Announcements
Open for Public Comment: Proposed Heightened Scrutiny Information for Residential Service Locations
The purpose of this communication is to release for public comment the residential service locations that have been identified as requiring an onsite heightened scrutiny review from the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) as well as the proposed tool that will be used in conducting the review. Public comment on this information will be accepted until 11:59 pm on Monday February 17, 2020.
Read morePennsylvania Launches ‘Reach Out PA: Your Mental Health Matters
Governor Tom Wolf announced a focused multi-agency effort and anti-stigma campaign, ‘Reach Out PA: Your Mental Health Matters,’ aimed at expanding resources and the state’s comprehensive support of mental health and related health care priorities in Pennsylvania.
Read moreUpdated Guidelines: Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of autism for the first time in 12 years.
Read moreEnrolling as an Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Transportation Provider
The Adult Autism Waiver has been amended to include a new service, Transportation. ODP anticipates the waiver amendment will be effective January 1, 2020. This communication is intended to provide information about how to enroll as a provider of this service.
Read moreMyODP News Online Replaces ODP Newsletter
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is excited to announce the launch of MyODP News Online, an online site that replaces our monthly newsletter with a resource containing real time online news that is most pertinent to our stakeholders.
Read moreODP and OMHSAS Publishes Positive Approaches Journal Volume 8, Issue 3: “Rights, Risks, and Restrictions”
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) and the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) announce the publication of a new issue of Positive Approaches Journal, written by and for professionals who provide supports and services to individuals with mental and behavioral health challenges, intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities.
Read moreBureau of Autism Services – New Name Announced
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is pleased to announce the extension of the Bureau of Autism Services (BAS) to include the establishment of the Special Populations Unit. This has occasioned the renaming of the Bureau of Autism Services to the Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations (BSASP).
Read moreApplying Skinners Operant Conditioning to the Classrooms in Canada
Skinner’s operant conditioning can be used by teachers to help their students learn many types of complex skills and behaviors. For example, the behavior I plan on teaching the child is to write the capital letter ‘A,’ from the Canadian Standards of Learning. This would be a beginning skill that the student would just be […]
Read moreNew ODP Communication Notification Feature for MyODP Users
ODP has launched a communication notification feature for all MyODP registered users. Users will begin receiving web and email notifications for all ODP communications that are added to the MyODP Communications page.
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