Autism Behavior Associates Inc. (ABA Inc.)

How Service Providers Support Optimal Outcomes

Parent or community agency representatives interested in ABA Inc. becoming a provider should contact ABA Inc. staff and set up a meeting. For consultative, evaluation or training service needs, ABA Inc. and the requesting party will agree upon a set amount of hours to be serviced as well as a written agreement to the type of services which will be provided. In all consultative, evaluation or training needs a Lead Therapist will initially be involved to make recommendations.

In Home or In Agency services must start with an assessment by a Lead Therapist and Senior Therapist to outline a treatment plan that includes all or some of the following areas: educational, social, play, community, communicative, self-help/independent living, and or behavior goals.

Agency Based Service Interventions

Services provided at ABA Inc. may vary from a one time assessment to ongoing daily behavior therapy. Each child has different needs and will receive a thorough assessment to properly evaluate baseline skills. Clients are accepted as part time, full time or on an after school programming basis. Agency attendance is based on the student’s needs and age. Client ages 3 to 15 are accepted at ABA Inc. However, ABA Inc. staff will service ages 0-21 in their home and community settings. Individuals over the age of 21 will be considered on a case by case basis.  

Home Based Service Interventions

Line Staff (one on one), Senior Therapists and Lead Therapist may work in the clients home to implement services. Services delivery hours may be anywhere from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. as agreed upon. The amount of hours serviced may vary from 6 to 40 hours per week. A parent and or guardian must be present in the home when services are being provided. A parent and or guardian signs the Line Staff’s hours each day services are provided.

Infant & Early Childhood Service Interventions (0 to 3)

These services are developed to meet the needs of families and their children ages 0 to 3 who have significant developmental delay. Services are implemented within the guideline of the Individualized Family Support Plan (IFSP) and focuses on the parent/child relationship. Collaboration with parents and state service coordinators/providers is essential for optimal progress.

The following are services provided by ABA Inc.:

Psychological Services

• Initial/ongoing assessment for eligibility purposes (IFSP) and development of intervention treatment plans that address functional skill development in areas such as play, social, behavior, communication, fine/gross motor and cognitive processing. 
• Individual, staff, parent, and family training/guidance in understanding and implementation of age  appropriate skills, such as social and play.
• Individual, staff, parent, and family training/guidance in understanding their child’s disability related to his/her development in areas of social, play, behavior, and cognitive development.
• Respite Care may be provided in home or in agency.
• Social/Emotional Interventions such as:
• Evaluation of social/emotional development and environmental setting in the home.
• Individual family or group counseling and or training in the area related to the child’s disability.

Community Based Service Interventions

Line Staff (one on one), Senior Therapists and Lead Therapist may work with the client in the community to allow the client access to specific community based activities.  Services delivery hours may be anywhere from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. as agreed upon. The amount of hours serviced may vary from 6 to 40 hours per week. It is recommended that a parent, guardian, family member or any other individual involved with the client attend the community based training to best generalize the learned skill. A parent and or guardian have to sign the Line Staff’s hours each day services are provided.

Evaluations, Consultations and Staff Trainings

Evaluations may be conducted informally and or formally based on the assessment needs. The following assessments are offered (but not limited to): Functional Behavior Analysis, Baseline Skill Assessments, Adaptive Skills (Vineland II and or standardized and non standardized measures), Cognitive Functioning, Behavior Observations, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Academic Achievement (standardized) and assessment of current social skills.

Consultation may occur in school, home and or community settings to help with either an individual or group/class need. A Lead Therapist must evaluate all consultative requests and or make recommendations and assign a senior therapist as needed.

Training may be available for individual staff members, parents, siblings, or for entire school districts. The training of single staff members and or parents will be designed specifically to the student/individual they are working with. Topics of trainings for workshops and length of training must agreed upon and outlined in writing by all parties involved.

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