Journey to Independence: ABA for Parents

Even in the United States, where generous funding is available for ABA services, tens of thousands of parents and caregivers are on waitlists because of the global staffing shortage of ABA practitioners. In most countries outside the US, parents lack the resources to support their children with autism adequately.

ABA is a highly effective evidence-based intervention and therapy that uses the science of behavior and principles of learning to teach children, adolescents, and adults with autism and other related special needs to reach their highest potential. Early identification and early intervention are associated with better outcomes for many children. The research supports that the earlier services begin, the greater the chance children will lead happy and independent adult lives. 

There are millions of people living with Autism and related disorders who would greatly benefit from ABA. Even with this evidence-based therapeutic modality, there is a massive shortage of qualified and credentialed ABA Clinicians.

Due to the gap in available ABA services, we developed this Journey to Independence Parent Training to support all those families who want to begin the therapeutic process to help their children reach their highest level of independence.  

In this course, the parents and caregivers will be informed, educated, and empowered through the Journey to Independence with 6 main modules broken down into 27 short sessions designed for busy parents and caregivers:

1.) Introduction 

• Inform: Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) 
• Educate: Making the Most Out of This Course 

2.) Understanding Behaviors 

• Educate: Introduction to Behavior 
• Antecedents: What Triggers Good and Problem Behaviors 
• Consequences_What Maintains the Good or Problem Behavior 
• Selecting Targets: What Do I Want My Child to Learn 
• Functions: Why Does My Child Do That 
• Reinforcement: A Positive Way to Successful Learning 
• Empower: Using Your Workbook to Support Your Child to Independence 

3.) Teaching New Skills 

• Supporting Our Kids Through Prompting and Guidance 
• Chaining: Teaching Complex Skills to Independence 
• Shaping: Helping our Kids Learn a New Skill 
• Discrete Trial Teaching: Teaching My Child the Way They Learn 
• Behavioral Skills Teaching: Making Learning Fun 

4.) Decreasing Unwanted Behaviors 

• Educate: Introduction to Decreasing Behaviors 
• Antecedent: Proactive Approaches 
• Differential Reinforcement: Teaching Appropriate Behaviors 
• Extinction: How to Prepare 

5.) Communication and Social Skills 

• Educate 5.1: Introduction to Communication 
• Nonverbal Communication and Pointing 
• Building Imitation and Language Skills 
• Eye Contact and Social Attending

6.) Data Collection- How Do We Know if it is Working for My Child 

• Introduction to Data Collection and Why Do We Take It 
• Frequency: How Often Does My Child Do That 
• Sampling Data: Alternative Data Collection For the Busy Family 
• ABC and Task Analysis Data: Using Data Collection to Understand Behaviors and Teach Skills 
• DTT Data: My Child’s Progress with DTT 

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