Dr. Thomas Willis

dr thomas willis Subject Matter Experts - Presenters

Name: Dr. Thomas Willis
Role / Credential: Co-Founder of IABA
Areas of Expertise: Positive Behavioral Support (PBS)

Dr. Gary Lavigna

dr gary lavigna Subject Matter Experts - Presenters

Name: Dr. Gary Lavigna
Role / Credential: PhD, Clinical Psychologist
Areas of Expertise: Widely recognized for his contributions to improving behavioral support through positive, non-restrictive methods.

Dr. Lori Ann Dotson (PhD, CIME, FAC, M-RAS, LAADC)

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Name: Dr. Lori Ann Dotson
Role / Credential: PhD, CIME, FAC, M-RAS, LAADC

Dr. Sneha Kohli Mathur

Dr. Sneha Kohli Mathur

Name: Dr. Sneha Kohli Mathur
Role / Credential: Ph.D, BCBA
Areas of Expertise: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Dr. Kristin Bowman

Dr. Kristin Bowman

Name: Dr. Kristine Bowman
Role / Credential: PhD
Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst

Dr. Sarah Haney Mcdevitt

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Name: Dr. Sarah Haney Mcdevitt
Role / Credential: BCBA-D
Areas of Expertise: Doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Ioanna Konstantinidou

ioanna konstantinidou profile img Subject Matter Experts - Presenters

Name: Ioanna Konstantinidou
Role / Credential: BCBA
Areas of Expertise: Board Certified Analyst

Dr. Jessica Graber, BCBA-D

dr jessica graber Subject Matter Experts - Presenters

Name: Dr. Jessica Graber
Role / Credential: BCBA-D
Areas of Expertise: Supervised psychological and behavior analytic services

Dr. Abraham Graber, PhD

Dr. Abraham Graber

Name: Dr. Abraham Graber, PhD
Areas of Expertise: PhD in philosophy

Dr. Karola Dillenburger BCBA-D

karola dillenburger Subject Matter Experts - Presenters

Name:Dr. Karola Dillenburger
Role / Credential: BCBA-D
Areas of Expertise: Autism and Behavior Analysis- from dissonance to dialogue

Maria Nicolaou, MSc, BCBA

maria nicolaou Subject Matter Experts - Presenters
Name: Maria Nicolaou
Role / Credential: MSc, BCBA
Areas of Expertise: Parent Training, Challenging Behaviour, Functional Communication Training, EIBI
Company Name: Senior Behaviour Analyst at Special Learning

Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D.

peter gerhardt Subject Matter Experts - Presenters
Name: Peter Gerhardt
Role / Credential: Ed.D.
Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter of Expert Transition in Practice Series: Q&A and Case Scenario Reviews with Dr. Peter Gerhardt
Company Name: Organization for Autism Research
Company URL: researchautism.org
Ability to Contribute: Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., is the Executive Director of the EPIC School in Paramus, NJ.

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Being an RBT for me was extremely fun because where were you going to find a place where you can be completely silly without having to worry what people thought about you? This was the only job that made me feel like I could make a dramatic difference while being myself.

I also liked to be surrounded by people that had the same goals of wanting to help kids and the teamwork made the job much easier and more enjoyable.

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Changes from being able to utter 3-4 words where they can only make a syllable from when they started, the behavior decreases in which kiddo that used to engage in 30-40 0 self-harm to only half, learning how to wait during games, table work where they use to swipe and drop to the floor if they had to.

My favorite was when the parents would tell us what amazing progress they were making at home. I used to tear up and felt for these parents so much because it was already difficult for them and now, they can trust and rely on ABA and the therapists knowing their goal was ours.

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