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CalABA Conference 2019

The 37th annual CalABA Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach over the weekend.  Our Executive Director, Ruth Tello-Di Leva, was a panelist on a talk entitled Behavior Analysts Look at Diversity. Ruth’s presentation, The Importance of Diversity in Behavior Analytics Practice, highlighted the need to take the social and cultural diversity of our clients […]

Holiday Party

We enjoyed celebrating the holidays with our sister agency, CBC Education, at Greenbar Distillery in downtown Los Angeles. It was a wonderful night spending time together and we wanted to share some of the photos!

ABA Case Manager Meeting

The most recent meeting of our ABA Case Managers included a fun, team-building activity.  Our meetings include our sister agency, CBC Education, ABA Case Managers as well. It’s always great to work as a team on an activity and this one was not easy. Building the tallest tower using spaghetti sticks and marshmallows.  Congratulations to […]

Holiday Cheer at Brookdale Alhambra

We were so very happy to visit the residents at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Alhambra again this year.  Along with our sister agency, CBC Education, we spent time visiting with the residents, singing carols and rounded out the day by running the Bingo game!  We had some special gifts for the winners as […]

Giving Back To Our Community

Every year we choose a specific cause to help our community. This year the focus was on the needs of the homeless. We joined with the staff of our sister agency, CBC Education, to collect donations all month and create care packages for Thanksgiving. Both companies contributed all the personal care items for each bag. […]

Autism Speaks Sensory-Friendly Santa

Santa welcomes children of all ages and abilities. Autism Speaks is partnering with Cherry Hill Programs again this holiday season to provide sensory-friendly Santa Experiences for families across the country! All families with children with autism and other special needs can enjoy the time-honored tradition of a visit with Santa, in a more subdued and […]