Inside Behavior Analysis
Volume 3 | 2011 | Number 2 | Online ISSN: 2151-4704
Parent Professional Parternship
By David Celiberti and Pam Gorski
The Parent-Professional Partnership Special Interest Group (PPP SIG) is now in its 11th year and was originally developed to help address the needs of the growing numbers of parents within the behavior analysis community. The PPP SIG provides information, networking, and resources for these parents. Although the bulk of our efforts center around autism spectrum disorders, parents of children with other disorders and disabilities may be interested in our SIG's activities or our website. The PPP SIG is quite different than other SIGs within ABAI. Aside from educating parents about behavior analysis, our SIG's other primary initiative is helping parents get the most out of ABAI and its events. The PPP SIG has several ongoing initiatives:
- Help parents involved in applied behavior analytic (ABA) services become more familiar with ABA through information, resources and links
- Provide parents with access to accurate information from other existing resources via links or summaries
- Share information with parent attendees prior to the ABAI annual convention
- Host an orientation to parent newcomers at the start of the ABAI annual convention
- Sponsor formal conference events that target issues of significance to parents
- Create opportunities for networking
- Provide a forum for discussion of objectives at our annual business meeting
Below is a list of active PPP SIG projects:
- Broaden the scope of our website (www.autismPPPSIG.org)
- Expand upon our website's existing FAQ section
- Encourage ABAI to develop more consumer friendly content on its website (we formally provided the Executive Council with a template for a consumer page and detailed suggestions)
- Create new resources to help parents become more familiar with behavior analytic interventions and services, how to better advocate for services, and how to promote accountability
- Identify new ways to reach out to parent attendees at ABAI events with the support of ABAI
All interested parents and professionals are encouraged to join PPP SIG. To join, send your name, mailing address, and e-mail address to Denise Grosberg at denise@denisegrosberg.com.
Current Officers (2010–2011)
Co-president: David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA
Co-president: Pamela H. Gorski, MPA, BCBA
Secretary-treasurer: Denise Grosberg, MA
Webmaster: Sara Cohen, MA, BCBA
Consumer Liaisons
Kerry Ann Conde, MS, BCBA
Lynn Faerber, BA
Peggy Halliday, M.Ed., BCBA
Jennifer Hieminga, M.Ed., BCBA (International Member)
Germaine Ibrahim, M.Ed.
Kelly McDonough, MA
Audrey Meissner, M.Ed., BCBA (International Member)
Alison Moors, MA, BCBA
Barbara Wells (Parent Member)
Jacqueline Weber, M.Ed., BCBA
Officers and consumer liaisons serve on a number of committees. Currently the PPP SIG carries out its mission and initiatives through the work of three standing committees: Website, Convention, and Public Relations.
Website Committee Objectives
- Develop the website with respect to PPP SIG-related information
- Expand and update content on www.Autismpppsig.org
- Work closely with the Autism SIG regarding mutual website efforts
Convention Committee Objectives
- Develop and distribute materials for parents attending the ABAI annual convention
- Organize networking opportunities for parents and professionals at the convention
- Inform SIG members about upcoming conference experiences that may interest them
- Provide an orientation for parent newcomers at the ABAI annual convention
- Coordinate our activities with ABAI
Public Relations Committee Objectives
- Forge alliances with organizations that have compatible goals with the PPP SIG
- Support the public awareness of the websites for the PPP SIG and the Autism SIG by sharing our resources with other organizations and distributing information about the SIG
- If requested, support the ABAI in reaching out to the local and adjoining communities that host the annual ABAI convention, as well as autism-specific conferences
Become Involved With the PPP SIG
If you would like to join the Parent Professional Partnership SIG or discuss ways to become more involved, send your name, mailing address, and e-mail address to Denise Grosberg at denise@denisegrosberg.com. If you have suggestions for resources and links for our website (www.PPPSIG.org), please contact Kerry Ann Conde at kconde11@gmail.com. If you have a suggestion for a consumer friendly, behavior analytic conference that can be added to our conference listing, please also contact Kerry Ann Conde.