Futures and Estate Planning Guide for Families of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Hello everyone,

We received the information below and wanted to pass it on.

Have a great day,

Barbara

www.BDSHelps.com

We would love to talk to you about the services that we offer, contact us today!

 

M&L Special Needs Planning, LLC

Planning Now: Futures and Estate Planning Guide for Families of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

 
The new Planning Now: Futures and Estate Planning Guide for Families of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities is now available!

Visit the MD Developmental Disabilities Council DD Council website to download the accessible PDF version or order a free copy.

http://www.md-council.org/publications/planning_now.html

Spanish version coming soon!

Please place a link to this valuable resource on your websites and Facebook pages and forward this announcement.

Thank You.

Maedi Tanham Carney, CFP

M&L Special Needs Planning, LLC

[email protected]

www.specialneedsplanning.net

202-248-7113

 

New Announcements

We are getting ready for big things at BDS! The upcoming months are going to be some of our best yet. Firstly, we have an upcoming teleseries on some of the most asked about topics. If you want to make sure that your topic makes it on the radar, make sure that you complete our BDS Survey. The survey is going to be shut down tomorrow at 5 pm Eastern. I also need to tell you that there will be a big announcement made at one of the classes during the teleseries, so make sure that you are in attendance.

Also, we have gotten in a new crop of wonderful resumes! The people that we hire are dedicated to making a difference in our student’s lives. From what I can tell so far, the new recruits are eager to learn and seem like they are flexible enough to be a good fit with different families. I am encouraging those that haven’t applied to do so TODAY! Families, if you are looking for a technician to work with your team then contact us TODAY. We may already have someone who can start soon.

We’re delighted that so many people are now following BDS on Twitter. If you have an account in the Twittersphere, you can feel free to join us on there as well. Our name is @BDSHelps. We usually use our Twitter page for posting links to news stories and announcements that you will want to know about. So, make sure that you check it out.

Finally, if you don’t know, BDS has added an Offers page to our website. From time –to-time we plan on adding information and offers for our readers. Make sure that you check this page often to see what we have posted that may be of use to you.

I hope that you all have a pleasant weekend. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or are in need of assistance.

 

Barbara Erby

Education & Behavioral Consultant

Breakthrough Developmental Services, LLC

http://bdshelps.com

Ph: 240-355-0834

Email: [email protected]

 

Functional Analysis & Treatment of Severe Behavior Disorders

Dr Brian Iwata will conduct a two-day workshop, “Functional Analysis & Treatment of Severe Behavior Disorders,”  May  7  – 8,  2012 in the Washington, DC Area.

        All attending will receive a certificate of attendance.    BCBAs and BCaBAs will  receive 12 Type II CE credits and Psychologists will receive 11 CE Credits.    Register now  –  Only 4 seats left.
        The workshop will be at the Crystal City Marriott, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.  Located five minutes from downtown Washington and connected to the Crystal City Metro Station and the Underground shopping complex.
        You can visit their website at www.bisoxford.com for registration information, forms and fees.   Call Walt Antonow at [662] 234-1640 for more information.  Their email is [email protected].

Announcement: Increased Security Measures

In an effort to protect the health, welfare, and safety of our clients as well as to increase the security of all files that are maintained and transmitted by electronic means, all information that is sent from BDS that contains any client’s name or other identifying information (e.g., reports, data sheets, graphs, etc.) will be password protected.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us. We can be reached by telephone at 240-355-0834 or by email at [email protected].

Thank you for your assistance in maintaining the privacy of your children,

Barbara Erby

Education & Behavioral Consultant

Breakthrough Developmental Services, LLC

Compliance Announcement: CJIS Changes

Effective Sunday, April 15, 2012 the FBI will no longer accept paper fingerprint cards. Due to this announcement, we have amended the BDS Policies and Procedures to accommodate the change. While we understand that this may cause some inconvenience, we must also maintain compliance with  regulations.

 

Normally, there wouldn’t be a need to me to inform you all about such changes. However, because of the decision by the FBI, we will need to make some slight changes to our hiring practices. If you plan on hiring a Behavioral Technician in within the next week, I would recommend that you contact the office at 240-355-0834, email us at [email protected] or use the Contact Form on our website so that we can let you know about the new process.

 

Barbara Erby

Education & Behavioral Consultant

Breakthrough Developmental Services, LLC