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AUCD Experts

James Calhoun, Ph.D.

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Contact Information:
802-656-0204
Leadership:
Discipline Coordinators:
Psychology
Discipline(s):
Psychology
AUCD Council Membership:
No Council Membership
Vita/Bio:

1998-present Lamoille South Supervisory Union
School Psychologist (K-12) - responsible for evaluations involving special education and 504 eligibility, and Functional Behavioral Analysis. Act as a consultant on several teams and for classroom teachers, supervisor of interns, facilitator of small focused groups, and provider of therapy for students with behavior challenges and autistic spectrum disorders.

2003-2005; 2006-present - Interdisciplinary Leadership for Education and Health Providers (ILEHP)
Serve as a psychology fellow/faculty. Responsible for assessments, developing and implementing interventions, and consultation services for children with autism and multiple disabilities. One of the instructors in a graduate class to build understanding of children with disabilities and their families.

Lamoille Area Professional Development Academy
Professor - taught several courses for educational professionals in crisis intervention and educational assessment.

2000-present Johnson State College
Adjunct professor - Special Education and Counseling Psychology Departments - responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate classes in assessment and understanding and remediating disabilities.

1994-1998 Howard Center for Human Services, Baird Division
Day Treatment - This program is an intensive, in-home service available to families with children enrolled in The Baird Center's Day School. Responsibilities include family therapy, service coordination, advocacy, facilitation of parenting and children's groups, and consultation. (10/94 - 8/98)
Placement Prevention - This program is a three month intervention available to families which, without intensive treatment, may have one or more children placed in out-of-home care. (10/94 - 7/96)

1991-1994 Oswego Hospital Mental Health Division
Intensive Case Management - Responsible for providing children and their families support, advocacy, and linkage to appropriate services. Other responsibilities included counseling for individuals and family and coordination of services.

1987-1991 Neighborhood Center of Utica, NY
Casework - provided individual counseling for preschool and school-age children as well as their parents and other adults.
Group Work - Provided group activities and counseling for children and teens 6-21 years of age. Led self-esteem, educational, and recreational groups for children 6-12.

Service:
PECs Level 1 Pivotal Response Training Functional Behavioral Assessment Certified Trainer of Skillstreaming Model (social skills) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS National Association of School Psychologists Vermont Association of School Psychologists License in School Psychology, Vermont