MENDON AND WORCESTER, MA… Behavioral Concepts (BCI), a company of behavioral clinicians specializing in the care of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Massachusetts, invites the community to the “Wild About Wine” signature fundraising event of HMEA’s Autism Resource Central of Worcester, MA.
Wild About Wine will be held on August 16, 2019, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Southwick’s Zoo, 2 Southwick Street, Mendon, MA. Guests will enjoy wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, Skyfari Skyride, silent auction/raffle, socializing and a visit to the zoo.
HMEA’s Autism Resource Central is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide autism support and services for children, adults and their families in central Massachusetts. The center serves more than 3,600 families.
This event is sponsored by BCI, which is headquartered in Worcester, with satellite offices in Springfield, Fitchburg, and Tewksbury.
“Autism Resource Central’s services are critical to strengthening, educating and supporting families affected by autism spectrum disorder and BCI is a proud supporter,” said Jeff Robinson, Ph. D., BCI’s founder and CEO.
For more information about Wild About Wine (an adults-only event) or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.autismresourcecentral.org/wild-about-wine-2/
For more information about Autism Resource Central, visit https://www.autismresourcecentral.org
About BCI
Behavioral Concepts (BCI) provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services to children with autism and their families in central Massachusetts. We identify and facilitate effective personalized instruction that allows children to discover more, learn more, and be more – increasing their independence and enhancing their quality of life at home, in school, and in the community. BCI is a Massachusetts Department of Public Health approved provider of specialty ABA services for early intervention. BCI also provides center, home-based, and afterschool services through private and public health insurance. The organization was founded in 2002 by Dr. Jeffrey R. Robinson. Further information on BCI is available at https://bciaba.com.
BCI is part of the LEARN Behavioral family of companies, a national organization dedicated to helping all children succeed in school and life. Learn more at http://learnitsystems.com.
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Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Massachusetts, has promoted Tracy Miele, M.A., BCBA, LABA to Director of Southeast Programs. She is a resident of Uxbridge, MA.
the services provided to families in the state of Massachusetts were either school-funded or privately paid by the family. I still remember the many families who reached out in despair and one family’s story in particular, will always remind me of just how far we have come. I remember the mother who would recount her experiences of trying to teach her young daughter basic communication skills. For instance, I can remember the time this mother recalled sitting on her kitchen floor for what seemed like forever until her daughter finally made one simple request and at the end both her and her daughter sat in tears. No doubt these were tears of frustration, but ultimately tears of joy over a victory of progress that they both experienced. This was a mother dedicated to teaching her daughter, but not naïve to the fact that substantial progress would require a team of qualified professionals to help support her daughter. A mother who knew that the parent support she received from the school was good, but it wasn’t good enough, as she needed additional in-home support to provide her daughter with additional learning opportunities tailored to her daughters’ individual needs in their home and community. This same mother would tell stories of long arduous telephone calls with the insurance company trying to get them to fund in-home services for her daughter. The answer she received time and time again was “No”, that at most she could receive outpatient services once a week for one to two hours at a time, and that “ASD was categorized like depression or bipolar” and those were the services she could expect. She would sit on the other end of the phone trying to explain her child’s actual needs; she needed skill building exercises, assistance with her challenging behavior and most of all parent training and collaboration in her home so that she could also help to support her daughter. Unfortunately, these explanations always resulted in no change on the part of insurance company representatives.
