Resources during COVID-19

Page last updated:  5/12/2020 at 6:37 PM

SC ABA would like to thank the California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA) and others for sharing some of the resources below.  We hope our members and others within our state, country, and broader world remain safe during this unprecedented event.

BUSINESS RESOURCES:

Tracker: Financial Assistance for Businesses Hit by the Coronavirus
https://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/coronavirus-resource-list-for-businesses.html

Harvard Business Review - Leading & Working Through a Pandemic
https://hbr.org/insight-center/coronavirus?utm_medium=email&utm_source=circ_other&utm_campaign=subbenemail_actsubsnotbest_20200317&hideIntromercial=true&deliveryName=DM72934

FREE HR Training from Cornerstone related to Coronavirus
https://hr.cornerstoneondemand.com/cornerstonecares?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWm1RNFlUazJZVGc0TW1JdyIsInQiOiJLcVlnR0thR0tNTTBsaG1hc0NURFNvRzdaTVZtQzVkU3VGZENod2ljTGxjcUQxYUdNYVdmVUZHc3FudUFVVDQweUhnNExxd2hWQXVxc0wxSmhsWlhmc1ZhMGtTdUcwUXlZTDJTUTVoTkwyQ28rV3hvbU9JSWtrQytIQUlZR1N4b3Q4b0dlZkxCQzRZT0JKTHNweVVYaGc9PSJ9

Small Business Association Guidance for Employers to Respond to Coronavirus
https://www.sba.gov/page/guidance-businesses-employers-plan-respond-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

BHCOE
bhcoe.org/resources/covid-19-faqs-for-aba-providers/?utm_source=BHCOE+Master+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=9008e33ff3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_19_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7b4222bf7-9008e33ff3-139818685 

Fisher Phillips
https://www.fisherphillips.com/post-pandemic-faqs

CASP
https://casproviders.org/coronavirus-resources/

FREE Webinar & Materials on Providing ABA Services During COVID-19
app.box.com/s/xkme8ws1k9xlyltiqr5dyggf0yqp9uls

DATA AND CURRENT GUIDANCE ON CORONAVIRUS:

Coronavirus Dashboard (searchable by state)
https://www.knowi.com/coronavirus-dashboards/

World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/

Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
www.scdhec.gov

MUSC Health Virtual Care
​www.musc.care

ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL RESOURCES FROM SC ABA WEBINAR:

Recorded Webinar
https://zoom.us/rec/share/4I9sMoPb7mNLXp3Q4X35QI4kOqXuX6a80CYdq6cFyUoLld_Zqdv01TVAV86LA07h?startTime=1585342887000

Recorded Video Model of the Interview
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZJubMZUF4MEYco8lCiEw8Cz6GbJT19LO/view?usp=sharing

Press Visual of the Assessment Process
 https://prezi.com/view/obGIShJgj6RgxMq32z4U/

Webinar Google Slides
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J0WCQY2igX0e3v_Pbc5-mfwB7fbYcP5_a61uNvSBxXQ/edit?usp=sharing

Risk-benefit Assessment from Webinar
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cCNdjvNJTw723bSwt65bDdlTttddEPTK/view?usp=sharing

Risk-benefit Assessment from Webinar Example 2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16r7-NQE--aU9tfSotvxDyUa03HZlk6rt/view?usp=sharing

Project Hope Foundation's Risk-benefit Assessment from Webinar Example 3*
https://drive.google.com/open?id=10w1uhgxiaNcMggM7Ewwfx1GQL6lrBYeP
*This is a draft version and made use of resources that may not be cited in the document.

FEDERAL EMERGENCY LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS:

90-day delay for Federal Tax Payments
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/politics/irs-extends-tax-payment-deadline-coronavirus/index.html

Families First Act 
This bill responds to the coronavirus outbreak by providing paid sick leave and free coronavirus testing, expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits, and requiring employers to provide additional protections for health care workers.
Specifically, the bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for nutrition and food assistance programs, including

• the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
• the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP); and
• nutrition assistance grants for U.S. territories.

The bill also provides FY2020 appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for nutrition programs that assist the elderly.
The supplemental appropriations provided by the bill are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill modifies USDA food assistance and nutrition programs to

• allow certain waivers to requirements for the school meal programs,
• suspend the work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), and
• allow states to request waivers to provide certain emergency SNAP benefits.

In addition, the bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect health care workers.
The bill also includes provisions that

• establish a federal emergency paid leave benefits program to provide payments to employees taking unpaid leave due to the coronavirus outbreak,
• expand unemployment benefits and provide grants to states for processing and paying claims,
• require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees,
• establish requirements for providing coronavirus diagnostic testing at no cost to consumers,
• treat personal respiratory protective devices as covered countermeasures that are eligible for certain liability protections, and
• temporarily increase the Medicaid federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP).

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6201

RESOURCES FOR CLIENTS & FAMILIES:

Autism Speaks Info for Supporting Persons with Autism During Coronavirus
https://www.autismspeaks.org/science-news/what-should-autism-community-know-about-coronavirus-outbreak

https://www.autismspeaks.org/covid-19-information-and-resources?utm_source=email&utm_medium=text-link&utm_campaign=national

NASP Resources for Talking with Children about Coronavirus (available in 5 languages)
https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource

120 Digital Resources for Home-Schooling: Special Education, Social and Emotional Learning, and More
​https://teach.com/resources/digital-home-schooling-resources/

TELEHEALTH:

HHS Guidelines on Telehealth during coronavirus pandemic
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/emergency-preparedness/notification-enforcement-discretion-telehealth/index.html

Comprehensive Training and FREE Webinars from Zoom focused on using their platform to work remotely and deliver telehealth services 
https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/covid19.html