Self & Match: Effectiveness of Self-Monitoring as an intervention for increasing appropriate classroom behavior in students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

Katie M. Croce, Ed.D
BCBA-D

Program Coordinator
Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22

 

Presented by the A. J. Drexel Autism Institute

 

Dr. Katie Croce is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.  Katie received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Saint Joseph’s University.  Additionally, she holds a MS. Ed., in Applied Behavior Analysis, a BA in psychology, and an Autism Certificate.  Katie is currently a Special Education Program Coordinator supporting the educational needs of students who are admitted to an inpatient crisis hospital.  She has also worked as a behavior analyst in public/private school and home settings for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities.  Katie’s expertise includes program development and management, behavior management, conducting functional behavioral assessments, developing individualized behavior intervention plans, staff training, and providing parent education. Katie has also worked in a clinic setting developing programs for individuals with ASD including social skills programs, an inclusive summer camp, a respite program, a sports program, a college-bound retreat for students with ASD interested in attending college, a support program for college students with ASD, and training undergraduate and graduate education and psychology majors who wanted to work in the field of ASD.  Katie has experience in higher education developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate course work in autism spectrum disorders and applied behavior analysis. 

 

Additionally, Katie and her colleague have developed a self-monitoring system called Self & Match. This system incorporates the basic principle of self-monitoring with the addition of a match component and reinforcement and have presented on this topic internationally.