History
Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc.
was founded in 1987.
Co-founders: Joseph
E. Morrow, Ph.D., BCBA
Brenda
J. Terzich-Garland, M.A., BCBA
Summary of ABC’s Programs
- ABC Behavior Intervention
Services, started in 1987 – four regions established
(Sacramento, Bay Area, Ontario, and North LA)
- ABC In-home Autism/ASD
Services, started in 1990 – five regions established
((Sacramento, Central Valley, Bay Area, Ontario,
and North LA)
- ABC School for
children with Autism/ASD opened
in 1994 – five
schools established (Sacramento, Duarte, Ontario,
California; Wuhan, China; and Lisabon, Portugal)
- ABC Infant/Toddler Program for
children with Autism/ASD opened
in 2005 – four programs established (Sacramento,
Stockton, Duarte and Valencia, California)
The possibility of a better and more
humane world, especially for children with special
needs, derives from the science of Behavior Analysis,
founded by B.F. Skinner. This
led us to the position that the effective technology
of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) would directly and
meaningfully impact the lives of children and their families. With
this vision in mind, we founded Applied Behavior Consultants,
Inc. (ABC) in 1987.
Joseph
E. Morrow & Brenda J. Terzich-Garland
“Any slight advance in
our understanding of human behavior which leads to
improved practices in . . . [ABA] will eventually
work for the good of billions of people.” –
B.F. Skinner, 1959
For over 21 years ABC has provided
ABA services to the community serving individuals with
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and other
developmental disabilities. From
early beginnings with Behavior Intervention Services,
ABC has embraced the ideal that the parent(s) are the
child's first teacher(s) (Baker and Brightman, 1994) which
launched our Positive Programming for Parents group parent
training programs. Coming from this perspective
of empowering parents, ABC’s
roots lie in a “trainer to trainer” model
where training others would result in effective ABA programming
for individuals with special needs. From this
precept, ABC has developed an extensive number of programs
to meet the growing needs of all individuals with disabilities
and Autsim/ASD. With the diagnosis of Autism/ASD
rising, ABC has developed services to meet that challenge
in several locations throughout California (Sacramento,
Central Valley, Bay Area; North and South East Los Angeles).
ABC developed consultation for
individuals with Prader-Willie Syndrome in 1987 and a
Care Provider Training Series (CPTS) for Care Homes a
year later. In 1990, ABC started its first in-home Autism
programs in the Sacramento region. In 1994, we began our
first Non-Public School (NPS) for children with Autism/ASD
in Sacramento and eventually in Durate and Ontario; and
in 2006-2007, ABC started its Infant-Toddler programs
in Duarte, Central Valley, and Sacramento. We now
have opened site based Early Intensive Behavior Treatment
Programs in Stockton and Sacramento.
Internationally, ABC has been successful
in disseminating ABA in Europe, Asia and Africa. These services
include, consultation, setting up in-home ABA programs
and behavioral schools in China, Portugal and Bahrain. We
continue with our effort in spreading ABA to all who
need the technology world wide.
ABC would like to extend its gratitude to all
who have made it possible for its growth.
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