BACB site, qualifications, etc.

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No matter what letters follow a person's name or title, you need to know how

those letters translate into real life.

I know of one person who has a Ph.D. who is awful. Couldn't do a thing for my

kid. All she did was make recommendations that the SD ignored and then she

endorsed what the SD did, even if it was opposite of what she recommended. All

the SD personnel had to do was SAY, " He's doing well. " No proof, nothing. If I

save just one child from that person's supervision, it will have been worth it.

She can teach the book learning, but she can't PERFORM.

I have known others who have no degree whatsoever, just tons of experience and

success w/kids, that I would choose over that doctorate person in a nanosecond.

People who make recommendations and expect the SD staff to FOLLOW those

recommendations, PERIOD, unless something comes up to contradict the

recommendations.

Bottom line: Degrees can be helpful and good, but get references from families

that the person has worked with, references from collegues/co-workers, and

references from employers. Contact ALL of them and ask questions.

And I hope that first judge in the Popp case gets someone to school him on the

IDEA and that a 2-school-year loss is most definitely regression! Our kids are

teachable, and it should NOT be considered some kind of " miracle " for parents to

expect that their kids get a " Chevy " from the SD--a 12th grade education,

because that's what public schools are for, to give EVERY student a 12th-grade

education.

, just another parent