Speech Language Pathologist
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

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Carol is a Speech-Language Pathologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst having extensive training in the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol and the Kasper & Kaufman Sign & Say protocols, both to assist children in becoming functional, verbal, and intelligible communicators. Carol established and now consults with two applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention programs at the Kaufman Children’s Center which use the teaching procedures associated with applied verbal behavior (AVB): TrainIn is the center-based program, and HomeRun is the home-based program. Carol has achieved instructor certification with the LINKS to Language intervention program, is a certified Hanen Speech Language Pathologist, has been trained in the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), and has achieved consultant level for Affect-Based Language Curriculum. Carol’s training and experience in strategies found to be effective in assisting children learn has resulted in her receiving thirteen Awards for Continuing Education (ACEs) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Carol received her B.A. in Sociology and her M.A. in Speech and Hearing from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received an Educational Specialist Certificate from Wayne State University. Carol has provided intervention for schools, private agencies, federally-funded programs, and private clinics. She has served on the Board of the Autism Society of Michigan. Carol was the recipient of the Autism Society of Michigan’s Stephen Tsai Educator of the Year Award in 2005. She worked at the Kaufman Children’s Center from 1994 until her retirement in 2011 and now serves as an invaluable consultant.