Colorado Association for Behavior Analysts - COABA

✨ New year, new webinars! ✨
We are excited to kick off 2025 with an important and timely conversation for our field.

Please join us on January 15 at 12:00 PM (Mountain Time) for our January COABA webinar via Behavior Live.

Pay Equity Among Behavior-Analytic Practitioners Who Serve Children

Pay equity continues to be a critical issue within behavior analysis, particularly for practitioners serving children across clinical, educational, and community settings. This webinar will explore how pay disparities impact our clinician, examine systemic factors contributing to inequity, and highlight considerations for advocacy, transparency, and professional sustainability within our field.

📅 Date: January 15, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM MTN
💰 Price: $20 nonmembers/$10 members

We look forward to starting the year with meaningful dialogue and continued professional growth alongside our COABA community.

Register Below 👇🏻

https://behaviorlive.com/events/pay-equity-among-behavior-analytic-practitioners-who-serve-children

Become a COABA Member 👇🏻
https://coaba.org/membership/

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We have a new LinkedIn Page!

Connect with us there to help bring all COABA is doing to that platform!

https://www.linkedin.com/company/coaba-colorado-association-for-behavior-analysis/

From CDHS:

Hello ABA Providers -
The Colorado Department of Human Services is excited to announce a Stakeholder Meeting regarding the proposed update to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in statute. This virtual meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd from 1:30 PM to 2:30 P.M.and will provide an opportunity to discuss the following:

- The reasons and necessity for the proposed statute update.
- A walk-through of the potential draft language.
- A Q&A session to address any questions you may have.

To better assist your organization in the preparation for the meeting, please find attached a document with the proposed language for your review.

We look forward to your participation and valuable feedback.

Best Regards,

The Provider Services Unit
Division of Child Welfare

Here is the meeting link:
Wednesday, December 3 · 1:30 – 2:30pm
Time zone: America/Denver
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/fjp-ktzm-vmk
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 337-340-3324‬ PIN: ‪803 139 909‬ #
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/fjp-ktzm-vmk?pin=4482826380757

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Colorado families already face enormous challenges accessing the critical therapies that help our children not just survive, but thrive. If Governor Polis and don't stop working to cut services for children with autism the consequences will be dire indeed.

Parents, advocates warn of dire consequences from proposed budget cuts to therapy for kids with autism “We're asking the administration to find another solution that doesn't balance the budget on the backs of kids with autism.”

Governor Polis and cannot continue to unfairly single out critical therapies for autism and balance the budget on the backs of some of our most vulnerable children.

Colorado families, providers push back on Polis' Medicaid cuts for autism services Colorado families and behavioral health providers are pushing back against the governor's proposed budget cuts, warning the plan could drastically reduce access to autism therapies and other services for children with developmental disabilities.

Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/fjp-ktzm-vmk
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 337-340-3324‬ PIN: ‪803 139 909‬ #

We can't wait to see you all tomorrow at the welcome reception to kick off COABA 2025! Bring a friend and a few cans of food to support a wonderful cause! 💛

A little different content this time, but important content.

Join COABA's conference committee in a food drive for a local food bank. We know that this is a huge area of need for Colorado and our entire country. We want to be in action and use our conference to make a difference.

Bring one item, bring two, bring any you have. We will take all donations post conference to a metro area food bank, from the entire COABA community.

We invite you to join us in making our conference and opportunity to make a difference. Any action - not matter how small - has an impact.

Have you been curious about what public policy is doing in Colorado?

Join Will and Emily to chat, learn what is going on, and how to support. Buy your own lunch, and dig in deep with advocacy.

Registration us free but space is LIMITED. Add it on to your registration before the spots are gone.

https://behaviorlive.com/conferences/coaba/registration

Hi everyone,

My name is Abby Trotz, and I’m honored to be nominated for the COABA Board of Directors! Since 2014, I’ve dedicated my career to supporting children with autism, and since becoming a BCBA in 2018, I’ve grown passionate about strengthening our Colorado ABA community through advocacy, ethics, and education. My goal is to help COABA continue fostering a community where clinicians and families alike feel supported, informed, and empowered. If any of the below initiatives resonate with you, please vote for me!

1. Advocating for practitioner experiences - addressing clinician burnout through recognizing lived experiences and advocating for public policy changes that support sustainable, ethical practice.
2. Advocating for our clients and families - amplifying the voices of those who cannot advocate for themselves and helping families navigate systems of support across the lifespan
3. Commitment to training - I am a firm believer that individuals thrive based on the education and training experiences they’ve received. I am dedicated to promoting ethical supervision, accessible high-quality CEUs, and ongoing dialogue about barriers to professional growth

COABA voting is now open — I’d be honored to have your support. Please take a moment to cast your vote today!