Technical…
Welcome to the Competent Learner Model Blog!
Welcome to the Competent Learner Model blog! We are excited to launch our blog today on World Autism Awareness Day. The Competent Learner Model provides developmentally appropriate assessment, curriculum, staff training (i.e. online CLM Course of Study and Coaching), collaborative consultation, and direct services for educators and parents of children with a diagnosis of Autism,…