Journey to Independence: ABA for Parents
The Journey to Independence: ABA for Parents training is a video course of short recorded sessions for parents and caregivers who want to start using ABA at home, including while waiting for services.
What is included
Twenty-seven short sessions across six modules, each with a downloadable slide deck.
Introduction and Understanding Behaviors: what ABA is, what triggers and maintains behavior, why your child does what they do, and using reinforcement.
Teaching New Skills: prompting, chaining, shaping, Discrete Trial Teaching and Behavioral Skills Teaching.
Decreasing Unwanted Behaviors: proactive approaches, differential reinforcement, and how to prepare for extinction.
Communication: nonverbal communication and pointing, imitation and language, eye contact and social attending.
Data Collection: why we take data, counting how often, sampling for busy families, ABC and task analysis data, and tracking progress with Discrete Trial Teaching.
Materials and features
Already taken one of these trainings? Ask support to swap it for one you have not. Swaps are available once, on request, during the current access term; they do not bank material for a future term.
Price, access and trial
The current store price is $129 for 12 months of access.
A free 7-day trial is available. Choose the trial option on the product page and sign in when prompted. Previous trials of the included material may prevent a repeat trial.
See Journey to Independence: ABA for Parents in the store
Included recordings
27 recorded sessions are included.
See selected included topics
- Parent Training Series Module 1.1: Inform - Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Parent Training Series Module 1.2: Educate - Making the Most Out of This Course
- Parent Training Series Module 2.1: Introduction to Behavior
- Parent Training Series Module 2.2: Antecedents - What Triggers Good and Problem Behaviors
- Parent Training Series Module 2.3: Consequences - What Maintains the Good or Problem Behavior
- Parent Training Series Module 2.4: Selecting Targets - What Do I Want My Child to Learn
- Parent Training Series Module 2.5: Functions - Why Does My Child Do That
- Parent Training Series Module 2.6: Reinforcement - A Positive Way to Successful Learning
- Parent Training Series Module 2.7: Empowerment - Using Your Workbook to Support Your Child to Independence
- Parent Training Series Module 3.1: Supporting Our Kids Through Prompting and Guidance
- Parent Training Series Module 3.2: Chaining Teaching Complex Skills to Independence
- Parent Training Series Module 3.3: Shaping Helping our Kids Learn a New Skill
- Parent Training Series Module 3.4: Discrete Trial Teaching Teaching My Child the Way They Learn
- Parent Training Series Module 3.5: Behavioral Skills Teaching Making Learning Fun
- Parent Training Series Module 4.1: Introduction to Decreasing Behaviors
- Parent Training Series Module 4.2: Antecedent and Proactive Approaches
- Parent Training Series Module 4.3: Differential Reinforcement Teaching Appropriate Behaviors
- Parent Training Series Module 4.4: Extinction and How to Prepare
- Parent Training Series Module 5.1: Introduction to Communication
- Parent Training Series Module 5.2: Nonverbal Communication and Pointing
- Parent Training Series Module 5.3: Building Imitation and Language Skills
- Parent Training Series Module 5.4: Eye Contact and Social Attending
- Parent Training Series Module 6.1: Introduction to Data Collection and Why Do We Take It
- Parent Training Series Module 6.2: Frequency How Often Does My Child Do That
- Parent Training Series Module 6.3: Sampling Data Alternative Data Collection For the Busy Family
- Parent Training Series Module 6.4: ABC and Task Analysis Data Using Data Collection to Understand Behaviors and Teach Skills
- Parent Training Series Module 6.5: DTT Data My Childs Progress with DTT