June 21, 2012

Amazing, fun, interactive group at our "Introduction to 'Self & Match"" training today at the Bucks County IU!  Eclectic group including Special Education teachers, School Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Special Education Supervisors, Instructional Assistants, and a General Education teacher.  Was wonderful returning to "our roots" and hearing about how far "Self & Match" has come over the past 8 years!  Looking forward to our advanced session tomorrow!

June 20, 2012

Jamie & family are headed to PA today!  We land in Philadelphia around midnight and will be presenting tomorrow at 9am.  Hopefully will grab some coffee ahead of time!  Looks like we have a great group scheduled for our 6 hour Intro session and 3 hour Advanced session at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (June 21 & 22).

June 19, 2012

Jamie visited Discovery School today to learn more about their school-wide "Self & Match" system.  It was very impressive!  Collaborated with the principal about ways to optimize their system.  Can't wait to share information with others regarding the system in place at Discovery!

June 12, 2012

A school in Southern California has adopted "Self & Match" as part of their Tier 1 school-wide intervention.  The Director of the school attended the "Intro to Self & Match" Workshop in January and then meshed it with some of his own ideas to develop a well defined school-wide program based on the "Self & Match" system.  The Discovery School is an educational program that provides research based therapeutic, academic, and behavioral strategies to facilitate positive and lasting change in students.

 

May 25, 2012

Today, we presented to an amazing group of Behavior Analysts from all throughout the world.  At our workshop, we had 2 participants from Taiwan, 2 participants from Canada, and several participants from all over America. The training was well-received and we are eager to hear about new "Self & Match" systems that may start popping up throughout the United States and beyond!

It wasn't until we arrived at the convention center that one of our "Self & Match" participants noted that our outfits matched our manual!  No, we did not plan that!

May 24, 2012

SEATTLE-Bound!  Katie and Jamie look forward to meeting up mid-day on Thursday for a weekend packed with sharing and learning!  Will be presenting a 6-hour workshop at the ABA International Convention on Friday.  On Saturday and Sunday, we'll be attending sessions. brainstorming new ideas, and having fun in the city with our husbands!  Here's our workshop:
http://portal.abainternational.org/Public/ProgramOnTheWeb/frmWorkshopSubmissionDetail.aspx?intConvID=23&Search=Workshop&strPBID=7

May 17, 2012

Received our new manuals in the mail from our printer today!   WOW - they look amazing!  The newest text has a 12 page introduction, new rewards menu lists, references guide, and lots of other new special features.  The manual is  available in a bound version and spiral bound version.  Here's a glance at the new cover: 

May 10, 2012

Our website is live!  After years of talking about it, we've finally launched selfandmatch.com.  It's a work in progress, but we welcome you to check it out (and provide us feedback)!

May 4, 2012

"Self & Match" trainings are coming to the Philadelphia-area in June!  Two "Self & Match" have been listed on the Bucks County Intermediate Unit Course Catalog.  A 6-hour Intro session will be held on 6/21.  Followed by a 3-hour Advanced session on 6/22.  For more info or to register for the training(s), follow the following links:
Intro: http://www.solutionwhere.com/bciu/cw/showcourse.asp?3073
Advanced: http://www.solutionwhere.com/bciu/cw/showcourse.asp?3074

April 23, 2012

Been spending lots of time writing text.  The new version of our "Self & Match" manual will include a 12 page Introduction.  In the midst of firming up our next printing....

March 30, 2012

The "Self & Match" logo has a bit of new look!  Thanks to David Neumann, Art Director at Brilliant Marketing Ideas, Inc. for helping us create a higher quality design.  We are truly grateful for the quick and professional service that Brilliant Marketing Ideas provided to us!

March 19, 2012

Jamie's headed to PA in June!  We're in the midst of looking into presentation(s) for sometime the week of June 25.  Hope to have date(s) confirmed for the Philadelphia region firmed up soon!

March 12, 2012

Just presented “An Overview of the 'Self & Match' System” to the undergraduate course "Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Treatments" at St. Joesph’s University. It was a success!

March 8, 2012

Just learned of a Spanish version of the "Self & Match" System being used in a bilingual public school program!

February 23, 2012

It's official... "Self & Match" has a facebook fan page! 
We developed this page to welcome feedback from "Self & Match" users throughout the nation. We'd love to hear from you! Please feel free to leave a comment on our fan page if you are using the "Self & Match" system (and please list what city you're using "Self & Match" in.
Also, PLEASE CONSIDER "LIKING" US!

http://www.facebook.com/selfandmatch

February 14, 2012

Looks like Katie will be returning to California in October!  NCCSE is in the midst of planning a full day "Introduction to Self & Match" and half day "Advanced Self & Match"  workshop.  More details to follow...

February 12, 2012

Another “Self & Match” sighting….This time in Ashley Smithey’s 2012 Doctoral Dissertation: “Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Inclusive Classrooms: A Manual for Educators.”

On another note, this morning at 2am, Jamie woke up thinking "We've had so many exciting things happen lately...we should start a blog!" Thanks to her husband, Steve, for supporting the late night endeavor... (All the previous entries have been backdated.  Now, we're live! :)

February 11, 2012

Today, one of Katie’s colleague’s is interviewing for a Ph.D. position at Western Michigan University.  He brought our "Self & Match" manual to show the faculty and they loved it! 

February 5, 2012

Just learned that an American school in Madrid, Spain is utilizing the “Self & Match” System.  How exciting!

February 4, 2012

Jamie dined at George’s in La Jolla with four School Psychology professors from four different universities nationwide.  It was so fun to show them the updated manual!  They strongly encouraged us to pursue formal publishing…It’s definitely in the cards, we just need to find time/energy/motivation to add text to our manual so that a stranger could pick it up and learn how to use “Self & Match”.  Our goal is to have text added to the manual by next February’s annual La Jolla lunch!