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Individuals with Special Needs & Special Milestones
Individuals with special needs (and their parents) sometimes miss out on special milestone opportunities that most teens experience. School dances, like Homecoming, Sadie Hawkins, and Prom, are a wonderful rite of passage that most teenagers look forward to. From building up the courage to ask your date… to spending hours
RBT: A Fulfilling Applied Behavior Analysis Career
Work fulfillment is the combination of doing something that you enjoy and that makes a meaningful difference in the world. An RBT career in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis provides fulfillment that is both professionally and personally rewarding! Every Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at CUSP began their career
Interested in becoming a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)?
Being a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) is a rewarding career choice! What is an RBT? In order to understand what an RBT is, you must first understand what Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is. Practiced for several decades, ABA is the science devoted to understanding and improving socially validated human conduct
Results of CUSP BCBAs vs. Research Averages
In 2018, Taylor, LeBlanc, and Nosik published some research in the area of “compassionate care.” What their research specifically examined was the relationships established between Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and the families with whom they work; how well the BCBAs listen and collaborate, convey empathy and compassion, as well
ABA Outside of the Therapy Room
I know that most technicians begin their career in ABA right out of college, having usually studied some related field such as psychology or sociology, but usually have very little knowledge of what ABA is. Then as a technician goes through training, they learn all about ABA and how they
Future Life Planning
Future Life Planning (FLP) is a CUSP specific process designed to thoughtfully address the post-high school years, and to help create a map for programming to help the focus person (your child) reach the goals agreed upon during the process. Essentially, the goal of FLP is discovering “how a person
Letter From the Directors
Well this isn’t exactly what we had in mind for 2020, is it? This time has been very difficult for everyone regardless of their situation; social isolation, double work for working parents with kids out of school, no breaks or vacations or time off. But you, parents of children with
Telehealth
CUSP is now offering ABA services via Telehealth! Technology can be tailored to meet the needs of your child using online platforms like Zoom or FaceTime. Contact your supervisor for more information on funding source approval.