Catalight

Our chief health officer, Tracy Gayeski, was interviewed in US News and World Report's "Patient's Guide to ADHD." Check it out! https://lnkd.in/e49GH2yv

The Catalight team is out in full force at the #ABAI2025 conference in Washington, D.C. – bringing with them insights and a passion for progress! Here's a live look at Jennifer Ikola of Easterseals Northern California, who's joined by Brianna Fitchett, MA, MPH, BCBA and Lindsey Sneed, Ph.D., BCBA-D today to talk about our Compass Behavioral coaching program for autistic teens and young adults. Tomorrow morning, the Catalight crew of Brianna, Doreen Samelson EdD, MSCP and Ben Pfingston, along with Tracy Raulston, PhD, BCBA-D of Texas State University, will be giving a symposium on "The Importance of Group Design Research in Applied Behavior Analysis." Lindsey joins Jesse Logue, PhD, BCBA-D, HSPP and Lauryn M. Toby, Ph.D., BCBA, HSPP, both of LittleStar ABA Therapy, later in the day to present "The Dosage Dilemma in Behavior Analysis: Exploring the Complexity of Individualized Treatment Intensity Recommendations." The all Catalight/Easterseals Northern California team of Lindsey, Ben, Jennifer and Karen Bearss round out the conference on Sunday with "Enhancing Autism Interventions: Expanding Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Interventions From Research to Community – Based Practice" It's a jam-packed weekend that's sure to be worthwhile for us and all the attendees at our presentations!

The latest episode of our What's Up With Catalight! podcast, "The Owl Brain, The Cheetah Brain, The Possum Brain," is out NOW! Author of "Autism in Polyvagal Terms" Dr. Sean Inderbitzen DSW, LCSW, MINT joins host Lindsey Sneed, Ph.D., BCBA-D to talk about his theory that the vagus nerve triggers one of three brains in response to feelings of safety and threat. Along with how autism can be viewed in the body-based polyvagal theory, the duo also talk about the importance of kindness, Sean's lived experience and his motivation to increase access to mental health services. Subscribe on Apple or Spotify. Or listen now by following your preferred listening link in the comments below. #autism #podcast #polyvagal

Catalight is offering FREE early access to what will become our newest Catalight Classroom course on administering our caregiver-led Chat treatment. Chat is a naturalistic developmental program for parents and caregivers of children under 6 with language and social-emotional development delays. We're looking for occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, behavior analysts, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists interested in becoming Chat certified to take the course, earn continuing education units, and share feedback to help shape the future of the class. Help us refine and expand access to this innovative autism intervention! ⏱️ 7–9 hours total over three weeks beginning in August ✅ Entails: three courses, quizzes, an exam, video assessments, and feedback 🎓 Earn CEUs upon full completion 📆 Reach out by July 14 to join! 📩 Learn more about Chat: https://lnkd.in/e_EXB6yk Or 🔗 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ewFtq7de

🚨 🎙️ COMING NEXT WEEK 🎙️ 🚨 The newest episode of the "What's Up With Catalight!" podcast featuring "Autism in Polyvagal Terms" author Dr. Sean Inderbitzen DSW, LCSW, MINT is dropping soon! Sean introduces host Lindsey Sneed, Ph.D., BCBA-D to polyvagal theory and talks about how he's using the body-based approach and lived experience to conceptualize autism in a brand-new way.  Don't miss out! Subscribe now on Apple or Spotify! Follow links in the comments below to listen to previous episodes of What's Up With Catalight! or learn more about Sean. #autism #podcast #polyvagal

A website can only be called “user-friendly” when it's built for every user. Our digital space needs to reflect our efforts to create equitable spaces for all and our support of people with disabilities.     That’s why our partnership with accessiBe, a leader in web accessibility solutions, ensures everyone can access the information and services they need.   Head over to www.catalight.org, www.eastersealshawaii.org and www.esnorcal.org to utilize our accessibility widget by clicking the person icon on the bottom right. Easterseals Northern California Easterseals Hawaii #TheWebIsForEveryone #GAAD2025 

Catalight’s Lindsey Sneed, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Brianna Fitchett, MA, MPH, BCBA will be joined by Jennifer Ikola of Easterseals Northern California at the annual #ABAI2025 conference in Washington, D.C., next Friday to present our newest treatment option: the Compass-Behavioral program for teens and young adults. "Becoming a Compass-Behavioral Clinician: A Neuroaffirming Behavioral Coaching Program for Autistic Youth and Adults" shows how practitioners can empower autistic youth and adults to set their own life goals, track their behavior, and make meaningful, lasting changes on their own terms. Compass-Behavioral is an innovative program created to provide tailored, coach-driven care that supports emotional wellbeing, executive functioning and self-determination for autistic individuals. It's not just about how we serve, but how we listen. For more information on becoming Compass-Behavioral certified: https://lnkd.in/ePju4CUw

Catalight's Elevate Your Impact 2025 virtual conference on autism/IDD support may be over but the learning hasn't stopped. All #eyi2025 sessions are available on-demand until Saturday, May 31. You can still earn up to 18 continuing education units (#ceu). Whether you registered for EYI already or would like to do so now to watch the sessions, you can access the on-demand library here: https://lnkd.in/exAduaw2 Happy viewing and we'll see you next year for #eyi2026!

Catalight Classroom provides #clinicians with personalized, #EvidenceBased #education to enhance #autism care and improve #client #wellbeing. By expanding #treatment options and promoting individualized approaches, it empowers practitioners to deliver more effective #support. “Wellbeing Over Standardization: A Better Approach to Clinical Training” By Brianna Fitchett, MA, MPH, BCBA Vice President of Clinical Impact Catalight 📰 Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eUTsGUnw Keith Ferguson

Chris Larson's poignant editorial in Behavioral Health Business News taps into a conversation he had with Doreen Samelson EdD, MSCP (she/her) in which she reminds people that the CDC report isn't just about numbers: "Doreen Samelson, chief clinical officer for Catalight, told me that the ADDM network is missing information about intellectual disability. This is vital context because 'cognitive ability is one of the major predictors of support needs.' 'I’m happy to see we are capturing more of this information, but there’s still a tendency to ignore this important factor in a person’s life while only focusing on autism in a broad sense. While it’s easy to just look at numbers when these reports come out, we need to realize that this isn’t just about numbers—it’s ultimately about people and families,' Samelson added." https://lnkd.in/e7sFij5d