Types of Care

ABA is a well-developed scientific discipline among the helping professions that focuses on the analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of social and other environmental modifications to produce meaningful changes in human behavior. ABA includes the use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relations between environment and behavior. ABA uses changes in environmental events, including antecedent stimuli and consequences to produce practical and significant changes in behavior” (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2014).

Comprehensive ABA Treatment is a specific service model referring to the treatment of several affected developmental domains. These domains include developmental skills related to social skills, adaptive functioning, communication as well as behavior. Through this service model, maladaptive behaviors, as well as skill acquisition programs, are targeted.

Focused ABA is a specific service model referring to treatment involving maladaptive behavior reduction while teaching appropriate, alternative behavior(s). Focused ABA Treatment is ideal for individuals that require support with essential functional skills or acute problem behavior.

The ECA program is an intensive, comprehensive treatment model that targets a variety of interventions for the enrolled developmentally disabled member. This program focuses on developmental skills, behavioral intervention, and/or sensorimotor development. Sweetwater Care clinical staff will conduct an assessment of the member’s challenging behavior or areas of skill deficit, develop a treatment program, model implementation of the intervention plan, coach and train the family members/caregivers and service providers in the implementation and usage of the treatment program, review data with the team and provide follow-up consultation as well as ongoing oversight to ensure proper implementation of the treatment program.

Early Childhood Autism Specialized Habilitation may be authorized for the Division of Developmental Disabilities members who have been diagnosed with or are at risk of diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), until the time of entry into the first grade. This is a bundled service consisting of two parts:

• A combination of oversight; Habilitation Masters (ECM) and Habilitation Bachelors (ECB)

• Hourly Habilitation (ECH).

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