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Sharing the Hope
Part of PCDI's mission is to share model intervention programs, research,
and experience with other professionals. The Institute's technology dissemination
program was developed in response to a severe shortage of effective intervention.
The science-based intervention that is in high demand can be successfully
disseminated, but only with extensive training and mentoring. Thus, PCDI
began to offer technical support to foster the development of new programs
and to cultivate personnel resources.
Professionals from the United States and many other countries have completed
traineeships and residencies at PCDI. Because of the critical need for
additional science-based programs for people with autism, PCDI also offers
training, consultation, and evaluation services that assist others in
establishing new services.
Programs Based on the PCDI Model:
New
York Child Learning Institute
College Point, New York
Susan M. Vener, Ph.D., Director
The New York Child Learning Institute, a program of AABR, Inc., is a state
certified, nonpublic preschool and school program for children ages 2.7
to 11 years. The Institute implements a science-based educational approach
and is committed to providing the highest standard of education for students.
Institute
for Educational Achievement (IEA)
New Milford, New Jersey
Dawn M. Buffington Townsend, Ph.D., Executive Director
Founded in 1995, IEA is a private, nonprofit educational program dedicated
to providing effective intervention to children with autism that will
make a difference in their lives and the lives of their families. The
primary goals of the services provided by IEA are to enable persons with
autism to avoid institutionalization and to live in family environments;
to prepare them for enrollment in public school classrooms or for productive
work; and to help them acquire skills that facilitate full participation
in community life.
Somerset
Hills Learning Institute
Bedminister, New Jersey
Kevin J. Brothers, Ph.D., Executive Director
Somerset Hills Learning Institute provides individualized education and
treatment to its students, children with autism. The Institute began serving
students in 1999 and operates on the premise that all children are capable
of learning. Institute personnel view it as their responsibility to create
environments where interactions with people and materials are effective
at teaching relevant skills. Somerset Hills Learning Institute exists
to create just those kinds of environments.
Garden
Academy
Maplewood, New Jersey
David W. Sidener, Ph.D., Executive Director
Garden Academy uses scientific, data-based and accountable interventions
to provide an individualized education to students with autism so that
they may lead lives of the greatest possible independence. We are
committed to helping students develop skills necessary to realize their
full educational potential and to become integral and functional members
of the family and thecommunity.
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