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Sara White, PhD, BCBA-D
Bellingham, Washington

 

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Organization

Behavioral Innovations
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX

News for Behavior Analysts

  • New Rules Promise Better Mental Health Coverage

    The Obama administration issued new rules on Friday that promise to improve insurance coverage of mental health care for more than 140 million people insured through their jobs.

    Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said the new rules guard against "needless or arbitrary limits."

    … (full story)
  • Autism treatments: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science
    A Chicago Tribune "watchdog" investigation uncovers widespread uncontrolled experimentation with children with autism… (full story)
  • Autism treatments: Science hijacked to support alternative therapies
    Part 2 of the Chicago Tribune investigative report finds scientific research being misconstrued… (full story)
  • Ruling deals a blow to denials of autism treatment
    Refusing to cover a costly behavioral therapy because the care provider lacks a state license violates California law, a Los Angeles County judge finds.… (full story)
  • APBA Sponsor, Affiliate Oppose MA Legislation Promoting Bogus Technique
    By Gina Green, APBA Executive Director

    The New England Center for Children (NECC), an APBA sponsor, and APBA Affiliate The Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis & Therapy (BABAT) are working to revise a bill in Massachusetts that would encourage teachers to use Facilitated Communication (FC)....… (full story)

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