Article | June 6, 2024Building Social Skills Does your child have difficulty with nonverbal cues and interacting? Discover strategies to help build social skills and activities that match their interests. Read article
Article | June 4, 2024Fore a Cause: Golf Tournament at Championship Course Raises $138k for Easterseals Northern California Outing at the Olympic Club in San Franscisco raises funds for local programs and facilitates connections between donors and the clients they support. Read article
Article | May 31, 2024Catalight’s New Post-Doctoral Training Program Aimed to Address Industry-Wide Shortage of Qualified Autism Evaluators and Long Diagnostic Wait Times Catalight is launching post-doctoral program in August with a goal of increasing access to care and mitigating wait times for autism diagnoses. Read article
Article | May 22, 2024Mastering Stress with Mindful Techniques for Parents of Children with Autism Tips on effective ways to manage stress for when caring for children with autism spectrum disorder Read article
In the news | May 14, 2024Catalight’s Commitment: Reshaping the Future of Autism Care Catalight’s Chief Growth Officer Trent Iden joined the Becker’s Payer Issues podcast to talk about how Catalight is reshaping the future of autism. Catalight’s clinical innovations are simultaneously creating greater financial sustainability for payers and greater access to care for individuals and families. Read News
Article | April 25, 2024Catalight Wins 2024 Aspect Marketing Award Competing against 60 strong submissions, Catalight’s marketing and communications team was honored with an Aspect Award in the 2024 ‘Behavioral Health’ category for its 2023 “Choose Your Path” multimedia campaign. The campaign engaged the health insurance payer community with thought provoking industry white papers that highlighted the challenges that exist today in the autism and … Read article
In the news | April 24, 2024Unlocking the Power of Playdates for Kids with Autism “Today’s Kids in Motion” magazine for parents raising kids with special needs spoke with Catalight Vice President of Clinical Impact Brianna Fitchett, MA, BCBA, about the importance of scheduling playdates. Read how parents should seek to find compatible playmates, foster effective communication and select suitable locations and timings to guarantee the child’s playdate is enjoyable and stress-free. Read News
Video | April 23, 2024Overview of Catalight Practice Guidelines Chief Clinical Officer Doreen Samelson, Ed.D., MSCP, introduces our Practice Guidelines, detailing how the guidelines outline suggest treatment schedules and performance metrics for behavioral interventions aimed at Autism Spectrum Disorder and related developmental disabilities. Catalight’s Practice Guidelines offer recommendations on treatment hours and outcome measures for behavioral interventions. These guidelines are intended as a resource … Watch video
Press release | April 23, 2024Catalight Practice Guidelines Reflect a Contemporary Research View of the Dosage Effect and Outcome Measures in Autism Care Catalight, one of the largest behavioral health networks in the United States working to support individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), recently unveiled a set of guidelines for behavioral analysts, psychologists and clinicians working with community-based applied behavioral interventions. The Catalight Practice Guidelines challenge the common belief of a ‘dosage effect’ by … Read press release
In the news | March 28, 2024Behavioral Health Business Honors Catalight Psychologist with Frontline Award Vice President of Diagnostic and Psychological Assessments, Nina Rudick, PsyD, was honored with a 2023 Frontline Honors award by Behavioral Health Business. In her interview, Dr. Rudnick shares insights into her impactful journey and experiences within the field, offering a glimpse into her remarkable contributions at Catalight. Read News
