ABC’s
Non-Public Schools (NPS)
Applied Behavior Analysis, also known
as ABA, is the theoretical foundation that underlies
all of ABC’s
clinical practices and educational development
Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc.
opened its first classroom for children diagnosed with
an Autistic Spectrum Disorder in September 1994. ABC’s
projection was to fill a classroom with 10 students.
Since that time we have been continually expanding
to meet the needs of families and their children in
Sacramento and other sites.
Like ABC’s in-home and center based
programs, our NPS schools concentrate on planning and
teaching generalization from the very start of each lesson
designed from the child’s Individual Educational
Plan (IEP). To establish successful and effective generalization
of learned and mastered IEP goals and objectives, ABC
uses its 5 level teaching process, R.E.A.L. (Recreating
Environments to Accelerate Learning; Terzich, 1996).
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ABC Schools in California
ABC Schools Intensive ABA Programs
Each ABC school is designed to meet
the individual needs of children who are diagnosed
with Autism or ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) between
the ages of 3 and 12 years of age; for our NPS (Non
Public School) in Sacramento the age of the child
goes to 18. Intensive
Behavioral Treatment (IBT) is provided within a language-based
ABA educational environment where teaching
is highly structured for acquisition of new skills.
The teaching environment becomes less structured as
the student demonstrates the use of skills learned
in natural settings and across routines throughout
the day. Within ABC’s
unique generalization framework, each child’s curriculum
teaches critical language skills, functional activities,
socialization, initiation/spontaneity and generalization
of mastered concepts/skills. These skills are built into
every student’s educational program and individualized
to meet his or her learning style and unique needs. The
overall goal is to prepare the student for reintegration
into his/her neighborhood school.
Each classroom has a teacher, a lead
behavior technician and a number of behavior technicians. In addition,
a Senior Behavior Analyst or a Supervising Behavior Analyst (SBA) oversees every two
classrooms of 10 students to provide on-going training,
feedback and troubleshooting to teachers. To ensure
the quality and effectiveness of each child’s ABA
educational curriculum, and to maintain a safe learning environment
for each child and ABC staff, each site has two tiers
of clinical administration and an HR department. ABC's
classrooms provide a 1:1.5 technician to student ratio
for student’s age 3 to 9 and 1:2 ratio for students
age 9 to 12. Initially, a newly enrolled student
may receive 1:1 instruction until the teacher determines
when and under what conditions the student will benefit
from group instruction.
All of ABC Schools are accepting
referrals for enrollment. Please contact Connie
Wong for our Sacramento School and Maridith
Gutierrez for San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire Schools (Ontario).
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