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As one of the top autism research and intervention programs, PCDI attracts
students and professionals throughout the world who seek expert training
in its pioneering programs...
PCDI is deeply committed to sharing its research and intervention strategies
with others. In addition to student internships and residencies, the Institute
supports the development of new programs both here and abroad.
Greece
Angeliki Gena gained intervention experience at PCDI while completing
her doctorate at Queens College of the City University of New York. In
1995, she returned to Athens to establish a behavioral treatment program
for children with autism. The school started with two children and now
serves more than 10 children.
Russia
PCDI has a special partnership with "Dobro" ("kindness"),
a Moscow-based institute for children with autism. Dr. Klara Lebedinskaja
(1925-1993), a leading Russian autism researcher, started Dobro in 1989
as the first community-based program in Russia. A model of effective intervention
in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, Dobro continues
under the direction of Dr. Sergey Morozov. Two Dobro professionals have
completed yearlong residencies at PCDI. Recently, Dobro began to provide
training and technical assistance to agencies in other parts of Russia.
Norway
PCDI has a long-standing relationship with behavior analysts in Norway.
The Institute's executive directors, Drs. Patricia J. Krantz and Lynn
E. McClannahan, have lectured and consulted there since 1989. They gave
keynote addresses at the annual conference of the Norwegian Association
for Behavior Analysts in 1991 and every year since, students from Akershus
College in Oslo complete three-month internships at PCDI.
Poland
PCDI,
Ania Budzinska, Ph.D., and Iwona Ruta-Sominka, M. A., have been working
together since 2000. In January, 2006, as a result of their joint
efforts, the Institute for Child Development (IWRD) was launched in Gdansk.
The Institute is based upon and closely cooperates with the Princeton
Child Development Institute. IWRD is a nonprofit organization that
offers science-based intervention to children with autism and comprehensive
assistance to their families. In addition to a research and development
program, IWRD also offers diagnostic and consultation services, as well
as training and supervision for professionals from many other cities in
Poland. Dr. Budzinska, who completed a year-long residency at PCDI,
is the Director of IWRD. Iwona Ruta-Sominka, Deputy Director, and
key staff members completed internships at PCDI. IWRD can be contacted
at Instytut Wspomagania Rozwoju Dziecka, ul. Gomolki 11/13, 80-279 Gdansk,
Poland. Tel. +48-58/341-4441, tel/fax. +48-58/341-4440, or www.iwrd.pl
Australia
In 1992, PCDI's executive directors spent a month at Deakin University
in Melbourne, where they helped design research projects on staff training
and on mainstreaming children with autism and other developmental disabilities.
In addition, Regina Ledo, a specialist in early intervention from Perth,
is doing a pre-doctoral residency at the Institute.
Turkey
In 2003, Mine Narin and Aylin Sezgin, Founders of TOHUM, visited PCDI
and many other programs in the United States. Subsequently, they
came to PCDI to discuss a collaborative effort to establish a science-based
school program in Instanbul. Binyamin Birkan, Ph.D. was selected
to complete a twelve-month residency at PCDI and to become the director
of the new program; in September 2006 he returned to Turkey and opened
an applied behavior analysis intervention program for children with autism.
TOHUM and PCDI use the same curriculum and achieve similar outcomes
for students. Dr. Birkan frequently returns to PCDI to present program
evaluation data and to attend professional meetings, and PCDI personnel
visit TOHUM's program. Contact Dr. Birkan at TOHUM OTIZM VAKFI,
Cumhuriyet Mah. Abidei Hurriyet Cad. No: 39, 34380 Sisli-Istanbul, Turkey.
Tel. 011-90-212-248-94-30, Fax. 011-90-212-248-94-36, or www.tohumotizm.org.tr
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