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Raising up Rockstars

Our Mission: Joyful, Balanced Relationships

Raising Up Rockstars is the culmination of my 22 year career in the field of special needs.

I have been fortunate to have had many roles including:

  • high school autism teacher
  • behavior support professional for title 19 waiver
  • positive behavior support facilitator for Marshall University’s Autism Training Center
  • board certified behavior analyst for students k-12 in Kanawha County Schools
  • board certified behavior analyst for preschool students in Kanawha County Schools

These various positions have helped me learn which aspects of service I love the most.

I established Raising Up Rockstars because I am passionate about helping parents create joyful homes, free of severe problem behavior. My heart also belongs to schools. From my work as a classroom teacher and then later as a school-based behavior analyst, I know there are proven methods to make a positive difference in every classroom!

Our Values

There are no bad kids.1

Problem behavior is a result of skill deficits and an accident of learning.2

Problem behavior is a form of communication

It is imperative we listen to ‘actually autistic’ voices and apologize when harm was done, even if it was unintentional.

References

Friman, Patrick. (2021). There is no such thing as a bad boy: The Circumstances View of problem behavior. Journal of applied behavior analysis. 54. 10.1002/jaba.816.

Hanley, G.P., Jin, C.S., Vanselow, N.R. and Hanratty, L.A. (2014). Producing meaningful improvements in problem behavior of children with autism via synthesized analyses and treatments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 47: 16-36. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.106

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