Since March last year, her son, Liam Karp, has been doing distance learning from home.
Liam was born with primary ciliary dyskinesia, a condition that causes abnormal cilia finger-like projections on cells surfaces that remove bacteria from the body. As a result, he suffers from chronic pneumonia, ear infections and other illnesses.
Taylor, of Sparks, said her son has been in and out of hospitals his entire life. His body can t fight the common cold or flu, and he s constantly taking antibiotics.
So far, Taylor has kept her son safe from the novel coronavirus. But the pandemic has brought on new challenges for her and her family, and she s seen her son deteriorate in other ways.
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Petal Robertson is the president of the Montclair Education Association in New Jersey. Photo: NEA
I often reflect upon how our local education association in the small town of Montclair, New Jersey, managed to garner the attention of national news during the Covid school reopening debate.
It’s quite simple, really we organized. Organizing is a mindset, one that follows three principles:
1. Teach people how to treat you.
See every situation as more than just a moment. How you decide to deal with each incident tells everyone around you what will and won’t be tolerated.
This is why everyone must know their worth and their boundaries. The principle is simple: all workers are worthy of respect and equitable treatment.
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Today, April 2 Autism Awareness Day let’s unfix our gaze from persons with the disorder. Instead, let’s look in the mirror, and reflect on the systems we have made to serve and surround them. How have we allowed autism to turn into a profit generator?
In a flurry of legislative acts passed between 2010 and 2015, Massachusetts, where I live, became the 22nd state to mandate insurance coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as a behavioral health benefit for autism. The state’s market for ABA services has been booming ever since.
ANSI Adopts BHCOE Standard for the Documentation of Clinical Records for Applied Behavior Analysis Services
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The standard establishes national guidance to properly document and report on clinical services to ensure uniformity and consistency across payors and state lines with the aim to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse.
Clear medical record documentation is critical to providing patients with quality care, ensuring timely and accurate payment for services, and increasing consistency across patient documentation. LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) April 01, 2021 Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) today announced the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has adopted Standard for the Documentation of Clinical Records for Applied Behavior Analysis Services as an American National Standard. The standard establishes national guidance to properly document and report on clinical services to ensure u