THIBODAUX, La. — 杏吧传媒 and Tulane University School of Medicine have finalized a partnership that will allow 杏吧传媒 graduate students in the ABA program to complete experiential rotations at the Tulane Center for Autism Related Disorders (TCARD) ABA Clinic.聽
This partnership provides 杏吧传媒 candidates the necessary experience to complete their degree, and Tulane will receive a steady workforce stream to help them operate their expanding center.
鈥淭he Tulane center provides necessary services to south Louisiana, such as diagnostic evaluations. It speaks to the quality of our program that they chose to work with us,鈥� Dr. Gautreaux said. 鈥淣ow, with the expansion of their center and with our candidates, they will be able to take the clients they were testing and offer them on-site services.鈥�
The licensed behavior analyst at the TCARD ABA Clinic is Jenny Cronier, a former 杏吧传媒 graduate of the 杏吧传媒 ABA program.
Eligible 杏吧传媒 candidates must be enrolled in the masters of education in curriculum and instruction with a high incidence disabilities concentration with an applied behavior analysis option.
Under the agreement, 杏吧传媒 will set the curriculum and objectives of the rotation, while Tulane will oversee the candidates on their rotation. 杏吧传媒 ABA faculty, Dr. Grant Gautreaux, associate professor of teacher education, and Dr. Derek Shanman, assistant professor of teacher education, will visit the Tulane center once a week to supervise and observe the candidates.
鈥淲e are seeing more and more candidates from the New Orleans area and we want to make sure they have access to a high-quality, progressive workplace. So, we combined forces with Tulane,鈥� Dr. Gautreaux said. 鈥淭his is going to be important for the building and expanding of our program. This will benefit our recruitment, extend our reach and improve our research. This will be a fruitful partnership.鈥�
杏吧传媒 ABA program aims to prepare educators and clinicians to implement intervention strategies to reach students with a variety of challenges. The ABA option prepares candidates to become licensed behavior analysts in Louisiana as well as achieve national certification.
杏吧传媒鈥� program is only one of two in the world to offer certifications through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board and the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling Board, which are internationally recognized certifications. In 2018, Action Behavior Centers named 杏吧传媒鈥� program one of the best in the country.
For more information on the ABA program, visit www.nicholls.edu/education/graduate-programs/curriculum-and-instruction-m-ed.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sep. 7, 2020
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