This past Monday, October 19, members of the NECC community gathered at Wellesley Country Club for a socially-distanced golf tournament at the first ever Children of Promise Golf Invitational. Fifty-four players lucked out with warm and sunny skies, a beautiful golf course, and delicious food and drinks while raising money ahead of the virtual Children
On Friday, October 9, The New England Center for Children’s (NECC) Eileen Roscoe, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, presented at the 41st Annual Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT) Conference. The Conference, which brings together behavior analysts from across Massachusetts, was held entirely virtually this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Roscoe, the Director
For students at The New England Center for Children (NECC), education goes far beyond the classroom. Starting at age 14, students begin vocational training. As part of this program, students work on activities across a variety of occupational areas, including clerical, food service, retail, custodial, customer service and assembly. While during more typical times students’
Ahead of NECC’s Children of Promise Gala, to be held virtually on November 20, NECC will unveil its 45 Stories of Inspiration campaign across social media channels beginning next Tuesday, October 6. This campaign is being conducted to celebrate NECC’s 45th anniversary and mark 45 days until the Gala. Through sharing the stories of influential people
While Jeff Steimer, BCBA, was working at The New England Center for Children (NECC) he already had a plan. “I had details written down in a notepad of how I would structure a center similar to NECC if I were to open it on my own,” says Steimer. “Even back then, just a few years into my career, I was already thinking about next steps.”
While the return of football is significant for so many around New England, this year, it holds special meaning for The New England Center for Children (NECC). Through a partnership with Apex Entertainment, as part of their “Apex Cares” program, every time the New England Patriots convert a field goal during the 2020 NFL Season,
From August 27-30, Mike McKenna and his son, Matt, walked 100 miles on the Cape Cod Rail Trail to raise money and awareness for The New England Center for Children (NECC). Dubbed “The Mike Walk” this event took place instead of the annual “The Mike Golf Invitational”, which for over a decade had been supporting
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, The New England Center for Children’s (NECC) clinicians and graduate students have shifted their research efforts. While bettering the lives of their students has always been paramount in NECC’s research, there has been an increased emphasis on engaging in timely studies over the last several months. The result
Opened in December 2019, the NECC-Clinic in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), UAE has quickly become a leader in providing world-class services to the Dubai autism community. Through providing session-based, applied behavior analysis (ABA), and speech and language services to families across all nationalities in DHCC, the Clinic is a clear example of NECC’s overall mission
Since its founding on August 11, 1975, The New England Center for Children (then the Efficacy Research Institute) has been a pioneer in autism treatment. While the increase in the number of students served through home-based, day, and residential programs, as well as partner classrooms in public school systems, consulting services, and the ACE® ABA
