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The California Autism Professional Training and Information Network (CAPTAIN) is a cross agency network developed to support the understanding and use of evidence based practices (EBPs) for individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). CAPTAIN members include regional centers, school districts, government agencies, university training centers and family resource centers. Through the CAPTAIN Web site, parents and professionals have access to trainings and resources in Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) that are culturally sensitive, family centered, cost effective, and competency based through local SELPA, regional center, and family resource center nominated cadre members.

• Visit the CAPTAIN Web site

Please be advised that Lanterman Regional Center will be closed for President's Day on Monday, February 17, 2020.

If you have an emergency during the holiday closure and need assistance from the Regional Center, call the main phone number at 213.383.1300 and follow the recorded instructions.

We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, February 18.

The State of California minimum wage increases to $13.00 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $12.00 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees on January 1, 2020. The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has been allocated additional funds by the Legislature for dissemination to service providers to meet the increased minimum wage mandate. It is important to note that the funds allocated by DDS are solely to meet a service provider's costs to increase employee/staff wages to $13.00 per hour (or $12.00 per hour based on the number of employees) and the associated mandated costs (i.e. Social Security, Medicare and workers’ compensation). Please click on the link below to read the letter from DDS, then click on the Workbook link to complete your request for a rate adjustment. SPECIAL NOTE: Only one rate adjustment request per workbook. You must submit one workbook for each vendor number. REMINDER: The deadline to submit is March 1, 2020. Requests submitted after the deadline will not be considered.  

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• DDS Letter Regarding the Minimum Wage Increase
• Minimum Wage Increase Workbook

• Check out the DDS Safety Net Web site - Helping Californians with developmental disabilities to be safe and healthy

CAPTAIN members at Lanterman work with community professionals and local education agencies to extend knowledge about autism and evidence-based practices to parents, service coordinators and service providers in our community. Small group trainings on various topics related to evidence-based practice and autism are offered through the Lanterman parent and client support groups and larger trainings are also available periodically to our Lanterman service provider community. Learn more about upcoming training opportunities in autism and evidence-based practices for families, service providers and community professionals through the Lanterman Web site.

California law and regulation requires that regional centers display on their Web sites information about the dollar value of services they purchase for clients. These data (called "purchase of service" or "POS" data) must be reported separately by clients' ethnic/racial group, langauge and diagnosis.

• Click here to read the 2019 disparity data on purchased services report and view 34 other documents showing expenditures and authorized services