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DRBI Practitioner Levels, Qualifications, and Roles

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DRBI Providers

Qualified Healthcare Providers (QHP) (physicians, psychologists, mental health counselors, occupational therapists, speech therapists, etc.) provide staff training, clinical direction, and program oversight of DRBI program implementation. 

DRBI Professionals

BA- or MA-level clinicians who are supervised by Qualified Healthcare Providers. DRBI Professionals provide case supervision of paraprofessionals as well as family education, training, coaching, and support. 

DRBI Paraprofessionals

Paraprofessionals implement the DRBI strategies with the client under guidance and supervision of the DRBI case supervisor. 

DRBI Definition Paper

Peer reviewed publication defining the DRBI category of services for children & families!

Top researchers in DRBI collaborated to publish a definitive paper on DRBI as a category of  developmental relationship-based approaches to services for autism: Cullinane, D. A., Binns, A. V., Feder, J. D., Graham, T., Mahoney, G. J., Naber, F. B. A., Robinson, R. G., Schertz, H. H., Solomon, R. M., Whitehouse, A. J. O., & Wieder, S. (2024). Developmental Relationship-Based Interventions for Autistic Children. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 0(0). 

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DRBI Clinical Practice Parameters

Get notified when the newest updated DRBI Clinical Practice Parameters pdf is ready for free download.

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DRBI Coverage Guidance

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Evidence Base White Paper

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