Overview & Approach
Our positive approach to working with each child:
Based on the principles of positive reinforcement
Focuses on building skills
Individually tailored to meet each child’s unique needs
Focuses on keeping children motivated to learn
Based on the best research supported approach
The curriculum addresses the major issues common with special needs children and identified by the Nation Academy of Sciences as essential:
Understanding and using language
Building broader social skills
Communicating with and relating to peers
Building age appropriate and symbolic play skills
Increasing conceptual thinking and cognitive skills
Goals for programming:
Programming to teach early abstract concepts and responses to simple questions
Further programming emphasizes grammar, learning skills more quickly and more elaborate interactions with others
Programming develops to a level in which skills are eventually taught in a less formal format. questions require more than one response and more than one answer is possible. Child continues to learn to balance leading play/social skills and cooperating with others
Calhoun Consulting LLC’s trained therapists work one-on-one with each child. This allows them to closely monitor emotional responses in order to match the difficulty of the material and method of instruction to the child’s ability level and rate of learning. Supervision of each child’s program is provided by one of our BCBA’s with regular progress reviews done monthly.
In addition to the individual ABA programming we will also be conducting monthly team meetings, parent training, as well as, programs to address problem behaviors and a range of behavior analytic services are offered. Our focus is on helping your child gain skills in all areas of life so that we may provide them with the opportunity to live a vibrant life.
We provide behavioral assessments, parent training, program supervision and quality monitoring for ABA services.
Information Related to Scheduling and Sessions
Every team has a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a lead behavior technician designated to your family. The BCBA may or may not have direct one-on-one sessions but they will supervise all behavior technicians, as well as, oversee the entire team and programs.
Sessions for ABA services will vary depending on services provided in the clinic vs. at home (see below for more details about each). The research is clear that longer sessions result in greater retention and this makes scheduling more convenient for all parties. For in home sessions, a parent or legal guardian is required to be present and available throughout the session(s).
Services for in home sessions are as follows:
2 or more sessions a week with a behavior technician
1 session a week or bi-weekly of direct services by the BCBA
1 session a month (at least) wherein the BCBA supervises the behavior technicians during their session
1 session a month during one of the behavior technicians regular sessions dedicated for a team meeting
Services for the clinic are as follows:
Clinic Services
1 to 6 hours per week
½ Day Program
15 hours or less per week
Full Day Program
15 to 30 hours per week
After School Options
1 to 6 hours per week
