Institute for Behavioral Training and Project HOPE
Foundation Partner to Provide Training
Project HOPE Foundation and Institute
for Behavioral Training (IBT) today announced a partnership to provide
training resources to South Carolina parents of children diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) who are waiting for therapy services. Project HOPE
Foundation has been serving the South Carolina autism community for almost 20
years. IBT has trained over 5,000 people across the U.S. and other
countries since 2013. The training resources include parent training
workshops across the state as well as online tools that provide parents and
caregivers with in-depth training on ASD, applied behavior analysis (ABA),
behavior management techniques, and other important topics.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s announcement on March 27, 2014, autism impacts one in 68 children
and one in 42 boys. Rates of autism in South Carolina are consistent with these
statistics. The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special
Needs (SCDDSN) indicates that there are over 1,200 families waiting for
services for their children diagnosed with ASD. Project HOPE Foundation
and the Institute for Behavioral Training were awarded a $125,000 DDSN training
grant to provide training for South Carolina families that are waiting.
"At Hope Reach we frequently impress upon our
staff two principles: ABA changes lives and every moment counts,” says
Mark Knight, director of HOPE Reach, a program of Project HOPE Foundation.
“Through this grant and the partnership with IBT, we will help empower
hundreds of families waiting for services to capture teaching opportunities and
experience the benefits of ABA."
Project HOPE Foundation and IBT will host eight
parent training workshops across the state of South Carolina in
2015. The first event will take place in Spartanburg
on April 30, 2015, at the Mary Black Foundation (downtown Spartanburg)
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The second event will take place
on May 11, 2015 in Aiken, South Carolina. Additional
events will take place in Charleston, Greenwood, Columbia, Florence, Clemson
and Greenville. Project HOPE staff will be on site to provide in-person
training to parents on ASD, behavior management techniques, ABA and other
topics. IBT staff will be on site to provide free access to its popular
Parent eLearning program, allowing parents to continue their training at home,
at their own pace. Families will also be able to access Skills®, the
leading online assessment and curriculum utilized by autism treatment centers
worldwide (www.skillsforautism.com), as well as a
recently published book on evidence-based treatment for individuals with ASD.
