Providing Comprehensive Behavior Analysis Services

1. Behavior Consultation

Behavior Understood Applied Behavior Analysis Services, P.C., offers the following services for children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD):

Conduct functional behavior assessments of problematic behavior
Develop evidence-based behavioral interventions to decrease problematic behaviors while teaching compensatory and appropriate replacement behaviors
Conduct data analysis on an ongoing basis to ensure treatment effectiveness
Train individual clients on compensatory life skills
Train parents, siblings, teachers, and other caretakers on the effective implementation of behavioral interventions and related behavioral principles
Teach individual clients life skills necessary to become an independent and productive members of their community
Conduct social skills groups that address the individual needs of each group participant
Conduct empowering Behavior Understood training classes for parents and siblings
Provide home-based ABA services

Home and Community-Based Behavior Consultation

Whether problematic behaviors occur in the home, community, or the transition between, behavioral consultation is conducted wherever and whenever problematic behaviors occur. Services include:

Teach parents, siblings, and their families as well as the learner’s caregivers and providers more effective and proactive strategies to manage and replace unwanted problematic behavior
Teach learners to replace problem behavior with more appropriate, alternative behavior and forms of communication

We also teach parents and learners:

How to appropriately communicate their needs and wants
Increase compliance and follow through with requests and do so independently and or in response to parent requests
Decrease problematic behaviors (i.e. aggression, self-injurious behavior, self-stimulatory behaviors, etc.)
Increase the learner’s ability to attend to a task for extended periods of time
Assist learners with developing self-regulatory skills
Teach learners how to effectively manage: denial and delay of preferred objects/activities
Develop activities of daily living (i.e. showering, toileting, dressing, tooth brushing, meal preparation, job-related duties, etc.)
Vocational guidance and development
Social skills training
Bedwetting treatment
Toilet training
Teach learners compensatory skills to replace impulsive behaviors such as aggression, elopement, tantrums, etc.

School-Based Behavior Consultation

Our school consultation services include:

Functional assessment of problematic behavior
Development of student-centered behavior intervention plans
Implementation of practical data collection procedures
Ongoing and classroom-based behavioral consultation
Crisis Intervention
Teacher, staff, and care provider training
Parent training
Professional development training
Advocate for student’s educational, academic and curriculum-based needs
Assist CSE/CPSE teams in the development of the student’s IEP goals and necessary accommodations

2. Social Skills Groups

Effective and appropriate social skills are one of the most essential skills a person possesses to live an enriching, rewarding and productive life. Social groups vary in age and level of functioning. Group size is based on effectiveness, small and larger groups are available and assembled based on participant needs.

Participants are carefully assigned to groups based on their behavioral needs. During groups, various socialization and interpersonal skills are identified and developed.

Topics Include:

Appropriate eye contact and body language
Initiating and maintaining an appropriate conversation
Initiating, establishing, and maintaining friendships including platonic and romantic relationships
Couple and small group activity planning
Conflict resolution
Healthy and respectful conversational skills (empathy, compassion, etc.)

3. Supervision

Meets BACB criteria to provide supervision for BCBA candidates, BCaBA’s, and RBTs.

Interested candidates are encouraged to call or email to make an appointment