RUBI
Empower Caregivers with Confidence
Learn how to develop family-centered support plans to help caregivers navigate behavioral challenges with clarity and compassion.
Enable Parents to Be There for Their Kids
RUBI is a leading parent training program, grounded in decades of research and proven to create lasting behavior change in children with autism and other I/DDs.
The purpose of the RUBI Program is to provide practitioners with a strong foundation to begin their clinical practice of RUBI. In this program, you learn how to implement RUBI to fidelity, understanding both the theoretical underpinnings as well as practical application, including navigation of common clinical challenges. The program includes three self-paced courses (RUBI Foundations, RUBI Core Sessions, Caregiver Engagement) where practitioners learn approaches to create effective, family-centered RUBI intervention plans.
Upon completion of the RUBI Program, the expectation is that a RUBI Trained Practitioner is ready to deliver RUBI clinically to a diverse range of families with fidelity.
RUBI Program is an hybrid-online course that learners complete at their own pace. The coursework is followed by a live capstone session, where learners receive additional guidance and support on clinical application of the RUBI program, with a focus on applied learning. Learners then complete a final exam and fidelity review with feedback on one submitted mock RUBI session.
RUBI is a short-term, low intensity, manualized parent-mediated program that guides practitioners in the teaching of tailored ABA-based behavioral strategies to families of children with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities and co-occurring challenging behaviors. RUBI empowers parents to become an agent of change as they learn approaches that equip to better scaffold and respond to their child’s behaviors.
Who should take this program?
This program is designed for practitioners whose scope of practice includes working with families of neurodiverse children (autism, intellectual/developmental disabilities, ADHD) with co-occurring challenging behaviors and who wish to expand their understanding of RUBI program content and implementation to better support caregivers.
Learners who successfully complete the RUBI program will receive a certificate of completion and relevant continuing education units. Learners will also receive the designation of “RUBI-Trained Practitioner” and will be listed on the RUBInetwork.org website.
Prerequisites
- A master’s degree or higher in a related field (preferred)
- Learner must have their own copy of the RUBI Manual and Parent Workbook (available for purchase through Oxford)
Who will you support?
Ages
- Children 3-12
- Youth 12-14
Treatment Format
11-13 weeks of parent coaching with weekly
coaching sessions.
What's Included?
- Office Hours: Upon course completion, learners will have access to open virtual office hours.
- Title: Upon course completion, learners will have earned the title “RUBI-Trained Practioner.”
- Discount: Upon successful completion, learners will receive a discount for the RUBI Advanced Certification Program enrollment.
Office Hours
We provide Office Hour sessions for learners who have completed a certificate program. These 1:1 consultations let you discuss topics from your completed program with designated instructors.
Capstone Session
A 1.5-hour virtual session with an instructor that includes final course content, Q&A, and applied discussion. It’s the final step in completing your Catalight certificate program.
Karen Bearss, Ph.D.
Co-Creator of RUBI, Developer, and Instructor
Degrees/Credentials
- Licensed Psychologist #Y60675554
- Ph.D., Clinical Child Psychology, University of Florida
- MS, Clinical Psychology, University of Florida
- BS, Psychology, University of Florida
Current Position
- Co-Creator of RUBI
- Vice President of Caregiver Mediated Care Solutions, Catalight
Disclosures
- Dr. Bearss receives royalties from Oxford University Press and grant funding from NIMH and the Eagles Autism Foundation.
Lindsey Sneed, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Developer and Instructor
Degrees/Credentials
- Licensed Psychologist #PSY34154
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Walden University
- MS, Applied Psychology, Walden University
- MS, Educational Counseling, National University
- BA, Counseling Psychology, William Jessup University
- RUBI Certified
Current Position
- Vice President of Clinical Excellence, Catalight
- Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco
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