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
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
Video | March 27, 2024What is Catalight’s ABA Parent-Mediated Model? Chief Clinical Officer Doreen Samelson Ed.D., MSCP, clarifies Catalight’s approach to Parent mediated ABA care. Watch video
Article | March 18, 2024Where to Find Support After ABA Care Ends If your child is in applied behavior analysis (ABA) care, it’s important to understand when they may be discharged from the program and what that process entails. You may also want to start thinking about what life will be like after treatment ends. Reasons Why Treatment is Ending The amount of time your child spends … Read article
Article | December 19, 2023Finding Your Perfect Match: Learn How to Choose a Behavioral Health Partner Finding the right behavioral health partner for your child can be challenging. Utilize trusted resources, verify qualifications, ask key questions, and ensure active participation for long-term success. Read article
Press release | November 21, 2023Study: Autistic Children May Need Fewer Hours of Treatment Than Previously Thought Each year, tens of thousands of parents and caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face vital decisions: What kind of treatment should my child receive? Who should deliver their care? How many hours of care does my child need to make progress? A study published yesterday suggests autism care led by parents and … Read press release
Article | October 23, 2023Highlights from the First Session of Catalight’s Three-Part Webinar Series “Flexible Treatment Options: One Size Doesn’t Fit All” Care options for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs) have expanded in recent years. The expansion is driven by a variety of factors: policy focused on equal care and coverage, a deeper understanding of ASD and I/DDs, changing expectations of clients and their families and the emerging focus … Read article
Article | August 9, 2023Doing More with Less: High Quality Care with Greater Efficiency Market conditions coupled with rising autism rates present many challenges for stakeholders in behavioral health care. Learn how value-based care is the path forward. Read article
Article | July 11, 2023Beyond Goal Attainment Historically, measuring outcomes in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focused specific behaviors. More than a dozen scales and measures exist to gauge these outward behaviors: examples include the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC), the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) rating scale. Almost none of these, however, provide a good tool for assessing … Read article
