What Good ABA Looks Like

What does good ABA look like?

How will you know when your family is receiving good ABA therapy?

First, an assessment is conducted

After the assessment a Behavioral Treatment Plan is created

  • After your child is assessed, our Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) will create an individual treatment plan. also collects data to evaluate the plan’s effectiveness. We set up a feedback loop based on ongoing data evaluation and periodic assessments, so that your child’s plan can be modified to ensure the intervention is maximally effective. This is particularly important in cases where a child does not show progress in any of the plan’s elements.

What to look for in good ABA therapy

Supervision – The program should be designed and monitored by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or someone with similar credentials. Supervisors should have extensive experience working with children with autism.

  • Training – All participants should be fully trained, with supervisors providing support, monitoring, and ongoing training for the duration of the program.
  • Programming – The program should be created after a detailed assessment has been conducted and tailored to the child’s specific deficits and skills. Family and learner preferences should be given consideration in determining treatment goals. Generalization tasks should be built into the program to ensure performance of skills in multiple environments.
  • Functional programming – Goals selected should be beneficial and functional to the individual and increase or enhance his/her quality of life. A mix of behavior analytic therapies should be used so that the child has an opportunity to learn in different ways.
  • Data collection – Data on skill acquisition and behavior reduction should be recorded and analyzed regularly. This data should be reviewed by the supervisor and used to measure the progress of the individual and provide information for program planning.
  • Family training – Family members should be trained in order to teach and reinforce skills. They should be involved in both the planning and review process.

Team Meetings that involve the therapists, supervisor and involved family members are necessary to maintain consistency, identify pertinent issues and discuss progress.