About Charlene Gervais, Senior Therapist

 

Charlene Gervais, M.ADS, B.A. Honours
Senior Therapist
Ms. Gervais began working in the field of IBI in 2003. She has completed the Master of Disability Studies at Brock University and is under supversion by Cherish Twigg, M.S., BCBA for certification. She is a Member in good standing of the International Association of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified Instructors (IANCICI). Charlene is certified in Level 1 - Pivotal Response Training.

 

Highlights of Qualifications

Nine years experience with ABA, of which five years have been in Verbal Behaviour.

Over four years experience as a Senior Therapist.

Three years experience working with dual diagnosis youth in care that have a range of developmental disabilities and behavioural challenges. Including youth with asperger syndrome, ODD, OCD, schizophrenia, tourette syndrome, ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders.

Member of the International Association of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified Instructors (IANCICI).

Pivotal Response Training - Certified Level 1

Education

Master Applied Disability Studies (Brock University) , 2011

B.A. Honours Soc. Sc. Criminology conc. Sociology, University of Ottawa, 2005

Certified CPI (crisis prevention institute) Nonviolent Crisis Intervention instructor

Standard CPR level C and First Aid, Red Cross, Ottawa, 2004

T.C.I (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) training and certificate, Ottawa, 2004

A.S.I.S.T (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Certificate, Ottawa, 2003

Relevant Employment History

Senior Therapist 2007 - Present
The Portia Learning Centre Inc.

Behavioural Counsellor, Key worker 2003-2006
Bairn Croft Residential Services, Ottawa ON

Volunteer Teaching Assistant 2004-2005
Holy Spirit Elementary School, Stittsville ON

Telephone Volunteer 2002-2003
Ottawa Mental Health Crisis Line, Ottawa ON

Workshops / Training

2011 (May) Verbal Behaviour Overview, Building Motivation in the Natural Environment and Conversation: Holly Kibbe, M.S., BCBA and Cherish Twigg, M.S., BCBA of Establishing Operations Inc

2011 (May) PECS Basic Training, Ottawa ON

2010 (Apr) Teaching Occupational Performance Skills to Learners with Autism and Related Disabilities: Amy McGinnis M.S, OTR, M.S., BCBA, Kingston, ON

2010 (Apr) Building Behavioural Solutions Conference,Kingston ON
Keynote speaker, Dr. Joe Ducharme, Errorless Remediation and Keystone Behaviour.

2010 (Mar) Teaching children with developmental disabilities to speak: Current research and best practice, two day workshop, Speakers: Martha S. Burns, PhD, CCC-SLP, Nancy R. Kaufman, MA, CCC-SLP, Tamara S. Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA, Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP

2009 (August) Strategies to Address Executive Functioning: Executive Functions, Imitation and Autism, Dr. Bob Ellis, Penn State University, State College, PA

2009 (August) Transferring Control of the Mand to the MO, Dr.Vincent J. Carbone, Penn State University, State College, PA

2009 (August) Ask the ABA experts Panal, Jerry Shook, Dr. Vincent J. Carbone, Dr. Mark Sundberg, Dr. Janet Twyman, Cathy Watkins, Penn State University, State College, PA

2009 (August) Social Communication Interventions for Learners with Significant Challenges, Dr. Kathleen Quill, Penn State University, State College, PA

2009 (August) The First Official Guide Training for the Social Context Jungle, Carol Gray, Penn State University, State College, PA

2009 (August) Using Automatic Reinforcement to Develop Skills in Learners with Autism, Dr. Mark Sundberg, Penn State University, State College, PA

2009 (August) Teaching Independent Skills to Learners with Autism, Dr. Rebecca Morrison, Penn State University, State College, PA

2008 (October) Introduction to Oral Motor and Articulation Skills
Jacquee Glance, SLP

2008 (June) Food Acceptance
Half - day consultation with Mary Champagne

2008 (March) One day in-centre consultation with Dr. Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA

2008 (March) Twenty-two Language and Learning Barriers that can Affect Children with Autism:
Assessment, Analysis, and Intervention 1 day workshop
Dr. Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA, Ottawa, Ontario

2008 (February) Food Acceptance
Half - day consultation with Evelyn Sparks

2007 (September) One day in-centre consultation with Dr. Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA

(2007) Language Intervention for Children with Autism Based on the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (The VB-MAPP) Dr. Mark Sundberg , Ph.D, BCBA, Two Full-day workshop (Ottawa)

(2007) Pivotal Response Training: An Evidence Based Practice for Children with Autism
Katherine Holman, BACB/CEU's/I/A. Half-day workshop (Pennsylvania)

(2007) Treatment of Automatically Reinforcing Behaviours
Dr. Brian Iwata Ph.D, BCBA. Half-day workshop (Pennsylvania)

(2007) Making Sense of Sensory Processing Differences in ASD
Stacy Szklut B/I One-day workshop (Pennsylvania)

(2007) The Role of the Reflexive Motivating Operation CMO -R During Discrete Trial Instruction of Children with Autism
Dr. Vincent J. Carbone, BCBA. One-day workshop (Pennsylvania)

(2006) Common Misconceptions in Behaviour Analysis
Dr. Jack Michael, Ph.D, BCBA. Half-day workshop (Pennsylvania)

(2006) Advanced Topics in Functional Analysis Methodology
Dr. Brian Iwata, Ph.D, BCBA. Half-day workshop (Pennsylvania)

(2006) Errorless Teaching: Pros and Cons
Dr. Patrick McGreevy, Ph.D, BCBA.Half-day workshop (Pennsylvania)

(2006) Beyond the Early Learner: Teaching Advanced Skills to Children with Autism
Dr. Vincent J. Carbone, BCBA. Half-day workshop (Pennsylvania)

(2006) What Typical Language Development can Teach us about Children with Autism
Dr. Mark Sundberg, Ph.D, BCBA. Half-day workshop (Pennsylvania)