“…We will…empower ABA agency owners with the knowledge and supplemental tools to make the best and well-rounded informed decision to determine the option to sell to a PE firm and the impact on their employees and ultimately their client outcomes.” – Karen Chung, CEO at Special Learning, Inc.

MENLO PARK, Calif. (PRWEB)
February 27, 2020

Special Learning, Inc. released today their full line-up of their long-awaited Live Webinar Series: Big Money in ABA which premiered on January 29th, 2020 with the introductory session called “Big Money in ABA Series- Module 1: Who’s Buying? Who’s Selling? Who’s Winning? Who’s Losing?.” This 2-hour session dove into the emerging desire for PE to enter and exit the Autism Industry, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services.

During this presentation, Special Learning, Inc and special guest, Dr. Jon Bailey, BCBA-D, began to deliver 2-years’ worth of data collected on the rates of acquisition and exits in the ABA space; however, this only scratched the surface of information that was collected over the past 24 months. Starting on March 25, 2020, the series will continue with “Review of the Data” and progress for 5 consecutive months ending with the final session “Big Money in ABA Series- Module 5: The Legacy of PE Involvement.” This series will uncover the truth: “the good, the bad, and the ugly” about Big Money in ABA on the Autism industry, the professionals (BCBAs, RBTs and front-line staff) and ultimately the impact of client outcomes to include persons with Autism and related disorders.

WHAT THE DATA REVEALS THUS FAR FOR PE ACQUISITIONS AND EXITS

Private Equity activity has been in full bloom over the past decade in the Autism Industry. It makes perfect business sense when some PE firms are exiting within 5 years with 10-15x of their initial investment. This combined with all 50 U.S. states mandating services for persons with Autism as of 2019, the PE activity does not seem to be slowing down either.

As of the Q1 2020:

1. 55 Private Equity firms have invested in ABA service Providers

2. There have been 20 ABA “Platform” Companies Created

3. There have been 10 PE exits to larger PE firms

4. Three (3) Pe-backed Platform companies have realized multiple exits

5. 50%+ of the 23 for-profit MEGA ABA agencies (1,000- 5,000 employees) are owned or backed by PE firms

THE SOLUTION FOR ABA AGENCY OWNERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

Through the 1,000+ hours of extensive research over the past 2 years, this series, Special Learning, Inc. and Subject Matter Experts will unveil the impact of the PE activity on the Autism Industry and ABA. This series will unveil which PE firms and platform companies are playing in the Autism Space, what an ideal company target would be for acquisition, the truth about what happens to an agency owner and their employees immediate following PE acquisition and 2/3/5 years post acquisition, and ultimately how does this impact clients these agencies serves and the client’s successful level of outcomes from the ABA therapy. Karen Chung, CEO and founder of Special Learning Inc, divulged that he solution to this convoluted PE activity is not to address PE as the “bad guy” but to “provide the gathered information, share it through accessible and interactive education, and empower ABA agency owners with the knowledge and supplemental tools to make the best and well-rounded informed decision to determine their option to sell to a PE firm and the impact on their employees and ultimately their client outcomes.” Karen continued and mapped out how the series will cover the following topics to equip ABA agency owners with this thought-leadership:

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  Module 1: Big Money in ABA: Who’s Buying? Who’s Selling? Who’s Winning? Who’s Losing? (RECORDED)
• Module 2: Private Equity Consolidation: On a Positive Note… (LIVE 4/29/2020)
• Module 3: The Roll-up Game: How Can Independent ABA Agencies Compete Ethically? (LIVE 5/20/2020)
• Module 4: Best Practices and Standards: Driving for Quality Outcomes AND Enterprise Value (LIVE 6/17/2020)
• Module 5: The Legacy of PE Involvement in ABA: Impact to Clients, Clinicians, and the Field of Behavior Analysis (LIVE 7/15/2020)

For more information about Big Money in ABA Series, visit the Special Learning, Inc’s website at https://www.special-learning.com.

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PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB)
February 26, 2020

There are approximately 70 million people with autism in the world, and yet there is a worldwide scarcity of trained professionals to implement evidence-based intervention programs to help serve children with autism and other special needs. Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) is an evidenced-based intervention that with early and intensive application of quality ABA programming has demonstrated 47% success rate helping children with autism to mainstream.

ABA organizations worldwide are challenged with finding qualified Board Certified Behavioral Analysts (BCBAs) to meet the ever-growing demands of their communities. ABA Business Growth is focused on addressing this issue through easy access to high quality education that enables professionals to earn and/or maintain their ABA certification.

THE CE LIBRARY FOR BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS

The CE Library for Behavior Analysts is a comprehensive training library that allows you to meet 100% of the CE certification requirements in one centralized and easily accessible location. The library includes the following:

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  Includes 33 CEU Hours
• BACB® – 37 Type II, Ethics, and Supervision QABA® – 37 General, Ethics, and Supervision APA® – 22 General (Home Study)
• Meets 100% of BACB CE requirements in one library!
• 24×7 Unlimited access to all training webinars
• Available on computer and mobile devices
• 100% CEU processing included

The CE Library for Behavior Analysts provides opportunities for professional growth and empowers ABA organizations to develop staff skills and expand upon service offerings that have a direct impact on the communities they serve.

Please visit https://aba-businessgrowth.com for more information about the CE Library for Behavior Analysts or contact their team at contact@aba-businessgrowth.com.

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“We are excited to team-up with an ABA and Educational Legacy, Dr. Ronnie Detrich, Ph.D., to equip professionals and parents with information to support students disfranchised due to their challenging behaviors in the school sector.” Karen Chung, CEO at Special Learning, Inc.

MENLO PARK, Calif. (PRWEB)
February 26, 2020

Special Learning, Inc. announced today that they are launching a 10-hour live and interactive webinar series in conjunction with Dr. Ronnie Detrich, PhD. in Addressing Challenging Behaviors Ethically in Schools Series. Dr. Ronnie Detrich has over five decades of experience in working with schools and districts that serve students with disabilities, autism, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD and other mood disorders. Over the years he has facilitated and demonstrated methodologies in which schools and school districts can embrace inclusion to include students who engage in challenging and problematic behaviors. With this 5-part series, Dr. Ronnie and selected elite Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in this area, will share and educate professionals, Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Psychologists, Speech Language Pathologists, Parents and Educators on how-to comply with IDEA regulations, and “No child left behind,” for a subset of students that previously may have been excluded from a free and appropriate education.

STUDENTS WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS DISPLAYED IN THE SCHOOL SETTING

In recent years, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has been welcomed in the school sector from adopting Positive Behavior Strategies (PBS), tier systems, addressing social impact for students with problem behaviors on 504 Plans and Individualized Education Plans (IEP). However, there are students who display problematic behaviors that many schools are not equipped to address. Some of these behaviors observed can be students who run away from the school, physical aggression and fighting of other students and educators, destruction of school property, to name a few. When students engage in behaviors of this magnitude, they tend to have increased chances of being suspended, expelled, arrested, or incarcerated. Ultimately, these students lose out on a valuable education and a prosperous and independent future. It is at these points, where the school may call upon an expert in the field of ABA called a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to work with the school and the student’s team to decrease these behaviors and increase their time in school to obtain an appropriate education.

ADDRESSING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS IN SCHOOLS ETHICALLY WITH EXPERTS IN ABA

When a student is referred to Behavior Analysis services, often, the student has engaged in problem behaviors that have resulted in suspensions, and on in some instances have placed the student at risk of being expelled. Along with this, students who engage in challenging behaviors also disrupt the education of their pupils. This is where the science of Applied Behavior Analysis goes beyond Autism Services and addresses the overall needs of students to maintain an education and prosper as an adult.

When an ABA expert, BCBA, addresses challenging behaviors of a student there are potential barriers to treatment to include, but not limited too: (1) lack of financial resources from the school (2) lack of extra staff to support the student (3) school structure and culture differs from one education system to the next (4) lack of positive motivation from the administration, staff and student’s themselves

With these barriers, progress for a student is minimal. The only way to support a student with challenging behaviors is to have the BCBA, educator, administration, Speech Therapists and the parents come together as a team to implement a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).

BRIDGING THE GAP AND INCREASING INCLUSION FOR STUDENTS WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS

Special Learning, Inc has teamed up with Dr. Ronnie Detrich, Ph.D. to tackle head-on the need for Behavior Analysis in schools for students who display challenging behaviors. In the 5-part (10-hour) live webinar series called “Addressing Challenging Behaviors Ethically in Schools”, Dr. Detrich and SMEs will interactively- using proprietary technology- demystify the barriers to treatment in schools and provide professionals, educators and parents with the information, education and empowering tools to successfully assist student’s with challenging behaviors remain in the school setting. This series will cover:

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  MODULE 1: How to Maximize the Value and Facilitate Collaboration Across Service Providers (LIVE March 11, 2020)
• MODULE 2: Must-have Skills (and Understanding) for School-based BCBAs and Other Service Providers (LIVE April 8, 2020)
• MODULE 3: Assessing Problem Behaviors in Schools and Developing a BIP Implementation Team (LIVE May 13, 2020)-
• MODULE 4: Using ABA Programming in Schools in a Collaborative Model to Begin to Manage Problem Behaviors (LIVE June 10, 2020)
• MODULE 5: How to Implement Behavior Change Programs to Affect Sustainable, Positive Change (LIVE August 12, 2020)

“We are excited to team-up with an ABA and Educational Legacy, Dr. Ronnie Detrich, Ph.D., to support professionals, educators, BCBAs, administrators and parents to ultimately equip them with the information, education and empowerment to ultimately support students who have historically been disfranchised due to their challenging behaviors presented in the school sector and increase the student’s chances of being independent as they become adults.” said Karen Chung, CEO at Special Learning, Inc.

For more information about Addressing Challenging Behaviors Ethically in Schools Series, visit the Special Learning, Inc’s website at https://www.special-learning.com.

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RICHMOND, Va. (PRWEB)
February 20, 2020

The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) is proud to announce that 361 attorneys have been selected as 2020 LCLD Fellows, participants in one of most comprehensive legal talent development programs in the country. Launched in 2011, the LCLD Fellows Program is an ambitious, highly structured initiative built to increase diversity at the leadership levels of the nation’s law firms and corporate legal departments, and the program has grown in size every year.

Responding to the rapid growth of LCLD Membership and demand for the Fellows Program, LCLD will pilot a new regional meeting component to the program this summer. Hosted by DLA Piper US LLP in Chicago, IL; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, CA; and Sullivan & Worcester LLP in Washington, D.C., these smaller, day-long meetings will provide additional professional-development programming and further strengthen the relationship-building aspect of the Fellows Program that participants and organizations value so much. The regional meetings will provide a strategic opportunity to build relationships between the Fellows’ three full-class meetings.

“Our Fellows Program is a unique learning experience designed to empower a new generation of lawyers,” said Ellen Dwyer, LCLD Chair and Chair of the Executive Committee at Crowell & Moring LLP. “These talented individuals have been singled out for leadership by their organizations, and represent a broad spectrum of backgrounds as diverse as the country they serve.”

Over the course of the year-long program, participants will be challenged to improve their professional brand, build relationships that enhance professional development, and sharpen stewardship and leadership skills. In addition to the new, smaller regional meetings, Fellows will also have the opportunity to attend learning experiences hosted by LCLD Member corporations Adtalem Global Education, Allstate Insurance Company, Coinbase Global, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Fannie Mae, PPL Corporation, Starbucks Coffee Company, and T-Mobile USA.

“Already recognized as high achievers within their own organizations, the Fellows will experience a year of multifaceted professional development,” said Robert Grey, LCLD President. “Our Fellows Program is unique in the nation, as it focuses on equipping participants with the advanced skills they need to play larger and more responsible roles in our Member organizations.”

Upon completion of their Fellows year, the class of 2020 will become part of a community of more than 2,300 Fellows Alumni who mentor younger diverse attorneys, continue with their own career training, and maintain a dynamic national network.

“We’re lucky to have an extraordinarily focused and committed membership, and the Fellows invariably reflect that,” said Grey. “All of us are eager for results and will persist until we see real changes in the makeup of the leadership of the profession.”

For more information on LCLD, please contact Jessica Sabesan at jsabesan@lcldnet.com or visit http://www.lcldnet.org.

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Founded in 1885, American International College, located in Springfield, MA, supports and advances education, diversity, and opportunity for its students and the community.

We are pleased that the commitment of the college to provide access and opportunity for every student is recognized. American International College has long appreciated that people learn differently and have varying needs in the pursuit of their education.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (PRWEB)
February 19, 2020

The Edvocate, an online education magazine, has named American International College (AIC) among the best colleges and universities for people with disabilities.

The Edvocate highlighted institutions that have multiple programs, policies, and measures in place to help people with disabilities succeed in higher education. AIC placed in the top ten with the following statement issued by the magazine: “The Supportive Learning Services (SLS) program at American International College provides professional tutoring services to students, as well as assistance with study skills, organization, and time management. Students can also take advantage of the Center for Accessibility Services and Academic Accommodations (CASAA), which provides both academic and physical accommodations.”

In response to The Edvocate’s endorsement, AIC’s Dean of Academic Success April Voltz, EdD, said, “We are pleased that the commitment of the college to provide access and opportunity for every student is recognized. American International College has long appreciated that people learn differently and have varying needs in the pursuit of their education. Learning specialists in the Supportive Learning Services program provide professional tutoring and academic coaching tailored to the learning style of the individual student. The Center for Accessibility Services and Academic Accommodations collaborates with members of the institution’s diverse community to ensure that all aspects of campus life – learning, working, and living – are universally accessible.”

The Center for Accessibility Services and Academic Accommodations at AIC provides resources, training, and direct services to ensure people with disabilities have a greater opportunity to achieve their goals.

Supportive Learning Services (SLS) is a fee-based program that helps students with learning challenges achieve their dream of completing college successfully. The second of its kind in the country, SLS celebrated its fortieth anniversary in 2018. This comprehensive program works with the whole student academically, socially, and emotionally, by providing one-on-one tutorial assistance in addition to skills and content workshops designed to fit the unique needs of each student. In addition to helping students hone academic skills, SLS staff can assist students with organizational skills and time management strategies that can help them modify their learning environment and maximize their strengths.

More information about American International College and the many programs and services available to students is available online at http://www.aic.edu/sls and https://www.aic.edu/academics/academic-support/casaa/.

Founded in 1885, American International College (AIC) is a private, co-educational, doctoral granting institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts comprising the School of Business, Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, and the School of Health Sciences. AIC supports and advances education, diversity, and opportunity for its students and the community.

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