Trauma Informed Behavior Services

ABA services are offered under our parent company Autism & Behavioral Consulting, LLC.  Dr. Kosmerl, BCBA-D is proud to use the most recent and innovative evidence-based programs in the field of applied behavior analysis to best meet the needs of all clients and families. 

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Programs:

Dr. Gregory Hanley’s Protocols for the Reduction of Severe Problem Behavior:
https://practicalfunctionalassessment.com/implementation-materials/

• Interview-informed synthesized contingency analysis (IISCA)
• Practical Functional Assessment (PFA)
• Skill Based Treatment (SBT)
• Enhanced Choice Model (ECM)
• Prevention and Assessment of Sleep Problems
• Food Selectivity

Dr. Hanley’s protocols focus on decreasing problem behaviors with dignity and televisibility.  These programs focus on shaping expected behaviors without extinction bursts.

Promoting Emergence of Advanced Knowledge (PEAK)
https://www.peak2aba.com/

PEAK is an evidence based assessment and language curriculum created by Dr. Mark Dixon.  It combines principles of ABA and verbal behavior with the science and practice of derived relational responding (DRR).  PEAK focuses on teaching the client to recognize and/or make relations between multiple stimuli and exemplars.

Essentially it teaches “learners how to learn”.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788652/

ACT is an evidence based practice which focuses on mindfulness and relational frame theory (RFT) and how one relates and processes private events in their own lives.   ACT focuses on the hexaflex and flexible thinking.  There are no right or wrong answers in ACT, which leads to clients thinking outside of the box.

Accept Identify Move (AIM)
https://www.acceptidentifymove.com/about-aim

AIM is an evidence based social-emotional curriculum that combines the use of ABA, ACT and mindfulness to help with daily behavioral concerns and daily struggles one must learn to interact with on a daily basis.  This program was created by Dr. Mark Dixon BCBA-D and Dana Paliliunas, MS, BCBA.

Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP)
https://www.vbmappapp.com/about

The VB-MAPP is an evidence based assessment and curriculum that focuses on increasing functional language and skills to approximately a 4 year old level. This program has been used for 13 years to decrease maladaptive behaviors and increase functional communication skills.