BRIGHT LINKS
Where Passion Meets Practice
Bright Links
ABOUT
BRIGHT LINKS is a trauma-informed, behavior-analytic collaboration system designed to strengthen communication between families and schools. By combining ABA, child development, and trauma-responsive practices, Bright Links helps adults work together to support regulation, connection, and success for students with high ACEs. This project was created to build brighter pathways and prevent children from being pushed toward the school-to-prison pipeline.
A Message From the Founder
Bright Links is more than a program to me. It is the heart of my work, my passion, and my purpose brought together into one living project.
This work is my Adapted Doctoral Project, developed as part of my advanced doctoral training and shaped by years of hands-on experience working alongside children, families, educators, and community systems.
Every child I’ve supported, every parent I’ve coached, every teacher I’ve collaborated with, and every system I’ve worked within has influenced the creation of Bright Links.
This project brings together every part of my professional journey:
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Applied Behavior Analysis
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Trauma-informed care
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Child development
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Family systems
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School-based intervention
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Juvenile justice prevention
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Parent and teacher collaboration
Bright Links was created out of a deep commitment to preventing the long-term consequences of early adversity. I believe with everything in me that children with high trauma exposure deserve to be met with understanding, consistency, and evidence-based support, not punishment, exclusion, or labels that follow them for life.
This project represents the intersection of my education, clinical training, research, and lived professional experience, woven together into a single, unified prevention model designed to make a lasting impact for children, families, and schools.
Together, we can create the links that lead every child toward a brighter future.
Catey Rice, M.Ed., M.S., BCBA, COBA, IBA, LBA
Founder, Bright Links
Founder & Clinical Director, Bright Connections Behavioral
COMING SOON
THE Bright LinksAPP
The BRIGHT LINKS app is currently in development and will serve as the central communication and collaboration tool connecting families and schools in real time.
The app will support:
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Daily, strengths-based behavior communication
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Shared goals across home and school
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Consistent reinforcement systems
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Regulation and skill-building tracking
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Secure, HIPAA- and FERPA-conscious communicationData-informed decision-making
A pilot implementation will be launching soon to:
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Test real-world usability
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Evaluate effectiveness
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Identify areas for improvement
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Refine training and technology features
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Ensure the system truly meets the needs of families and educators
Pilot participants will play a vital role in shaping the future of Bright Links. Their experiences, insight, and data will directly guide program enhancements before broader implementation.