Company Profile

Sandy Palombo – Founder/ Director

CH.I.L.D.’s mission is to strive in the deliverance of  exemplary programs to children with special needs. A strong commitment to our children ensures that we strive for excellence. The families, and the faces of our exceptional children support us in our efforts. It is they we learn by, and it is they we live to teach.

Sandy Palombo is the founder and originator of CH.I.L.D. (1993). whom pioneered the MDIM© treatment model. Mrs. Palombo has a Specialized Honors Bachelors degree in Psychology, a Bachelor of Education Degree, a Master in Education with a specialist in Special Education, and is working towards completing a Doctorate in Education. She holds professional memberships in several organizations in Canada and the US. Mrs. Palombo has been awarded several honors including her nomination as Conference Chair for the Executive Committee for the Research Special Interest Group-RSIG, at Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities-OADD. She also coordinated the training and practicum for the first Autism Pilot Project with York University. Mrs. Palombo has extensive training and certificates in the field of autism and developmental disabilities. She has specific training in Discrete Trial methods, Applied Behavioral Analysis, Lovaas method, Brain Gym-Level one, Greenspan’s Infancy and Early Childhood Training Course, Picture Exchange Communication Systems and Hanen Method. Mrs. Palombo has also attended and participated in numerous conferences, lectures, seminars and workshops across Canada and the USA.

Sandy is married and is a proud mom of two boys and is a resident of Vaughan. Sandy is best regarded for her love, dedication, commitment and passion serving all children especially those with special needs.

She holds professional memberships in several organizations including:

• American

Psychological Association, Professional Affiliate (APA)

• Canadian

Psychological Association, Professional Affiliate (CPA)

• Society

for Research and Child Development, Professional Affiliate (SRCD)

• Cognitive

Development Society, Professional Affiliate (CDS)

• Ontario

Association on Developmental Disabilities, Professional Affiliate (OADD)

• Ontario

Association for Behavior Analysis, Professional Affiliate (ONTABA)

• Asperger’s

Society of Ontario, Professional Affiliate (ASO)

• Autism

Society of America- Professional Affiliate (ASA)

• Canadian

Developmental Psychology Network (DPNET)

• Association

for Early Childhood Educators of Ontario (AECEO)

• Canadian

Child Care Federation (CCCF)