Re: New autism program - HOPE Center at Beaumont

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Oops!! Contact number at the bottom should be:

248-691-4744

Barb

Barbara Byers wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> FYI, here is information on a new autism program being offered at

> Beaumont Hospital in Berkley (Oakland County) MI. It is to

> train parents in ABA, and also to help them get home programs running.

> See contact info at the bottom if you are interested.

>

> Barb

> Ann Arbor MI

> *************

> The Hands-On Parent Education (HOPE) Center, a program offered by

> Beaumont Hospital's Center for Human Development, provides intervention

> for families with preschool-age children diagnosed with autism. The

> mission of the HOPE Center is to teach parents how to use principles of

> applied behavior analysis (ABA) with their children in a playful,

> interactive, and developmentally-appropriate fashion. ABA is a treatment

> with scientific evidence supporting its effectiveness. However, it is

> very time-intensive. Parents are therefore the focus of teaching at the

> HOPE Center, as they are usually with their children for more hours each

> day than any teacher or therapist. Behavioral specialists work

> intensively with a small number of families, in a preschool-type

> setting. Children and their parents attend three hours a day, five days

> a week, for 12 weeks. After receiving 180 hours of hands-on training,

> the intervention program is transitioned to the home, and ongoing

> behavioral consultation is provided from the HOPE Center staff. For more

> information, call Beaumont's Center for Human Development at

> 249-691-4744.