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Dr. John Burke, BCBA-D has over 35 years of
experience working with children, youth, and adults with
Autism Spectrum Disorders, their families and
professionals across the fields of education, mental health,
vocational rehabilitation, and others. He also has extensive
experience with children with Downs Syndrome, Traumatic
Brain Injury, and complex learning disorders. He has
served on the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University and
directed inpatient, outpatient, and community programs at
the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He also served as the
Director of a nationally recognized Autism Training Center
where he developed one of the first online Master's
program specific to Autism, ABA - Pivotal Response
Teaching and Technology. .
Dr. Burke earned degrees and credentials in Psychology,
Education, and Speech Communication at the University of
California, Santa Barbara. He obtained a Ph.D. in Speech
and Hearing Sciences through a joint program with UC
Santa Barbara and the UC San Francisco Medical School.
Subsequently he was invited to Johns Hopkins University
to participate in a Fellowship in Behavioral Psychology and
Pediatrics.
He was awarded Collaborator of the Year by KDE and has
presented at international United Nations Summit meetings
and conferences. He has worked with Local and State
Educational Agencies in planning, implementing, and
evaluating major collaborative training programs pertaining
to preparing teams of professionals and parents to work
with students with autism and other pervasive
developmental disorders. Dr. Burke's prior research has
contributed the development of highly effective Positive
Behavioral Instructional Supports (PBIS). Dr. Burke has
been published in many journals, is currently preparing a
new book on Advanced Behavioral Assessments of
Learning.
experience working with children, youth, and adults with
Autism Spectrum Disorders, their families and
professionals across the fields of education, mental health,
vocational rehabilitation, and others. He also has extensive
experience with children with Downs Syndrome, Traumatic
Brain Injury, and complex learning disorders. He has
served on the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University and
directed inpatient, outpatient, and community programs at
the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He also served as the
Director of a nationally recognized Autism Training Center
where he developed one of the first online Master's
program specific to Autism, ABA - Pivotal Response
Teaching and Technology. .
Dr. Burke earned degrees and credentials in Psychology,
Education, and Speech Communication at the University of
California, Santa Barbara. He obtained a Ph.D. in Speech
and Hearing Sciences through a joint program with UC
Santa Barbara and the UC San Francisco Medical School.
Subsequently he was invited to Johns Hopkins University
to participate in a Fellowship in Behavioral Psychology and
Pediatrics.
He was awarded Collaborator of the Year by KDE and has
presented at international United Nations Summit meetings
and conferences. He has worked with Local and State
Educational Agencies in planning, implementing, and
evaluating major collaborative training programs pertaining
to preparing teams of professionals and parents to work
with students with autism and other pervasive
developmental disorders. Dr. Burke's prior research has
contributed the development of highly effective Positive
Behavioral Instructional Supports (PBIS). Dr. Burke has
been published in many journals, is currently preparing a
new book on Advanced Behavioral Assessments of
Learning.
| Seminal Research & Publications on Pivotal Response Teaching By Dr. John C. Burke |
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Ms. Janie Burke, MA, MS has over 20 years of
experience working with children with autism and other
similar challenges. She has a BA degree from Franklin
and Marshall College, and received two Masters
Degrees with Honors one from Fairfield University in
Education and the second from Johns Hopkins
University in Special Education with a concentration in
Autism. Combining her professional degrees and
training with her own personal experiences with family
members, Ms. Burke brings knowledge, dedication, and
a clear understanding of the importance of having
children achieve their full potential.
While serving as a lead teacher and a national
consultant Ms. Burke has developed, implemented, and
trained others in a variety of effective strategies
including those based on Applied Behavior Analysis,
Language Models. She has successfully integrated
behavioral and sensory supports as well as
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
systems. Ms. Burke's work within homes and other
community settings has mirrored her efforts in schools.
Ms. Burke has presented numerous workshops and has
begun to work on an international collaborative effort to
promote autism awareness. She has co-authored two
chapters pertaining to autism on the topics of
Conducting Behavioral and Traditional Assessments.
Currently, she is producing a series of books designed
for helping children with autism and other
communication disabilities to use interactive
communication and social skills in inclusive educational
settings. She is also in the process if completing our
book on the COMPASS approach.
experience working with children with autism and other
similar challenges. She has a BA degree from Franklin
and Marshall College, and received two Masters
Degrees with Honors one from Fairfield University in
Education and the second from Johns Hopkins
University in Special Education with a concentration in
Autism. Combining her professional degrees and
training with her own personal experiences with family
members, Ms. Burke brings knowledge, dedication, and
a clear understanding of the importance of having
children achieve their full potential.
While serving as a lead teacher and a national
consultant Ms. Burke has developed, implemented, and
trained others in a variety of effective strategies
including those based on Applied Behavior Analysis,
Language Models. She has successfully integrated
behavioral and sensory supports as well as
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
systems. Ms. Burke's work within homes and other
community settings has mirrored her efforts in schools.
Ms. Burke has presented numerous workshops and has
begun to work on an international collaborative effort to
promote autism awareness. She has co-authored two
chapters pertaining to autism on the topics of
Conducting Behavioral and Traditional Assessments.
Currently, she is producing a series of books designed
for helping children with autism and other
communication disabilities to use interactive
communication and social skills in inclusive educational
settings. She is also in the process if completing our
book on the COMPASS approach.
| Presentations and Publications on Developing Highly Effective Early Intervention Programs By Janie Burke |
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