FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

Applied behavior analysis is a well-established field that addresses social issues. The procedures and programs involve careful examination and understanding of individuals’ concerns and their situation, planning programs that will best fit the person and help improve his/her skills.
For example, managing study time, decreasing aggression, self-injurious behaviours, improving social communication, expressing one's needs, increasing self help skills, self-monitoring and management.
ABA explicitly works on transferring and maintaining the learned skills from one situation to another, with different people and setups.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM ABA PROGRAMS?

Determining goals for the child and family.
• Careful observations and testing child’s actions to develop the individualized behavior plan.
• Establish ways to measure the child’s actions and changes in the behavior.
• Learning how to work with your child.
• Learning how to manage problem behavior.
• Reviewing progress every 6 months with the therapist.
• Decide if any further behavior management is needed.

HOW LONG DOES EACH THERAPY SESSION TAKE?

It depends on the child's assessment and his needs. Behavior therapy is most effective when strategies are practiced daily! It is always advisable to start ABA therapy with more than 3 or more sessions a week. As we progress, the family and therapist can discuss the progress and set up session hours accordingly.

HOW DO ONLINE SESSIONS WORK?

The online session focuses more on parent training and sharing knowledge on how to understand your child’s behavior.
The therapist will brief the family on how to assess the child’s behavior and how to measure it.
The therapist will guide and provide training on how to implement the plan using modeling, role-play, and feedback.
Progress reviews will be conducted. Homework for the families will be provided. For instance, preparing materials, sheets, filling up observation sheets.

HOW DOES THE HOME PROGRAMS WORK? WHAT CAN I EXPECT?

ABA home program will need collaboration with parents when it comes to setting up space for therapy. The therapist will address what materials and what sort of space will be required. Parents are asked to be present during the sessions and help the therapist by updating the child’s routine tasks and overall progress. At times, such programs will also include going to parks, shops with the child and one of the family members to check the target skills