Meet some of the other great professionals we collaborate with, they may be just what’s missing from your team!
Contact us if you are looking for a specialty that is not listed here or would like to know more.
Christine Poulton
Curious Minds welcomes Chrissy Poulton!!!
Chrissy Poulton began working in the field of Autism in 1998 while pursuing her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Rutgers University. In 2000, she gained membership in the Psi Chi, the international honor society of psychology and was the Vice President/Treasurer of the Rutgers Camden Chapter. She worked for the Lovaas Institute practicing Applied Behavior Analysis, beginning as a one-on-one instructor leading to a role as a consultant for out of state clients. She graduated Summa Cum Laude in the Summer of 2006 and received her Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud State University. Chrissy is also an authorized provider of the Integrated Listening Program, which is a music listening therapy that provides engaging brain stimulation to improve performance in school, work, and life.
Chrissy is both a Behavioural Consultant and Certified RDI® Consultant. Chrissy became interested in Relationship Development Intervention (RDI®) after attending a two day seminar hosted by Dr. Steven Gutstein, the founder of RDI®, which is a step by step, family based program, where parents and caregivers are provided the tools to turn core deficits of ASD into assets! Parents and caregivers learn how to effectively guide their child’s learning in the area of Dynamic Intelligence and in doing so help them to become flexible thinkers and creative problem solvers. In the Spring of 2009, Chrissy completed a two year process to become a Certified RDI® Consultant.
Chrissy has agreed to work with Curious Minds. She is a qualified Category A RASP service provider and is currently building a client base in BC and Alberta and supervising other cases. Please Contact us for further information on Chrissy, her experience and availability.
Judith Barnett
Judith Barnett began her career in health care as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a neurosurgical unit in England. She qualified as an Early Childhood Educator (ECE Honours) – Special Education in 2000. Her interest in Autism Spectrum Disorders stems from having practiced at Berwick (University of British Columbia campus, Vancouver) an integrated preschool, which provides an inclusive setting for typical children and specializes in children whose needs require additional more intensive support.
In 2004, Judith traveled to Romania where she worked as a World Vision volunteer in an orphanage. The latter experience confirmed her belief about the value of providing opportunity and quality of life for all children. Judith is a Certified RDI® Consultant and has been an RDI® Connections Centre Supervisor for Consultants in Training for the past three years. She currently works with families through out British Columbia as well as providing support to a number of preschools and elementary schools throughout the Lower Mainland. In addition, she presents annually at Langara Community College to the Early Childhood Education Department and at Kwantlen Polytechnique University. She has recently been accepted to Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking Mentorship program in San Jose, California.
Blair and Judith frequently collaborate and support one another to better serve their respective client bases.
Judith Barnett RN ECE
RDI® Program Certified Consultant
Vancouver Autism Connection
Phone: (604) 828 – 8503
Email: jabarnett@shaw.ca
Penny Green
Penny has an honors degree in Speech Pathology and Therapy from Manchester University, England and a Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Alberta. She is certified with the Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathologists and is registered with the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. She is also on the RASP.
Penny has worked as a speech language pathologist for over twenty years. During that time she has been involved in the establishment and running of a community based speech therapy program for pre-school aged children, supervised SLP’s, and lectured at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England. She has worked with children with a wide range of difficulties including autism, developmental delay, neurological disorders and learning difficulties. She currently specializes in working with children on the autism spectrum.
Penny is very familiar with RDI, having completed the bulk of the RDI Professional Certification Training program. She has also completed Michelle Garcia Winner’s mentorship program in social thinking. Penny believes in tailoring intervention to meet each child’s individual needs at appropriate developmental levels and works collaboratively with parents and teams to address their concerns and priorities. She sees children individually and in small groups.
Blair and Penny will collaborate to ensure the best service, treatment and quality of life outcomes possible for your child and family.
Penny Green MA
Registered Speech and Language Pathologist
Phone: (604) 742-0672
Email: pennygreen78@shaw.ca
Heather Partanen
Heather Partanen is an Autism Consultant and Behavioural Specialist who has been working with children on the spectrum since 1996. She started as an ABA therapist on home program and then quickly moved to the roles of consultant, clinic supervisor, program design and development, family training, and school program design. She has worked for Families for Effective Autism Treatment in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a Clinical Supervisor from 2000 – 2003 before entering private practice until 2006. Heather has based her practice in the Baltimore Maryland area while working privately with clients in the midwest and other areas of the US. She now is pursuing RDI certification and continues her practice as a highly skilled Behavioral Consultant with a wealth of experience in many areas of the field. Heather has a B.Sc. degree in Early Childhood from the University of Maryland at College Park. She specializes in meeting children and families where they currently are at in life and taking them to the next level of connection.
Heather is currently building her caseload in BC and Alberta in collaboration with Curious Minds as both an RDI Consultant and an adjunct Behaviour Specialist who is able to manage co-occurring behaviour disorders that are affecting the progress of an RDI program. Heathers strong understanding of Early Childhood Development, Behavioural Disorders and principles and the RDI program make her an excellent choice to work as a families RDI consultant or supporting an RDI team with severe behavioural concerns or static skill programming. Please contact us if you would like to learn more about Heathers experience and roles.
Heather Partanen B.Sc. ECE
RDI Consultant in Training
Behavioural Consultant
heather.partanen@gmail.com
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