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PPP continued from page 73 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
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 Below is a list of active PPP SIG projects: • Inform SIG members about upcoming conference • Broaden the scope of our website (www.autismPPPSIG.org) experiences that may interest them • Provide an orientation for parent newcomers at the • Expand upon our website’s existing FAQ section ABAI annual convention • Encourage ABAI to develop more consumer friendly • Coordinate our activities with ABAI content on its website (we formally provided the Executive Council with a template for a consumer page Public Relations Committee Objectives and detailed suggestions) • Forge alliances with organizations that have compatible • Create new resources to help parents become more goals with the PPP SIG familiar with behavior analytic interventions and services, how to better advocate for services, and how to • Support the public awareness of the websites for the PPP SIG and the Autism SIG by sharing our resources promote accountability with other organizations and distributing information • Identify new ways to reach out to parent attendees at about the SIG ABAI events with the support of ABAI • If requested, support the ABAI in reaching out to the local and adjoining communities that host the annual All interested parents and professionals are encouraged ABAI convention, as well as autism-specific conferences to join PPP SIG. To join, send your name, mailing address, and e-mail address to Denise Grosberg at denise@ Become Involved With the PPP SIG denisegrosberg.com. If you would like to join the Parent Professional Partnership SIG or discuss ways to become more Current Officers (2010–2011) involved, send your name, mailing address, and e-mail Co-president: David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA address to Denise Grosberg at denise@denisegrosberg. Co-president: Pamela H. Gorski, MPA, BCBA Secretary-treasurer: Denise Grosberg, MA com. If you have suggestions for resources and links for Webmaster: Sara Cohen, MA, BCBA our website (www.PPPSIG.org), please contact Kerry Ann Conde at kconde11@gmail.com. If you have a suggestion Consumer Liaisons for a consumer friendly, behavior analytic conference that Kerry Ann Conde, MS, BCBA can be added to our conference listing, please also contact Lynn Faerber, BA Kerry Ann Conde. 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 74