CASP
Presentation
2023

Checks and Balances

 

How to Create Systems to Define and Maintain Clinical Quality Indicators

Agenda:

Participates were given the opportunity to extend examples of quality indicators into their own organizational design and plan for application and measurement in their own setting, related to clinical outcome measures and staff training measures.

Participants were provided a method for developing quality improvement plans, how to measure remediation criteria, and case examples will be discussed to model how the improvement plans are applied, measured and how improvements have been maintained.

Participants will design a schedule  of monitoring and auditing clinical outcomes based on a provided template.  Methods to present aggregate outcome data across clients will be presented to inform how to monitor and audit outcomes.

Remember the Sauce!

2023

Meet our Presenters:

Nicole Fragala

Director of Family Services

Nicole Fragala, M.Ed., BCBA, LABA (Director of Center- Based Services) began her work with children with special needs providing child care while she was completing her bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education at Curry College. Nicole has worked in Early Supports and Services as a developmental educator specializing in program planning for young children with autism for seven years. In addition, Nicole has developed and continues to conduct an adapted dance program for students with special needs. She has completed a master's degree in special education and a certification in teaching at the University of New Hampshire. While working in ESS, she studied with the Florida Institute of Technology's Graduate Professional Development program and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Nicole has worked at Constellations for the past 10 years in different roles from a school-based consultation to currently the Director of Center-Based Services and Clinical Outreach. Nicole's primary interests involves increasing staff engagement using evidence-based practice and disseminating information on ABA and Constellations services to the general public.

Emma Goodlander

Director of Family Services

Emma began working with children with special needs at Wellesley College while volunteering as a Visual Thinking Instructor at local elementary schools. After college, Emma attended Lesley University and earned a Master’s of Education specializing in Moderate Disabilities, Pre-K-8th Grade. Emma then moved to New York where she pursued her Board Certification through Northeastern University. While pursuing her certification, Emma developed a passion for treatment integrity, play skills, and activities of daily living. Emma joined the Constellations team in January, 2017 as a Registered Behavior Technician. She transitioned to an Associate Behavioral Consultant in June, 2017, to a Center-based Coordinator in September, 2019, and to a Director of Family Services in April, 2021. Emma lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with her husband, son, and two daughters and enjoys running, reading, and hiking.

 

Danielle Tibert

Chief Clinical Officer
EdD., BCBA, earned a BA in Education and BS in Psychology from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Danielle worked as a clinical instructor for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders while earning her Masters of Education in Special Education from Lesley University and Certification in Advanced Graduate Study in Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Populations from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Once earning her Board Certification in Behavior Analysis (BCBA), she was promoted to Director of the Social Enrichment Program with Applied Behavioral Learning Services in Massachusetts. Danielle moved to New Hampshire in 2012 and began working with Constellations Behavioral Services, LLC in 2013. She has successfully completed training and certification with The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®), and is completing her dissertation on this subject at Nova South Eastern University.

 

The Right Tool

For the Job

Creating the right tool for the job will ensure success for your organization. Here are some examples of measurement tools we use at Constellations.  

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