Understanding the Cost of Delivering ABA Services 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 Cost of Delivering ABA Services, 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 Council of Autism Service Providers
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| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| APA | 0 | — |
| COA | 1 | — |
Jen has worked in the field of ABA since 2010; she started as a behavior technician and then became a certified supervisor (Board Certified Behavior Analyst, BCBA) in 2013. Through her work over the past 12 years, Jen has worked with over 20 different schools and collaborated with various agencies that service individuals with disabilities. Jen is finishing her PhD in special education at the University of Pittsburgh, where she is an Urban Special Education Scholar receiving funding from the national Office of Special Education Programs. She was the previous board president at the Autism Society of the Mahoning Valley and created and spearheaded their flagship event: a summer camp for children with autism. Currently, Jen sits on the board of the Ohio Association of Behavior Analysis as the public policy chairperson. In this position, she collaborates with the state legislature and various state agencies regarding the practice of ABA in Ohio. This work allows her to stay up to date on laws and services for people that struggle with challenging behavior.
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
244 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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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.