Natural disasters present ABA providers with operational and clinical challenges that standard training does not prepare practitioners for. When a wildfire, hurricane, flood, or other mass casualty event affects a service area, the disruption is immediate and multilayered: staff and clients may lose their homes, therapy materials are destroyed, clinical data is inaccessible, authorization periods lapse, and the emotional and behavioral effects on clients with autism — for whom predictability and routine are foundational — can be severe.
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Join Free →Tragically, the Maui fires taught us many lessons about how to respond, recover, and rebuild as an ABA provider after a natural disaster. Southern California is now facing some of the most tragic fires in it's history, with employees and families served losing their homes and being displaced. This webinar will focus on the current state in Southern California, a timeline for response, rebuilding, and healing efforts as we learn from the Maui fire survivors. Resources gathered thus far will be shared and discussed with participants.
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Kelly Bermingham has been practicing in the field of ABA for 25+years. She received her BCBA in 2003. She is a published author who specializes in Early Intervention Program Development and Social Skills. She has completed research and written several blogs for Autism Speaks during her time at UCI. She co-created the BCBA curriculum at Chapman University where she was an adjunct professor. Kelly is ESDM Certified and PEERS Certified.
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