Why have schools been reluctant to provide this evidence-based intervention for students with autism, and is there a path forward? This article in the Phi Delta Kappan is a helpful guide through this complex territory.
Click Here to read about Chloe, an autistic adult who graciously shared her experience of receiving ABA services as an adult.
Music therapist Yue Wu is working on a second production of her show Light in the Well which weaves together symphony movements and the real-life stories of people with disabilities. The show debuted in October at MacPhail Center for Music, where Wu works as she pursues a doctorate in rehabilitation science at the University
Mental Health Resources for the Black Community The Black community isn’t any less likely than others to develop mental illness, but Black Americans may lack the resources to get help for their psychological problems. They’re greatly underrepresented as patients, even though some reports say Black Americans experience even more psychological distress than other ethnic
Compelling interview with Allison Metz from the National Implementation Resource Network
In this episode (link here) my co-hosts will help us learn more about anti-racism in implementation science and PBIS as a liberatory tool. #PodcastAPBS #Equity Dr. Kurt Hatch Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims Dr. Erika McDowell Dr. Jessica Swain-Bradway Thank you all, Muna Khalif, University of Minnesota ICI UCEDD (https://twitter.com/MUNAMIDB)
Simone Biles’s public struggles gave other Olympians tacit permission to share their vulnerabilities. Some of them have. Click here for article.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, and SAGE, the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ older adults, released the first edition of the Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI). This national benchmarking tool evaluates
https://www.bloomu.edu/documents/mcdowell-news-feb22 See the new issue of the McDowell Institute's newsletter for insights on structuring and facilitating conversations, addressing challenging behavior through pre-correction, supporting students with emotional distress / trauma, and more.
https://science.abainternational.org/2021/09/21/a-behavioral-view-of-life/