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ADULT DAY PROGRAM
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Welcome, Lauren Savioli, BCBA
IN THIS
ISSUE:
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Parent
FAQs
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January
highlights
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Members
give back
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Members
of the
month
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Upcoming
Events
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Wish List
NLG is pleased to welcome
our new Program Director,
Lauren Savioli. Lauren has
been with Nashoba Learning
Group for over 4 years. She
was previously at our school
program serving as the Clinical Director of Training and
Development. There she
supervised student cases and
also worked on the development of our competency
based orientation and staff
training packages. She came
to the organization with over
10 years of experience working with children and adolescents with autism. She has
worked in home-based programs, residential programs,
and other school-aged day
programs. She also serves as
a supervisor for individuals
pursuing certification in behavior analysis.
Lauren received her Master’s
Degree in Behavior Analysis
from Simmons College in
ment. Lauren is thrilled to
make the move to our Adult
Day Program. She has spent
her first few weeks with us
getting to know each member
and their specific profile and
is looking forward to meeting
all of you.
Have a question for Lauren?
You can email her at:
Lauren.Savioli@
NashobaLearningGroup.org
2011 and earned her BCBA
certification in 2011. She is
currently enrolled in a Doctoral program at Simmons
College working towards her
Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis
with a special interest in Organizational Behavior Manage-
Parent/Guardian Group
Tina Sylvester (Nicky's mother)
and Cynthia Reed (Jantsen's
mother) are serving as liaisons
for parents/guardians of members at the NLG Adult Day Program. They are focusing on
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Fundraising
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Google Group for Program
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Your Questions
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As more members join the NLG
Adult Day Program, and our
community grows, they expect
Staff Appreciation
Communication about the
Program
Activities for Members on
Weekends
to include additional appropriate
topics. Tina is taking the lead on
the Staff Appreciation front and
Cynthia is leading the Annual
Fund effort. They hope to hold
quarterly meetings and follow up
with communications to
all. Your involvement is important to them and to NLG.
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Parent FAQs
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Q: How often do members go out into the community?
A: Most members go into the
community at least 3 times a
week. Typical outings include
the grocery store to shop for
group lunch, the bank, restaurants (both fast food and sit
down) and a rec & leisure
destination such as the mall,
Dunkin Donuts, or Barnes &
Noble (to name just a few!).
Members also enjoy seasonal
activities such as pumpkin and
apple picking, and trips to the
local ice cream stand.
Members enjoy ice
cream at Bedford
Farm
Q: Can NLG secure my
child paid employment?
A: Each of your children has
been contracted to receive day
habilitation and day habilitation
supplemental services through
MassHealth and DDS, respectively, for most, or all, of their
time at NLG’s program. Unfortunately, the
regulations pertaining to day
habilitation services do not
allow those individuals to take
part in paid employment during
the hours they are receiving
day habilitation services. However, it may be
appropriate for a portion of a
member’s time to be contracted to allow that member to
take part in group or individual
supported employment opportunities when available. If you
are interested in discussing
whether this would be an ap-
propriate option for your child,
please contact Lauren Savioli
to have an initial discussion. You would then need to
work with your DDS coordinator to determine if your
child’s contract could be revised to allow for some of each
week’s hours to be covered
under the most appropriate
employment option.
Have a question you think
other parents would love to
know the answer to? Email
Robbie at
Robbie.Frary
@NashobaLearningGroup.org
January Highlights
This month we welcomed 3
new members—Sean M., Jon
B., and Derek M. All three join
us from NLG’s Day School and
have done an amazing job adjusting to the new program.
We also have a number of
great successes to celebrate:
Members sort clothing at
Eric M. reached 100% accuracy
this month when sorting foods
by food group.
The Wish Project
Chris P. has begun using his
communication device with
100% independence.
Brendan C. has become completely independent when making and baking dog treats to be
donated.
of items and giving them to his
therapist.
Justin O. has increased his
independence in the functional
skills development room by
21%.
Austin D. has improved his
independence when identifying
numbers of items laid out in an
array and has also improved
picking up a specified number
AS Members Give Back
A number of our
members volunteer for two charitable organizations — Meals on
Wheels and The
Wish Project.
Meals on Wheels
focuses on comADULT
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munity-based senior nutrition
programs, and twice each
week our members handdeliver hot meals to senior
citizens in need in the Billerica
community.
Our members also volunteer
for The Wish Project, a nonprofit agency dedicated to
helping the homeless and
needy in the local community.
Members help sort donated
clothing and other items which
are then distributed to people
and families in need.
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Member of the Month — Patrick
communication device to make
requests. Patrick has even
learned to turn on his device
all by himself.
Way to go Patrick!
“The best and
Patrick was away for a while,
and has done a fantastic job reacclimating to NLG life. He is
using both his voice and his
most beautiful
things cannot
Member of the Month — Terry
be seen or even
touched—they
must be felt
with the
Terry has done a great
job managing his behavior
and working hard during
program hours. He has
also done an excellent job
learning to say “excuse
me.”
Terry Investigates a spooky
Halloween surprise box.
Keep up the good work,
T-man!
Member of the Month — Ian
Ian has done an awesome job
waiting to fix items around the
building, and has been consistently using his words to ask for
things he wants. Ian has also
done really well with his newest
staff member, Shawn. We’re so
proud of you, Ian!
heart.”
- Helen Keller
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Upcoming Events!
This spring is jam-packed with
fun and fundraising! Please join us
for these annual favorites —
Leprechaun 5K Shuffle and Fun Run
The 3rd Annual 5K Shuffle and
Fun Run benefiting NLG will be
held on Sunday, March 15th at
10AM at the Burlington High
School. Bring your shamrocks
and your sneakers, and cheer for
NLG staff, students and members, and their families. For more
info and to register, please visit:
https://www.racemenu.com/
events/82121-Leprechaun-5KShuffle-and-Fun-Run-2015
16th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge
14th Annual Bike-a-thon & Walk-a-thon
A full day of basketball, fun and giving!
Saturday, March 14th at the BU Fitness and Recreation Center. For
more info about the event or creating/joining a team, please contact
Emily:
Tentative date of July 25th
More info to follow.
Emily.Wheet
@NashobaLearningGroup.org
Spring Fling
Save the Date! NLG students and
members will dance the night away
Saturday, May 30th from 6-9PM at the
Doubletree by Hilton. Buffet dinner,
snacks, and drinks are included with a
ticket.
Eric M. and his mother at the
2014 Spring Fling
Wish List
Many of you have asked for a wish list
of items so you can make a donation.
We appreciate your generosity and
have compiled a list of mostrequested items for the members and
staff.
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Puzzles and games
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Bean bags/bean bag chairs
Fans (for those hot summer
days!)
Books
Goodies for the Snack Shack
(our convenience store—
members can cash their
mock paychecks and buy
treats)
K-cups for the Keurig coffee
maker (we received a generous donation of a Keurig 2)
iHome docking stations
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Movies
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 Snow White, Cinderella, The
Hunchback of Notre Dame,
The Little Mermaid, The
Goofy Movie, The Jungle
Book, Pinocchio, Aristocats,
Lady and the Tramp, 101
Dalmatians, Beauty and the
Beast, Bambi, The Lion King
1 1/2, Rock-a-Doodle, We're
Back, Honey I Shrunk the
Kids, Frozen, The Lego Movie
Thank you in advance!!