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Elaine Shields M.Ed.
Education

December 11, 2016 By Editor

Elaine Shields

Elaine Shields has worked for the last decade with a wide range of individuals with special needs, and has her M.Ed. in Severe Disabilities as well as a graduate level Certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis from Ball State University. Elaine is a Special Education Teacher for Brookline Public Schools, where she runs the Bridge Program. […]

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“PLAT” program highlighted in “Massachusetts Healthy People 2020 Autism Roadmap”

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