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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Maine Department of Health and Human Services <mehhs@subscriptions.maine.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 30, 2024 10:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ferguson, Sarah (DOE) <Sarah.Ferguson@maine.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> OCFS is excited to announce one last offering of RUBI training<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">OCFS is excited to announce one last offering of RUBI training</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">RUBI is a manualized parent training program developed to decrease challenging behaviors in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Developmental Delay. Choose from On-Demand
 Webinars, ECHO Model, or Live Virtual Training</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">RUBI—Research Units in Behavior Intervention</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">OCFS is excited to announce the fourth and final offering of RUBI training at <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">no cost, </span></strong>and participants will
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">What:</span></strong><span style="color:#333333"> RUBI is a manualized parent training program developed to decrease challenging behaviors
 in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or Developmental Delay.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Where: You can choose your preference from one of three training options</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">(1) </span></strong><u><span style="color:#333333">On-Demand Webinars</span></u><span style="color:#333333">:  Four 4-hour pre-recorded
 webinars covering introductory RUBI training materials. Webinars can be accessed at the Participant’s convenience, with the expectation that viewing of the four 4-hour webinars shall be completed within a 12-week timeframe. Access to the On Demand Webinars
 would start February 1<sup>st</sup>, 2024. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><u><span style="color:#333333">(2) ECHO Model</span></u><span style="color:#333333">: Sixteen live virtual 1-hour meetings every other week covering introductory RUBI training materials. Consists of cohorts of up to 30 participants.
 Meetings are on Fridays. First meeting is March 8<sup>th</sup>, 2024. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><u><span style="color:#333333">(3) Virtual Training</span></u><span style="color:#333333">: Two full day, 8-hour trainings covering introductory RUBI materials, scheduled for March 26<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup>, 2024.
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