ABA Services
Integrated Behavior Services offers behavior and education consulting services to children and adults. Click below for more information.
What is ABA
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), “Behavior analysis is the science of behavior, with a history extending back to the early 20th century. Its guiding philosophy is behaviorism, which is based on the premise that attempts to improve the human condition through behavior change (e.g., education, behavioral health treatment) will be most effective if behavior itself is the primary focus.
To date, behavior-analytic scientists have conducted thousands of studies to identify the laws of behavior—the predictable ways in which behavior is learned and how it changes over time. The underlying theme of much of this work has been that behavior is a product of its circumstances, particularly the events that immediately follow the behavior.
Behavior analysts have used this information to develop numerous techniques and treatment approaches for analyzing and changing behavior, and ultimately, to improve lives. Because this approach applied behavior analysis (ABA) is largely based on behavior and its consequences, techniques generally involve teaching individuals more effective ways of behaving and working to change the social consequences of existing behavior. Treatment approaches based on ABA have been empirically shown to be effective in a wide variety of areas. However, because ABA was first applied to the treatment of individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism, this practice area has the largest evidence base and has received the most recognition.”
What does all this mean?
ABA collects information on behavior that is happening in everyday life. Behavior Analysts use this information to apply researched based principals called interventions to increase or decrease targeted behaviors. Data is constantly being collected on the interventions to make sure they are working or need to be changed.
Services Provided
Integrated Behavior Services, LLC offers educational and applied behavior analytic (ABA) services for children and adults with Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, and Developmental Delays.
The following services can be provided in a clinic (coming August 2022) or in a school based environment:
- Behavior Consultation
- Direct behavior therapy
- Discrete Trial Training
- Verbal Behavior Therapy
- Community Based social skills training
- Life skills training
- Functional Behavior Assessments
- Program Development Assessments
- Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment Placement Program (VB-MAPP)
- The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised (ABLLS-R)
- Assessment of Functional Living Skills (AFLS)
Additional Services Offered:
- training for parents/families
- Professional development for teachers and papaprofessionals
- Supervision for BCaBA’s or RBT’s or those seeking initial certification
Other Services offered by request
Behavior Analyst
Melinda Hemp-Gardzinski (Mindy) has been working in education for over 20 years as a teacher and administrator. Mindy became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in September 2014 after meeting rigorous standards set by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (www.bacb.com). She holds a post-graduate certification in Applied Behavior Analysis from Florida Institute of Technology, an Education Specialist Degree from Virginia Tech in School Administration and Supervision, a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Old Dominion University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Concord College. She holds a post-graduate teaching and administration license issued by the Virginia Department of Education and a license to practice as a Behavior Analyst issued by the Virginia Board of Medicine.
Insurance
Integrated Behavior Services, LLC is in the process of being able to accept Medicaid and private insurance.
Current clients are considered private pay. Please contact us for more details.