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Jan 30, 2023

Fourth annual Enhancing Your Impact continuing education conference addressed improving the care experience for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families Download Dr. Tracy Gayeski, Senior Vice President, Catalight Care Services (Photo: Business Wire) January 30, 2023 05:08 PM Eastern Standard Time WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Catalight Care Services, one of the nation’s largest behavioral health networks, recently concluded its fourth annual Enhancing Your Impact Conference for behavioral and mental health care practitioners. The two-day event featured keynote presentations from motivational speaker Reggie Butler and best-selling author Tyler McNamer. It also included interactive opportunities for peer engagement, insights from industry-leading research and a live Q&A with speakers on topics ranging from parent-mediated care to social determinants of health to the power of choice and belonging. "We’re here to change people’s lives in ways that are important to them,” said Dr. Tracy Gayeski, senior vice president of Catalight Care Services. “Through our innovative, individualized services, we’re helping to strengthen clients’ skills, empower and educate caregivers, and support the overall wellbeing of families.” The conference addressed many challenges facing individuals with developmental disabilities and their families and caregivers. Examples included perspectives on the measurement of wellbeing, diagnosing health issues in the face of communications challenges, and safety measures to protect individuals in busy, public places or near open water. "Enhancing Your Impact brings people together to share the latest evidence-based treatment options, best practices and strategies for delivering effective person-centered care,” said Gayeski. “Together, we learn, grow and support one another with compassion and enthusiasm as we build our capacity to care.” More than 600 attendees participated in this inspiring two-day virtual conference, held January 26 and 27. Board Certified Behavior Analysts and qualified mental health professionals earned between 10 and 12 continuing education units, nearly a year’s worth of credit, at no cost. About Catalight Care Services Catalight Care Services is one of the largest behavioral health networks in the nation with more than 10,000 practitioners serving 12,000 clients and families every day. Backed by more than a decade of experience and a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, we are reimaging the way people with developmental disabilities and their families experience healthcare. Our goal is to ensure that clients receive timely access to evidence-based treatment, including naturalistic developmental and language-based services, applied behavior analysis, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Catalight Care Services is part of the Catalight family of companies, a nonprofit organization working to break down barriers and biases to create a more equitable world so people with developmental disabilities can choose their path. Together with Easterseals Hawaii, Easterseals Northern California and Xolv Technology Solutions, Catalight Care Services provides access to innovative individualized care services, clinical research and advocacy, all powered by intelligent technologies. For more information on Catalight Care Services and Enhancing Your Impact, please visit catalight.org. Contacts