Sonoma State University Psychology department worked with North Bay Regional Center to open the Collaborative Autism Training and Support (CATS) program. Psychology students are trained to work with kids with autism in the community. Students get hands-on training and are able to provide a respite for parents. Along with coursework, CATS provides family resources and community autism awareness programs. The parents call CATS a grassroots program where the community had a need and the University stepped in to meet it. Already more than 200 students have given over 15,000 hours of free support to families with autism as well as completing training in autism theory and interventions.
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