Core Services and Strategies

  • Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA): Systematic assessment to identify the function(s) of behavior and inform targeted supports.

  • Individualized Behavior Support Plans (BSPs): Data-driven plans that address antecedents, teaching strategies, and consequences to reduce problem behavior and increase adaptive alternatives.

  • Skill Acquisition Programs: Systematic teaching of communication, social skills, self-care, academic readiness, and adaptive life skills using evidence-based methods.

  • Functional Communication Training (FCT): Teaching effective communication alternatives to replace problem behaviors.

  • Antecedent Interventions: Environmental modifications, visual supports, schedules, and task analysis to prevent escalation and increase predictability.

  • Reinforcement Systems: Positive reinforcement, token economies, and differential reinforcement to strengthen desirable behavior.

  • Prompting and Fading: Systematic use and removal of prompts to promote independent responding.

  • Extinction and Response Blocking (as appropriate): Safe, ethical procedures used when indicated and always aligned with best-practice guidelines.

  • Data Collection & Ongoing Analysis: Continuous measurement of behavior and progress to guide decisions and adjust intervention.

  • Generalization & Maintenance: Strategies to ensure skills transfer across people, settings, and time.

  • Parent & Caregiver Training: Practical coaching, modeling, and in-session practice to build consistency and confidence at home.

  • School & Community Consultation: Collaboration with teachers, administrators, and community providers to align supports across environments.

  • Crisis Prevention & Positive Behavior Support: Proactive planning to reduce risk and teach safer replacement behaviors.