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Greetings one and all,

My name is Dr. Hampel, and I am currently growing my heretofore, part-

time, private consultation practice (providing ABA services to children with

ASD) to a full-time enterprise. I live in central Massachusetts and will travel

anywhere in New England to join with and, or, assist in the creation of in-

home and center-based instructional systems for children with ASD. I hold a

Ph.D. in clinical psychology and am a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Following the completion of my pre-doctoral internship (entitled, " Applied

Behavior Analysis and Developmental Disabilities " ) at Children's Seashore

House in Philadelphia and subsequent graduation from Western Michigan

University (that included five graduate classes with Dr. Jack ,

including VB), my career path has been built squarely on a foundation of

behavior analysis. Over the past 7+ years I have applied behavior analytic

strategies and tactics in developmentally disabled populations ranging in age

from 20 months to older adults. Within these populations I have extensive

experience in (what I believe are) the equally vital areas of behavioral

reduction and skill acquisition and am competent in many, behavior-analytic

instructional and deceleration approaches. I am especially skilled in and

advocate strongly for what has been termed the " verbal behavior " approach,

or " AVB " (analysis of verbal behavior), which is based on Skinner's analysis

of verbal behavior and guided by the Assessment of Basic Language and

Learning Skills (ABLLS), a unique and powerful criterion-referenced

assessment instrument that can simplify and focus curricular decision making,

thereby expediting IEP goal writing and enhancing IEP team understanding

and cohesiveness.

In my private practice I have worked with 10 families, two birth-to-three

agencies, and two schools. In addition to VB-based consultation, I have

performed diagnostic evaluations for children with ASD and provided in-

service trainings on VB instruction and the ABLLS. The majority of my ABA

experience, however, I have gained from full-time positions at the New

England Center for Children, Rutgers Autism Program, Southbury Training

School, and the May Institute. In each of these positions I have functioned

specifically as a supervisor and trainer, and more generally, as an educator

and mentor. At the New England Center for Children, I trained, supervised,

and evaluated a team of 18 special education teachers. At Rutgers Autism

Program, I co-supervised a team of five behavior analysts (consultants) and

trained and guided the intensive instructional and behavior management

programs for 12 students across five different school and home-based

settings. I also presented to outside groups on ABA treatment for severe

behavior problems, and presented an experiential, preference assessment

training at the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism

Community (COSAC) conference. At Southbury Training School (STS), I

trained, supervised, and evaluated a team of five Behavior Modification

Program Specialists and one, Ph.D. Developmental Specialist, provided in-

service trainings on " ABC " data and preference assessments to the entire

psychology department staff, and presented seminars on autism and autism

treatment to an audience of STS and DMR staff. At the May Institute my job

involved two major components. First, I consulted to home- and center-based

programs for children with ASD. Second, I supervised and trained the

Program Coordinators and direct care teams at five, adult residential settings

as well as the Program Coordinator and direct care staff at the Day

Habilitation Program (for adults). I also co-supervised two pre-doctoral

interns, provided a series of ABA trainings to the Program Coordinators (as a

group), and presented on two occasions to the Springfield Clinical

Roundtable (topics: 1. AVB and the ABLLS, 2. Treatment of stereotypic

behavior). Also while at the May I wrote an ABLLS-based IEP that I

subsequently defended successfully at hearing.

Across professional positions I have conducted research and presented at the

Association for Behavior Analysis convention almost every year since 1996.

Also, I have been an integral, productive, and welcome member of a large

variety of clinical review, program development, service delivery, and

decision-making teams that were deemed (among others), " Treatment, "

" Clinical, " " IEP, " " ISP, " " Peer Review, " " Crisis Management, " " Inter-

disciplinary, " and " Directors. " These teams included (among others) behavior

analysts, psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, special education

teachers, parents, parent advocates, attorneys, consumers,

paraprofessionals, direct care staff, residential and day program managers,

speech and language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists,

special education directors, school principals, agency directors, case

managers, service coordinators, and behavioral technicians, specialists, and

coordinators.

I believe that my ABA training and experience, the depth and scope of my

technical, teaching, writing, and presentation skills, are excellent. I can

communicate concepts and data in ways that not only facilitate understanding

but guide and motivate programmatic action. Moreover, I believe that I

possess the type of academic, professional, and personal experience and

maturity that are essential in positions that require the ability to bond within

teams, to work closely with many types of professionals, many of differing or

uncertain opinions, and all manner of family members and advocates.

If your family, team, or school seeks the services of a highly trained and

experienced behavior analyst, I look forward to hearing from you.

Respectfully,

Hampel, Ph.D. BCBA