CARES Summer Camp
CARES – The Clinic for Autism Research, Evaluation, and Support, Texas State University, 601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666
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CARES Summer Camp is part of the Clinic for Autism, Research, Evaluation, and Support and includes leisure skills training through a summer camp format. The program’s services include diagnostic assessment and evaluation, clinic and home-based educational programs founded in applied behavior analysis (ABA), social skills groups, job-coaching, functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention planning, consultations, and leisure skills training through the camp.
The Clinic for Autism, Research, Evaluation, and Support (CARES) provides evidence-based services for individuals with disabilities and their families, grounded in best practices in special education and school psychology, with a focus on promoting independence, inclusion, and meaningful participation across home, school, and community settings. CARES is housed within the Special Education and School Psychology graduate programs at Texas State University and prepares future educators and specialists to apply current, research-supported practices through supervised clinical experiences. School Psychology faculty and students conduct the diagnostics, Special Education faculty and students provide the educational services, and Exercise Sports Science faculty with psychology and other students supervise activity in the summer camp. Training at CARES emphasizes ethical practice, collaboration, and responsiveness to diverse learners and families, and faculty and graduate students engage in practitioner inquiry and research aimed at improving outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Last updated July 21, 2026.
The Clinic for Autism, Research, Evaluation, and Support (CARES) provides evidence-based services for individuals with disabilities and their families, grounded in best practices in special education and school psychology, with a focus on promoting independence, inclusion, and meaningful participation across home, school, and community settings. CARES is housed within the Special Education and School Psychology graduate programs at Texas State University and prepares future educators and specialists to apply current, research-supported practices through supervised clinical experiences. School Psychology faculty and students conduct the diagnostics, Special Education faculty and students provide the educational services, and Exercise Sports Science faculty with psychology and other students supervise activity in the summer camp. Training at CARES emphasizes ethical practice, collaboration, and responsiveness to diverse learners and families, and faculty and graduate students engage in practitioner inquiry and research aimed at improving outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Last updated July 21, 2026.
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