Welcome to ALL THiNGS POSSiBLE ABA
Welcome to ALL THiNGS POSSiBLE ABA
How they are taught can vary as well but you will have a dedicated team credentialed in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
This team, on which you are a key member, will be committed to helping develop a treatment plan with goals to teach and master that lead to meaningful changes in your learner's life.
ABA sessions can and often should take place in a variety of settings. Those settings can be home-based, clinic-based, take place in the community as appropriate, & involve providing behavior analytic supports within your child's school setting
Home
Home
Home is where ABA services typically begin and that's for good reason. Developing a functional program requires buy-in from the people involved in a person's life. Starting with family members helps create a standard for other stakeholders in other environments to learn from. Without buy-in from family members, very little meaningful change can occur elsewhere.
School
School
Collaborating with school staff and in school environments involves many moving pieces and adds to the challenges inherent in implementing behavioral programs while also increasing the potential for successes. Collab​oration with school staff is often essential for changes to be achieved & sustained.
Clinic
Clinic
ABA services in our clinic are tailored to the strengths & needs of each learner. We target a variety of behaviors including social & communication skills, daily living skills, behavior reduction goals & developing socially adaptive behavioral repertoires. Decisions are data informed. Strategies are selected according to how each learner responds. Teaching centers around planning, implementation, & continual assessment.
HOW TO GET GOING WITH ABA SERVICES? THE ABA Process
What is the process?
Well, first we must meet and review some basic information. We'll talk about what you're looking for in an ABA provider, as well as what I have found to be successful when providing ABA services. This is an important first step and sets the groundwork for the remaining steps.
HOW TO GET GOING WITH ABA SERVICES? THE ABA Process
What is the process?
Well, first we must meet and review some basic information. We'll talk about what you're looking for in an ABA provider, as well as what I have found to be successful when providing ABA services. This is an important first step and sets the groundwork for the remaining steps.
- Registration
- Assessment
- Person Centered Planning
- Goal Development
- Implementation
- Data Review
- Assessment ...
Registration
Registration
Registration begins with a phone call or email so feel free to reach out. We will then schedule an in-person meeting to discuss your family, the individual receiving services, and the fit with us as your provider. This is a great time for any and all questions to be asked & answered.
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment involves observations of the individual, ideally across all the settings of their life, with the aim of establishing baseline measurements of skills sets and targeted behaviors. Once we have this information, we then have a reference point for future assessments to determine if what we're doing is helping, hurting, or not having any impact. Based on these determinations, we make changes to interventions, instructional approaches, and other strategies with the aim of maximizing progress.
Person Centered Planning
Person Centered Planning
Behavior change procedures should be informed by who the individual receiving services, is as a person . . . in other words, what makes them tick. Person-centered planning emphasizes the integrity of the individual and the values of those involved in their life. All behavior change programs are designed with the intent of enhancing life's possibilities based on what the person and the important people in their life value.
Goal Development
Goal Development
In a similar way, goals are developed based on input from the stakeholders involved along with what assessment results suggest are areas of need. Once goals are developed, approaches and strategies are created and data collected to help ensure goals are being achieved.
Implementation
Implementation
There is a stereotype of ABA that involves little more than Discrete Trial Teaching. Picture a professional and client at a table targeting very specific goals that don't always translate to real world settings. All Things Possible ABA looks to explore multiple ways to implement programs so that meaningful change is achieved and applies to real life situations.
Data Review
Data Review
Data drives all decision making regarding planning, implementation, and beyond. As such, we emphasize accurate and timely data collection so that decisions are grounded in reality and result in actual benefit for clients and their families.
For Families
For Families
Once we begin services with a client we take that responsibility very seriously and will outline, with you, a set of meaningful goals to work on. Your input informs the development of a treatment plan that addresses social, communication, daily living, & behavior goals designed to evolve as your child does. This process of working together to find what works for you & your child is what ABA is all about.
For RBT's
For RBT's
We are always looking for quality people that value helping others and learning more about how best to achieve that outcome.
An RBT or Registered Behavior Technician completes an online 40 hour training, receives intensive 1:1 direct therapy training, and ultimately works with clients under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst or BCBA. If you would like to know please contact us and we can discuss the process further!
For Additional Stakeholders
For Additional Stakeholders
Applied Behavior Analysis goes only so far as those involved are willing to take it. We will do everything within our power to make sure that identified changes are valid for you and all involved. The more involved everyone becomes the more powerful the changes that arise!
ABA services can be implemented across the settings of an individual's life. Given the current ongoing pandemic, community supports are limited. We do, however, have a clinical setting and welcome any & all people in your child's life, in accordance with CDC guidelines, to participate in a collaborative effort aimed at maximizing the learner's potential. For more information on what this might look like, feel free to contact us!