A token economy is a great tool to give students something to look forward to while also encouraging them to engage in positive behavior. A token economy is a system in which students are provided opportunities to earn tokens for their work with the goal …
The milestone moments of life — the kind of moments that people cherish forever — always call for celebration. The first time a family is able to take their child home from the NICU after months, the first time your child takes his first steps …
When I was a child, I had a golden retriever named Genesis. Most of my cousins and friends were terrified of his stature, but I found his presence and interactions with me therapeutic in the truest form. He would sit next to me as I …
With COVID-19 changing how we communicate, the saying, “I’m just a phone call away,” means more now than ever before. In a therapeutic educational setting and for people like Mr. T, a behavior therapist at iCan Dream Center, face-to-face communication was the primary method of …
Although we sleep at least one-third of our lives (National Sleep Foundation 2017), a person’s quality of sleep is just as important as the quantity or amount of time they sleep. There are many health benefits pertaining to sleep and its quality. The immune system …
