[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 157 (Monday, September 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INSTITUTE FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 29, 2008

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 11th 
Anniversary of a professional organization dedicated to improving the 
lives of adolescents in Southeastern Pennsylvania with autism and other 
developmental disabilities.
   The Institute for Behavior Change of Coatesville, Chester County was 
founded in 1997 by Dr. Steven Kosor, a licensed psychologist and 
certified school psychologist. Dr. Kosor's vision was an Institute that 
would recruit and train those providing quality in-school and in-home 
psychological treatment and behavioral support to children.
   Since the Institute's inception, its dedicated staff has served more 
than 500 children throughout Philadelphia and the surrounding Chester, 
Delaware and Montgomery Counties.
   The Institute will commemorate its 11th Anniversary during a 
conference at the Eden Resort in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on November 
21, 2008.
   Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in celebrating 
this special milestone for The Institute for Behavior Change and 
thanking the staff for its outstanding professionalism and commitment 
to helping youth with developmental disabilities fulfill their maximum 
potential.




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