tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537423038299488222.post2210673115580280453..comments2024-02-04T18:59:01.614-08:00Comments on Verbal Behavior Approach: Getting ABA/VB Services Started in Your Child’s SchoolMary Lynch Barberahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06756992998189210654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537423038299488222.post-74530258104749411482010-03-02T13:19:24.374-08:002010-03-02T13:19:24.374-08:00One way to find BCBA's is to search for them b...One way to find BCBA's is to search for them by zipcode at www.BACB.com. If you don't have luck there, you could contact your State Department of Education and see if there is a specialist with ABA experience who could assist.<br /><br />MaryMary Lynch Barberahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756992998189210654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537423038299488222.post-84228956976174619882010-03-02T13:06:59.832-08:002010-03-02T13:06:59.832-08:00what if there are just no BCBA's in your area?...what if there are just no BCBA's in your area? i teach in a rural county and would love to onbtain BCBA consultation for my students, at least on an as-need by case basis, but just cant find one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537423038299488222.post-58535418862401645192009-11-01T06:54:37.782-08:002009-11-01T06:54:37.782-08:00Mary, I think your suggestions are excellent, as u...Mary, I think your suggestions are excellent, as usual; and the anonymous concerns are also realistic.<br />Dick Malott BCBA-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2537423038299488222.post-38696012928167642842009-10-25T05:39:14.701-07:002009-10-25T05:39:14.701-07:00This is a great idea.. however getting it implemen...This is a great idea.. however getting it implemented is very difficult if not impossible. As a teacher (in Autism)I can tell you first hand that there is a very negative opinion about ABA/VB as a service in the county I work for.(Mostly due to cost and ignorance). Although I like it, and am trained (from another school district) it is not the preferred mode of delivery in my new county, even though parents are requesting it. How do you get this service on the IEP when the county is bullying parents and teachers not to put this in the IEP? Parents are told that ABA/VB is only 1 way to educate the child. Why a Cadalac if a Chevy will do? kind of mentality. If I suggest ABA/VB, I am sternly warned not too because then the county would have to pay for it and it is too costly. Not to mention, I would be evaluated negativly on my yearly review for 'making waves' This county has had some parents take the meeting to due process and on 3 occasions the services were omitted because basically you can not tell a school district how to teach, they are the experts and parents, BCBA's are not teachers. How does this happen in modern times? All of this meeting time between school and parents costs time and money on both sides. Yet, parents must be educated and stand up for what is right for their child. As teachers, we know what needs to be done but often our hands are tied for monetary and ignorant reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com