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11/21 Conference
The Issachar Project

Excellent Behavioral Support for Children in their Schools and Homes: 

How to Find it...     How to Fund it...    How to Keep it.

 

The 2 DVD set features all of the presentations described below (with all accompanying slide notes) and includes all of the hand-out material distributed at the conference, including up-to-date information about national trends like the new Pennsylvania law ("Act 62 of 2008") intended to prevent children with autism who have private health insurance from accessing Medicaid benefits that they have been entitled to under the Social Security Act since 1989.  This is the only source of documented information about how to implement successful "Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services" for children and how to get and keep funding via Medicaid (regardless of family income) until the treatment is finished.

 

The Keynote Address by Dr. Robert Cormany, Executive Director, the PA Association of Pupil Services Administrators (PAPSA)

 
Session I:  How to Find Excellent Behavior Support Services for children
 
Characteristics of Excellent Behavioral Treatment Programs for Children -- what the data shows
   Professional Supervision & Training of treatment providers
   Professional Collaboration with Teachers and Parents
   How to write treatment plans that include tested, appropriate, individualized interventions, time frames and goals
           Progress Monitoring techniques that categorically establish the "medical necessity" for prescribed services
The five core values that support excellent treatment programs
      1.  Tell the Truth -- nothing else matters if this isn't your, and your provider's, top value
      2.  Be Thankful -- you & your treatment provider should be thankful for each other
      3.  Help Others -- your provider should want (and be able) to prove that their efforts are helping
      4.  Share Fairly --  you & your provider should fairly share the responsibility for helping your child
      5.  Move Forward -- you & your provider should chart a course for the future that is positive and optimistic
 
             BHRS versus "wraparound" services -- what you don't know can hurt you...
 
The Institute for Behavior Change Distinguished Service Awards
 
     Honoring two parents for their exemplary advocacy for their children.  Their experiences are truly inspirational.
Presentation of citations from the US Congress, PA Senate & PA House to IBC commemorating its 11th Anniversary
 
Session II:  How to Fund Excellent Behavior Support Services
 
  Medicaid - EPSDT funding explained -- learn how to establish Medicaid eligibility quickly and easily
  BHRS funding -- learn how to access Medicaid funding for BHRS via the EPSDT mandate
  School-Based Access Services versus BHRS -- learn the advantages & disadvantages of each modality
 
Session III:   How to Keep Funding until the Treatment Plan is finished (without having to water-down treatment)
 
  Fast, Effective BHRS Progress Monitoring - how to do it in a way that bonds parents and caregivers for success
  The BHRS Grievance & Appeal process - how it works (there are 5 levels; most people only know about 3 or 4)
  The BHRS Grievance & Appeal process - how to make it work for you (how to use timing to your advantage)

  Understanding the barriers to BHRS

               how to overcome them successfully, and to change BHRS Providers, etc.

 
Session IV:  Practical Applications of behavioral interventions (all funded by Medicaid), Questions & Answers
 
              Social Stories - research and best practice guidelines (how to make them work most successfully)
              Managing Physical Aggression without restraints and reducing Noncompliance with adult prompts
              Reducing socialization deficits and communication deficits in children with autism spectrum disorders
                 Writing Effective Treatment Plans - including Crisis Plans, Titration Plans and Discharge Plans
              Opportunities exist for Licensed Psychologists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers in the BHRS world. 
 

You can purchase the 2 DVD set with all of the annotated presentations and hand-outs in .pdf  format now for $120 by clicking on the PayPal link below.  PA residents will be charged 6% sales tax.  Free shipping.

      Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. 

                

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Last updated: 11/28/09.