About

Dr. Kaye Otten

PhD, BCBA

Kaye Otten has a doctorate from The University of Kansas in special education with an emphasis in emotional, behavioral, and autism spectrum disorders and is a board-certified behavior analyst specializing in school-based services. She provides collaborative coaching to school districts in developing evidence-based multi-tiered systems of behavioral support and serves as adjunct faculty with The Mandt System, an international leader in crisis prevention and intervention. Kaye has over twenty-five of experience in public and private schools as a general and special educator and behavioral consultant and has experience working with all ages, ability levels, and disability categories. Kaye is the Co-Founder of Camp Encourage, a not-for-profit organization that provides one of the only overnight camps in the United States for children with autism spectrum disorders. She is the co-author of the book How to Reach and Teach Children with Challenging Behavior: Practical Ready-To-Use Strategies that Work, The Educator’s Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder: Interventions and Treatments, and the online professional development courses Managing Challenging Behavior: Part 1-Antecedent Strategies and Part 2-Consequence Strategies provided by Exceptional Child of Vector Solutions.