MISSION
Unique Blue Heart Productions believes that by utilizing age-appropriate technology, we can create intellectually appropriate, dynamic social stories with picture schedules to help families, young adults, and children with autism. This app provides resources to help navigate social situations, perform basic life skills and alleviate anxiety. Unique Blue Heart Productions offers appropriate educational opportunities, access to resources, and community through affordable, accessible digital formats to encourage learning and growth.
UNIQUE BLUE HEART
PRODUCTIONS
We envision a world where people of all abilities function at their fullest potential without anxiety or fear by understanding appropriate situational life skills through tailored education designed with respect and dignity.
Jennifer McCarthy has a passion for teaching and believes that every individual deserves the resources to live to their highest potential. McCarthy has a bachelor’s degree in Special Education, a master’s degree in Educational Administration, and numerous certifications and teaching endorsements. Throughout her 21-year teaching career, McCarthy has taught in self-contained special education classrooms ranging from K-21 years in Chicago and Las Vegas. Her vision for Unique Blue Heart Productions developed from observations of the disconnect between classroom learning and its application in real-world situations. These observations resulted in creating an affordable evidence-based resource to assist caregivers in navigating daily routines and social interactions through story-boarding and picture schedules as practiced in the classroom.
OUR FOUNDER, JENNIFER MCCARTHY
Teaching Endorsements:
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Autism (3 to 21 years old)
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K-12 Generalist
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K-12 Intellectual Disabilities
Certifications:
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Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
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Sensory Diets
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Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
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Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
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Implementing Assistive Technology
