Kaye Otten, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA

Kaye Otten is currently a behavior analyst with Summit Behavioral Services in Kansas City, Missouri, an independent consultant, and adjust faculty with The Mandt System. Kaye has worked for over twenty-five years in public school districts as both a general and special educator and autism and behavioral consultant and has experience working with all ages and ability levels. Kaye is the Co-Founder of Camp Encourage, a not for profit organization which provides one of the only overnight camps in the United States for children with autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Otten presents nationally and internationally on the topics related to functional based thinking and providing three-tiered multi-tiered systems of behavior support in schools. She is the co-author of How to Reach and Teach Children with Challenging Behavior:  Practical, Read-to-Use Interventions That Work.


MSLBD Awards, Recognitions, Video Links

2002 MSLBD Doctoral Stipend Award Recipient, Kaye Otten

Educator Talk About Memorable Students, 30th Anniversary Celebration 2012 Symposium, Kaye Otten

Interviews with Professionals About Students, Careers, & More,  Kaye Otten, Bev Johns, Kathleen Lynne Lane, Mary Beth Nolls

Keynote Presenter, 2016 Conference on Behavior Issues for School Leaders

2018 Ignite Session Presentation, Kaye Otten

2022 Keynote, Great Educators at Work: What Does it Take to Make the Grade as a Teacher of Students with EBD? Kaye Otten