October 18, 2012 - CalABA Intro Workshop

Looks like Katie will be coming back to California again soon!  We were just accepted to present a Workshop at the 32st Annual Western Regional California ABA Conference. On Saturday, February 23, 2013, we'll be presenting a 6-hour session at the Orange County Hyatt Regency.
The program with details will soon be listed at the following site: http://calaba.org/2013conf/program-search.asp From there, you can search for our session: "Self-Monitoring: Motivational Intervention for Individuals With Autism and Other Disabilities"

October 16, 2012 - October Recap

We've had an amazing 4 days with Katie and family in town...

On Monday, we presented a 6-hour workshop to 42 educators throughout San Diego County.  The room was filled with public and nonpublic school employees -- teachers, school psychologists,  behavior specialists, and more. It was a very well-received session and we received wonderful feedback.

On Tuesday, our 3-hour Advanced session was directed toward educators that have been using "Self & Match" for 10 or more months.  We had a rich brainstorming discussion and shared with the participants our new "Considerations DURING Implementation" Worksheet. 

After the Advanced session, Katie and Jamie stopped for a quick lunch with an ocean view ("When in Rome...") and then spent the afternoon at North County Academy (NCA).  As described in our June 12 post (http://selfandmatch.blogspot.com/2012/06/june-12-2012.html), NCA uses "Self & Match" as a school-wide intervention for their 6th grade through 12th grade students.  We were truly impressed with the consideration, planning, and innovation NCA has implemented.

On a personal note, it's always a blast getting our kids together.  Needless to say, they loved visiting Bates Nut Farm!

October 1, 2012 - And the Count Down begins...

It's October 1st!  That means only 11 more days until Katie and her family travel to California!  We look forward to our FULL 6 hour Intro Session and our 3 hour Advanced Session.  It's going to be a blast!

September 27, 2012 - New Manuals Arrived!

Jamie received a shipment of manuals from our printer today.  They look AMAZING!  Jamie's (21 month old) son was eager to climb in the box and read the new text that has recently been added to our manual.

August 22, 2012 - Blogging about a Blog

Stumbled across Katherine Lang's blog today.  She participated in our June 2012 training at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit.  What a nice note!

 http://katherinelang.blogspot.com/2012/07/self-and-match-salter-and-croce.html

August 8, 2012 - Manuals Available for Purchase!

In addition to receiving a manual at a "Self & Match" workshop, our manuals are now also available for purchase on our website!  http://selfandmatch.com/

July 25, 2012 - ASA Conference

Jamie attended the Autism Society of America National Conference today.  Joined an all day session on Quality Autism Programming in Public Schools.  Best part about the day was connecting with colleagues from across the country!

July 23, 2012 - Linked Blog to Website!

How amazing Nick and Katie figured out how to link the "Self & Match" blog to the "Self & Match" website!!!
Katie also posted on the blog for the first time!!!  I am getting so tech savvy!!!!
Thank you Nick!!!

July 10, 2012

Just added the June 2012 participant feedback to the testimonials on our website.  Looks like our participants enjoyed themselves and learned a lot!  Here are some of the highlights:

June 22, 2012

GREAT Advanced Session today at the BCIU.  Several participants shared that they have been using the "Self & Match" system for more than 4 years and have seen tremendous growth with their students.  Such an invigorating day!

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....