Well this isn’t exactly what we had in mind for 2020, is it? This time has been very difficult for everyone regardless of their situation; social isolation, double work for working parents with kids out of school, no breaks or vacations or time off. But you, parents of children with special needs, YOU have been absolute and total ROCKSTARS when it has come to quarantine.

Telehealth does not work for every child, but it as been far more successful than most of us could have anticipated with a lot of our kids! From shared-screen Roblox, to virtual monopoly with vocabulary word quizzes between turns, to the virtual classroom that one of our BCBAs created to try and keep some consistency while kids are out of school, we have been blown away by the things that we have seen and the success that we have observed. If you haven’t given Telehealth a chance, we encourage you to discuss with your supervisor and see what cool tricks we have come up with to make these sessions successful!

More than ever before, parents are faced with being the sole person responsible implementing their child’s programs or behavior intervention plan. The more tools that you have in your toolbox, the easier it will be for you, and the better for your child. If you are interested in doing a more formalized parent training program where you are taken through the modules used to train the Registered Behavior Technicians (virtually or in-person), please reach out to your Case Supervisor.

We look forward to the day that we can again freely come into your homes without worrying about anyone’s safety. Until then, we’ll Zoom, Google Hangout, MS Teams, and FaceTime our way through the foreseeable future.

Carrie Woodward (Director of Clinical Programs, Los Angeles)

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Stephanie Ammari (Director of Clinical Programs, Orange County)