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Ms. Fischer earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, and her Master of Science in Psychology (Behavior Analysis specialization) from California State University, Stanislaus, in Turlock, CA. Ms. Fischer has over 9 years of experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and behavioral treatment of young children diagnosed with autism. While at Whitman College, she worked as a volunteer in several in-home ABA programs. In 2001, after spending several years working in cognitive-behavioral treatment programs for at-risk youth, she returned to the field of autism treatment and again worked in several in-home programs as a one on one instructor. In 2003, Ms. Fischer received a scholarship from FEAT of Oregon to attend a two-week course taught by Vincent Carbone, PhD, BCBA, which was designed to prepare participants for Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst certification. She then completed her mentorship and earned her BCABA in 2004. Upon seeing the scarcity of ABA services in Oregon compared with other areas in the country, Ms. Fischer decided to pursue her Master’s degree and full Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification. While earning her M.S., Ms. Fischer had the invaluable experience of working for three years as a Clinical Assistant at Therapeutic Pathways/The Kendall School, an organization at the forefront of autism treatment and research in behavioral interventions. She studied under and was supervised by Jane Howard, PhD, BCBA, and also worked under Coleen Sparkman, MS, SLP-CCC, both of whom are directors at Therapeutic Pathways. While at Pathways, Ms. Fischer gained extensive experience in early intensive behavioral treatment, and also assisted with several research projects. As part of the practicum requirement for the graduate program at CSU, Stanislaus, Ms. Fischer provided behavior analytic services to regional center consumers of varying ages and developmental disabilities under the supervision of Dr. Jane Howard. Ms. Fischer’s Master’s thesis examined the effectiveness of a pictorial prompt system in teaching generalized syntax to children with autism. She presented her thesis research at symposia at the California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA) and International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA) annual conferences in 2007. She was awarded Outstanding Graduate Student in Psychology at CSU Stanislaus in 2007.Upon completing her Masters degree, Ms. Fischer returned to Oregon, where she hopes to help make behavioral services available to children living in Oregon and other areas lacking appropriate services for children with autism. She earned her BCBA certification in November of 2007.
Jenny Fischer, M.S., BCBA
P.O. Box 1432
Bend, OR 97709
(541) 480-2570
jenny.fischer@mac.com
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