The Future of ABA becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside clinical documentation, payer communication, supervision records, and leadership review. In The Future of ABA, for this course, the practical stakes show up in service continuity, accurate reporting, and defensible clinical decisions, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Behavioral Talent Consulting
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →It's a time of upheaval in ABA: acute staffing shortages, rising provider labor costs (yet stagnant reimbursement rates), anti-ABA sentiment, private equity vs. independent debates, AI & technology disruption, and much more. It's enough to throw up your hands and ask "what does the future hold and how will we get there??!?" Amidst this uncertainty, this is the time to focus on the one thing that counts most: the individuals we serve. This panel will help us re-orient our lens to children with autism and the actionable strategies, tips and tactics of the successful ABA providers of the future who will serve them.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Jonathan Mueller has been a leader in the autism services field for more than a decade. He’s the Co-CEO/co-founder of Ascend Behavior Partners, a multi-state, independent ABA practice; and of Element RCM, a billing and insurance partner to ABA owners/operators, founded by ABA owners/operators. Jonathan’s a fierce advocate for families and for building world-class organizational cultures. Ascend received higher team member and family satisfaction scores in each of its reaccreditations through the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE), while doubling in size every year from 2018-2020. Ascend's “walk the talk” track record on culture helped make Ascend the first ABA provider to earn BHCOE's highest 3-year AND Telehealth accreditation (2020). Ascend is a pioneer in integrated service models that support a range of families' needs: diagnostic testing, ABA treatment, mental health counseling, parent/sibling support groups, and strong care coordination. He co-founded Element RCM to democratize access to billing and insurance best-practices for the 6,000+ providers in the ABA field. Element RCM is a BHCOE Preferred Provider and partners with ABA practices to provide full-service revenue cycle management. Jonathan’s work at Element is also redefining “Customer Experience” in the ABA field to ensure providers, families and teams are front and center in organizational decision-making.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
256 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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