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Southern Nevadas counties of Clark, Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda are aligning workforce development to their economic development strategies in order to meet the needs of business and industry. Listen to different stakeholders and learn how their efforts are helping cities like Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City remain an attractive place to do business. Language: en-us Genres: Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Season 4-Episdoe 18: Dr. Marc Tedoff
Episode 18
Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
Dr. Marc Tedoff, founder of the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Institute, joins us to share his inspiring journey and career insights. Growing up in Sea Cliff, Long Island, Dr. Tedoff attended college in upstate New York before starting his professional life as a paralegal. Torn between law school and teaching, he chose the latter, beginning as a teacher aide at a Special Education school specializing in autism in Manhattan.During a vacation in Las Vegas, he reached out to the Clark County School District and secured a job upon his return. Dr. Tedoff dedicated over 11 years to CCSD, earning his PhD in Special Education and a Behavioral Analyst Credential. He was instrumental in rolling out the Medicaid program for autism treatment, highlighting his commitment to improving mental health services.In this episode, Dr. Tedoff explains what Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and a Registered Behavior Therapist (RBT) are. He shares how the EmployNV Youth Hub assisted him in staffing his practice with skilled RBTs. He discusses his innovative idea of training aging-out foster youth to become RBTs, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, focus, and dedication in therapy.A family man passionate about working on his 1996 Corvette C4, Dr. Tedoff effortlessly balances his professional and personal life. His advice for young people is simple yet powerful: work hard and keep going.Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Institute: https://abainstitute.us/