The tension between maintaining ethical, high-quality ABA service delivery and achieving the business growth necessary for organizational sustainability is one of the most challenging dilemmas facing ABA practice owners and clinical leaders. As the number of ABA companies has grown exponentially over the past decade, driven by insurance mandates and investor interest, the competitive landscape has intensified.
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Join Free →As the number of ABA companies continues to rise and market competition increases, many have raised questions about the quality of treatment in the ABA industry. For some small practice owners starting out, it can be overwhelming to address the support needed to provide high quality treatment while also ensuring financial health and business growth. This presentation will identify key operational practices to sustain quality treatment in your company's clinical practice. Ethical considerations to providing and maintaining quality ABA service delivery in an organization will be reviewed along with financial management systems to guide operational decision-making.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
| COA | 1 | — |
Whitney has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) since 2009 with over 18 years of experience working with children, adolescents and young adults with autism and related disabilities. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with a focus in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she received extensive training in assessment of learning needs, language acquisition and functional assessment of problem behavior through her internship program at The Bay School, a school for children with autism and related disabilities in Santa Cruz, California. Prior to relocating to Georgia with her husband in 2014, Whitney worked as a consultant for the May Institute and as a program supervisor for The Ivymount School’s Multiple Learning Needs High School Program in Rockville, Maryland. As a consultant for the May Institute, she worked directly with military families and their children with autism providing in-home ABA services, parent training and school consultation. As program supervisor at The Ivymount School, Whitney oversaw a self-contained classroom with students with communication deficits who engaged in significant problem behavior. Whitney founded Peachtree Autism Services in 2015 and currently serves as Executive Director. In 2021, Whitney received Atlanta Business Chronical’s 40 Under 40 Award for outstanding excellence in business leadership. Whitney’s areas of professional interest include promoting independence for individuals with autism, language acquisition and assessment of learning needs.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.