BlueSprig provides comprehensive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to help children with autism reach their full potential. We assign several autism technicians to every child’s team to ensure they receive the attention they need to learn important new skills and decrease challenging behaviors. Read on to learn more about the various members of your BlueSprig autism therapy team and their unique role in your child’s therapy.
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How Many Autism Technicians Are On My Child’s Therapy Team?
We call all team members who work directly with clients “technicians,” though they take on different roles within your child’s therapy plan. BlueSprig typically assigns between 2 and 4 technicians to a child’s autism therapy team depending on the intensity of the services they will receive. Depending on the skills your child is developing, we’ll assign additional technicians to help. For example, if your child is learning to apply social skills to new environments and people, a new technician may be added to your team to act as a “stranger.” One Board Certified Behavior Analyst is assigned to each team, and the rest of the team is usually composed of Registered Behavioral Technicians.
What Do Board Certified Behavior Analysts Do?
At BlueSprig, every individual with autism works with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), who leads the ABA therapy. BCBAs are certified to practice ABA therapy and hold an M.A. or Ph.D. in the field. As the team leader, the BCBA conducts assessments, develops the therapy plan, supervises technicians and clinicians, provides training, and coordinates with medical professionals outside of BlueSprig. To ensure every child receives effective ABA therapy, our BCBAs follow a structured routine that includes mapping out therapy plans 45 days in advance, holding 1-4 parent meetings per month, reviewing and modifying therapy plans, supervising technicians on a regular basis, and completing ongoing progress reports.
What Do Registered Behavioral Technicians Do?
Registered Behavioral Technicians (RBTs) are commonly referred to as technicians by our families and staff. Technicians have been certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) to provide ABA therapy. RBTs are the BlueSprig team members that families and children see most often. They’ll work with your child between 2 and 5 times per week. RBTs use the therapy plan developed by the BCBA to teach new skills and reduce problem behavior. To do this, they’ll use structured learning sessions and naturalistic learning strategies. RBTs also collect data on your child’s progress, which the BCBA uses to update and adjust the therapy plan.
Additional Support From Our Support Services Team
There are many people who work behind the scenes to provide support to our clinicians.
Your first point of contact will be one of our amazing Care Coordinators. They will guide you through the process of securing services from verifying your benefits to scheduling your assessment. They will coordinate with our authorization and patient finance team to support this process.
At the center, you will meet our center operator who is responsible for keeping our centers running smoothly. If there are schedule changes or last-minute cancellations, your main point of contact will be the center operator who coordinates with our centralized scheduling team.
Our clinicians and support roles work to ensure every family receives the high-quality autism services they deserve. To learn more about ABA therapy at BlueSprig,visit bluesprigautism.com.