The Council of Autism Service Providers

CASP is your voice with federal policymakers! Every day, CASP is leveraging its experienced staff—and federal lobbyists Bob Okun and Christina Hamilton—to maximally impact the issues that matter to autistic people and our members. At the Autism Law Summit, Proactive Strategies CEO Jenna Minton highlighted CASP's responsiveness to emerging policy issues. Proactive Strategies is a CASP Business Affiliate.

On October 18 at the Autism Law Summit, Autism Commission on Quality (ACQ) Director Erick Dubuque will lead a session on why accreditation matters. The Autism Law Summit is hosted by the Autism Legal Resource Center in partnership with CASP.

Learn more about ACQ's ABA healthcare accreditation at an introductory webinar! Wed, 10/30 at 4pm ET: https://lnkd.in/gkWZaWmx Thurs, 12/5 at 1pm ET: https://lnkd.in/gTvvKNnn People with autism deserve high-quality ABA services. However, significant barriers can prevent access, including provider expertise and availability as well as misplaced financial incentives. It's critical for the industry to embrace quality standards from a trusted source. The Autism Commission on Quality (ACQ) is the only non-profit accreditation program for ABA service providers. During this interactive educational session, attendees will be introduced to ACQ’s accreditation standards and the application process.

Wed, 10/30 at 1:30pm ET, join CASP for the "Dear Don" Ethics Panel: Back to School Edition! https://lnkd.in/gQzgd5ua More and more BCBAs are providing ABA services in school settings. However, few have received specific supervision or training for those environments. In this webinar, panelists will model ethical inquiry and decision-making processes to address real-life ethical dilemmas in school settings submitted by the CASP community. Submit your ethical dilemma for discussion here: https://lnkd.in/gebFMyUV.

CASP CEO Lorri Unumb will kick off the Autism Law Summit on Thursday, October 17 in Boise, ID. She'll be sharing the latest legal developments in 2024. The Autism Law Summit is hosted by the Autism Legal Resource Center in partnership with CASP. Registration is still available: https://lnkd.in/gSA-aDHF.

Registration for the 2025 CASP Conference opens in January 2025. But today you can submit a proposal to speak at the event! Proposals are due December 6. https://lnkd.in/g7hExXWZ Plus, promote your business to 800+ people by becoming a sponsor. https://lnkd.in/gSc2HYFn This is the only national conference devoted to efficiently administering and operating autism service provider organizations while maintaining clinical excellence. The conference provides educational and networking opportunities with leadership teams from across the country who face similar challenges.

If you're a provider in Tennessee, we need your help to support advocacy in the state! Please complete this survey on network adequacy and access to care: https://lnkd.in/dH_3_cH4.

CASP's CEU Center has dozens of webinars on demand! Check out "Assent-Based Intervention: Crafting the Map on the Journey." https://lnkd.in/gPUxq_qQ Refining teaching procedures to better identify, analyze, and respond to assent and assent withdrawal requires new operational definitions, measurement systems, and staff training challenges. The webinar discusses experiences crafting policies, standards, procedures, and trainings, including a step-wise implementation protocol. Participants collaborated to identify and measure key performance indicators of successful assent-based intervention. This is FREE for CASP members and $20 for non-members, with 2.0 BACB Ethics CEUs available.

CASP members: have you taken advantage of your Juniper benefit? As of July 1, 2022, most health plans are required to disclose, on a public website, machine-readable files containing in-network rates for covered services. Required by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that disclosure is happening. But downloading and analyzing the data is extremely difficult for most people on their personal computers. CASP is addressing this through a partnership with tech firm Juniper. CASP members in good standing can receive free aggregated data analysis on one of the 40+ payers in Juniper's database. Request rate data for your state and chosen payor at https://lnkd.in/eVipTz8h.

Was your child recently diagnosed with autism? Visit https://lnkd.in/gkTgsYxg to find an ABA provider near you. All providers on the list have demonstrated a commitment to evidence-based care.